Agenda

Summary

Summary Agenda

Thursday, June 21
Conference Welcome

Somerset Palace Seoul Hotel
Conference registration opens

Seoul Foreign Correspondents Club
6-8 pm: Opening reception

 

Friday, June 22
How Social Media is Shaping Stories and the Way We Tell Them

Yonsei University and Grand Hilton Seoul Hotel
The day will include lessons from the Arab Spring and Fukushima tragedy and how we can apply them to future news gathering; the growing income divide that led to Occupy Wall Street and similar movements around the world; how digital media is transforming Malaysia, China, South Korea and other Asian countries; Facebook candidates, Twitter campaigns and other social media tactics that are impacting elections in Asia and the U.S.; an assessment of current U.S.-Asia Pacific relations from the top American diplomat in the region; the latest media innovations and future trends; participant panels and workshops; a keynote luncheon at the Yonsei University Alumni Hall; and a keynote dinner at the Grand Hilton Hotel. See the full agenda and speakers. Korean-English simultaneous interpretation will be provided for plenary and keynote programs.

 

Saturday, June 23
Internet Freedom: People Power vs. Government Control

Yonsei University and Grand Hilton Seoul Hotel

The day will include Internet freedom in Asia; how digital media can be used both to promote freedoms and to suppress them; the transformation of traditional media; Asian and American new media innovators; participant panels and workshops; a keynote luncheon at the Grand Hilton Hotel; and a special tour of the Samsung d’light showroom. See the full agenda and speakers. Korean-English simultaneous interpretation will be provided for plenary and keynote programs.

 

Sunday, June 24
The Two Koreas – Most Wired and Most Remote

Yonsei University and DMZ tour

The day will include an update on North Korea and Northeast Asia security issues; how North Korea is being covered in the digital age; Asia’s wired cities; a new documentary about covering President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to China; participant panels and workshops; and a tour of the DMZ. See the full agenda and speakers. Korean-English simultaneous interpretation will be provided for plenary and keynote programs.

Detailed Agenda

June 21

Thursday, June 21
Conference Welcome

Somerset Palace Seoul Hotel
Conference registration opens

Seoul Foreign Correspondents Club
6-8 pm: Opening reception

June 22

Friday, June 22

How Social Media is Shaping Stories and the Way We Tell Them

This agenda will be regularly updated as new speakers and panelists are confirmed. Plenary sessions and panels will be held at Yonsei University. The keynote lunch will be held at Yonsei University Alumni Hall and the keynote dinner will be held at the Grand Hilton Seoul Hotel with bus transportation provided for participants. Korean-English simultaneous interpretation will be provided for most plenary and keynote programs

8:30-9:00 am: Welcoming Remarks

• East-West Center and conference hosts.

9:00-9:40 am: Using New Media: Lessons from Arab Spring

• Riyaad Minty, Head of Social Media, Al Jazeera, Qatar

9:45-10:25 am: Using New Media: Lessons from Fukushima

• Yoichi Funabashi, Chairman of the Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation, Former Editor-in-Chief, Asahi Shimbun, Japan

10:25-10:40 am: Coffee/Tea Break

10:40-11:30 am: Peers, Politics and Protests: How Social Media Is Transforming Societies
in Malaysia, China and South Korea

• Steven Gan, Founder and Editor, Malaysiakini.com, Malaysia
• Isaac Xianghui Mao, Director, Social Brain Foundation; Vice President, United Capital Investment Group, China
• Myung Seung-eun, Chair, Korea Business Blog Association, South Korea

11:35-12:15 pm: Forging U.S. Digital Diplomacy: Opportunities, Challenges & Impact

• Victoria Esser, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Digital Strategy, US Department of State, USA

12:15-12:45 pm: Walk to Yonsei University Alumni Hall

12:45-2:00 pm: Keynote Lunch at Yonsei University Alumni Hall

Facebook Candidates and Twitter Campaigns: Social Media’s Impact on Elections

• Nicole Rebecca Seah Xue Ling, Member, Central Executive Committee, National Solidarity Party, Singapore
• Joe Trippi, US Political Strategist and Author of “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Democracy, the Internet and the Overthrow of Everything,” USA

2:00 pm: Return to Conference Hall

2:30-3:30 pm: Media Innovation and Future Trends in Asia, the Pacific and U.S.

• Thomas Crampton, Asia Pacific Director, 360 Digital Influence, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, Hong Kong SAR
• Dan Gillmor, Director, Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship, Arizona State University, USA
• Stephen Quinn, Digital Media Consultant
• Alan Soon, Managing Editor, Yahoo Southeast Asia, Singapore

3:30-3:45 pm: Coffee/Tea Break

3:45-4:45 pm: Session One:

1. Burma’s Changing Media Environment

• Aung Zaw, Editor/Publisher, Irrawaddy Magazine, Chiangmai, Thailand
• Myint Kyaw, Chief Editor, Yangon Press International, Myanmar
• Burmese journalist to be confirmed

2. Urbanization Challenges and Solutions

• Neal Peirce, Columnist, Washington Post Writers Group, leading US journalist on urban issues, USA
• Asian and US journalists to be confirmed

3. Future of Women Managers in Asia

• Jean R. Renshaw, Author, “Korean Women Managers and Corporate Culture: Challenging Tradition, Choosing Empowerment, Creating Change“; and “Kimono in the Boardroom: The Invisible Evolution of Japanese Women Managers,” USA
• Sohn Ji-ae, President/CEO, Arirang TV and Radio, Seoul
• To be confirmed

3. Social Media’s Impact on NGOs and Government

• Panelists from NGOs and government organizations to be confirmed

4. Workshop: Using Google: Tips for Journalists – Session 1

• Taj Meadows, Manager of Policy Communications in Asia-Pacific, Google, Japan

5. Workshop: Cultural Intelligence for New Media Communicators

• Kim Eun Young, President, CEO International, Author of “Global Intelligence,” “Image-making,” and “The Yin and Yang of American Culture: A Paradox,” USA

4:45-5:00 pm: Coffee/Tea Break

5:00-6:00 pm: Session Two

1. 99 Percenters: Crossing the Regional Economic Divides

• Asian and US journalists/economists to be confirmed

2. South Asia Update: Trade, Terrorism and Cross-Border Relations

• South Asian journalists to be confirmed

3. Issues Dominating US Presidential Election

• US journalists to be confirmed

4. New Media Broadcast Trends

• Gabriel Kinder, President, KGBco; Writer for Fox News and CNN’s AC360, New York
• Asian and US broadcast journalists to be confirmed

5. Workshop: Using Google: Tips for Journalists – Session 2

• Taj Meadows, Manager of Policy Communications in Asia-Pacific, Google, Japan

6. Workshop: Title to be confirmed

• Tania Branigan, China Correspondent, The Guardian, China

6:00-6:30 pm: World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Informed Societies announces Code of Conduct for Government Leaders

Ying Chan, Chair, Global Agenda Council on Informed Societies, World Economic Forum; and Fon Mathuros, Director and Deputy Head of Media & Communications, World Economic Forum, will discuss the Code of Conduct for Government Leaders. Professor Chan is also Director, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong.

6:30 pm: Buses leave for Grand Hilton Seoul

7:00-9:00 pm: Keynote Dinner at Grand Hilton Seoul

• Program to be confirmed

9:00 pm: Buses return to hotels

 

June 23

Saturday, June 23

Internet Freedom: People Power vs. Government

This agenda will be regularly updated as new speakers and panelists are confirmed. Plenary sessions and panels will be held at Yonsei University. Keynote lunch will be held at the Grand Hilton Seoul Hotel with bus transportation provided for participants. Korean-English simultaneous interpretation will be provided for most plenary and keynote programs.

9:00-9:40 am: Public Information and the Public Good in the Digital Age

• Jeff Jarvis, Author, “Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live,” and “What Would Google Do?“; Director, Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism, City University of New York, USA

9:50-10:30 am: Internet: Tool of Democracy or Government Control?

• Evgeny Morozov, Author, “The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom“; Visiting Scholar, Stanford University; Schwartz Fellow, New America Foundation, USA

10:30-10:45 am: Coffee/Tea Break

10:45-11:45 am: Internet Freedom in Asia and the Pacific

• Donny B.U. (Budhi Utoyo), Executive Director, ICT Watch, Indonesia
• Masashi Crete-Nishihata, Research Manager, Citizen Lab, University of Toronto, Canada
  
• Professor Park Kyungsin, Law Professor, Korea University, Korea
• Moderator: Dr. Lokman Tsui, Policy Advisor/Lead for Free Expression, Google Asia-Pacific, Hong Kong SAR

11:45 am: Buses to Grand Hilton Seoul

12:15-1:30 pm Lunch at Grand Hilton Seoul

Transforming Traditional Media in the Digital Age

• Zaffar Abbas, Editor-in-Chief, Dawn Newspaper, Pakistan
• Kang Bing, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, China Daily, Beijing
• Almar Latour, Editor-in-Chief, The Wall Street Journal Asia, Hong Kong SAR
• Ranjan Roy, Associate Editor, Times of India; Editor, Times News Network, India
• Felix Soh, Digital Media Editor, English and Malay Newspapers Division, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd., Singapore
• Moderator: Randall D. Smith, Professor; Donald W. Reynolds Chair of Business Journalism; Co-Director, Center for the Digital Globe; School of Journalism, University of Missouri, USA: Moderator

1:30 pm: Buses return to Conference Hall

2:00-3:00 pm: Session 1

1. Digital Innovators in Asia Pacific and U.S.

• Chen Juhong, Editor in Chief, qq.com and Tencent, China
• Eric Owles, Chief Producer – Online, New York Times, USA
• Durga Raghunath, VP Product and Executive News Producer, Firstpost.com, India
• Maria Ressa, CEO and executive editor, Rappler.com, a social news network; spearheaded citizen journalists to monitor 2007 and 2010 Filipino general elections, Philippines

2. Silencing Journalists

• Panelists from Pakistan, Philippines, and other countries where journalists face censorship and work in dangerous environments

3. Delivering News that Resonates with the Millennial Market: Youth and Young Adult (YAYA)

• Britton Cunningham, Graduate Student, University of Missouri School of Journalism, USA
• Kaitlin Steinberg, Graduate Student, University of Missouri School of Journalism, USA
• Two Graduate Students from Seoul National University to be confirmed
• Moderator: Stephanie Padgett, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri School of Journalism, USA

4. Using Social Media to Report Extreme Stories: Disasters, Terrorism, Political Upheaval

• Panelists to be confirmed

5. Workshop: Title to be confirmed

• Josh Villanueva, Multimedia Journalist, Social Media Evangelist, Rappler.com, Philippines

6. Workshop: Best Practices for Broadcasters: Effective Communication Behaviors for Western Audiences (geared toward non-Western participants)

• Marilee Morrow, Director, Master of Corporate Media, Associate Professor, News/Sports Director, Department of Communication and Media Studies, Marietta College, USA

3:00-3:15 pm: Coffee/Tea Break

3:15-4:15 pm: Session Two

1. Internet Watchdogs on the Region

• US and Asian panelists to be confirmed

2. Foreign Correspondents Roundtable: Getting Stories in Foreign Places

• Journalists to be confirmed

3. Energy and Environmental Issues

• Asian and US panelists to be confirmed

4. The Impact of New Communication Technology on News Production and Consumption

• From Agenda Setter to Agenda Weaver: How Traditional Media and Social Media Interact — Jang Hyun Kim and Hye-ryeon Lee (Moderator), University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
• Fading Neo-Liberal Perspective and Approaching New Consensus: Asian Journalism’s Agenda Setting and Framing on Capital Flow — Sung Hee Park, Ewha Womens University; Young Jun Son, Kookmin University; South Korea
• Cross-cutting on the Online News Sites: The Navigation Patterns of the Neutrals — Jong Hyuk Lee, Kyung Hee University; Yun Jung Choi, Ewha University; South Korea
• Divisive Effects of Polarized News Consumption — Young Jae Choi (Discussant), Hallym University, South Korea
• Mapping Online Journalism Web Sites in South Korea — Se Jung Park, Georgia State University, USA; Han Woo Park, Yeungnam University, South Korea

5. Workshop: Reporting on Urbanization

• Neal Peirce, Columnist, Washington Post Writers Group, leading US journalist on urban issues, USA

6. Workshop: Crowdsourcing

• Glenn Van Zutphen, Owner, VanMedia Group, Singapore

4:20 pm: Buses leave for Samsung d’light showroom

5:00-7:00 pm: Samsung d’light tours

6:00-7:00 pm: Buses leave for hotels

 

June 24

Sunday, June 24

The Two Koreas – Most Wired and Most Remote

This agenda will be regularly updated as new speakers and panelists are confirmed. Plenary sessions and panels will be held at Yonsei University followed by a DMZ tour and lunch. Korean-English simultaneous interpretation will be provided for plenary and keynote programs.

8:45-9:45 am: Cracking the Hermit Kingdom: Covering North Korea in the Digital Age

• Christopher Green, Manager for International Affairs, DailyNK, South Korea
• Jean Lee, Pyongyang and Korea Bureau Chief, The Associated Press
• Moderator: Mike Chinoy, Senior Fellow, U.S.-China Institute, Former CNN Beijing Bureau Chief, USA
• Korean and Korea-Based Panelists To Be Confirmed

9:45-9:55 am: Coffee/Tea Break

9:55-10:55 am: Northeast Asia Security Issues

• Peter Beck, Country Representative/Korea, The Asia Foundation, South Korea
• Yoichi Funabashi, Chairman of the Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation, Former Editor-in-Chief, Asahi Shimbun, Japan
• Moon Chung In, Professor, Political Science, Yonsei University; Editor-in-Chief, Global Asia, East Asia Foundation; Former Ambassador for International Security Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, South Korea
• Moderator: Ambassasador Raymond Burghardt, Director, East-West Seminars, East-West Center; Chairman, American Institute in Taiwan, USA
• South Korea Government Panelist To Be Confirmed

11:00-12:00 pm: Session One

1. Special screening: Assignment: China – The Week that Changed the World
This documentary, produced by the U.S.-China Institute at the University of Southern California, gives behind-the-scenes stories of President Richard Nixon’s momentous 1972 visit to China that changed the course of history. Hosted by Mike Chinoy, Senior Fellow, U.S.-China Institute, Former CNN Beijing Bureau Chief, USA.

2. Issues Dominating Korean Presidential Election

• Korean panelists to be confirmed

3. Opportunities for Media Professionals

• Panelists to be confirmed

4. Panel to be confirmed

5. Workshop: Shooting Video with DSLR for Beginners

• Dominic Swire, Video Journalist, China Radio International, China

6. Workshop: Road from Radio Journo to Filmmaker

• Jocelyn Ford, Free-lance Journalist/Filmmaker, China

12:05 pm: Buses leave for DMZ Tour

5:00-5:30 pm: Buses return to hotels

Conference ends