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Seoul Forum Japan Korea Week 2023
26 June 2023,
Fairmont Ambassador Seoul
Creating global opportunities for Korean capital
The 6th annual PDI Seoul Forum on 26 June will bring together the most active Korean institutional investors, global fund managers and strategic partners in-person to shape future capital flow from Korea to global private debt markets.
Understand key trends shaping investors’ decision-making process and crucial qualities they look for in a fund manager when allocating capital
Register your place here to meet Korean institutional investors, global managers, and private debt thought leaders this June.
Expand your fundraising horizons in Asia
The Seoul Forum is the #1 private debt fundraising conference to secure capital allocations from Korea's most influential investors.
Meet Korea’s investor community
Connect with behemoth investors KIC, POBA, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance and more in person and build a strong relationship.
Gain a strategic edge
Understand investors’ changing needs and appetite shift towards different strategies.
Build lasting relationships in-person
Catch up with Korean investors and global private credit leaders to discuss future portfolio strategies.
2022 keynote panellist
JR (Jeryang) Lee
Head of Strategic Alternative Investments Team
National Pension Service
Hear from South Korea’s AUM$654bn NPS’ strategic approach in private debt investments for 2023 and beyond at the Seoul Forum this November.
2022 speakers included:
What our delegates say
Qianru Yang
Keppel Capital
“It provides good insight into how Korean LPs think about this asset class.”
Ryoko Katayam
Topaz Capital
“Very well organized and structured. Great access to the asset class’ leading players and insights.”
Juno, Hee Kyoung Yoon
Schroders
“Founding members gave us insightful sharing and perspectives from regional LP are inspiring.”
Apply for a complimentary Institutional Investor pass
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for allocators and institutional investors to join the event.
To qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, sovereign wealth fund, private wealth manager, foundation, endowment, family office or corporate investment division.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will follow up with you.
Partner with the PDI Seoul Forum
The PDI Seoul Forum 2020 will offer a unique opportunity for organisations to raise their profile among senior private debt decision-makers across the world.
For exclusive sponsorship package for the PDI Seoul Forum and PDI Japan Korea Week, please contact sponsorship team at asiasponsorship@peimedia.com, call +852 2153 3846.
Discuss trending topics with our thought-leading speakers
Download the latest agenda to discover:
- Trends shaping Korean investor allocations
- Their strategy and geography preferences
- Our industry-leading speaking faculty
- and so much more.
Contact producer, Niann Lai at niann.l@peimedia.com if you’re interested to speak at the conference.
2022 Confirmed speakers:
Byung-kyu Cheon
Chief Investment Officer, DGB Life insurance
Byung-kyu Cheon is the CFO of DGB Life insurance. He has 26 years of experience both in the Korean and the International financial markets. He started his career in trading. He expanded his investment career into the fund management industry and the… Read full bio
Jungik Cho
Head of Alternative Investment Solutions, Mirae Asset Securities
Jungik Cho joined as a Quantitative Research Analyst at Daewoo Securities (later merged with Mirae Asset Securities) in 2003. He currently runs the placement agent business for private market funds (Private Equity, Private Debt, Hedge Funds, Real Est… Read full bio
Jinsuk Choi
Head of Sustainable Investment Team, Korea Investment Corporation
Jinsuk Choi is the Head of the Sustainable Investment Team, Strategy and Innovation Group at the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC). He is in charge of implementing the sovereign wealth fund’s investment strategies, processes and policies. Since 2016… Read full bio
Ryan Chung
Managing Director and Head of Principal Investment, Huatai International
Ryan Chung is the head and founder of Huatai International’s private credit investment arm. Ryan has over 20 years of experience in secured private debt, quasi-debt and private equity investments. He was responsible for over US$2 billion private capi… Read full bio
Philip A. Galgano
Senior Director - Ratings, Egan-Jones Ratings
Philip Galgano is a Senior Director and Head of Ratings at Egan-Jones Ratings. He has over 33 years of relevant working experiences in credit, risk, structured finance and securitization. Most of his career was spent with S&P Global Ratings, one… Read full bio
Dan Gallen
Chief Investment Officer, Pallas Group
Dan is the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Pallas Group responsible for overseeing all real estate debt and equity transactions. During his 20-year career, Dan’s sharp financial instincts have seen him personally complete over $4 billion i… Read full bio
Andre A. Hakkak
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, White Oak Global Advisors
Mr. Hakkak has served as co-portfolio manager and Investment Committee member of White Oak since 2007. Mr. Hakkak was previously the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Alpine Global, Inc., a multi-strategy investment management firm which focuse… Read full bio
Jayme Younghee Han
Managing Director and Head of Asia ex-Japan, Pretium Partners
Jayme Han, Managing Director and Head of Asia ex-Japan is responsible for Pretium Partners’ coverage of Asia in the firm's Business Development. Ms Han takes on regional responsibilities focused on distribution within Asia Pacific. She maintains and… Read full bio
Woong Han
Head of PE/PD Team, Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance
Woong Han is responsible for Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance’s domestic and overseas private equity, private debt, and venture capital investments. Before Hyundai Insurance in 2018, he spent eight years as an alternative investment manager at ABL… Read full bio
Woong Hwang
Head of AI Solution Team, Kyobo Securities
Woong Hwang is a director and the head of Alternative Investment Solution Department at Kyobo Securities, responsible for private fund placement and investment advisory services in Korea. His department is specialized in private credit, private equit… Read full bio
Dong Hun Jang
Senior Advisor, YULCHON
Mr. Jang joined the firm in April 2022 as a senior advisor at Yulchon, a major law firm in Korea. Previously, he had senior management oversight of POBA investments as a CIO totaling around US$ 17bn and led the strategic expansion in the overseas inv… Read full bio
Seung-ki Jeong
General Manager, Kiwoom Asset Management
Seung-ki Jeong is Kiwoom Asset management’s alternative investment manager. He is responsible for investing in real estate, infrastructure, private debt, private equity, and other alternative assets. Prior to Kiwoom, he worked at DGB Life insurance a… Read full bio
Patrick Keenan
Executive Chairman, Pallas Group
Patrick is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Pallas Group, responsible for leading the overall strategic direction of the business. He has a professional background spanning 40 plus years as both a lawyer, investment banker and business owner/… Read full bio
Celine Jeeyoun Kim
Senior Manager, Alternative Investment Team, Lotte Non-Life Insurance
Updated bio coming soon.
Rok Kim
Senior Manager, The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union
Rok(Gyeong Rok) Kim is senior manager of Investment Risk Analysis Team, responsible for Private Equity Investment risk analysis at The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) based in Seoul, South Korea. Prior to join the current team, he worked in over… Read full bio
En Jung Kwon
Team Head of Alternative Solution Team, Mirae Asset Global Investments
Ms. En Jung Kwon is a lead PM of Global fund of PE/PD fund investments. She has a broad range of experiences in the financial market, including JP Morgan as an investment banker and with Mirae Asset Daewoo where she sourced hedge funds, private debt/… Read full bio
JR (Jeryang) Lee
Head of Strategic Alternative Investments Team, National Pension Service
JR leads the Strategic Alternative Investments Team at NPS, based in Korea, which is responsible for private debt, secondaries and GP stake investments. Prior to joining NPS in 2015, JR worked in the investment banking groups at Shinhan Investment Co… Read full bio
Sunkyung Lee
Managing Director, PineStreet Asset Management
Sunkyung Lee is a managing director at PineStreet Asset Management (“PineStreet”) and leading its corporate finance division. PineStreet is a Korea based asset management firm with a focus on global alternative investments. The corporate finance divi… Read full bio
Alex Lynn
Hong Kong Bureau Chief, PEI Media
Alex Lynn is PEI Media's Hong Kong Bureau Chief. He is responsible for breaking news, commentary and analysis of the Asia-Pacific private markets, with a particular focus on private equity. Alex previously spent two years covering EMEA private equity… Read full bio
Antonella Napolitano
Managing Director, Global Head of Investor Relations & Capital Formation, Deerpath Capital Management
Antonella Napolitano is a Managing Director and Global Head of Investor Relations and Capital Formation at Deerpath Capital. Her primary responsibilities include firm strategy and development, product and structure innovation, investor relations and… Read full bio
Deborah Ogawa
Senior Director, Fitch Ratings
Deborah Ogawa is a senior director in U.S. Structured Finance, focusing on operational risk and research for CLOs and recently also ABS transactions. Prior to joining Structured Finance in 2018, Deborah was a corporate ratings analyst, specializing o… Read full bio
David Oh
Investment Manager, Alternative Investment Team, National Federation of Fisheries Corporatives
David Yoonsuk Oh joined NFFC (National Federation of Fisheries Corporatives) in 2018 and is responsible for alternative investment including Private Debt in NFFC. Prior to NFFC, he worked for MMAA (Military Mutual Aid Association) as Alternative Inve… Read full bio
Wan Sun Park
Head of Alternative Investment Team, Fubon Hyundai Life Insurance
Wan-sun Park is the Head of Alternative Investment Team in Fubon Hyundai Life Insurance (FHL) where he is in charge of managing alternative investment - private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure. He has developed overseas alternati… Read full bio
Jeff Pentland
Managing Director, Northleaf Capital Partners
Jeff is a member of Northleaf's Investment Committees and oversees the origination, evaluation and monitoring of Northleaf’s private markets investments, with a focus on North American and Asian opportunities. Jeff also leads Northleaf’s investor rel… Read full bio
Greg Racz
Co-founder and President, MGG Investment Group
Prior to co-founding MGG, where he serves as President and is a member of the Investment Committee, Mr. Racz was President of Hutchin Hill, a multi-billion multi-strategy hedge fund. Previously, Mr. Racz co-founded Octavian Advisors, LP, a $1.4 billi… Read full bio
David Ross
Managing Director and Head of Private Credit, Northleaf Capital Partners
David is a Managing Director and the Head of Private Credit, responsible for overseeing the origination, evaluation and monitoring of Northleaf’s private credit investments globally. He is also involved in Northleaf’s investor relations and business… Read full bio
Augustin Segard
Head of Junior Debt, Schroders Capital
Augustin Segard manages junior / high yield infrastructure debt strategies at Schroders Capital. His main focus is the deployment of the “JULIE” fund series, totalling >€1.5bn eq. of deployed funds to date, which aim to invest in Pan-European sub-… Read full bio
Chris Semple
Partner, Crestline
Chris Semple is Partner in Crestline. Mr. Semple joined Crestline in 2011 and is responsible for Crestline’s Opportunistic and Private Credit Strategies. He is a member of the Management Committee, the ESG Committee and various investment committees.… Read full bio
Andrew Shin
Head of Investments (Korea), Willis Towers Watson
Andrew Shin joined Willis Towers Watson in 2012 and is Head of Investment Services, Korea, advising Korean institutions. Andrew commenced his investment career in Canada progressing through a number of roles including product development, research an… Read full bio
Eugene So
Head of Global Alternative Investments Team, IBK Securities
Eugene is the Head of Global Alternative Investments Team, spearheading global alternative fund placement business ranging from private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure. IBK Securities has a strong track record of placing offshore… Read full bio
Derrick Wee
Managing Director, Global Debt and Equity, NH Investment and Securities
Derrick is a Managing Director of NH Investment & Securities HK in NH Group, one of the largest FI groups in Korea with $700bn+ AUM. Derrick has over 20 years’ investment banking, private equity and debt experience in Asia, Europe and the US. At… Read full bio
Taehyun Yum
Principal, HarbourVest Partners Korea
Taehyun Yum joined HarbourVest in 2015 and focuses on supporting investment activity and investor relations in Korea. He joined the Firm from Unitas Capital, where he was an associate focused on financial modeling and the analysis of potential acquis… Read full bio
Covid precautions
To help keep you and your peers safe, we require you to follow the Covid principles below to ensure the smooth running of the PDI Japan Korea Week 2022.
All attendees must provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination status before checking into the event’s venue. All attendees will be required to wear a filtering face piece mask without a ventilation valve.
To expedite this process, PEI Media and our venue will be using the physical copy of vaccination, or digital proof of COVID-related health insights from the government-recognised mobile App. Complete your health screening with the apps ahead of time for expedited check-in and entry. We will NOT be accepting any other form of record of vaccination at the event. We are only accepting physical proof, photos of the vaccination record or digital proof via selected mobile apps.
Questions? Please contact asiaevents@peimedia.com.
The below information is as of 18 October 2022 and will be updated if health, safety and security guidelines change.
What additional measures are being followed at the Seoul Forum of PDI Japan Korea Week 2022?
We would like to ensure our attendees feel confident as they return to attending our in-person events. Click here for Fairmont Ambassador Seoul document outlining actions the hotel is taking.
I plan to travel to South Korea to attend this conference, what are the current travel restrictions?
Click here to view the latest quarantine measures for inbound travellers.
Do I need to be fully vaccinated or have a negative COVID-19 test to attend?
When you arrive at the event, you’ll need to provide proof that you are fully vaccinated* against COVID-19 according to your national vaccine programme.
(*Definition of fully vaccinated varies among cities, however, you will be required to take your 2nd dose at least 14 days before the event.)
How to show my vaccination?
You can present your vaccination record through:
- “COOV” mobile app or
- COVID-19 Vaccination Record (Hard Copy)
What do I need to do if I receive my vaccination outside of South Korea?
If you had received your vaccination outside of South Korea
- Please click here to view the list of recognized Covid-19 vaccines outside South Korea
- Guests must prepare and present Covid-19 Vaccination Record (issues outside South Korea)
Do I need to wear a mask?
All attendees will be required to wear a filtering face piece mask without a ventilation valve in the hotel’s public spaces at all times.
What I need to do before collecting my name badge at the venue?
You must present your vaccination record and measure temperature at the entrance of the venue.
What happens if I cannot attend the event because I have COVID-19 symptoms, have tested positive or am unable to travel due to changes in quarantine rules?
If your membership includes access to an in-person forum, you can join a different forum in-person across a 12-month period.
Will there be any tracking of participants in the event of a positive COVID-19 test result?
Yes, if needed we will be asked to report any cases to the Ministry of Health and Welfare for further handling.
Any questions regarding the event and vaccination requirements should be sent to asiaevents@peimedia.com.
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