Investor
Seoul Forum Japan Korea Week 2025
June 2025
Conrad Seoul
Creating global opportunities for Korean capital
The 7th annual PDI Seoul Forum returns on 25 June, bringing together 200+ Korean investors and global leaders to shape the 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.
Join the likes of the National Pension Service, KIC, POBA, and leading regional investors to discover new investment opportunities in the global private debt space.
Key conversations include:
- Understand how Korean investors restructure their portfolios in the new era
- Global private debt investing opportunities from direct lending, mezzanine, and specialty finance
- How private debt can endure downturns, enhance returns or reduce risk through diversified debt strategies
Part of the PDI Japan Korea Week
The Seoul Forum is part of the Private Debt Investor Japan Korea Week taking place on 25-27 June. Meet 300+ senior decision-makers during one week of unrivalled networking across two regional hubs.
View how to access 200+ institutional investors during the Japan Korea Week here.
2024 Keynote speakers include:
Young-sik Bae, Chief of Asset Management Department, Mirae Asset Life
Sam Y Chung
Member of the Investment Policy Committee, Korea National Pension Services
Dong Hung Jang
Senior Advisor, Yulchon
Seop Lim
CIO, Construction Guarantee Cooperative
2024 Speakers include:
Why attend Seoul Forum?
Meet Korea’s investor community
Connect with the biggest investors including KIC, POBA, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance and more to build a strong relationship.
Gain a strategic edge
Understand investors’ changing needs and appetite shift towards different strategies in the evolving private debt market.
Build lasting relationships in one week
Catch up with Korean investors and global private credit leaders to discuss future allocations
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.”
Download your ultimate event brochure to discover:
- Crucial conversations and trends shaping Korean investor allocations
- Our influential keynote speakers
- Featured investor and thought-leading speakers
- Attendee list and much more.
Apply for a complimentary Institutional Investor pass
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for allocators and institutional investors to join the event.
Complimentary passes are limited to foundations, endowments, insurance companies, single-family offices, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will follow up with you.
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@pei.group if you’re interested to speak at the conference.
2024 Speakers include:
Sam Y Chung
Director of Korea Alternative Investment Research Institute & Member of the Investment Policy Committee, Korea National Pension Services
Jun-Hyung Jon
Head of Overseas Business Division/ Director, KDB Infrastructure Investments Asset Management (KIAMCO)
Seonghun Min
Professor, The Department of Urban Planning and Real Estate, The University of Suwon (Investment Committee Member, NPS, GEPS and HUF)
Eunseok (Eugene) So
Managing Director / Head of Global Alternative Investment Team, Sangsangin Investment & Securities
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Agenda
PDI Seoul Forum 2024 - Tuesday 25th
Registration and welcome refreshments
Investor-only breakfast briefing: Investing in private debt - A long-term investor perspective [English] | 기관투자자 전용 조찬 브리핑: 장기투자의 관점에서 보는 Private Debt 의 투자 [영어]
By invitation only. This session will be off-the-record for qualified institutional investors to interact with industry peers and discuss top considerations for private debt investing. Please contact Elliott Chae at Elliott.chae@ pei.group to reserve a seat.
PEI Opening remarks
Opening panel: Private debt: The good, the bad and everything in between [English] | 개막 패널: 사모대출의 길과 흉, 그밖의 모든 것 [영어]
- What are the mega trends driving deal flow?
- In 2023, private debt proved its relevance as a stable source of funding for mid-market leveraged buyout markets. What kind of investment approach can help investors to achieve returns above the market?
- How do fund managers view the public credit migration to private credit and the potential path forward?
- Have there been changes in the lending terms in the past 12 months? i.e. spread, fees, LTV and/or EBITDA turns and covenants
Keynote address: Challenges and opportunities of Korean Institutional Investors | 기조연설: 한국 기관투자자의 도전과 기회
Sam Y Chung
Director of Korea Alternative Investment Research Institute & Member of the Investment Policy Committee, Korea National Pension Services
Read bioNetworking break
Keynote investor fireside chat: Leading the change [Korean] | 기조대담: 투자자 리더십 집중 조명: 가장 궁금한 질문들 [한국어]
- How would you describe your investment philosophy concerning private credit vs alternative assets?
- Which sectors and regions look more attractive across the credit spectrum?
- How would you rank your priority objectives this year in your role?
Presentation: PDI's fundraising reports analysis [English] | 프레젠테이션: PDI 펀드레이징 리포트 분석 [영어]
Panel: Private debt vs alternatives – Where are allocators putting their money to work? [Korean] | 패널: 사모대출 vs. 대체 자산 - 자산 배분가들은 어디에 투자하나 [한국어]
- What opportunities stand out in 2024? Discuss the growth of private credit secondaries market, recent trend and observations by Korean asset managers
- What are the key factors to drive dry powders to private debt?
- How do the risk-return profiles differ between different types of investors: insurance companies, mutual aid societies, and pension funds?
Networking luncheon
Afternoon event chair | 오후 의장
Panel: Unveiling untapped potential: Direct lending opportunities across borders [English] | 패널: 잠재력 높은 여러 지역의 다이렉트 렌딩 기회 [영어]
- Dive into the landscape and geographic allocations: Where is investor capital headed, and where are fund managers seeking new sources of capital?
- Who has gained more benefits in the current market volatility? Non-sponsor vs sponsored, upper middle market vs lower middle market.
- Is attention and potential growth shifting to Asia Pacific’s private credit market now?
Panel: The attraction of diversification: From senior debt to niche strategies [English] | 패널: 투자 다각화의 매력: 선순위채에서 틈새 전략까지 [영어]
- Which credit cycle are we in, and which sectors are more attractive?
- How does mainstream, like senior debt, perform and contribute to investor portfolio?
- The private credit industry continues to grow and diverse globally, which niche and opportunistic strategies that are structurally or cyclically growing in demand?
- What are the latest dynamics in relation to regulatory updates and synthetic risk transfer?
Networking break
Panel: Real asset debt in the spotlight [Korean] | 패널: 주목받는 실물 자산 부채 [한국어]
- What are the macro trends currently driving demand for infrastructure debt and real estate debt?
- What are Korean investors appetite for real asset debt?
- Distressed opportunities in the favoured sectors and how is the stress in China’s property sector impacting APAC region?
Seonghun Min
Professor, The Department of Urban Planning and Real Estate, The University of Suwon (Investment Committee Member, NPS, GEPS and HUF)
Read bioFireside chat: The rise of private credit secondaries and key trends [English] | 대담: 사모 크레딧 이차시장의 부상과 주요 트렌드 [영어]
- What are the primary challenges in valuing and trading private credit secondaries?
- Why are private credit secondaries attractive to Korean institutional investors?
- What future trends and regulatory changes could impact the market?
Closing panel: Inside the mind of institutional investors [Korean] | 폐막 키노트 투자자 패널: 변화를 주도하며 [한국어]
- How is the present landscape impacting decision-makers’ commitment to private debt in terms of scale, strategies and sectors?
- What is the most important advice for private debt fund managers?
- What are investors’ mid-long term portfolio strategies and key focus in H2 of 2024?
Closing remarks, followed by Cocktail reception | 의장 폐회사, 네트워킹 칵테일 리셉션
Institutional Investors at the Seoul Forum
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible 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 who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will be in touch to confirm your eligibility.
Meet our year-on-year investor attendees:
Meet our investor speakers including
Celine Jeeyoun Kim
Senior Manager, Alternative Investment Team, Lotte Non-Life Insurance
Seop Lim
CIO, Construction Guarantee Cooperative
Youngsik Bae
Chief of Asset Management Department, Mirae Asset Life
Mikyung Chung
General Manager, Shinhan Life Insurance
Inseon Hwang
Pro, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance
Investors at PDI Seoul Forum
The Forum is the largest meeting place for institutional and private investors, and other members of the private debt community in Korea.
Check out the benefits of joining the conference and who among your peers you will be joining. Apply for a complimentary pass for you or your team today.
Why Seoul Forum?
What to expect?
90+
Institutional Investors
35+
Speakers
200+
Attendees
Part of the PDI Japan Korea Week
Apply for a complimentary Institutional Investor pass
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible allocators and institutional investors to join the event.
Complimentary investor passes are limited to foundations, endowments, insurance companies, single family offices, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will be in touch to confirm your eligibility.
아시아 최고의 프라이빗 뎃 컨퍼런스
6월 29일(목) 페어몬트 앰배서더 서울에서 열리는 제6회 연례 PDI Seoul Forum에서 한국 및 전 세계 주요 기관투자자들과 다시 만나보세요.
KIC, 국민연금공단, 행정공제회 등 다수의 투자자들과 함께 기관투자자들의 자산 배분과 포트폴리오 전략을 형성하는 동향을 분석하세요.
주요 주제는 다음과 같습니다:
- 2023년 한국 및 글로벌 투자자 성향 및 배분 선호도
- 자본 흐름 및 의사 결정 프로세스를 형성하는 새롭고 정교한 전략 평가
- 불확실성 속의 포트폴리오 성장
- 안전한 피난처 전략과 포트폴리오 발견
올해 놓칠 수 없는 프라이핏 뎃 컨퍼런스 시리즈
PDI Seoul Forum은 PDI Japan Korea Week의 개막포럼으로서 서울에서 글로벌 커뮤니티를 참여하셔서 글로벌 시장 통찰력을 획득하세요.
Why Seoul Forum?
사모 부채 투자자들이
놓칠 수 없는 연례 회의
교직원공제회, 롯데손해보험, 삼성화재해상보험 등 거대 투자자들과 함께 국내 유일무이한 프라이빗 뎃 컨퍼런스에 참여하세요.
글로벌 인사이트.
지역별 특화된 정보
지역 전문가 및 글로벌 펀드 매니저와 함께 글로벌 시장에 대해 자세히 살펴보시고 포트폴리오 구축 위한 최적의 전략 조합에 대해 알아보세요.
단 일주일 만에 자금 조성 활동을 가속화하세요
투자자 네트워크를 확장하고, 싱크탱크에 가입하며, 보다 유연한 환경에서 한국의 프라이빗 뎃 투자 의사 결정권자들과 강력한 관계를 구축하세요.
2023 연사진
Christian Brehm
Chief Executive Officer, FC Capital
YS Cho
Head of Private Debt Investment Division, Samsung Asset Management
Jason Friedman
Partner, Global Head of Strategy, Marathon Asset Management
Rok Kim
Senior Manager, Real Estate Investment Team, The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union
En Jung Kwon
Team Head of Private Investment Team, Mirae Asset Global Investments
Gene Woong Hwang
Head of AI Solution Team, Kyobo Securities
You-Ha Hyun
Principal, Perpetual Investors
컨퍼런스를 형성하는 주요 주제:
- Private Debt Investor 의 LP 연구 보고에서 투자자 관점 배우기
- 발전하는 실사 프로세스와 위험 완화를 위한 노하우 이해
- 프라이빗 뎃의 미래 – 기회는 어디에?
- 전략 심층 분석: 주류 대 틈새 전략 평가 – 어디에 머물러야 하나?
- 그 외
기관 투자자 참가 패스 신청
자산 배분 기관과 기관 투자자이신 경우 이벤트에 참여할 수 있는 제한된 수의 무료 패스가 제공됩니다.
참석권을 받으시려면 연금 기금, 보험 회사, 국부 펀드, 개인 자산 관리자, 재단, 기부금, 패밀리 오피스 또는 기업 투자 부서를 대표하는 자격 기준을 충족해야 합니다.
패스를 신청하시면 저희 팀원이 참가 확정 여부 확인을 위해 연락할 예정입니다.
Raise your profile among senior private debt decision-makers
Build and develop your company’s brand image, strengthen your market credibility, and meet your investment and business goals. Sponsorship gives you:
- VIP access
- Thought-leadership opportunities
- High-profile branding
- And much more…
For more information on available sponsorship opportunities, please contact Beth Piercy at beth.p@pei.group or call +44 20 7566 5464.