KEY SOFTPOWER FORUM 2024
How is South Korea reinventing the concept of Soft Power?
February 1st, 2024
At the Cinéma l’Arlequin, Paris
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INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
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Jean-Pierre Raffarin, former Prime Minister of France
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Catherine Dumas, President of the France-Korea Senate Friendship Group
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Eva Nguyen Binh, President of the Institut Français
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Philippe Li, President of KEY
MC: Mignon Yu, Executive Director at AGC Equity Partners
PARTI 1: ROUNDTABLES
FIRST ROUNDTABLE : THE LAND OF CULTURAL MODERNITY
How is Korea renewing the concept of culture by combining art, innovation, aesthetics and marketing?
Moderator: Justine Laguerre, Senior Brand Strategist and KEY NextGen
PANELISTS:
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Fiona Bae, Communications Consultant and Author of Make Break Remix: The Rise of K-style
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Arnaud Bertrand, Curator of Korean and Chinese collections at the Musée Guimet and Professor at the École du Louvre
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Jin Woo Park, CEO of TMONET, company specialized in mobile payment, secure environment and unique arts and culture projects
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Christophe Pradère, CEO of BETC Design, a consultancy firm for creative industries
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Hae Shin Lim, Senior Consultant at Hyphen Consulting
SECOND ROUNDTABLE: KOREA ON SCREEN
What lies beneath the widespread global appeal of Korean films and series?
Moderators: Émilie Luthringer, Project Manager Asia Society Switzerland and KEY NextGen and Daniel Lacabane, Partner and Associate Director BCG
PANELISTS:
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Pierre Giacometti, President of NoCom, consulting firm specializing in communications and opinion strategy
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Sarah Lelouch, Producer and Director of documentary and fiction films
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Emmanuelle Spadacenta, Editor-in-Chief of Cinemateaser magazine, French monthly film magazine
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Jérôme Peyrot, Head of Content Marketing Samsung France
PART 2: EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW SCREENING OF A NETFLIX PRODUCTION
First two episodes of A Killer Paradox starring Choi Woo-shik (Parasite, Train to Busan), Son Seok-gu (My Liberation Notes, Sense 8) and Lee Hee-joon (Mouse, The Legend of the Blue Sea).

EVENT RECAP
Recap of the Soft Power Forum Korea-Europe in Paris with 400 participants:
FORUM SPEAKERS

Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Former Prime Minister of France

Catherine Dumas
Senator, Chairwoman French Senate France-Korea Friendship Group

Eva Nguyen Binh
President of the Institut Français

Philippe Li
KEY President

Mignon Yu
Executive Director at AGC Equity Partners

Justine Laguerre
Senior Brand Strategist

Émilie Luthringer
Project Manager at Asia Society

Christophe Pradère
CEO of BETC Design

Daniel Lacabane
Partner and Associate Director BCG

Arnaud Bertrand
Curator of Korean and Chinese collections at the Musée Guimet

Fiona Bae
Communications Consultant and Author of The Rise of K-Style

Jin Woo Park
CEO of TMONET

Hae Shin Lim
Senior Consultant at Hyphen Consulting

Sarah Lelouch
Films and Documentary Producer

Pierre Giacometti
President of NoCom

Emmanuelle Spadacenta
Editor in Chief of Cinemateaser

Jérôme Peyrot
Head of Content Marketing & Business Development Samsung France
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Members of the KEY Soft Power Initiative Working Group who made this forum happen through their valuable support and insights.
Tom Fleury

Maria Drissi Habti
President of ESSEC Korea

Louna Balanche
Master Student International Business, University Paris Dauphine

Zachary Petit
KEY Intern

Emma Lombard
Master Student Intercultural Management, ISIT Panthéon Assas

Romane Tomio
International Relations, Université d'Evry

Mignon Yu
Executive Director at AGC Equity Partners

Justine Laguerre
Senior Brand Strategist

Émilie Luthringer
Project Manager at Asia Society
Theresa von Boetticher
Lawyer and NextGen Co-Lead









