Towards a Global Financial Hub: Busan International Finance Centre

Towards a Global Financial Hub: Busan International Finance Centre
Mixer - Conference - London

Director Soongoo Ahn of Busan Finance Center (BFC), together with others from BFC, are visiting London in November and will hold a mixer event to build connections between Busan and London. We will hear from Dr Ahn about latest developments in Busan and some of the opportunities available for partnership and investment with the City.

Programme

16:00 Registration & Refreshments

16:30 Welcome From Z/Yen Group & FS Club

Mike Wardle, Chief Executive Officer, Z/Yen Group

16:35 Towards a Global Financial Hub: Busan International Finance Centre

Soongoo Ahn, Director, Busan Finance Center

17:00 Q&A

17:30 Networking, Refreshments & Canapes

18:30 Close

Date
Wednesday, 27 November 2024

Time
16:00 - 18:30 GMT

Cost
Free

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Speaker(s):

Dr Soongoo Ahn
Director
Busan Finance Center

Dr Soongoo Ahn's bio

Dr Soongoo Ahn is a director at the Busan Finance Center. He earned his doctoral degree from Bayes Business School, City University of London and holds an M.Sc. in Economics and Strategy from Imperial College London. Before his tenure at the Busan Finance Center, he led the Sustainable Finance Division at UN Global Compact Network Korea and taught international business as an assistant professor at Ulsan College University. His expertise lies in strategic hub (platform) ecosystems, applying this knowledge across various finance fields, including sustainable finance, digital finance, and maritime finance. With this expertise, he has collaborated closely with Charles Baden-Fuller, a Centenary Professor at Bayes Business School, and Heesung Yun, a Distinguished Professor at Korea Maritime & Ocean University, to research the prospective ecosystem of the Busan Finance Center. He is a member of the Academy of Management, The Korea Port Economic Association, and The Korean Association of Financial Engineering.

Chairman:

Mike Wardle
Chief Executive Officer
Z/Yen Group

Mike Wardle's bio

Location
Bakers’ Hall
Harp Lane
London EC3R 6DP