Join us Thursday, October 23 at noon to break down the most significant agenda items on the table at this year’s APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, hosted in Gyeongju from October 31 to November 1 🇰🇷🌐 This discussion will feature senior experts with firsthand experience on themes including trade, investment, geopolitics, and the US-Korea relationship: Ambassador (Ret.) Philip Goldberg, former US Ambassador to the ROK 2022-2025, and Kate Kalutkiewicz, Senior Managing Director of the Trade Practice at McLarty Associates and former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Trade at the National Economic Council. Moderated by Tom Byrne, President and CEO of The Korea Society, adjunct professor at Columbia University’s SIPA, and former Senior Vice President for Moody’s Investor Services. This program is held in partnership with Columbia University's Weatherhead East Asian Institute 🤝 Register to attend in person or online: https://www.koreasociety.org/policy-and-corporate-programs/2051-what-to-expect-the-2025-apec-summit-in-south-korea (fb)

Understanding ourselves and humanity requires exploring morality, ethics, and universal values. Presented with the Y.T. Hwang Family Foundation, The Korea Society’s Series on Ethics and Common Values examines these themes through lectures and conversations with distinguished speakers. Join us Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 6 PM (EDT) for fashion pioneer and philanthropist Misook Doolittle in conversation with Ambassador Kathleen Stephens. Register to attend in person or stream online here: https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/2049-y-t-hwang-family-foundation-series-on-ethics-common-values-misook-doolittle?highlight=WyJtaXNvb2siXQ== — The Korea Society is a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to fostering awareness, understanding, and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea. Learn more at koreasociety.org. (fb)