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Eog-weon Lee has been serving as the 11th Chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) since September 2025. Prior to his current appointment, Chairman Lee served as the First Vice Minister of Finance and Economy from 2021 to 2022. Additionally, he was appointed as a Distinguished Professor at the Department of Economics, Seoul National University, where he shared his extensive economic expertise.

Chairman Lee holds a B.A. in Economics from Seoul National University and earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Missouri.

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Eun-Bo Jeong, Ph.D., has been serving as the Chairman and CEO of the Korea Exchange since February 2024. With a wealth of experience and expertise, he has played a pivotal role in shaping the nation's policy in the areas of macro economy, domestic and international finance over a long period of time. Prior to assuming his current role at the Korea Exchange, he devoted himself to public service, holding esteemed positions such as Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service, Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Commission, and Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Mr. Jeong also made significant contributions to the nation's diplomacy through his role as Ambassador for the ROK-US defense cost-sharing negotiations with outstanding leadership. He received doctoral and master's degree in Economics from Ohio State University, and his master’s degree and bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Seoul National University.

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Dong-soo Yoo is a three-term member of the National Assembly (20th, 21st, and 22nd) representing the Gyeyang-A district in Incheon, currently serving as the Chairman of the National Policy Committee.

Prior to his current position, he has held major leadership roles within the Democratic Party of Korea(DPK), including Senior Deputy Floor Leader for Policy, Senior Vice Chairman of the Policy Committee, and Chairman of the Incheon City Committee.

During the 21st National Assembly, he served as the DPK Executive Secretary for the Strategy and Finance Committee, where he also chaired the Subcommittee on Economy and Finance. Additionally, he acted as the party's Executive Secretary for the National Policy Committee and led the First Subcommittee for Legislative Bill Examination.

He also served on the Budget Adjustment Subcommittee of the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts, as well as the Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs, and Startups Committee. Within the DPK, his expertise has guided policy as Chairman of the Macroeconomics and Finance Subcommittee under the National Economic Advisory Council, and as a member of the Special Committee on Capital Market Revitalization.

He holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Yonsei University and is Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

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Il-jun Seo of the People Power Party (PPP) is a two-term member of the National Assembly, representing Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, in the 22nd National Assembly. He currently serves as the Executive Secretary of the National Policy Committee for the assembly's second half.

During the first half of the 22nd Assembly, he sat on the Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs, and Startups Committee, as well as the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts.

He also chaired the PPP's South Gyeongsang Provincial Chapter from June 2024 to June 2025 and served on the party's Talent Recruitment Committee in February 2025. On the legislative reform front, he was an integral part of the Special Committee on Political Reform, joining as a member from January to June, 2026, and stepped up to act as its Executive Secretary from March through June of the same year.

During his freshman term in the 21st National Assembly, his legislative portfolio included seats on the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, the House Steering Committee, and the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts for the assembly's second half.

He holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration from the University of Seoul. He earned his master's degree in Public Policy from Yonsei University's Graduate School of Public Administration, following a bachelor's degree in Public Administration from Korea National Open University.

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Yutaka Ito is Commissioner at the Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan since July 2025.

Mr. Ito joined the Ministry of Finance (MOF) of Japan in 1989. Since then, he has a number of experiences in financial supervision and financial markets. In 1990s, he spent many years as leading roles in financial supervision at the time of financial crisis at several positions of the Supervision Bureau of the FSA’s predecessor agency (Financial Supervisory Agency) and the Banking Bureau at the MOF.

From 2007 to 2011, he was seconded to Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) at TOKYO AIM (currently TOKYO PRO Market), which is the market for professional investors, created as a joint venture of TSE and London Stock Exchange. Prior to the position at the TSE, he worked at Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan during 2003-2005.

His wide range of carrier at the MOF includes tax systems planning and budget examination. He worked as Director of Corporation Tax Policy Division during 2011-2013 and Director of Consumption Tax Policy Division during 2013-2015.

In 2019, he returned to the FSA and served as Deputy Director-General of the Supervision Bureau until 2021, responsible for supervision of Japanese major banks and insurance companies. During 2021-2022, he worked as Deputy Commissioner for Policy Coordination of the FSA. During 2022-2025, he worked as Director-General of the Supervision Bureau of the FSA.

Mr. Ito earned a B.A. in Law from the University of Tokyo in 1989 and a Master of Public Administration from Cornell University in 1993.

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Kevin is president of Asia Pacific Ex-Japan (APEJ), overseeing the firm’s activities across the region and based in Hong Kong. He is a member of the Management Committee, Asia Pacific Management Committee, Firmwide Conduct Committee, Firmwide Reputational Risk Committee and Firmwide Client Franchise Committee. Kevin is co-chair of the international office heads group. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2021 as a partner. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Kevin served as the 12th global managing partner of McKinsey & Company. Prior to this role, he held various positions at McKinsey over three decades, including serving as managing partner of the Mid Atlantic, United Kingdom, and Asian offices. Kevin is a trustee of the Brookings Institution and a member of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Asia Pacific Council and The Shanghai International Financial Advisory Council (SIFAC). Previously, he served as president of British American Business and as a member of the advisory council of Singapore’s Economic Development Board. Kevin earned an LLB with first class honors from Glasgow University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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Joud Abdel Majeid, Senior Managing Director, is Co-Head of the Global Partners Office (GPO) for BlackRock and a member of the firm’s Global Executive Committee. Ms. Abdel Majeid also oversees BlackRock Investment Stewardship.

As co-head of GPO, Ms. Abdel Majeid helps BlackRock deliver differentiated capital and strategic advice to our most sophisticated clients globally.

Ms. Abdel Majeid also oversees the BlackRock Investment Stewardship team and all its activities as it engages with companies to promote effective governance and create long-term value for clients invested in index equity strategies.

Previously, Ms. Abdel Majeid was Deputy Chief Financial Officer for BlackRock. She also served as Chief of Staff to the Chairman and CEO, overseeing engagements with clients, policymakers, public officials, and BlackRock’s Board of Directors.

Ms. Abdel Majeid joined BlackRock in September 2017 as Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock Solutions, where she was responsible for the commercial strategy and day-to-day operations of the Aladdin business.

Prior to joining BlackRock, Ms. Abdel Majeid was Head of Strategy and Corporate Development at E*TRADE Financial. Prior to E*TRADE, Ms. Abdel Majeid was a management consultant at Booz & Company. Ms. Abdel Majeid started her career in real estate investment lending.

Ms. Abdel Majeid holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in finance and economics from Elmhurst College.

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Jean-Paul Servais is the Chairman of the IOSCO Board. He is also Chairman of the IOSCO European Regional Committee.

Mr Servais is the Chairman of the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) and a board member of several international supervisory bodies for the financial sector such as ESMA and the ESRB. He sits on a number of supervisory colleges that coordinate the (cross-border) supervision of several financial institutions and infrastructures.

He teaches at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB, University of Brussels), where he is part-time professor in International Business Law and in the specialized Master in Tax Law.

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Ken Fisher is the Founder, Executive Chairman, and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Fisher Investments. Under his 37-year tenure as CEO, the firm grew into a global powerhouse, currently managing over $441 billion in assets (as of June 2026) for institutions and high-net-worth individuals worldwide.

A renowned financial thought leader, Ken penned Forbes’ prestigious "Portfolio Strategy" column for over 32 years—the longest-running continuous column in the magazine's history. Today, he writes bespoke monthly columns for 31 major global publications, including the New York Post, The Daily Telegraph, and South Korea's Chosun Weekly Biz, commanding an unprecedented global readership.

A frequent market commentator on networks like Bloomberg, CNN, and the BBC, Ken has authored 11 books, including four New York Times bestsellers. In the 1970s, his award-winning theoretical research pioneered the Price-to-Sales Ratio, a metric that remains a cornerstone of modern financial analysis.