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Dongsub Yi is a highly distinguished investment strategist and ESG expert with over two decades of leadership experience across South Korea’s top financial institutions and corporations. He currently serves as the Head of Global Responsible Investment and Governance Division at the National Pension Service (NPS) Investment Management, where he directs the fund's comprehensive ESG integration strategies, voting rights, and shareholder engagement. His work at NPS is pivotal in shaping the responsible investment landscape for one of the world's largest public pension funds.

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Seungwoo Lee is the head of research at Eugene Investment & Securities and also serves as a semiconductor analyst. He built his career at Daewoo Economic Research Institute, Shinyoung Securities, Rhee Capital Advisors IBK Investment & Securities, and has been recognized multiple times as a best analyst in the semiconductor sector by leading media outlets. He majored in Computer Engineering and earned a master’s degree in Business Administration at Seoul National University.

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Dr. Hyoseob Lee, a Senior Research Fellow at the Korea Capital Market Institute since 2010, heads its Financial Industry Department. He researches financial regulation, digital finance, wealth management, and risk management. He conducts research projects and advises the Financial Services Commission, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Financial Supervisory Service, Korea Exchange, Korea Securities Finance, and Koscom. He holds a BS from POSTECH (mathematics, computer science) and an MS and PhD in management engineering (finance) from KAIST. He is Vice President of Korea's securities, finance, and derivatives associations, and Secretary General of the Seoul IB Forum.

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Prof. Joon Hyug Chung teaches corporate and financial law at Seoul National University School of Law. He regularly advises the government on corporate governance and capital markets, and currently serves as a non-standing Commissioner of the Securities and Futures Commission. Recognized internationally as a leading authority in his field, Prof. Chung previously practiced as an M&A partner at a top Korean law firm. He was recognized as one of Korea's premier corporate lawyers by Chambers Global, Legal 500, and IFLR, and named "Lawyer of the Year" by Legal Times and one of ALB's "40 Under 40."

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Mr. Carroll is a managing director and has served as the portfolio manager of Oaktree’s Emerging Markets Equity strategy since its inception in 2011. Previously, Mr. Carroll was co-portfolio manager of Oaktree’s Long/Short Emerging Markets Absolute Return strategy from 2005 to 2018 and, prior thereto, served as head trader for the strategy since he joined Oaktree in 1999. Prior to joining Oaktree in 1999, Mr. Carroll was the Head of Trading for Columbus Advisors. Before that, he was the Head Trader for Latin American Fixed Income at Banco Santander and Bankers Trust. Mr. Carroll started his career as an emerging markets trader for Salomon Brothers in 1989. He received a B.A. degree in History from Fairfield University. Mr. Carroll is past-Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Fairfield University, as well as a Trustee at Brunswick School in Greenwich, Connecticut. He is based in Hong Kong.

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Richard Withers joined Vanguard in December 2012 and is Vanguard's International Head of Public Policy.

In this role Richard is responsible for coordination of Vanguard's enterprise-wide policy positioning and policymaker engagement outside the U.S., including leadership of dedicated European and APAC advocacy teams.

Immediately prior to this, Richard was the Interim European Head of the Office of General Counsel where he was responsible for the leadership and oversight of Vanguard's European Legal, Compliance, Public Policy and Investment Stewardship teams and a member of Vanguard's European Executive Leadership Team. Richard has also led Vanguard's European Public Policy and Compliance teams, and originally was a member of the Legal team.

Prior to joining Vanguard, Richard worked for two London based international law firms (Clifford Chance, and Simmons & Simmons).

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Steve is a senior portfolio specialist on the Emerging Markets Equity team. He joined the firm in 2016 and has 30 years of investment experience. Prior to joining the firm, Steve held senior positions with Nomura Financial Investment Korea, Merrill Lynch, and Jardine Fleming. He was also a portfolio manager with J.H. Whitney Investment Management and Tantallon Capital Advisors. Steve received a B.A. from Northwestern University in economics and an M.B.A. from Columbia University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

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Mijung Kim is Director of the Fair Markets Division, Capital Markets Bureau, at the Financial Services Commission (FSC). As director, she oversees policies aimed at enhancing corporate transparency and the regulatory framework governing mergers, acquisitions, and spin-offs of listed companies. She is also responsible for policies addressing insider trading, Market manipulation, and other securities law violations in the capital markets.

Director Kim previously served as Director of the Virtual Asset Service Provider Investigation Division and Director of the Regulatory Enforcement Division at the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) of the FSC, where she worked on policies to strengthen anti-money laundering (AML) measures. Director Kim holds an MSc in Risk and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

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Mr. Choon Kim, Head of Policy Division 1 at the Korea Listed Companies Association, is currently responsible for overseeing legal, disclosure, and ESG policy support for listed companies. He joined the association in 1996 and served as Head of the Corporate Legislation Team and Head of the Policy Research Office. He participated in the Ministry of Justice Task Force for the Enforcement Decree on Electronic Shareholder Meetings and served as an advisory panel member for the KRX Corporate Value-up Program. Currently, he is serving as a member of the KOSPI Market Listing and Disclosure Committee. Mr. Kim majored in law at Sungkyunkwan University and received his doctorate from the same university.

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Yura Ahn is Korea Research Head at ACGA, focusing on corporate governance research and advocacy for the market. A corporate governance and investment stewardship professional, she has nearly a decade of experience spanning buy-side, research, and advisory roles across Asia Prior to joining ACGA, Yura serves as lead Korea stewardship analyst at BlackRock, Senior Corporate Governance consultant at IHS Markit(now S&P Global) and Analyst at Korea Corporate Governance Service(KCGS). She holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Korea University.

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YoungJin Lee is the Sustainability Director at Sustainable1 under S&P Global Energy Horizons. In this role, she spearheads the adoption of sustainability solutions across various sectors, including investment management, banking, and corporate entities regulators, governments, and academics. YoungJin is responsible for strategic account engagement, business development, and partnerships across S&P Global Energy’s portfolio of sustainability solutions, with a particular focus on the Korean market. She is committed to being a thought leader in sustainability, focusing on climate change impacts and ESG integration. Prior to joining S&P Global, YoungJin worked at Samil PwC, where she led projects focused on ESG and net-zero strategy development, RE100 initiatives, sustainable finance, and corporate sustainability programs. She holds a Master's degree in Green Business and Policy from the Graduate School of Green Growth at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).

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Director LEE Wang-Gyum has served in the Responsible Investment Strategy Center at Mirae Asset Global Investments since November 2021. Prior to joining Mirae Asset Global Investments, he worked for approximately 14 years in ESG research and proxy voting advisory at firms including Samsung Securities and Sustinvest. He holds a bachelor's degree from Korea University and an MBA from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).