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Ministry of Economy Ministry of Land,
and Finance Infrastructure and Transport
Joint Knowledge Sharing and Business Opportunities Webinar on Livable Cities
28 June–2 July 2021 via Zoom
Republic of Korea-ADB Urban Development Forum
Applications of Smart Technologies
Asia and the Pacific is home to more than 2.1 billion urban residents or 60% of the world’s urban
population. With cities seen as engines of growth, urbanization is widely recognized as an economic
catalyst transforming the lives of millions and improving their living conditions.
Despite growing economies delivering results, this growth lack of infrastructure and services, and environmental
has not been uniform and basic needs remain unmet for degradation. And these challenges paved the way for new
millions of people in the region’s cities. Urbanization and innovative ways of managing cities, which has been
also brings serious environmental consequences. replicated in other cities and new urban development in
Infrastructure deficits coupled with the persevering the Republic of Korea.
challenges and vulnerabilities of the region to climate
change and disasters as well as pandemics, there is risk This event is designed to share knowledge and solutions
of losing development gains achieved so far. to help with urbanization challenges focusing on Korean
experiences and enterprises’ expertise. The event aims
The COVID-19 pandemic is a major setback in this to find out how Korean cities faced these challenges,
regard. Governments must re-evaluate their growth and how they currently leverage digital technologies
and consumption patterns moving forward to ensure to develop new urban services that improve cities’
inclusive and sustainable prosperity and opportunities operational performance, provide greater transparency
for all. and more interaction with citizens, and reduce the local
environmental impact and inequalities.
Korean cities have made remarkable progress in the
last 60 years. Rapid economic growth during the The knowledge sessions, which are co-organized by ADB
industrialization in the 1960s–1970s raised living and the Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) , will
standards considerably, and it also saw the emergence frame the context with highlighting the challenges faced
of urban development challenges over the decades in each urban subsector. The sessions will emphasize
as new development gains are achieved. Seoul, for solutions that worked and others that did not work and
example, had to face a massive rural-urban exodus, why. Each session will feature solutions that worked with
which caused housing shortages, increase in slum areas, potential applications in DMCs.
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AGENDA AND PROFILE OF SPEAKERS
Monday, 28 June 2021 • 2:00–4:00 p.m. (GMT +8, Manila time)
Republic of Korea-ADB Business Opportunities Webinar (by invitation)
Session 1: Procurement System and Process
Welcome Remarks
Chong-hwa Lee
Director General, Development Finance Bureau
Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance
Chong-hwa Lee is the Director General of the Development Finance Bureau, the Ministry of Economy and
Finance of the Republic of Korea where he is in charge of multilateral and bilateral development cooperation.
Prior to this role, he served as the Director General of the Presidential Special Commission on Income-led
Growth and Deputy Adviser to the President for economic affairs. He also worked in various economic fields,
including budget compilation, trade coordination, industry policy, and price policy as a director. He was a visiting
scholar at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Florida State University. He earned his master’s degree in
Industrial Administration from Purdue University.
About the Ministry of Ministry of Economy and Finance
The Ministry of Economy and Finance is committed to developing a strong economy and building growth
engines through the concerted efforts of its offices and bureaus. The Ministry works to ensure macroeconomic
and financial stability, effective policy coordination, efficient allocation of national resources, fiscal soundness,
rational tax policies, and robust international cooperation.
Robert Guild
Chief Sector Officer, Sustainable Development and
Climate Change Department (SDCC), Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Robert Guild is Chief Sector Officer of the Asian Development Bank. He is responsible for ADB-wide technical
collaboration, innovation, and knowledge management for sector groups in transport, energy, urban, water,
education, health, and finance. He is also responsible for management and resource mobilization for 19 bank-
wide trust funds covering all sectors. He has been with the Asian Development Bank since 2003.
He is an expert on infrastructure investment for social and economic development. He has advised governments,
the private sector, and multilateral institutions in over two dozen countries in Asia, the Pacific, and Latin America
on public investments, public-private partnerships, and national and regional development plans. He holds
degrees in civil engineering, public administration, urban and regional planning, and international development.
Robert began his career as an engineer in the United States and has worked extensively for bilateral and
multilateral agencies in international development. He has held faculty appointments at universities in the
United States, the Pacific region, and New Zealand.
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ADB Procurement Processes and Systems
Lila Mallory
Senior Procurement Specialist, ADB
Lila Mallory is a Senior Procurement Specialist at the Asian Development Bank and is based in Manila covering
the Philippines portfolio. She was admitted as a lawyer in New South Wales, Australia working in corporate law
firms before moving to Development Organizations.
She worked as a Procurement Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) covering the
Caribbean. Prior to this, she was a Legal Specialist in the Procurement Department of the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy. She also worked as a Procurement Officer for United
Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS) in Jerusalem.
Lila has comprehensive knowledge and experience in public procurement procedures and regulations. She also
has strong interpersonal skills enhanced through working with government as well as at the grass-roots level
with direct beneficiaries.
Session 2: Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA)
Presentation on CDIA
Lara Arjan
Urban Development Specialist, ADB
Lara Arjan is an Urban Planner with over 20 years of experience in program design, management, monitoring
and evaluation. Lara holds two master’s degrees, one in Environmental Sciences and one in Urban and Regional
Planning and Development. She has worked with national, multilateral, local governments, the private sector
and NGOs. Prior to joining ADB, Lara worked as a Senior Urban Planner for the City of Edmonton, Canada.
She has also worked extensively in the Middle East and North Africa regions across a range of projects including
urban planning, water resource management, environment, peace building, private public partnerships, health,
youth civic engagement, social entrepreneurship, and governance.
At the Asian Development Bank, she is an Urban Development Specialist and manages the Cities Development
Initiative for Asia (CDIA) Trust Fund.
Neil Chadder
Program Manager, CDIA
Neil Chadder is an Urban Development Specialist with over 40 years of experience in the sector who has
undertaken assignments throughout Asia and Africa. He holds overall responsibility for the management
of the CDIA team of experts to ensure implementation of the CDIA program and the delivery of Strategy
2018–2022. He takes a key role in the preparation, implementation and linking to financing of selected CDIA
project preparatory studies. Neil is the Project Manager for the on-going Additional Financing - Dushanbe
Water Supply and Sanitation Project and the Urban Development and Climate Resilience in Bac Kan and Ha
Nam Provinces, Viet Nam Project. He has been leading the development of CDIA’s project pipeline in India,
Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, and Viet Nam with particular focus on working with the EAKPF.
Session 3: Overview of ADB’s Operational Priority on Livable Cities
Presentation on OP4
Manoj Sharma
Chief of Urban Sector Group, SDCC, ADB
Manoj Sharma is leading ADB’s efforts on ‘Making Cities More Livable’ following a cross-sector and cross-
thematic approach of providing integrated solutions. Manoj has 28 years of experience working with ADB
and the Government of India. He has led multi-sector teams for designing and implementing complex and
innovative projects for urban infrastructure and economic corridors development in several countries in Asia.
Manoj has also supported the strategic development of the urban, water and industrial sectors at ADB and the
countries in Asia.
Moderator
Hong Soo Lee (To be confirmed)
Senior Urban Specialist (Smart Cities),
Sector Advisory Service Cluster, SDCC, ADB
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Tuesday, 29 June 2021 • 2:00–3:30 p.m. (GMT +8, Manila time)
Knowledge Sharing – Digital Solutions for Better Service Delivery
Welcome Remarks
Seong-ik Oh
Director, Overseas Construction Policy Division,
Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Seong-ik Oh is a director in charge of overseas construction policy, responsible for the Republic of Korea’s
overseas construction industry, which includes supporting Korean companies’ worldwide development of
energy plants, infrastructures and cities, and their implementation of public-private partnerships (PPP) and
managing infrastructure funds for the overseas construction. He is also an adjunct professor at the Graduate
School of Public Administration, Yonsei University.
He earned his PhD degree from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University.
About the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MoLIT) is the Korean government agency in charge of land,
infrastructure and transport policy. As the main ministry of urban policy, MoLIT builds smart cities for generating
future growth engines. MoLIT also addresses urban issues for better lives by connecting key technologies of the
Fourth Industrial Revolution with urban infrastructures for transport, safety, energy, and others.
Xiaohong Yang
Chief Thematic Officer, SDCC, ADB
Xiaohong Yang is the Chief Thematic Officer of ADB’s Sustainable Development and Climate Change
Department. Prior to her current assignment, she was the ADB’s Country Director for Pakistan where she led the
ADB’s operational, knowledge and partnership efforts to building up key infrastructure, institutions and reforms
in the area of energy, transport, water, urban, agriculture, finance, social sector, and public-private partnerships.
Xiaohong joined ADB in 1998. Her extensive experience in sustainable development includes two decades
leading the ADB’s work in two regional operational departments. Between 2013 and 2016, she was the Director
for Transport and Communications Division working for ten Central and West Asia Countries, and from 2002
to 2012 she held increasingly responsible positions including principal transport economist and lead transport
specialist in the East Asia Department. Prior to joining ADB, she worked with the World Bank as a financial
specialist for five years.
A national of the People's Republic of China (PRC), Xiaohong holds a postgraduate master’s degree in
Economics from Peking University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance from the Shanghai University of
Finance and Economics, PRC. She is a Certified Public Accountant.
Republic of Korea-ADB Urban Development Forum: Applications of Smart Technologies 5 Panel presentation and virtual roundtable discussion: Context setting: “Challenges Faced by Korean Cities and Solutions: What Worked and What Didn't Work” Yun-seok Jung Senior Manager, Transportation Policy Division, Seoul Metropolitan Government Yun-seok Jung is a senior manager with a background in ICT and transport policy, planning, and development. He has a wealth of experience in supporting local government-wide initiatives and projects in ICT-based urban transportation. Before joining the Seoul Metropolitan Government, he worked at the Institute of Information and Communications Technology Planning and Evaluation, a quasi-government entity affiliated with the Ministry of Science and ICT in the Republic of Korea. Abouth the Seoul Metropolitan Government The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is the administrative organization of Seoul, the capital city of the Republic of Korea. In just five decades, it has experienced explosive demographic and economic growth accompanied by the rapid expansion of public infrastructure, the advancement of technology and its use in policymaking. SMG has initiatives to promote low-carbon transition such as public transportation reform and green urban regeneration to contribute to its goal of building a greener and more sustainable city. Presentations on solutions: • “Data Hub Platform for Smart Cities” Seung-myeong Jeong Senior Researcher, Autonomous IoT Research Center Korea Electronics Technology Institute Seung-myeong Jeong received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Computer Science from the Ajou University in the Republic of Korea in 2009 and 2011, respectively. Before he joined KETI, he worked as a Junior Researcher at Advanced Standard R&D Lab., CTO Division, LG Electronics in Seoul. His research interests are on IoT middleware platforms (e.g., oneM2M) and interworking technologies. He is an active member of oneM2M standardization and now serves as the vice-chairman of oneM2M Architecture WG. He is also involved in R&D projects pertaining to semantic interoperability collaborating EU consortium and cognitive IoT R&D project in the Republic of Korea. About KETI KETI is a leading R&D institute specializing in electronics and ICT under the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Since its establishment in 1991, KETI has led the growth of small and midsize enterprises in the high-tech industry. • “Integrated Platform Systems of Infrastructure in Smart Cities Based on Digital Twin Solutions” Simon Jeon Manager, Global Business Department, Korea Land and Geospatial InformatiX Corporation Simon Jeon is a manager of Global Business Department of LX. He is in charge of various capacity building projects in the field of land administration and geospatial information and has participated in Digital Twin Project of LX. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Actuarial and Financial Mathematics (2009) and honors degree in Mathematical Statistic (2010) from the University of Pretoria before joining LX in 2016. Abouth LX LX is a quasi-government organization under the oversight authority of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Its major activities include cadastral surveys and R&D related to cadastral system as well as building a nationwide database system that contains cadastral information. The organization also carries out various spatial information projects, including smart city-digital twin project.
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• “Smart Solutions for Resilience”
Joo-hyun Lee
Deputy General Manager, Business Strategy Department,
Smart City Association
Joo-hyun (Julian) Lee is a smart city expert with a background in geo-spatial information system (GIS) and
international business management. He implemented various projects related to GIS/LIS and smart city ordered
from Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Korea EXIM Bank, and World Bank, among others. Before
he joined Smart City Association, he worked at Geomexsoft.,Ltd., Asia Aero Survey Co., Ltd., and Marketon
Venture Partners Consulting Corp.
About the Smart City Association
The Smart City Association established the Korea U-City Association in 2006, greatly contributing to the
development of U-City in Korea and established the Smart City Association as a legal association in 2018 under
the approval of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The Smart City Association aims contribute
to balanced national development and improve the quality of life of citizens. Smart City Association is also
contributing to the development and invigoration of industries through its smart city integrated platform
Infrastructure construction project and establishment of smart city-related core technology standardization
and certification system.
Moderator
Sunghoon Kris Moon (To be confirmed)
Urban Development Specialist,
Sector Advisory Service Cluster, SDCC, ADB
Republic of Korea-ADB Urban Development Forum: Applications of Smart Technologies 6
Wednesday, 30 June 2021 • 2:00–3:30 p.m. (GMT +8, Manila time)
Knowledge Sharing – Integrated Water Management: Digital Solutions and Governance
Panel presentation and virtual roundtable discussion:
Context setting:
• “Challenges Faced by Korean Cities in the Water Sector and Solutions: What Worked and What
Didn't Work”
Sang-young Park
Principal, Global Business Division,
Korea Water Resource Corporation (K-Water)
Sang-young Park is a water resource management specialist with a background in integrated water resource
management (IWRM), smart water management, and climate change mitigation measure. He worked at Korea
Water Forum as an Executive Director and ADB Indonesian Residence Mission as an international consultant.
Currently, he works for the Korea-Mekong Water Resources Management Research Center, which promotes
and improves the Mekong-Republic of Korea cooperation on sustainable and integrated water resources
management.
About the Korea Water Resource Corporation
K-water (Korea Water Resource Corporation) is a government enterprise, which specializes in water resource
management in the Republic of Korea. Since its inception in 1967, K-water has been responsible for developing
water resources, constructing and managing water supply facilities, and building industrial complexes and new
towns. K-water has played a pivotal role in fulfilling its contemporary mission of developing the Korean economy.
Presentations on solutions:
• “Smart Metering and Control System”
Sam Kim
Director, Overseas Sales,
Shindoga Electronics
Sam Kim is currently in charge of the overseas marketing of Shindonga Electronics (SDE). He was already
engaged in electronic products marketing for 20 years before he joined SDE.
Abouth the Shindoga Electronics
SDE is an electronic parts manufacturer equipped with surface amount technology (SMT) facilities and
processes, including manual insertion, assembly, test, and inspection of raw and subsidiary materials against
environmental contaminants.
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• “Intelligent Platform with Water Leakage Management”
Sang-hoon Cha
CEO, WI. Plat
Sang-hoon Cha is a smart city expert with a background of IoT platform, digital transformation, and smart energy
management of water supply system. He brings experience to support smart water management initiatives
and projects in urban development. Before he founded WI.Plat in 2020, he worked in K-water (Korea Water
Resource Corporation) for 23 years.
About WI.Plat
WI.Plat is a water-related startup established through financial support from K-water and the Korean
government. Using IoT, artificial intelligence, and cloud technologies, WI.Plat has developed technologies that
help non-professionals easily find water leaks. WI.Plat is contributing to the achievement of water leakage
reduction in developing and underdeveloped countries suffering from water leakage in water supply system.
• “Diagnostic and Rehabilitation of Old Water Pipelines and Water Quality Management”
Dong-hoon Cha
Director, Water Planning and Development Center,
Seoul Water (Arisu)
Dong-hoon Cha is responsible for research project management and research water policy such as efficient
asset management in water infrastructure and digital transformation for water utilities. Before he joined SWI,
he designed water and wastewater treatment facility and researched water resource management and demand
side management in private companies.
About Seoul Water
Seoul Water (Arisu) is Seoul Waterworks Authority of Seoul Metropolitan Government and has a history of
over 110 years and has been supplying tap water to 10 million Seoul citizens.
Since the opening of the headquarters in 1989, Seoul Water has been promoting efficient management
rationalization and organizational improvement.
Moderator
Terry Cho (To be confirmed)
Senior Urban Development Specialist (Waste Management),
Sector Advisory Service Cluster, SDCC, ADB
Republic of Korea-ADB Urban Development Forum: Applications of Smart Technologies 9
Thursday, 1 July 2021 • 2:00–3:30 p.m. (GMT +8, Manila time)
Knowledge Sharing – Energy Management System in Urban Context
Panel presentation and virtual roundtable discussion:
Context setting:
• “Challenges Faced by Korean Cities in the Energy Sector and Solutions: What Worked and What
Didn't Work”
Mi-young Kim
Assistant Director, Low-carbon Policy Division,
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
Mi-young Kim began her career as a government official in Jeju Province in 1990. She worked on various areas,
including information technology, energy, and smart grid. She transferred to the Low-carbon Policy Division in
August 2020. She is the representative for facilitating policies for carbon-free island Jeju 2030; installing green
mobility infrastructure, establishing hydrogen energy economy; and accelerating shift to renewable energy.
About Jeju Province
Jeju Province is one of the nine provinces of the Republic of Korea, south off the coast of the Korean Peninsula.
The island contains lots of special geographical sites listed by UNESCO on the Biosphere Reserve (2002),
World Natural Heritage (2007), and Global Geoparks of Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes (2010). The province
aims to become neutral carbon by shifting to new and renewable energy and creating a new integrated model
of energy and mobility.
Presentations on solutions:
• “Distributed Energy System using Renewable Energy and
Energy Storage System Management”
Hyeong-ig Kim
Senior Researcher, New Energy Business Planning Department,
Hyundai Electric and Energy Systems Co., Ltd.
Hyeong-ig Kim is a power system engineer and a power system economist. He has expertise in electricity
market, energy policy, and energy storage system. He is currently a Senior Researcher at Hyundai Electric
and Energy Systems Co., Ltd., Korea. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Seoul
National University.
About Hyundai Electric
Hyundai Electric is a Seoul-based electrical equipment manufacturer and energy solution provider. It is currently
expanding its ICT-integrated energy solutions business.
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• “Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Smart Metering Management”
Stephan Gug-won Youn
Senior Managing Director, NuriFlex
Stephan Youn is a smart metering system expert with a background in electrical engineering and software and
system development. He has about 20 years’ experience in AMR/AMI/AMM/SPPM system and also worked as
ADB AMI Consultant for the preparation of ADB-funded tender and as Customer’s Project Management Unit
Consultant for the implementation of the projects.
About NuriFlex
NuriFlex utilizes telecommunication technologies and applied solution to supply convergent solution of
divergent field such as Advanced Metering Infrastructure business; Energy Management system for factory,
building, and home; Barcode/RFID utilized Auto-ID; and smart grid and new renewable energy. All these
supplies provide Energy IoT Solution, which is necessary to build micro grid and smart grid using diverse wire/
wireless communication network.
• “Building Energy Management System”
Ju-myon Park
CEO, ZeroEN
Ju-myon Park obtained his master's and doctoral degrees in environmental and energy engineering from Texas
A&M University, USA. He has been a professor at Yonsei University for about 15 years and is currently an
adjunct professor in the Department of Climate Environment and Energy Convergence at Shinhan University.
He contributed to the reduction of national greenhouse gas emissions by working as a part of a joint working
group for the Korea Emissions Tracking System.
About ZeroEN
ZeroEN provides service in energy and environmental R&D, global standardization research, and consulting.
The company supports the government’s plan of transitioning towards zero energy buildings by providing
knowledge in national and world-wide zero energy standard implementation plan and related technology.
Moderator
Lara Arjan (To be confirmed)
Urban Development Specialist,
Sector Advisory Service Cluster, SDCC, ADBRepublic of Korea-ADB Urban Development Forum: Applications of Smart Technologies 11
Friday, 2 July 2021 • 2:00–3:30 p.m. (GMT +8, Manila time)
Knowledge Sharing – Green Public Transportation and New Transit;
Smart City Development through K-City Network
Panel presentation and virtual roundtable discussion:
Context setting:
• “Challenges Faced by Korean Cities in the Transport Sector and Solutions: What Worked and What
Didn't Work”
Tae-hyung Kim
Director and Senior Research Fellow, Center for Smart City and Transport,
Korea Transport Institute
Tae-hyung Kim currently works as a director of Center for Smart City and Transport at the Korea Transport
Institute (KOTI). Since he joined KOTI in 2005, he has been involved in various studies and research projects
related to intelligent transport systems (ITS) and smart mobility in smart city. He worked as a Senior Transport
Specialist in Transport and ICT Global Practice at the World Bank from the year 2015 to 2017. He earned his
Ph.D. degree in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Maryland,
College Park.
About the Korea Transport Institute
The Korea Transport Institute (KOTI) is an official research agency for the government of the Republic of
Korea. KOTI provides recommendations and alternatives for the nation’s transport policy and to create the
optimal transport system through specialized research and technical innovations.
Presentations on solutions:
• “Mobile Transportation Card System and Advanced Public Transportation System”
Sue Hyun-suk Park
General Manager, International Cooperation Team,
ITS Korea
Sue Park works at the international cooperation team in ITS Korea. She joined ITS Korea in 2009 as a member
of organizing committee of 17th Busan ITS World Congress co-hosted by ITS Korea, where she was part of the
program committee.
She has been working to promote Korean Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and to strengthen the
international networks with overseas countries by hosting ITS events and knowledge sharing workshops.
She obtained a master's degree in Urban and Transportation Engineering from Kongju National University
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About ITS Korea
ITS Korea was established in year 1999 to leverage Korea’s advanced ITS technologies to drive new global trend
of ITS services. ITS Korea serves as a bridge for private and public sectors and academia and contributes to the
development of ITS field through various research, policy consultation, and technology promotion.
• “Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure”
Hyung-jin Joo
CEO, ChargEV
Hyung-jin Joo has been in the electronic vehicle (EV) charging business industry for over 10 years. He started
the EV charging business in POSCO ICT Corp., a major ICT company in Korea and then spin-off to ChargEV
corp. in 2019. His background is IT engineering and Energy Storage System business. Before joining POSCO ICT
Corp., he worked at Alcatel-Lucent Corp.
About ChargEV
ChargEV spun off from POSCO ICT in 2019, and its major shareholders are POSCO ICT and KT. The company
has business relationships with several manufacturer such as Hyundai Motors, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Jaguar
Landrover, and Nissan. ChargeEV now has11,000 charging points and more than 60,000 subscribers.
• “Bus Rapid Transit System”
So-young Iris You
Principal Researcher, Innovative Transport Policy Division,
Korea Railroad Research Institute
So-young Iris You is a principal researcher of Innovative Transport Policy Division at Korea Railroad Research
Institute (KRRI). Her research interests focus on advanced technology applications in public transportation
systems engineering, including Super Bus Rapid Transit (S-BRT), On-demand Mobility Systems, and Planning
for a User-friendly Transit Center. She holds a Ph.D. from University of California, Irvine. Prior to that, she was a
researcher at the Korean Transportation Institute (KOTI).
About KRRI
KRRI was established to contribute to the development of state and business industries through continuous
R&D in the fields of railroad, public transportation, logistics, and the spreading of its work. Since its establishment
in 1996, KRRI has achieved the globalization of railroad traffic technology with 400 specialized researchers and
300 forms of high technology research equipment.
• “Latest Smart City Development Demands and KIND’s Support Program”
Ryan Kwang-bok Lee
Director, Overseas Infrastructure and Economic Research Department,
Korea Overseas Infrastructureand Urban Development Corporation (KIND)
Ryan Kwangbok Lee is a director in charge of operating K-City Network - Korean government’s smart city
development support program for overseas governments. He works at Korea Overseas Infrastructure and Urban
Development Corporation (KIND) as director of program management, director of real estate investment, and
currently as the head of research. Before he joined KIND, he worked in private sector as East Africa regional
director and Energy/ICT/ Infrastructure project manager at Samsung C&T Corporation.
About KIND
KIND is an organization established in June 2018 by the government of the Republic of Korea in accordance
with the Overseas Construction Promotion Act enforced on 25 April 2018 to proactively support global
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) business. KIND supports Korean companies for project planning, feasibility
studies, project information, and project bankability. KIND aims to contribute to life quality improvement and
sustainable growth in the partner countries.
Moderator
Vickie Antonio (To be confirmed)
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