As high oil costs derived from the US-Iranian conflict continue, an energy crisis is approaching the world due to the strong possibility of an Iran-Israel-US military conflict focused on the prevention of Iranian nuclear weapon development, and the nuclear power reactor incident in Japan caused by the East Japan earthquake and tsunami. A monopoly on natural energy resources by China, which has emerged as a G2 economy, has also heightened concern regarding an energy crisis among East Asian countries. In a spirit of openness brought by waves of democratization known as the ‘Jasmine Revolution’ among oil-producing Middle Eastern countries, we will discuss the future energy policy for the Korean economy by focusing on the energy crisis and its prospects.

- Moderator
CHANG, Man Key (Chairman, Korea Human Development Institute)

- Main Speaker
HONG, Suk Woo (Minister, Ministry of Knowledge Economy)

- Presenters & Discussants
WHANG, Jooho (President, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
SHIN, Jeong Shik (Chair Professor, Chung-Ang University)

- Rapporteur
CHO, Woo Jin (Professor, Tama University)