SEOUL
DEFENSE
DIALOGUE
2026
2026 서울안보대화
2026. 9. 7. Mon - 9.9. WED
The Grand Lotte Seoul
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Seoul Defense Dialogue

In the age of Turbulence,
we seek new pathways toward coexistence.
As we convene the 15th Seoul Defense Dialogue,
we cordially invite you to join us for a SDD of
solidarity and cooperation in pursuit of lasting peace.

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Speaker

KIM Heejun
Commentator, YTN
KIM Heungkyu
Chancellor, Korea National Diplomatic Academy
CHOI Byung-il
Professor, The Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University
AHN, Gyuback
Minister of National Defense, Republic of Korea
Jaromir ZUNA
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic
Gilberto TEODORO
Secretary of National Defense, Philippines
Kiryowa KIWANUKA
Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Uganda
Elias KAPAVORE
Minister, Ministry of Defence, Papua New Guinea
Kevin BROSSEAU
Sr. Assoc. Deputy Minister of National Defence, Department of National Defence, Canada
CHUNG Eui-hae
Deputy Minister for Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
Desmond CHOO
Minister of State, Ministry of Defence, Singapore
Baasandamba DASHTSEDEN
Vice Minister, Ministry of Defence, Mongolia
Janne KUUSELA
Vice Minister/Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Finland
CHUN Chaesung
Professor, Seoul National University/East Asia Institute
KIM Hong-cheol
Deputy Minister for National Defense Policy, Ministry of National Defense, Republic of Korea
Frank JANNUZI
President and CEO, Mansfield Foundation
Hideshi TOKUCHI
President, Research Institute for Peace and Security
Andrei Lankov
Professor, Kookmin University
LEE Jae-Seung
Director, Ilmin International Relations Institute Korea University
PAIK Wooyeal
Professor, Yonsei University
Jonathan CAVERLEY
Senior Fellow for Defence Strategy and Industrial Policy, IISS
Collin KOH
Senior fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Ian BOWERS
Professor of International Security, Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies
신성호
서울대학교 국제대학원 원장
김소영
KAIST 국제협력처장
카랜 깁슨
CSIS 선임연구원
필립 라빈느
(전) NATO 최고 군사혁신사령관
에룬 판 데르 플루트
국방부 정보화 책임관
SOHN Injoo
Professor, Seoul National University
PARK Young-June
Director-General of the Research Institute, Professor, Korea National Defense University
Cosmin DOBRAN
Director for Peace, Partnerships and Crisis Mgt., EEAS
Devanand RAMIAH
Director of Crisis Readiness, Response & Recovery, United Nations Development Programme
Rory LOGAN
Chief of Operations, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
JUNG Heon Joo
Professor, Yonsei University
PARK Wonkyu
Executive Vice President, SI Analytics
Elie TABCHOURI
EVP & General Manager, International Government, Vantor
Clayton SWOPE
Deputy Director of the Aerospace Security Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Sugio TAKAHASHI
Research Director, National Institute for Defense Studies
LEE Dahyun
Senior Researcher, Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Daniel BRUTLAG
Senior Director, Product, BlackSky
LEE Sangkyun
Associate Professor, Korea University
Timothy STEVENS
Professor of International Security, King's College London
Sejoon PAK
CEO, Theori
Stephen MADDOX
Director, Joint Cyber Center, USFK
Sami KHOURY
Former Gov. of Canada Senior Official for Cyber
KIM Jeong Nyeo
Principal Researcher, Electronics &Tellecommunicatios Research Institute

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