Business leaders gather to learn about fair trade policy direction

Dignitaries pose at the Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) Forum hosted by The Korea Times at the Plaza Hotel in Sogong-dong, downtown Seoul, Tuesday. From left are Park Moo-jong, The Korea Times president-publisher; Amy Jackson, American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in Korea president; Iain Jamieson, Visa Korea country manager; Thilo Halter, European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK) president; David-Pierre Jalicon, French Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) chairman; Zion Armstrong, adidas Group Korea managing director; Kim Hak-hyun, FTC vice chairman; James Kim, AMCHAM Korea chairman and Microsoft Korea country manager; Jeffrey D. Jones, Partners for the Future Foundation chairman; Jason WooSung Shin, BASF Korea managing director; Barbara Zollmann, Korea-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI) secretary general; Lee sir-goo, Kakao co-CEO; and Lee Chang-sup, Korea Times executive managing director. / Korea Times photo by Kwon Yuk

Groupe SEB Korea CEO Kay Paeng, second from right, and Volvo Trucks Korea Managing Director Kim Young-jae, right, listen to Korea Times President-Publisher Park Moo-jong’s opening speech.

FIL Asset Management Korea Country Head Michael Reed, left, and Sony Korea CFO Hidekazu Kudo, right, listen to FTC Vice Chairman Kim Hak-hyun’s speech.

ECCK President Thilo Halter, left, talks with adidas Group Korea Managing Director Zion Armstrong, right, and FKCCI Chairman David-Pierre Jalicon.

AMCHAM Korea President Amy Jackson, right, talks to AMCHAM Korea Chairman and Microsoft Korea Country Manager James Kim, left, and Visa Korea Country Manager Iain Jamieson.

A participant takes notes while FTC Vice Chairman Kim Hak-hyun delivers a speech.

LG Chem Senior Vice President Cho Kap-ho takes a photo during the forum.