FKI, PIIE to Discuss Growth Strategies for the AI Era at International Conference on the 27th

[The Financial News] The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), together with the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE), will discuss growth strategies for the Korean economy in response to tariff tensions, supply chain realignment and the spread of artificial intelligence (AI). World Bank President Ajay Banga and economic experts from Korea and abroad will take part, examining changes in trade, industry and jobs.
FKI said on the 16th that it will hold the “2026 FKI-PIIE Joint International Conference” at 10 a.m. on the 27th at the Conference Center at FKI Tower in Seoul. The theme is “New Growth Strategies in an Era of Division: The Future of Trade, Industry and Jobs.”
World Bank President Ajay Banga will deliver the keynote address. This will be followed by a discussion on growth, jobs and economic resilience featuring PIIE President Adam Posen, Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI) President Jeongcheol and former Bank of Korea Governor Lee Chang-yong.
In the first session, PIIE Visiting Fellow Kimberly Clausing and Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI) Visiting Fellow Lee Jae-woo will examine global macroeconomic trends and the outlook after Trumponomics.
In the second session, World Bank Deputy Chief Economist Ayhan Kose and PIIE Senior Fellow Martin Chorzempa will discuss the effects of technological changes, including AI, on jobs and productivity. The final session will address trade policy and industrial strategies for responding to tariffs and supply chain realignment, with PIIE Senior Fellow Mary Lovely and PIIE Vice President Marcus Noland.
The program will examine together the effects of changes in the trade environment and technological advances on the economy as a whole. Registration is available in advance through the FKI website, and simultaneous Korean-English interpretation will be provided at the event.
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