Program

Business Summit

#Panel

ESG Management Session

May 26

SUNGWOO KIM KIM&CHANG / Head of Environment & Energy Research Institute

> Education

• Seoul School of Integrated Sciences & Technologies (aSSIST) (Ph.D., Business Administration,2010)

• Duke University (M.A., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1994)

• University of Louisville (B.A., Geoscience and (minor in) Mathematics, 1992)

• Korea University (Earth and Environmental Sciences, 1987-1988)

 

> Languages

• Korean and English 

 

> Experience

• Member of Civilian Advisory Committee on Commercial Negotiations, Ministry of Trade,Industry and Energy (2021-Present)

• Columnist, Korea Times (2021-Present)

• Member, Carbon Neutrality Committee under the Presidential Office (2021-Present)

• Kim & Chang (2018-Present)

• Board Member, International Emission Trading Association (IETA) (2017-2018)

• External Technical Expert on Accreditation, Green Climate Fund (GCF) (2015-2017)

• Adjunct Professor, Seoul National University and Korea University (2015-2020)

• Future External Advisory Group on Sustainability, World Bank (2012-2015)

• Regional Head of Asia Pacific in Climate Change and Sustainability (CC&S), KPMG (2011-2017)

• Head of Climate Change & Sustainability, Samjong KPMG (2008-2017)

• Team Leader, New Business Development Division and Investment & Energy BusinessDivision, POSCO (2000-2008)

• Special Researcher on Environmental Infrastructure and Planning, Saman Research &Development Center (1994-2000)

 

> Representative Activities

Awards

• Industrial Service Medal for his contribution in developing new energy business modelssuch as microgrid & smartgrid (2015)

• Commendation from the Prime Minister for his contribution in hosting the headquartersof the Green Climate Fund in Songdo (2012)

Publications/Activities

• Cool Business to Save the Earth (Publiter, 2018)

• Climate Finance (Co-author, CIR, 2018)

• Climate Change and Business Strategy (Co-author, CIR, 2015)

• Carbon Management (Co-author, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., 2013)

• Stakeholder Segmentation and Performance Analysis for Corporate to Comply withClimate Change (aSSIST, 2010)

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