To encourage and facilitate academic research and scholarly cooperation among members, KPBC organizes events such as academic conferences and meetups.
Confirmed Speakers
Sze-Mei Yeung
Partner, Richards Buell Sutton LLP
"Intellectual Property Laws"
Tim W. Huh
Professor, UBC Sauder School of Business
"Hidden-City Travel and Its Impact on Airfare"
Woo Soo Kim
Professor, SFU Mechatronic Systems Engineering
"Mechatronics for Physical AI from Plants to Patients"
December 5, 2025 @ UBC Sauder School of Business
Sponsors: Consulate General of Korea in Vancouver, Vinker Foods
Speakers
Prof. Dal Yong Jin
Professor, School of Communication, SFU
"The Korean Wave in the Era of Digital Platforms: Understanding Hallyu as Legacy or Mythology"
https://www.sfu.ca/communication/people/faculty/dal-yong-jin.html
Prof. Min Hyung Ryu
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
"Respiratory Genomics for Precision Medicine in the Digital Health Era"
Dr. Sungoh Hwang
Head, Samsung R&D Canada (SRCA)
"Samsung R&D Canada: Introduction and Opportunities"
April 11, 2025 @ SFU Burnaby Campus
Speakers
Prof. Tae Hoon Oum
Professor Emeritus, Sauder School of Business, UBC
"Services Export/Import Trades"
Prof. Dongwoo Kim
Assistant Professor, Economics, SFU
"Tariff Wars"
Prof. Steven Y. Ko
Associate Professor, Computer Science, SFU
"Software Failure"
Prof. Chan Jeong Park
Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology, UBC
"Critical Consciousness" https://ecps.educ.ubc.ca/chan-jeong-park/
January 17, 2025
August 26, 2024 @ Consul General's Residence
June 27, 2024 @ SFU Downtown Campus
Speakers
Prof. Gyung-Ho Jeong
Associate Professor, Political Science, UBC
"Understanding the rules and issues in United States Elections"
Prof. Himchan Jeong
Assistant Professor, Statistics & Actuarial Science, SFU
"Insurance and risk classification: Equality vs Equity"
Prof. Woo Soo Kim
Professor, Mechatronic Systems Engineering, SFU
"Climate Resilience and Sustainable Agritech Innovation"
October 27, 2023 @ SFU Downtown Campus
Sponsors: Consulate General of Korea in Vancouver,
Speakers
Mr. Jongho Kyun
Consul General, Korean Consulate in Vancouver
"The History of Dokdo"
Prof. Gene Moo Lee
Associate Professor, Sauder School of Business, UBC
"AI and Business Analytics"
January 18, 2023 @ Consul General's Residence