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Conference (Please note that the language used in each session varies - check afternoon program below)
4 November, Busan Port International Exhibition & Convention Center (BPEX)

Time	Program	Speakers
09:00-09:30	Registration
09:30-10:20 50Min. *simultaneously Kor-Ger	Opening Session (Hall A & F) Opening Speech Prof. Dr. HyoJoon Kim (ADeKo Chairman) Welcome Address Georg Schmidt (German Ambassador to Korea) Congratulatory Speech, Video message Mi-Ae Choo (Democratic Party of Korea) Congratulatory Speech Mr. Axel Karpenstein (Director DAAD Tokyo/ DWIH Tokyo) Congratulatory Speech Marie Antonia von Schönburg (CEO of KGCCI) ADeKo Speech Prof. Dr. Sun-Uk Kim (Prof. Emer., School of Law, Ewha Womans University)
10:20-10:50 30Min.	Group Photo & Coffee Break
10:50-12:30 100Min. *simultaneously Kor-Ger	Plenary Session (Hall A & F) Prof. Dr. Yong-Pyo Hong (Former Minister of Unification) Dr. Anselm Christiansen (Gleiss Lutz) Simon Wegmann (Gleiss Lutz) Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eric Sax (Karlsruhe institute of Technology) Dr. Insuk Kim (ADeKo Direktor / President of KDGW)
12:30-13:50 80Min.	Lunch
13:50-15:30 100Min.	Thematic Session 1
15:30-15:50 20Min.	Coffee Break
15:50-17:30 100Min.	Thematic Session 2
17:30-17:50 20Min.	Closing

Hall / Meeting Room	Thematic Session 1 (13:50 - 15:30)	Thematic Session 2 (15:50 - 17:30)
Conference Hall A+F simultaneous interpretation KOR-GER (whole day)*	Beyond Division: 35 Years after German Reunification and Korean Youth Perspectives on the Peninsula Session Chair: Mr. Kihong Park	Higher Vocational Education - Connecting Strengths, Shaping the Future – Skilled Workforce Development and Education Systems in German-Korean Cooperation Session Chair : Prof.Dr. Chun-Shik Kim
Conference Hall B	ENG Future Mobility - Joint innovation and dialogue between research and industry on emerging mobility trends Session Chair : Prof.Dr. Eric Sax (KIT, Germany)	KOR Rethinking Reunification Education for the Next Generation Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Kyung-Keun Cho
Conference Hall C	KOR The Imaginaries of Global Youth Engaged in Boundary-Crossing Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Bogo Lee	KOR Sustainable Transition and Economic Security: Challenges in Energy, Climate, and Industrial Restructuring Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Soohan Bae
Conference Hall D Free Admission for Embassy / DAAD Session	KOR & ENG Study and Research in Germany – with Workshop Sessions by DAAD / German Embassy Session Chair: Dr. Axel Karpenstein
Conference Hall E	KOR Building a Southeastern Maritime Capital: The Future of Busan–Ulsan–Gyeongnam Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Jungho Rhee	KOR Far-Right Politics and Affective Geopolitics: Europe, Korea, and Global Challenges Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Jong-bub Kim
Meeting Room 1+2	KOR Rethinking Inter-Korean Relations on the 80th Anniversary of Liberation: Lessons from German Unification Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Jong Hee Lee	KOR A New Paradigm for Peace and Unification through Public Diplomacy Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Ki-wan Lee
Meeting Room 3	Round Table KOR The Changing Landscape of Development Cooperation in an Era of Complex and Multiple Crises Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Heon Joo Jung	KOR Global Governance in the AI Era Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Tu, Bo
Meeting Room 4	KOR Multifaceted Issues in Parliamentary Studies Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Inho Lee	Round Table KOR Enhancing Professionalism in Local Councils: Exploring the Policy Support Officer System Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Jaekwon Cha
Meeting Room 6+7	KOR New Horizons in Public Diplomacy: Current Trends and Emerging Agendas Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Hyeyoung Chang	KOR Next & Future Generations Shaping Public Diplomacy: Roles, Practices, and Challenges Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Boram Shin
Meeting Room 8+9	KOR Shifting World Order under Trump: Security and Economic Challenges and Prospects for Korea–Germany Cooperation Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Sunghoon Park	KOR Energy Geopolitics and Strategic Competition in the Era of Global Rivalry Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Soo-Suk Sohn