Risk Sciences Colloquium: 2026 International Workshop on Risk and Insurance
Published 08 May, 2026
June 29, 2026 (Mon) | Time: 10:00-16:45 KST
Venue: Diamond Hall, 3rd Floor, Conference Center, FKI Tower, Seoul, Korea
Hosts
- Prof. Kwangmin Jung (POSTECH)
- Prof. Zhiyu (Frank) Quan (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
- Prof. Himchan Jeong (Simon Fraser University)
- Korea Insurance Research Institute (KIRI)
Agenda & Speakers
| Session 1: AI Revolution and Cyber Risks |
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| Speakers: |
Prof. Arthur Charpentier (Université du Québec à Montréal) Prof. Ruo (Alex) Jia (Geneva Association; Peking University) Prof. Maochao Xu (Illinois State University) |
| Discussion Panelists: |
Yongmin Choi (Former Executive Director, Munich Re Korea) Dr. Jaehee Son (Research Fellow, Korea Insurance Research Institute) |
| Session 2: Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events | |
| Speakers: |
Prof. Qihe Tang (UNSW Sydney) Prof. Jose Garrido (Concordia University) Prof. Peng Shi (University of Wisconsin-Madison) |
| Discussion Panelists: |
Dr. Jiseok Byeon (Former Director of the Disaster Insurance Division, Ministry of the Interior and Safety) Dr. Jinhyeon Han (Research Fellow, Korea Insurance Research Institute) |
| Session 3: Insurance Data Science and Market Innovations | |
| Speakers: |
Prof. X. Sheldon Lin (University of Toronto) Prof. Runhuan Feng (Tsinghua University) Prof. Tim Boonen (The University of Hong Kong) |
| Discussion Panelists: |
Dr. Yunsang Song (Former CEO, Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance) Seungsoo Kwon (Managing Director, Korean Re) |
Registration
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided (Korean-English)
There is no registration fee.
Please register via the Google Form: https://forms.gle/KPXegZdcc4bstjtJA
Inquiries: hjy010131@postech.ac.kr (Junyeop Ha, Researcher at POSTECH)
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