Join Dr. Jung-Woo Ha, Senior Secretary to the President for AI & Future Planning (Republic of Korea), as he shares how Korea is positioning itself as Asia’s AI hub. Drawing from his leadership in national policy and at NAVER’s AI Lab, Dr. Ha will discuss Korea’s sovereign AI strategy, and efforts to align AI innovation with public trust and global collaboration. Find out more on how Korea is shaping the future of responsible and competitive AI.

Dr. Richard Dasher, Director of the US-Asia Technology Management Center, will serve as moderator.

About our speaker:

Dr. Ha is a pioneer bridging AI research, industry, and national policy, currently overseeing Korea’s AI and future strategies at the ​Office of the President​ (since June 2025). His career spans academia, tech leadership, and governance.

At ​NAVER​ (2015–2025), he led the AI Lab and spearheaded ​HyperCLOVA X​, Korea’s flagship large language model, driving global AI innovation. He also co-directed joint AI research centers with KAIST and SNU, advancing hypercreative AI systems.

In policy, he chaired the ​AI-Data Division​ of Korea’s Digital Platform Government Committee (2022–2025), shaping public AI infrastructure and governance. His research includes 50+ papers at NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR and projects like the ​KLUE Benchmark​ (Korean language understanding) and ​HyperCLOVA X Safety Framework​.

Recognized with the ​Young Engineer Award (2024)​, ​Prime Minister’s Software Contribution Award (2023)​, and ​NeurIPS Outstanding Reviewer (2x)​, he advocates for AI that balances innovation with societal impact.

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Our seminar series on "Topics in International Technology Management: Innovations in AI from Asia" continues until December 2, 2025.