{"686532":{"#nid":"686532","#data":{"type":"event","title":"The Nexus of Economic Security and Technology","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy Georgia Matters for South Korea: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003EGeorgia is home to some of the largest Korean investments in the United States, including Hyundai Motor Group\u2019s $7.6 billion Metaplant\u2013the biggest economic development project in state history\u2013and significant supply-chain growth across the state. \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESouth Korea is now one of Georgia\u2019s top foreign partners in manufacturing, job creation, and workforce development. Korean companies are strengthening the state\u2019s capabilities in advanced production, technology, clean energy, and training programs that support U.S. competitiveness and economic security. \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis public program brings together senior policymakers, industry experts, and academic leaders to examine the intersection of economic security, innovation, technology competition, and the United States\u2019 evolving partnership with South Korea. Ambassador Kyung-wha Kang will deliver opening remarks, followed by an academic session featuring experts on semiconductors, artificial intelligence, supply-chain resilience, and the future of U.S.-Korea technological cooperation. The conversation comes at a pivotal moment as both countries invest heavily in advanced technologies and seek to strengthen secure, resilient supply chains.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EParticipants:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAmbassador Kang Kyung-wha\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELee Sung-hwan, Director-General for Diplomatic Strategy and Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Lee Hyo-young, Associate Professor, Korean National Diplomatic Academy\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERyan Fedasiuk, Fellow, American Enterprise Institute\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMinjai Cho, Vice President of Absolics Business Innovation Division, SKC\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EJae Kim, President, Southeast U.S. Korean Chamber of Commerce\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EModerated by: Jenny Jun, Assistant Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPlease join the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs as we host the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a program on the ties between Georgia and South Korea.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Please join the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs as we host the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a program on the ties between Georgia and South Korea."}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2025-11-19 15:41:56","changed_gmt":"2025-11-19 15:44:32","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2025-12-01T11:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2025-12-01T12:45:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2025-12-01T12:45:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2025-12-01 16:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2025-12-01 17:45:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2025-12-01 17:45:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Scholars Event Theater, Room 1280, Price Gilbert Memorial Library","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"194683","name":"Talk"},{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEric Koob\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ekoob3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eekoob3@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}