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The World Knowledge Forum (WKF; Korean: 세계지식포럼) is a fete of knowledge, the biggest in Asia. It is also known as Asia’s Davos Forum (World Economic Forum). Established in October 2000, the World Knowledge Forum gathers more than 200 business and opinion leaders from around the world ranging from environmental and international organizations to world’s biggest corporations and institutions. These leaders predict the future and discuss possible solutions for problems that are already, or might become, an issue. The main aim is to highlight the importance of knowledge sharing towards a balanced prosperity of the global economy.
Since 2000 in conjunction with the Korea Knowledge Innovation (KKI) Award Ceremony, until 2010 known as the Korea Knowledge Management (KKM) Award Ceremony. Since 2012 the KKI Award is part of the ‘Korea Knowledge Award’ which is as well including the Knowledge Management Best Practice Award launched by the Ministry of Public Administration and Security in 2004.
From 2002-2013 in conjunction with the Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Award Ceremony.
In 2024 for the fist time not in Seoul.
Conference History:
25th WKF 2024, September 9-11, 2024, Incheon, South Korea
Conference Theme: Journey Towards Coexistence
- Day Topics:
Innovation Day
Inspire Day
Knowledge Day
“Knowledge” Sessions:
Navigating New Knowledge in the AI Era [Open Session] Life Long Learning: Perspective for Future of Executive Education
Award Ceremonies:
13th Korea Knowledge Management (KKM) Award Ceremony
24th WKF 2023, September 12-14, 2023, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: Techno Big Bang: Humanity on the Shoulders of Giants
- Clusters:
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Sessions:
Knowledge Diffusion: Improving Decisions through Patent Analytics
Award Ceremonies:
12th Korea Knowledge Management (KKM) Award Ceremony
23rd WKF 2022, September 20-22, 2022, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: Supercompensation: Restoring Global Prosperity & Freedom
- Forum Tracks:
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Sessions:
ReCulturing: How To Build Successful Cultures Through Learning
Why Community is Key in Web 3.0
How to Improve Current Deep Learning’s Blackbox Approach to AI
Award Ceremonies:
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22nd WKF 2021, September 14-16, 2021, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: Terra Incognita: Redesigning the Global Architecture
- Forum Tracks:
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Award Ceremonies:
(TBC) Korea Knowledge Award Ceremony, Sep 16
(Knowledge Innovation Award & Knowledge Management Best Practice Award)
Korea Smart City Awards 2021
21st WKF 2020, September 16-18, 2020, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: Pandenomics Perspective: Shaping New Global Symbiosis
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Award Ceremonies:
Korea Knowledge Award Ceremony
(Knowledge Innovation Award & Knowledge Management Best Practice Award)
Korea Smart-City Awards 2020
20th WKF 2019, September 25-27, 2019, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: Knowledge Revolution 5.0: Perspicacity Towards Prosperity for All
- Forum Tracks: Knowledge Revolution 5.0
Talent Pathways for the New Knowledge Revolution
Risk Management & Corporate Reputation
Insight 30′ Technology Trap
McKinsey Global Institute-Smart Cities
Global Energy Transition: ill-prepared fossil fuel phase-out and its impacts towards Global Climate Change
Conversation with the Successful Women Entrepreneurs
Creating Tomorrow’s Leaders
Combatting Air Pollution and Climate Change
Automation, Gig Economy, and the 21st Century Korean Economy
Award Ceremonies:
Korea Knowledge Award Ceremony, Sep 27
(Knowledge Innovation Award & Knowledge Management Best Practice Award)
19th WKF 2018, October 10-12, 2018, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: Collective Intelligence: Overcoming Global Pandemonium
- Sessions:
The Neuroscience of Storytelling in Business
Award Ceremonies:
Korea Knowledge Award Ceremony, Oct 12
(Knowledge Innovation Award & Knowledge Management Best Practice Award)
18th WKF 2017, October 17-19, 2017, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: Inflection Point: Towards New Prosperity
- Sessions:
Driving Innovation in the Data Economy
Award Ceremonies:
Korea Knowledge Award Ceremony, Oct 19
(Knowledge Innovation Award & Knowledge Management Best Practice Award)
17th WKF 2016, October 11-13, 2016, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: Aiming for Great Instauration
- Sessions:
Costa Rica’s Sustainable Knowledge Economy
Award Ceremonies:
Korea Knowledge Management (KKM) Award Ceremony, Oct 13
16th WKF 2015, October 20-22, 2015, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: Mapping the Zeitgeist
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Award Ceremonies:
Korea Knowledge Award Ceremony, Oct 22
(Knowledge Innovation Award & Knowledge Management Best Practice Award)
15th WKF 2014, October 14-16, 2014, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: Invigorating the Global Economy
- Sessions:
Collaborative Innovation Across Boundaries
The Road to Creative Economy
The Power of Collective Intelligence
Building Human Creative Capacity by Thinking from the Center: Think Collectively, Grow Globally
Award Ceremonies:
Korea Knowledge Award Ceremony, Oct 16
(Knowledge Innovation Award & Knowledge Management Best Practice Award)
14th WKF 2013, October 15-17, 2013, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: The “One Asia Metamorphosis”: The answer to a new social order and global solution
- Forum Track: Creativity
Building Creative Nations
The Secrets of the Creative City
IP Financing for the Creative Economy
Solo Speeches:
The Role of Knowledge in Accelerating the Drive to End Global Poverty and Build Shared Prosperity
Creative Economy & Creative Class
Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Award Ceremony
Korea Knowledge Award Ceremony, Oct 17
(Knowledge Innovation Award & Knowledge Management Best Practice Award)
Creative and Adaptive City Design Award
13th WKF 2012, October 9-11, 2012, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: The Great Breakthrough – New Solutions for Global Crisis: Leadership, Integritry, Creativity and Happiness
- Forum Track: Creativity
Best Practices from Awardees of KKM Award Ceremony
Best Practices from Awardees of Asian MAKE Award Ceremony
Bringing People Together through the Integrated Resort – A Force Multiplier
Game = More Than Virtual Reality
Social Innovation = The 3rd Industrial Revolution
Forum Track: Knowledge Concert
What is the Tipping Point for Electronic Vehicles?
Overcoming Barriers to Innovation
Innovation MegaProjects-Addressing 21st century Challenges with Innovation Ecosystems
Revving the Engine of Capitalism to Create New Private Wealth and Social Value
The difference between the Eastern and the Western Culture
The Ripple Effect-How to Make Positive Change Easier
Pragmatic Optimism in the Fight Against Poverty
“accounting 2.0” is shaping a more viable future for people and the planet
Overcoming obstacles
Evolving opportunities in the Middle East after the Arab Spring
Solo Speeches:
Delivering on Development – Harnessing Knowledge to Build Prosperity and End Poverty
Award Ceremonies: (Creativity Track)
Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Award Ceremony
Korea Knowledge Award Ceremony
(Knowledge Innovation Award & Knowledge Management Best Practice Award)
12th WKF 2011, October 11-13, 2011, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: The New Economic Crisis: Reforming Global Leadership & Asia’s Challenge
- Forum Track: Knowledge Revolution
Knowledge Revolution
Knowledge Productivity: The 21st Century Growth Engine for Value Creation
Asia-Applied Behavior Science
Nurturing Future Talent
Knowledge Management Case Studies: How Your Company Will Profit through KM
Forum Track: Others
Future Smart City
Solo Speeches:
Knowledge for Development
Award Ceremonies:
Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Award Ceremony
Korea Knowledge and Innovation (KKI) Awards Ceremony
11th WKF 2010, October 12-14, 2010, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: One Asia Momentum, G20 Leadership & Creatinnovation
- Breakout Sessions:
Young Leaders Roundtable: Creativity, Creativity, Creativity
Global CEO Roundtable: Creatinnovation=Competitiveness
Solo Speeches:
Creative Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Shaping the Networked Society
Award Ceremonies:
Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Award Ceremony
Korea Knowledge and Innovation (KKI) Awards Ceremony
10th WKF 2009, October 13-15, 2009, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: One Asia, New Economic order and Recovery
- Breakout Sessions:
Search, Knowledge and Answers: Future of Online Information
The Art of Creative Thinking
Special Sessions:
Knowledge Management Case Studies 1+2
Award Ceremonies:
Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Award Ceremony
Korea Knowledge and Innovation (KKI) Awards Ceremony
9th WKF 2008, October 14-16, 2008, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: Collabonomics (Collaboration + Economics) & Greater Asia
- Breakout Sessions:
Creative Business in the Virtual and Real World
INSEAD Session:
Networks and Innovations
Special Lectures:
Collaboration in the Shifting Knowledge Economy
Co-opetition
Proposal for the Global Knowledge Leaders
Special Sessions:
Knowledge Management Case Studies
Collabonomics by Design
Plenary Sessions:
Opening Plenary: CEO Round table – Collaboration as a Solution for Uncertainty
OECD Plenary: Creative Collaboration among Business, Academy and Government
Award Ceremonies:
Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Award Ceremony & Session, Oct 15
Korea Knowledge Management (KKM) Award Ceremony
8th WKF 2007, October 16-18, 2007, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: Wealth Creation & Asia
- Breakout Sessions:
IT Round table: From Web 2.0 to Web 3.0
Special Sessions:
MAKE Session: Knowledge Management Case Study
Award Ceremonies:
Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Award Ceremony & Session, Oct 17
Korea Knowledge Management (KKM) Award Ceremony
7th WKF 2006, October 17-19, 2006, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: Creative Economy
- Breakout Sessions:
Managing Risk in Creative Economy
INSEAD Session:
Managing Blue Ocean Projects
Leveraging Technology for Creativity
Branding in the Creative Economy
Managing Risk and Uncertainty in the Creative Economy
Special Lectures:
How Does Creativity Change Business Strategy? (Satellite)
The role of the creative class in the globalisation
Using Knowledge to Drive Organizational Performance
Managing a Creative Business Creatively: Making Magic and Logic Succeed Together
Dialogue: The Era of Creative Economy -Global Cooperation and Challenge
Plenary Sessions:
OECD Plenary: Intellectual Assets and Value Creation
Asia: CEO’s Round Table: Leadership in Creative Economy
Award Ceremonies:
Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Award Ceremony, Oct 18
Korea Knowledge Management (KKM) Award Ceremony
6th WKF 2005, October 10-12, 2005, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: Creativity & Collaboration: Foundation for the New Era
- Creativity Session:
Creativity Support Systems in Japan
Creativity Matters: Imagination, Purpose and Well-Being in Retirement
Creativity Development and Techniques
Building a Successful Culture for Innovation and its tie to Knowledge Management
Brain Exercise
INSEAD Session:
The Creative Challenge
Transformation in China and its impact on the rest of the world: the example of the Steel industry
Financial Resources & Capital Markets infrastructure – supporting Asia
Managing the Unknown: A New Approach to Managing Novel Projects
Special Lectures:
Igniting Creative Potential: An imperative for organizational survival and growth
The Dynamics of Creative Clusters Reputation, Connectivity, Diversity
Plenary Sessions:
Opening Plenary: Creativity in Corporate Management
Creativity Plenary: How Does Creativity Enable Us To Thrive As Individuals, Organizations, and Nations?
Award Ceremonies:
Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Award Ceremony, Oct 12
Korea Knowledge Management (KKM) Award Ceremony
5th WKF 2004, October 11-13, 2004, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: Partnership for Renewed Growth
- Breakout Sessions:
Innovative Business Ideas by Retail Knowledge Champions (Eland Session)
Dialogue with 3rd Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Winners
Challenges Facing Universities in Knowledge-based Economy (MOE Session)
Special Sessions:
Knowledge Management Case Studies I + II
Knowledge Management Update with 3rd Asian MAKE Winners
Special Lectures:
Special Lecture on Knowledge Management – Robert Sutton
Award Ceremonies:
Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Award Ceremony, Oct 12
Korea Knowledge Management (KKM) Award Ceremony
4th WKF 2003, October 14-17, 2003, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: Creating a New World Order and Economy
- Breakout Sessions:
World Knowledge Competitiveness Index 2003 / Master Class
Asia’s Most Admired Knowledge Companies (TELEOS Session)
Case Studies by KM Leaders / KM Workshop
Special Sessions:
Fostering SME Innovative Capability: ICT, Stakeholders and Development (GKP-IKED Session)
Creative Manpower and Creative Educational Environment (KT&G Session)
Challenges of Human Capital in Public Sector: Cases of Korea, China and Japan
Training for Creative Thinking
Global Cooperation to Bridge the Knowledge Gap (World Knowledge Corps Session)
Award Ceremonies:
1st Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Award Ceremony, Oct 17
Korea Knowledge Management (KKM) Award Ceremony
3rd WKF 2002, October 16-18, 2002, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: Knowledge in a World of Risks: A Compass Towards New Prosperity
- Breakout Sessions:
Women Entrepreneurs in Knowledge-based Business
Effective Knowledge Sharing Strategies
Country Knowledge Strategies: The Cases of Korea, China and Malaysia
Exporting Knowledge: Korea at the Cross Roads
Managing the Global Knowledge Network
Asian Knowledge Enterprises of the Year
Tools of Knowledge Management
Three Pillars for Building A Knowledge-Creating Organization
Special Lectures:
Leveraging Knowledge to Stimulate Industrial Innovation
Special Sessions:
Summit Meeting on World Knowledge Corps
Plenary Sessions:
World Bank Plenary: Harnessing Knowledge for Development: The Importance of Developing Strategies
Award Ceremonies:
Korea Knowledge Management (KKM) Award Ceremony
2nd WKF 2001, October 17-19, 2001, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: Drawing Roadmap for Knowledge Economy and Global Prosperity
- Breakout Sessions:
Socio-economic Imperatives for a Knowledge Economy
The Shape of the 21C Knowledge Corporation
Best Practices in Knowledge-Based Corporations
Special Lectures:
Knowledge Evolution: Expanding Organizational Intelligence
Development Strategies for Knowledge-Based Nations
China-The Next Knowledge Frontier
Plenary Sessions:
OECD Plenary: Leadership Required in Knowledge-Based Economy
MBN Plenary: World Brain: Sharing Knowledge for Global Prosperity
Workshops:
Build a Knowledge Sharing Organization
Award Ceremonies:
Korea Knowledge Management (KKM) Award Ceremony
1st WKF 2000, October 17-19, 2000, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Theme: Shaping the New Millennium with Knowledge
- Breakout Sessions:
Briefing on International Knowledge Partnership Initiatives
Government Policy Challenges in a Knowledge Economy
Funding Creation of Knowledge
Industrializing Knowledge
Transforming Korea into a Knowledge-Based Economy: Observation from the World Bank
Building a Knowledge-Driven Country: Netherlands
Winning Business Strategies, Surviving the Knowledge Economy
From Knowledge Management to Knowledge Markets
Building Knowledge Management Systems
e-Knowledge Management
Learning Revolution in the Knowledge Era
The Future of Universities in the Knowledge Era
Challenges and Opportunities Facing Media in the Knowledge Era
Special Sessions:
New Role of Individuals, Companies, and Nations in a Knowledge-based Society
Plenary Sessions:
Opening Plenary: Knowledge, New Economy & Global Prosperity
OECD Plenary: Catch the Train of the Knowledge Era: National Strategies
MBN Plenary: Nurturing Creative People
Award Ceremonies:
Maekyung – Booz Allen Knowledge Management Award
I am planning to be in Seoul during your Forum and if you are looking for an American speaker on the KORUS FTA and Trump’s trade policies, I would be delighted to join.
Best,
Tami Overby
McLarty Associates
Senior Advisor