Over the last 15 years, Jung-kyu Kim has traveled extensively throughout Asia and worked in the U.S., Canada, Japan, and Singapore. In 2008, he was one of the founding directors of ACA Investments, a Pan-Asian private equity firm headquartered in Singapore, and has a unique perspective on the development of the private-equity industry in Asia. Join us as Jung-kyu Kim discusses the latest investment trends and shares his refreshingly different views on private equity in various Asian markets.
Jung-kyu will also introduce his new book, The Great Equal Society, which he co-authored with renowned philosopher Young-oak Kim. He will explain why Confucianism may hold the key to solving China’s challenges in the 21st century and also examine how its timeless wisdom can be applied to current issues in the West, like the growing income gap and ethical lapses on Wall Street. From the practical to the philosophical, if you’re doing business in Asia, you will find this discussion relevant, as well as thought-provoking.
Friday, February 7, 2014 | 12:30 PM
Talk with Lunch Provided.
Explorer/Young Professionals (YPNs) and above: FREE
Members: $10
Non-members: $20
Young Professionals’ Network
Brown Bag Series
A Talk with Jung-Kyu Kim
Jung-kyu Kim is director of ACA Investments, a Pan-Asian private equity firm headquartered in Singapore. He has advised investmentors in various sectors including clean technology, media, IT, and healthcare, and has chaired and spoken at several regional private equity conferences. He is also a trilingual writer who has published works in English, Japanese, and Korean. He started his career at the Tokyo office of McKinsey & Company as a management consultant. He received a B.A. in Government from Harvard University and an MBA from INSEAD.
Eun S. Cho works in asset management as a Portfolio Manager with Victory Capital Management Inc., an asset management firm with $19 billion under management. Mr. Cho focuses on non-US small to mid cap companies with a focus on Emerging Markets . Prior to joining Victory, Mr. Cho worked as an analyst at Franklin Global Advisors where he specialized in Asia-Pacific small cap companies. Mr. Cho studied at both Columbia University, where he received a B.S. degree in Operations Research, and Jacksonville University, where he earned a B.S. degree in Engineering Physics. Mr. Cho has been involved with KACF from 2004, and served as co-chair of the fundraising committee of the KACF’s Steering Committee from 2005-2009. Mr. Cho also sits on the Board of Directors for Beyond the Boroughs, an organization providing scholarships to students. In addition, Mr. Cho serves as a Board member of the Columbia Engineering Development Council.
The Great Equal Society: Introducing Confucianism To The 21st Century
The most prominent thinker in Korea, Young-oak Kim, teams up with talented writer Jung-kyu Kim to finally reveal what Confucianism is all about – and to show its relevance in the ultramodern context of 21st -century China and the US. Confucianism is the guiding creed for a quarter of mankind, yet hardly anyone has explained it in plain terms – until now. Written in a style both intelligible and enjoyable for the global audience, The Great Equal Society distills the core ideas of the major Confucian classics and shows how their timeless wisdom can be applied to today’s world. It also introduces pragmatic suggestions emanating from Confucius and his followers for ensuring good governance, building a humane economy, and educating moral leaders.
