South Korea is undertaking its most ambitious capital market reform in years—an agenda to strengthen corporate governance, expand investor protections, and unlock deeper access to global capital. What does this moment mean for international investors, and what will it take to finally close the Korea discount?
Join Namuh Rhee, Chairman of the Korea Corporate Governance Forum and a leading voice behind Korea's reform movement, for a keynote address, followed by a cross-border conversation with senior representatives from the Bank of Korea and two leading U.S. investment professionals on where the reforms stand, how Korea's macro landscape is reshaping its appeal, and what global capital needs to see next.
Keynote Speaker
Namuh Rhee, Chairman, Korea Corporate Governance Forum; Visiting Professor, Yonsei University
Panelists
A senior executive at a major Wall Street bank's private investing arm (confirmed)
A Representative from Financial Market Analysis, Bank of Korea
A Representative from Foreign Exchange Market Analysis, Bank of Korea
A senior buy-side investment analyst at a global asset management firm
Moderated by Mark Kim, President, Korea Finance Society
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Closing the Korea Discount: Capital Market Reform and the Macro Outlook
Monday, June 1, 2026 | 4:00 PM (EDT)
By Invitation
About the Speakers
Namuh Rhee
As Chairman of the Korean Corporate Governance Forum, Namuh Rhee is at the forefront of efforts to elevate corporate governance standards across the country, bringing nearly four decades of experience across Asia’s leading financial institutions. He has held senior leadership roles at Samsung Securities, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Nomura International, spanning Seoul, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Throughout his career he built a distinguished reputation as one of the foremost authorities on Korean equities.
His corporate governance credentials are underpinned by extensive board experience spanning financial services, media, start-up and chaebols, having served as a non-executive board member of BNK Financial Holdings, SBS, Hansol Holdings, Mando China Holdings, Korea Investment Trust, ABLBio, and Citibank Korea. Earlier in his career, he was appointed to the Finance Industry Development Review Committee of Korea’s Ministry of Finance and Economy, one of the government’s most senior advisory bodies. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BA in Economics from Seoul National University.
Mark Kim
Mark Kim is a Director at Anchorage Capital Advisors, a credit-oriented investment firm based in New York. At Anchorage, Mark is responsible for corporate credit investing across the capital structure, as well as business development and investor relations for Korea.
Before joining Anchorage, he worked at TPG Sixth Street Partners and started his career in the investment banking division at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York.
Mark serves as President of Korea Finance Society and received the Finance Excellence Award from the Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance for his contributions to the organization.
Mark holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics from Columbia University.