The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) said Tuesday it will launch a "Next-Generation Global CEO Program" to respond to the rapidly changing global trade environment and cultivate business leaders who will drive the future trade industry.
The program, running from September to December, will address four themes in stages: "Global Environment," centered on supply chains, artificial intelligence (AI), and ESG (environmental, social, and governance); "Corporate Innovation," covering new markets, scale-ups, investment, and succession; "Execution Strategy," on human resources (HR) management and AI utilization; and "Future Leadership," exploring organizational culture. It will be operated using a social learning method that combines success cases of second-generation business leaders, hands-on AI practice, and discussion, with participants directly designing their own companies' growth strategies. The program targets second-generation business leaders, young executives, next-generation management candidates, and other executives.
KITA signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Deloitte Anjin LLC for joint operation of the program at the Trade Tower in Samseong-dong, Seoul, that day. Deloitte Anjin plans to handle the planning and operation of the curriculum, as well as provide customized accounting, legal, and tax consulting to participating companies and operate a dedicated hotline for program members.
"At a time when the global trade order is being rapidly reshaped, we need next-generation leadership that can design the future on its own, beyond merely inheriting experience," said Jang Seok-min, executive director at KITA. "We hope this program will establish itself as a leading education platform connecting the experience of the founding generation with the innovative capabilities of the next generation."
