The National Pension Service (NPS) said on the 25th that it will host the 2026 Jeonbuk International Finance Conference (JIFIC), bringing together top global financial leaders, at its fund management headquarters in the Jeonbuk Innovation City on the 3rd of next month.
The conference is a core session of the 7th GENIE Forum, co-hosted by the NPS, North Jeolla Province, the city of Jeonju and KB Financial Group. It will be held under the theme "Asset Management Strategies in an Era of Geopolitical Inflation."
The conference will open with a keynote address by Chris Hogbin, head of Lazard Asset Management, followed by a special lecture from Camille Blackburn, Director for Asia-Pacific at the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
A subsequent panel discussion will feature Yoon Suk-mo, head of the research center at Samsung Securities; Andy Budden, Investment Director for Asia-Pacific at Capital Group; Andrew Sharp-Paul, head of Asia-Pacific solutions at Wellington Management; Kim Seung-beom, head of asset allocation at Mirae Asset Global Investments; and Park Jong-hak, head of Baring Asset Management.
The 7th GENIE Forum, which runs from 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 3 to 6 p.m. on Sept. 4 and includes JIFIC, features a range of finance and economic sessions such as GENIE Talk Talk and a fintech startup business meetup. The event is free and open to all, with pre-registration available by scanning the QR code on the official promotional poster or through the GENIE Forum's official website.
"It is meaningful to create a venue where we can directly share the vivid experiences and insights of global financial leaders," NPS Chairman Kim Sung-joo said.
