The purpose of this conference is to identify policies to put Korea on the road to a sound and advanced economy. I will try to make my contribution to this discussion. but at the outset I want to emphasise that, given the wide-ranging reforms introduced during the past five years, many of the problems that Korea now needs to overcome, or the new strengths it wishes to build, are also challenges for other OECD Members. Of course, there are still some exceptional issues for Korea. But for the most part the challenges to Korea today are similar to those in other OECD countries. And in some domains Korea is out in front leading the pack.

OPENING sessionxx

Opening Remarks
Kwang Dong Kim

Keynote Speech
Donald J. Johnston

sessionxx Ⅰ. Improving Corporate Governance and Market Surveillance

Presentation
● Restoring Confidence in Market Institutions in OECD Countries - The Role of
Governance and Supervisory Reforms
William Witherell

● The Past, Present, and Future of Corporate Governance in Korea
Byong Won Bahk

Comment
● Kwang-Doo Kim
● Sung-Hee Jwa
● Phil-Sang Lee

sessionxx Ⅱ. Enhancing IT towards a Knowledge-based Society

Presentation
● Information and communication technologies and the economy
Graham Vickery

● IT policies in Korea to establish a KBE: outcomes and future directions
Dong-Pyo Hong

Comment
● Jun-Hyong Rho
● Myeong-ho Lee
● Chinhyun Kim
● Yoo Soo Hong

sessionxx Ⅲ. Preparing for an Ageing Society

Presentation
● Korea and the Ageing Society: an OECD Perspective
Peter Scherer
● An Examination of Elderly Welfare Policies in Korea
Jae-Kwan Byeon

Comment
● Tae-Sup Kim
● Mee-hye Kim
● Rae-young Park
● Young-seob Shin
● Peter Gey

CLOSING sessionxx

Closing Remarks
William Witherell
Kyung Tae Lee

Conference Program