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  • [Sold Out / Committee Meeting] AMCHAM 2026 Economic Outlook Breakfast Briefing
    • DATE & TIME

      Friday, February 6, 2026

      7:30 AM - 9:00 AM

    • VENUE

      Four Seasons Hotel Seoul, Garam Room (10 Fl.)

    EVENT DESCRIPTION
    The AMCHAM Korea Economic Outlook Breakfast Briefing marks AMCHAM’s first-ever economic outlook program, bringing together senior business leaders from both foreign and Korea-headquartered companies to examine Korea’s economic direction heading into 2026. Hosted by the AMCHAM CFO Committee, this session is not limited to finance executives—it is designed for all executives, management team members, and decision-makers seeking a grounded, forward-looking view of the economy.
    This small-group, interactive session will feature Dr. Seokgil Park, Economist at JPMorgan Korea and a former economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Bank of Korea. Through his presentation and a facilitated Q&A, Dr. Park will share insights on global macroeconomic trends, Korea’s growth outlook, and key policy variables shaping the business environment.
    The briefing is open to AMCHAM members and non-member company executives alike who want a clearer economic narrative to inform leadership decisions and strategic planning.

    * Please note that registration and networking will take place from 7:30 AM to 7:50 AM. The program will begin promptly at 7:50 AM.
    Detail
    TOPIC 2026 Economic Outlook
    COST Member companies: KRW 105,000*
    *2 complimentary admissions for Founding Partners

    Non-Member companies: KRW 127,000
    RSVP/PAYMENT BY Noon, Wednesday, February 4, 2026
    * No refunds or cancellations after this date and time.
    * Please complete registration in advance. No walk-ins or payments accepted at the door.
    About the Speakers

    • [Speaker] Seok Gil Park, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank
      Professional Experience
      Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Asia Economic Research, Seoul, Korea, October 2015– present
      Economist, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC, September 2010 – September 2015
      Junior Economist, Bank of Korea, Seoul, Korea, January 2002 - July 2005

      Education
      Ph.D. Economics - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, July 2010
      M.A. Economics - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, May 2007
      B.A. Economics - Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, February 2002

      Selected Academic and Policy Papers
      [1] “Spillovers from Dollar Appreciation,” Policy Discussion Paper No. 15/2, IMF, Washington, 2015 (with Florence Jaumotte, Julian Chow, and Yuanyan Zhang)
      [2] “Private Investment: What’s the Holdup?” Chapter 4, World Economic Outlook, IMF, Washington, April 2015 (with Daniel Leigh, Aqib Aslam, Samya Beidas-Strom, and Hui Tong)
      [3] “Central Banks Quasi-Fiscal Policies and Inflation,” International Journal of Central Banking 11(2): 199-236, 2015
      J.P. Morgan - 박석길 본부장.pdf

    • [Facilitator] Henry An, Senior Partner, Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers
      Henry An is a Senior Partner at Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers, which is the Korean member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He serves as Inbound Leader with firm-wide oversight responsibility for the firm’s foreign-invested client base. He also serves as Tax Clients & Markets Leader and Inclusion & Diversity Champion.

      Henry has accumulated over 25 years of experience providing various types of consulting services in the U.S. (Washington National Tax, Chicago, New York Metro) and Korea. He specializes in providing advice on complex business and tax issues.

      He has been recognized in Legal Media Group’s Guide to the World’s Leading Tax Advisers and Transfer Pricing Advisers every year since 2004. He has also been recognized in Legal Media Group’s Best of the Best as one of the top transfer pricing advisers worldwide since 2011 and in International Tax Review’s Tax Controversy Leaders every year since 2013.

      Henry has served as an external adviser to Korea’s National Tax Service, Korea Customs Service, Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Office of the Prime Minister and the President’s Transition Committee.

      Henry serves as the Chairman of Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea and is a Co-Chair of the CFO Committee.

      Henry received a Bachelor of Economics degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He obtained his Masters in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
    Contact

    (email) committees@amchamkorea.org

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    2019-서울영등포-0027
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