American Chamber of Commerce in Korea
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DATE & TIME
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Thursday, October 29, 2026
3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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VENUE
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25 Fl. Seminar Hall, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC Tower B, Centropolis Bldg, 26 Ujeongguk-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
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TOPIC
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Korea’s 2026 PIPA: What Global Companies Need to Know
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DESCRIPTION
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On Thursday, October 29, AMCHAM will host a special seminar featuring two attorneys from Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (BKL) on the significant changes to Korea’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) taking effect in September 2026. Designed for executives and privacy leaders at multinational companies, the seminar will focus on what the amended PIPA means in practice for corporate management, global data operations, and regulatory exposure in Korea.
Across two sessions, the speakers will address several issues likely to require attention from both Korean operations and regional or global headquarters, including compliance with Korea’s cross-border data transfer requirements, strengthened qualification and accountability requirements for Chief Privacy Officers (CPOs) and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), and the significantly increased financial consequences of serious PIPA violations. The speakers will also review recent privacy enforcement cases in Korea to highlight the areas attracting heightened regulatory scrutiny, the types of compliance failures that have resulted in significant sanctions, and the practical lessons companies can draw from these cases. Together, these developments demonstrate how privacy and cybersecurity compliance is increasingly becoming a CEO- and board-level governance issue, rather than solely the responsibility of legal, privacy, or information security teams.
*All Sessions will be conducted in English. |
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2:30pm – 3:00pm
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Registration
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3:00pm – 3:05pm
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James Kim
Chairman & CEO
AMCHAM Korea
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3:05pm – 3:10pm
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Joonki Yi
Managing Partner
Bae, Kim & Lee
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3:10pm – 3:55pm
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Presentation 1: Board-Level Accountability under the 2026 PIPA - Governance, CPO/CISO responsibilities, and cross-border data compliance
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Seulki Lim Full bio
Foreign Attorney
Bae, Kim & Lee
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3:55pm – 4:30pm
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Presentation 2: Privacy Enforcement in Korea: Lessons from Recent Cases - Regulatory scrutiny, financial penalties, and practical response strategies
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Sean Jeong Full bio
Senior Foreign Attorney
Bae, Kim & Lee
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4:30pm – 5:30pm
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Happy Hour Networking with F&B
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RSVP BY
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Tuesday, October 27, 2026
* Registration must be completed in advance.
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50F, Three IFC, 10, Gukjegeumyung-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea
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