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  • AMCHAM Consumer Goods & Retail Committee Meeting
    • DATE & TIME

      Monday, October 26, 2026

      4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

    • VENUE

      Seminar Room (24F), Shin & Kim LLC, Tower 1, Gran Seoul, 33 Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

    EVENT DESCRIPTION
    - Managing customer data in Korea exposes B2C companies to increasingly strict regulatory enforcement under the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).
    - With data breaches from recent cyberattacks resulting in fines of up to 3% of total revenue, non-compliance can severely disrupt business operations.
    - This session offers critical compliance guidance for B2C businesses operating in Korea, along with practical risk-mitigation strategies for personal data management.
    Detail
    TOPIC Data Breaches, Information Security and Personal Information Protection for B2C Companies
    COST Free
    RSVP/PAYMENT BY Noon, Thursday, October 22, 2026
    About the Speakers
    • Sinook Kang, Senior Partner, Shin & Kim

      Mr. Sinook Kang is a senior partner of Shin & Kim and leads the ICT Group (TMT / Privacy & Data Protection). Mr. Kang's practice focuses on matters involving broadcasting, telecommunications, protection of personal information and cyberspace.

      After graduation from the Judicial Research & Training Institute in 2004, from 2006, during ten years of careers in the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Korea Communications Commission, and the Ministry of Science and ICT, Mr. Kang has been involved in all areas of telecommunications and media, which include broadcasting regulatory issues such as re-approval of TV home shopping, telecommunications regulatory issues such as investigation of prohibited acts, internet regulatory issues such as online personal information protection, and other projects for promotion of IoT, big data, cloud service, etc. Mr. Kang is the finest lawyer, who has plenty of experiences in government agencies and industry, including Korea Post, Korea Internet Safety Commission (renamed as Korea Communications Standards Commission), Korea Internet & Security Agency, National Information Society Agency, and Korea Communications Agency, and is specialized in the Korean industry of broadcasting and telecommunications.

      He is also a member of various boards including the Advisory Committee of Ministry of Science and ICT, the Communication Dispute Resolution Committee and the Advisory Committee on Personal Information Protection Act of Korea Communications Commission, the Statutes Examining Committee of Personal Information Protection Commission, the Special Committee on Broadcast Language of Korea Communications Standards Commission, the Open Data Strategy Council, and the Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences.
    • Ho Sang Yoon, Partner, Shin & Kim

      Mr. Ho Sang Yoon is currently a partner at Shin & Kim whose main areas of practice are personal information, broadcasting and communications, IT, and general corporate legal affairs. Mr. Yoon graduated from the College of Law of Korea University and the Graduate School of Law of the same University and passed the 5th Bar Examination.

      After passing the bar exam, Mr. Yoon worked at the Korea Communications Commission and was in charge of enacting, amending, improving systems, and interpreting laws related to personal information, broadcasting, and communications. He has been providing legislative consulting and advice on investigation cases, compliance, etc. on behalf of various domestic and foreign companies in the ICT field, and has also participated in policy drafting, institutional improvement, and legislative drafting by relevant ministries such as the Korea Communications Commission, the Personal Information Protection Commission, and the Ministry of Science and ICT.

      Currently, he serves as the Legal Counsel for the Korea Media and Communications Commission, and is also a member of various legal and institutional improvement research teams from relevant ministries. He was recognized for his contributions in providing various advice for the Personal Information Protection Commission and actively participating in the committee's prevention of and response to personal information infringement incidents, and received a commendation from the Chairman of the Personal Information Protection Commission, and from the Prime Minister, respectively, and was also recognized for his contribution in the overall improvement of the regulatory framework in the media sector by an award from the Chairman of the Korea Media and Communications Commission.
    • Kwang-Hee Choi, Senior Advisor, Shin & Kim

      Mr. Kwang-Hee Choi holds a bachelor's degree in Industrial Security from Chung Ang University (1997), a master's degree in Information Security from the Department of Information Systems at the same university (2002), and a PhD in Information Security from Chonnam National University (2020). With over 22 years of experience, he has expertise in cybersecurity incident investigations, development of the information security industry, human resource training and R&D, privacy management system certification audits, iPin 2.0 development, and providing consultation on government policies and legislation on cybersecurity and privacy.

      Since 2024, Mr. Choi has been providing advisory services at Shin & Kim in the areas of information security, privacy, AI security, data utilization, and corporate digital risk management.
    • Jeong Ho Ahn, Partner, Shin & Kim

      Mr. Jeong Ho Ahn is a partner attorney at Shin & Kim. Mr. Ahn’s practice is focused on corporate legal affairs, such as broadcasting, telecommunications, privacy and IT. His main clients include broadcasting, telecommunications and IT companies.

      Mr. Ahn graduated from the Department of Anthropology of Seoul National University. After completing courses at the Judicial Research & Training Institute, he served as an administrative officer in various departments and positions at the Korea Communications Commission from 2009 to 2013. During this period, Mr. Ahn was in charge of post-legislation regulations (e.g., enactment and amendment of laws and regulations relating to broadcasting and telecommunications, and prohibited acts); dispute resolution (e.g., arbitration and mediation); entry/content regulation against broadcasting operators; and improvement of the public broadcasting system.

      Mr. Ahn joined Shin & Kim in 2022 since when he has advised domestic and foreign companies on broadcasting, telecommunications, privacy and IT laws and regulations. In addition, since 2014, he has served as a member to the Radio Management Advisory Council, Central Radio Management Office and an advisory member on Privacy Legislation Advisory Committee, Korea Communications Commission, and since 2016, as a member on Judging Committee for the Authorization of Location Information Business, Korea Communications Commission, Civil Petitions Treatment Judging Committee, Korea Internet & Security Agency and Expert Consulting Committee for Middle/Small-Size Location-Based Service Businesses, Online Privacy Association. Mr. Ahn continues to provide advice on policymaking and regulatory affairs of relevant authorities.
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