Steering Committee

Steering Committee
The ABCDE Steering Committee gathers a group of representatives from the World Bank, the host country (Government of Korea:  Ministry of Strategy and Finance and the Korea Development Institute (KDI), and the academic community.  The Steering Committee is responsible for drafting the conference agenda; more specifically:

• Choosing Keynotes and Plenary speakers
• Identifying topics for breakfast, parallel, and round table sessions
• Deciding on side events, communication/outreach, audience mobilization, and media strategy

During the conference preparation period (September to June), the Steering Committee Meeting meets on a regular basis (every 4 to 6 weeks) to review and discuss proposal for speakers and topics put forward by its members and external partners.  The Steering Committee Meetings normally take place via video and audio conferencing.

Members of the ABCDE 2009 Steering Committee:

• World Bank
  Justin Lin, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Development Economics
  Alan Gelb, Director, Development Policy, Development Economics
  Boris Pleskovic, Research Manager, Development Economics
  Aehyung Kim, Consultant, Development Economics
  Vikram Nehru, Sector Director, East Asia, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management
  Cyril Muller, Special Representative, Europe
  Do Hyeoung Kim, Alternate Executive Director
  Anna Kuznicka, Consultant, London (Observer)
  Jae Hwan Kim, Advisor to Executive Director (Observer)
  
• Government of Korea
  Eun-Bo Jeong, Deputy Director General, International Finance Bureau, Ministry of    Strategy and Finance, Korea
  Kangho Lee, Director, Ministry of Strategy & Finance, Korea
  Hee-Jeong Hwang, Deputy Director, Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Korea
  Wonhyuk Lim, Senior Fellow/Director, Office of Development Cooperation (ODECO), Korea
  Development Institute (KDI)
  Chinhee Hahn, Korea Development Institute (KDI)
  Taihee Lee, Senior Specialist, Office for Economic Development Cooperation (OEDC), Korea
  Development Institute (Observer)
  
• Academia
  Jan Svejnar, Professor and Director of the International Policy Center, University of Michigan, USA
  Torgny Holmgren, Deputy Director-General, Department of Development Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden
  Yoon JeCho, Sogang University, Korea
  
• Administrative Staff
  Leita Jones, Conference Assistant, World Bank
  Minah Kang, Research Associate, Office of Development Cooperation (ODECO), Korea Development Institute (KDI)
  Jihwan Kim, Specialist, Office of Development Cooperation (ODECO)