Seoul City Holds Online International Conference with Global Cities to Prepare for the 'Post-Corona' Era

Live Broadcast of 'CAC Global Summit 2020' on YouTube from Next Month 1-5
City Governments and Experts Discuss Cooperation Projects in 10 Fields Including Climate Environment and Culture
Mayor Park Won-soon Proposes Establishment of International Organization for Intercity Infectious Disease Response

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The Seoul Metropolitan Government will hold an online international conference, 'CAC (Cities Against Covid-19) Global Summit 2020,' from July 1 to 5 to overcome the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis and prepare for an era of great transformation. About 120 participants, including mayors from cities around the world, leading scholars, and experts from various fields, will engage in intensive collective intelligence discussions over five days.

According to Seoul City on the 27th, the first day of the event, June 1, will feature a 'Pre-Summit Day,' serving as a prelude. Foreign influencers living in Korea, such as Ilya Velakov (Russia), Susan (Nepal), and Ankod (UK), will introduce COVID-19 related daily quarantine practices and freely connect with their friends in their home countries via video conferencing.

On the 2nd, a 'City Government Mayors' Meeting' will be held with participation from mayors of over 40 cities worldwide, including Moscow and Jakarta. Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon will emphasize the role of city governments and the necessity of solidarity, propose the establishment of an international organization for infectious disease response, and adopt the related 'Seoul Declaration.'

On the 3rd, the climate and environment session will focus on the theme 'COVID-19 triggered by climate change and the subsequent societal transformation.' Presentations and discussions will be led by Mayor Park, Ewha Womans University Chair Professor Choi Jae-chun, and Samuel Stebbins Bowles, author of 'Moral Economy.' Mayor Park will also present the vision for the 'Seoul-type Green New Deal.'

On the 4th, Mayor Park will have a one-and-a-half-hour online one-on-one dialogue with Jared Mason Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'Guns, Germs, and Steel' and a world-renowned cultural anthropologist. They will discuss humanity's future and urban responses after the pandemic.

In the welfare session exploring the public role in disaster situations, discussions will focus on how welfare for vulnerable groups should be provided during infectious disease phases like COVID-19. Presentations will include Seoul City's 'Emergency Disaster Living Expenses' support, response cases from local community welfare organizations, and the role of the 'Care SOS Center' for universal welfare.

On the final day, the 5th, a 'Comprehensive Dialogue' will be held where key participants will review the achievements of the global summit and discuss future tasks. Topics such as urban COVID-19 response cases using ICT technology and quarantine measures for safe professional sports operations will also be discussed.

Seoul City will also organize an 'Innovative Company IR (Investor Relations)' during this international conference to fully support investment attraction for promising companies. About 20 innovative companies in the bio-medical and untact sectors, which have gained attention after COVID-19, including IT-based untact companies and medical device companies, will be introduced worldwide.

All programs of the international conference will be broadcast live in Korean and English (simultaneous interpretation) through Seoul City's official YouTube channel, allowing global audiences to watch simultaneously. It will also be aired via Arirang TV, a global satellite broadcaster with 138 million viewers in 105 countries.

Seoul City aims to make this CAC Global Summit 2020 a turning point for Seoul to leap forward as the world's 'standard city' not only in quarantine but across all social sectors. Additionally, it plans to firmly establish the brands of 'Smart City Seoul,' 'Safe Special City Seoul,' and 'Green City Seoul.'

Mayor Park said, "During the COVID-19 phase, we confirmed that the whole world is connected as one. As seen in the summit's main slogan, Together We Stand, only cooperation and solidarity can overcome the global COVID-19 crisis. In this era of great transformation triggered by COVID-19, we will make this a starting point where the world comes together to discuss and establish new urban standards."

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