Korea Housing Finance Corporation to Host "2025 Housing Finance Conference" on May 30

Korea Housing Finance Corporation announced on May 21 that it will host the "2025 HF Housing Finance Conference" at the Bankers Club in Myeong-dong, Seoul, on May 30.

The conference, held under the theme "80 Years of Housing Finance in Korea and Our Challenges," will review the achievements of Korea's housing finance sector over the past 80 years since liberation and seek directions for future development.

The keynote speech will be delivered by Dr. Bertrand Renaud, who previously served as an advisor on housing finance at the World Bank. Kim Gwangwook, head of policy research at Korea Housing Finance Corporation, will give a presentation titled "Global Aging Society and Housing Pension: Diffusion, Risks, and Policy Challenges."

This will be followed by a panel discussion on "The Direction and Challenges for Korea's Housing Finance." The discussion will be chaired by Son Jaeyoung, honorary professor at Konkuk University, and will feature participation from Kwak Noseon, president of the Korea Finance Association (professor at Sogang University); Nam Youngwoo, president of the Korea Housing Association (professor at Nazarene University); Noh Seunghan, vice president of the Korea Real Estate Analysis Association (professor at Konkuk University); Jeong Dae, president of the Korea Finance Consumer Association (professor at Korea Maritime and Ocean University); and Cho Hoon, president of the Korea Finance Engineering Association (professor at KAIST).

The conference will be open for anyone to watch via the YouTube channel, and a real-time online viewing event with prize giveaways will also be held for participants during the event.

The conference is co-hosted by Korea Housing Finance Corporation and five related academic societies: the Korea Finance Engineering Association, the Korea Finance Consumer Association, the Korea Finance Association, the Korea Real Estate Analysis Association, and the Korea Housing Association.

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