[2025 Women Leaders Forum] CEO Jang Beomsik: "Women's Leadership Guides the Era of Great Transformation"

Asia Business Daily Launches the 2025 Women Leaders Forum
Exploring New Directions for Women's Leadership in an Era of Great Transformation

"Delicate insight and inclusive leadership are the most powerful forces to guide us through turbulent times."

Jang Beomsik, CEO of The Asia Business Daily, attended the '2025 Women Leaders Forum' hosted by The Asia Business Daily at Lotte Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 6th and delivered the opening remarks. 2026.11.6 Photo by Jo Yongjun

At the opening ceremony of the "2025 Women Leaders Forum" held at the Crystal Ballroom of Lotte Hotel Sogong-dong, Seoul, on the morning of November 6, Jang Beomsik, CEO of The Asia Business Daily, defined women's leadership in this era of great transformation and signaled the start of the forum.

Jang emphasized, "We are facing an era of great transformation, where every sector-including industry, technology, environment, and population-is undergoing rapid change," adding, "Women's leadership is the driving force that will lead this immense wave of change."

He continued, "Each and every one of you here today is a leader of this great transition, shaping a new future for Korea," and expressed his hope that "this forum will become a platform for solidarity, where wisdom and experience are shared across generations and fields."

Jang also stated, "The Asia Business Daily will fulfill its responsibility as a media outlet to ensure that women's leadership extends beyond individual growth to drive innovation in businesses and society," and added, "We will be a steadfast partner in your challenges and journeys."

Jang Beomsik, CEO of The Asia Business Daily, Won Minkyoung, Minister of Gender Equality and Family, Lee Inseon, Chairperson of the National Assembly Gender Equality and Family Committee, Oh Sehoon, Mayor of Seoul, and Joo Hyunghwan, Vice Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Ageing Society and Population Policy, along with other distinguished guests and speakers, are attending the "2025 Women Leaders Forum" hosted by The Asia Business Daily at Lotte Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul on November 6. Photo by Kang Jinhyung

The opening ceremony was attended by Won Minkyoung, Minister of Gender Equality and Family; Lee Inseon, Chairperson of the National Assembly Gender Equality and Family Committee; Oh Sehoon, Mayor of Seoul; Joo Hyunghwan, Vice Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Ageing Society and Population Policy; Kwon Changjun, Vice Minister of Employment and Labor; and other key figures who offered their congratulations.

This year's forum is themed "Women Leading the Great Transition." The keynote address was delivered by Anne Kari Hansen Ovind, Norwegian Ambassador to Korea, followed by speeches from renowned female leaders such as Yoo Myunghee, Visiting Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies at Seoul National University; Moon Aeri, President of the Korea Foundation for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology; and Lee Yeonsoo, CEO of NC AI, who explored the direction of leadership in this era of change.

The forum was organized to redefine the role and direction of "women's leadership" amid the ongoing waves of artificial intelligence and technological innovation, demographic shifts, and environmental crises.

More than 300 participants from industry, academia, and public institutions attended the event, reaffirming that women's leadership is a key driver of national competitiveness.

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