HIGH-LEVEL KNOWLEDGE FORUM

Expanding Frontiers of Development Policy

under Korea''s Knowledge Sharing Program

KDI School of Public Policy and Management cordially invites you to the High-Level Knowledge Forum: Expanding Frontiers of Development Policy under Korea’s Knowledge Sharing Program, which will be held on the 15^th-16^th October, 2012, in Seoul, Korea.

The Forum, a component of the World Bank’s Frontiers in Development Policy series, is co-organized by the Korean Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF) along with KDI and World Bank. It will be a timely event that gathers world-renowned experts as well as high-level policymakers to discuss key issues and address emerging challenges in development policy in the post-crisis world. Details of the Forum are as follows:

Forum Title:

HIGH-LEVEL KNOWLEDGE FORUM

Expanding Frontiers of Development Policy under Korea''s Knowledge Sharing Program

Date:

15^th-16^thOctober, 2012

Venue:

Grand InterContinental Hotel Seoul Parnas

Key Speakers:

Jim Yong Kim (President of the World Bank)

John Williamson (Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute)

Michael Kremer (Professor, Harvard University)

Nobuhiro Kiyotaki (Professor, Princeton University)

Jennifer Widner (Professor, Princeton University)

Please note that the number of seats available to KDI School students’ delegation is limited to 20. The Secretariat will first accept three times registrations the number of students to be actually invited and then select 20 students based upon a careful review of the students’ original affiliation (if any), major as well as academic achievement. Good news for those who wishes to participate but is denied invitation is that the Opening Day of the Forum where the World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim delivers a keynote speech will be webcasted in real time through the Forum’s webpage at kdi-forum2012.co.kr.

• World Bank http://developmentdebates.ning.com
• KDI School http://www.kdischool.ac.kr
• FORUM Official homepage http://kdi-forum2012.co.kr
• K-Developedia http://www.k-developedia.org

Attached herewith is the Forum Registration Form. If you wish to participate in the Forum, please fill out and submit the Registration Form to Ms. Christine Saheun Leigh saheun0313@kdischool.ac.kr or visit the Student Affairs Division at Office # 214 in Dasan Hall by Wednesday September 26^th, 2012.

Please note that there will be a selection process since the number of participants is limited to 20.