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H.E Catherine Raper
Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
Peter Verwer
Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Global Business and Talent Attraction at Australian Government
Ron Green
Trade Commissioner at Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)Ron joined Austrade in December 2016 as a Trade Commissioner and Consul based in Hokkaido, Japan. He manages the Sapporo post’s diverse activities which are primarily focused on opportunities in agriculture, education and energy.
Prior to Austrade, Ron had worked in the natural resources sector having commenced his professional career with ExxonMobil in Japan before taking on broader responsibilities in the Asian Pacific market based in Australia. He has since held senior roles in Japan and Australia in sales and marketing, product development, new investments and joint venture management for both Australian and Japanese companies. Most recently he was General Manager for J-Power Australia which has joint interests in four coal mines in Australia.
Ron holds an Honours degree in Science from the University of Tasmania, an MBA and also a Diploma of Mining Engineering from UNSW. Ron also gained his N1 Japanese language proficiency level when he studied at Hokkaido University.
Hyoeun (Jenny) Kim
Deputy Director General of GGGIAmb. Hyoeun Jenny Kim is Deputy Director-General of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). GGGI is a treaty-based inter-governmental organization supporting developing countries and emerging economies to achieve economic growth and environmental sustainability together through following new pathway of green growth. She is responsible for managing GGGI’s in-country operations in more than 30 countries, which support low carbon economic growth, including NDC development and implementation.
Before joining the GGGI in 2018, she was the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Senegal and five neighboring countries from 2016. She contributed to build strategic development cooperation relationship between Korean and West Africa. During her term, Korea drastically increased ODA in the region, having launched several new programs on rural development.
From 2013 to 2016, she was the Director for Strategy, Policy, and Communication at the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). During her term of office, GGGI Strategic Plan 2015-2020 was rolled out.
As a career diplomat in Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she has served as Director for Climate Change and Environment Affairs and Director for World Trade Organization (WTO). She led the national delegation in UN climate change negotiations and WTO DDA negotiations. She also worked for the OECD in Paris and the UN in NY.
She earned her Bachelor’s in political science and diplomacy from Yonsei University in Seoul and the Master’s from the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington in Seattle.
David Gwyther
Senior Investment Specialist at Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)