
2022 The 1st SUNGKYUNKWAN
International Conference
AN AGE OF
UPHEAVAL
Jan 14, Friday, 2022, 9:30am – 5:00pm (KST)
(Jan 13, Thurs, 16:30-24:00, US PT)
Live on Youtube
Where is our world headed in the midst and aftermath of COVID-19?
What are the impending global crises? How can we solve our present and future crises?
Meet Our Speakers
Steven Pinker Harvard UniversityDepartment of Psychology
Steven Pinker is a professor of psychology at Harvard University and is a bestselling author. His highly praised books include The Better Angels of Our Nature, The Stuff of Thought, The Blank Slate, Words and Rules, How the Mind Works, The Language Instinct, and Enlightenment Now. Read More→
Jared Diamond University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Geography
Sungkyunkwan University,
Distinguished Visiting Professor
Jared Diamond is a professor of geography at UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) and a visiting distinguished professor at Sungkyunkwan University, known for his breadth of interests, which involves conducting research and teaching in three other fields: the biology of New Guinea birds, digestive physiology, and conservation biology. Read More→
Jared Diamond University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Geography
Sungkyunkwan University,
Distinguished Visiting Professor
Jared Diamond is a professor of geography at UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) and a visiting distinguished professor at Sungkyunkwan University, known for his breadth of interests, which involves conducting research and teaching in three other fields: the biology of New Guinea birds, digestive physiology, and conservation biology. Read More→
Program
Morning Sessions
Afternoon Sessions
OPENING REMARKS
Jun-Young KimChair, Board of Trustees, Sungkyunkwan University
Moderator

JEONG-WOO KOO
SKKU
9:30-11:00am (KST)16:30-18:00 (US PT)
PANEL 01An Age of Upheaval

Jared Diamond
UCLA, SKKU
Global History: the Next 27 Years
Discussion

Steven Pinker
Harvard University

Kiyoteru Tsutsui
Stanford University
11:10am-12:40pm (KST)18:10-19:40 (US PT)
PANEL 02Inequalities, Political Polarization, and State Power

Cecilia Menjivar
UCLA
Migration Upheavals, Sending and Receiving States, and Policy Responses

Amanda Murdie
University of Georgia
Hostilities, “Civil” Society, and Growing Human Rights Abuses
Discussion

Emily Ryo
USC

Won Bin Cho
SKKU
OPENING REMARKS
Dong Ryeol Shin President, Sungkyunkwan University
Moderator

Sunghyun Kim
SKKU
2:00-3:30pm (KST) 21:00-22:30 (US PT)
PANEL 03The Coming Upheaval? AI and Social Good

Michael Bernstein
Stanford University
AI and Society: Institutional Design, and Engineering Responses

Woo Simon Sungil
SKKU
Adversarial Effects of Artificial Intelligence
Discussion

Juho Kim
KAIST

Joon Hee Choi
SKKU

Charles Crabtree
Dartmouth College
3:40-5:00 pm (KST)22:40-24:00 (US PT)
PANEL 04Solving World Problems: Nonprofits, Cities, and Entrepreneurs

Walter Woody Powell
Stanford University
Fix the System or Support the System? Divergent Responses to the Pandemic in Shenzhen and San Francisco Bay Area
Discussion

Young-Han Kim
SKKU

Sung Min Park
SKKU