(Notice) Pension Future Forum 12th Seminar Announcement

Pension Future Forum 12th Seminar (Draft Program)

Monday, February 9, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
(National Assembly Members' Office Building, Conference Room 10)

Chair

Lee Chang-su, Professor Emeritus, Soongsil University
(Former President, Korean Pension Association)

Presenter

Kim Sang-cheol, Chair, Department of Social Welfare, Hansei University
(Former President, Korean Association of Public Finance and Policy
Former Chief Executive, Seoul Welfare Foundation)

"Strengthening the Stewardship Code for the National Pension:
A Path toward Pension Socialism?"

Discussants

Kim Dae-young, Certified Tax Accountant
(Advisory Committee Member, 22nd National Assembly Special Committee on Pension Reform)

Kim Min-jeong, Master's Candidate, Department of Public Policy, Seoul National University
(Youth Representative, 21st National Assembly Public Deliberation Committee
Youth Future Committee Member, National Assembly Futures Institute)

Kim Hak-ju, Chair, Department of Social Welfare, Dongguk University
(Advisory Committee Member, 22nd National Assembly Special Committee on Pension Reform)

Min Dong-hwan, Graduate Student, Department of Economics, Sogang University
(Representative, Youth Action for Pension Reform)

Park Jun-young, youth participant (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Kyung Hee University)

Oh Cheol, Professor
(Department of Global Business Administration, Sangmyung University)

Yoon Seok-myeong, Honorary Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA)
(Advisory Committee Member, 22nd National Assembly Special Committee on Pension Reform
Former President, Korean Pension Association)

Joo Myeong-ryong, President, Korean Association of Retired Persons (KARP)

(Reference Material)

It was reported on the 22nd that the Democratic Party of Korea is pursuing legislation to strengthen the application of the "stewardship code" to the management of the National Pension Fund. The stewardship code is a mechanism by which the government uses equity stakes held by public pension funds in private companies to steer those companies' management in a particular direction. The Democratic Party has adopted a policy of actively utilizing the stewardship code as part of the stock market revitalization policy being pursued by the Lee Jae-myung administration.

According to Chosun Biz reporting, the Democratic Party's KOSPI 5000 Special Committee has begun drafting an amendment to the National Pension Act that would incorporate compliance with the stewardship code as a criterion for selecting private asset management firms entrusted with National Pension funds. The bill is expected to be introduced in early March.

https://n.news.naver.com/article/366/0001137822?sid=10