Fakultät V Diakonie, Gesundheit und Soziales Fakultät V Diakonie, Gesundheit und Soziales Registration To participate in the conference, registration is mandatory. Please register by sending an email to: [email protected] Human rights violations, a nuclear arms program and a Participants who are not members of the University of Applied state-controlled economy – most news on North Korea Sciences and Arts Hannover pay a registration fee of € 25.00 cover these issues. in cash upon arrival. For further information on the conference, please contact: [email protected] According to recent reports and academic research, however, the number of semi-private businesses in North Korea is growing and the regime has been calling for foreign Venue: Hochschule Hannover, Fakultät III Hörsaal (Etage -1) investments. Moreover, there seem to be slight changes Expo-Plaza 2 (Designcenter) in some social conditions. 30539 Hannover The conference “Social Change and Business Opportunities in North Korea” aims to inform interested journalists, academics and European companies about some of these recent developments inside North Korea. Social Change and Business Opportunities in North Korea International Conference 20 th March 2015 11.00 – 16.00 Prof. Dr. Cordula von Denkowski teaches psychology and criminology at the Department of Social Work, Faculty V, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover. Her research focuses on forced migration and social change in North East Asia. Prof. em. Dr. Dr. h.c. Sung-Jo Park Social Change and Business Opportunities in North Korea International Conference, 20 th March 2015 is professor emeritus at the Free University of Berlin and formerly BK Professor at Seoul National University, 13.00 13.45 Buffetlunch Trade and investment in North Korea: business options in the garments Programme 10.30 and ICT sector Paul Tjia, Director of GPI Consultancy Registration Republic of Korea. At present, he is chairman of the Board of Governors of CASS Europe. Professor Park is recipient of the German Federal Cross of Merit. He is co-author and co-editor of the book “Europe – North Korea between Humanitarianism and Business?” (Lit Berlin, 2010). Paul Tjia is director of GPI Consultancy, a Dutch ICT consultancy 11.00 Opening address: Social Change in North Korea? Prof. Dr. Cordula von Denkowski, Faculty V, 14.30 15.00 North Korea between economic fiasco Prof. em. Dr. Dr. h.c. Sung-Jo Park International criminal law, trade sanctions Workforce“ (Cambridge University Press). He has con- and the North Korean system of customs tacts with North Korean software companies since 1997. and border policing: As from 2006, he organizes business missions to North obstacles to starting business in North Korea? Korea,withparticipantsfromdifferentsectors. Charles A. von Denkowski, M.A. and military distention: is there survival without opening and reform? firm.Heisco-authorofthebook:„OffshoringInformation Technology – Sourcing and Outsourcing to a Global University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover 11.30 Discussion Charles A. von Denkowski, M.A. 15.30 Discussion Freie Universität Berlin is an external doctoral student of Prof. Dr. iur. Thomas Feltes, Faculty of Law, Ruhr-University of Bochum/Germany. His dissertation focuses on the North Korean administration. Charles is a member of the Asian Society 12.30 Discussion 16.00 Closure and afternoon tea of Criminology.