Alliance Response to Emerging Security Threats: The Future of ROK-U.S. Cooperation
https://asiasociety.org/northern-california/events/alliance-response-emerging-security-threats-future-rok-us-cooperation
On May 27, 2026, join Asia Society Northern California, in partnership with the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in San Francisco, for Alliance Response to Emerging Security Threats: The Future of ROK-U.S. Cooperation, a timely discussion on the future of ROK-U.S. cooperation across critical domains, including cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and the broader Indo-Pacific context. Discussions will explore how dual-use technologies are reshaping modern defense capabilities, while highlighting opportunities for joint innovation through R&D, data-sharing frameworks, and public-private partnerships. Bridging strategic priorities with technological advancement, the program underscores how the alliance can strengthen coordination, resilience, and leadership in an increasingly digital and contested environment.
Consul General Jung-taek Lim, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in San Francisco, will provide opening remarks. Speakers will include Dr. Tae-Eun Song, Associate Professor in the Department of International Security & Unification Studies at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea; Andrew W. Reddie, Associate Research Professor at the University of California, Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy and Founder of the Berkeley Risk and Security Lab; and Bradley L. Boyd, Senior Military Fellow at CISAC, Stanford University.
Special Thanks to
The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in San Francisco
This event is open to members and non-members in Northern California. Complimentary virtual access is available to Asia Society Seattle Members. We appreciate additional donations, which help further our global mission of building bridges. Press must email asncc@asiasociety.org for registration inquiries. Registration and confirmation are required at least 24 hours before the event.
AGENDA
4:30-5:00 PM - Registration & Networking
5:00-6:15 PM - Moderated Discussion and Q&A (Livestreamed)
Location: 155 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94104
OPENING REMARKS BY
Consul General Jung-taek Lim has been serving as the Consul General of the Republic of Korea in San Francisco since January 2024. With over three decades of distinguished diplomatic service, he brings extensive experience in international relations and multilateral cooperation.
Consul General Lim joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1992 after passing the High Diplomatic Service Examination. He served in various diplomatic roles at the Embassies of the Republic of Korea in Malaysia, Ireland, and Ghana, the Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, the Consulate General in Chennai, India, and the Permanent Delegation to the OECD in Paris, France. In recognition of his outstanding service, he was awarded the Order of Service Merit (Green Stripes) in 2012.
He also held key positions including Deputy Director-General for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Director-General for International Administrative Cooperation at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Prior to the current position, Consul General Lim served as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Ghana.
Consul General Lim earned a B.A. in Economics from Yonsei University in 1993 and an M.A. in International Studies from the University of Connecticut in 1996.
SPEAKER BIOS
Dr. Tae-Eun Song is Associate Professor of the Department of International Security & Unification Studies at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy(KNDA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Korea. She received a Ph.D. in International Relations from Seoul National University and Master's from University of California, San Diego(UCSD). Professor Song currently serves as an advisory committee member for R.O.K. Cyber Operations Command. She is the Research Chief of the Science & Technology Diplomacy Study Committee of the Korean Association of World Politics of Information(KAWPI) and of the Korean Association of Cybersecurity Studies(KACS). Professor Song has actively collaborated with the R.O.K. Army and intelligence community as well as foreign government agencies and think tanks of the like-minded countries. Her research focuses on cyber warfare, hybrid threats, information & cognitive warfare, and the military AI as well as crisis management and strategic communications.
Prof. Andrew W. Reddie serves on the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy, and is the Founder and Faculty Director of the Berkeley Risk and Security Lab. At Berkeley, Andrew serves in faculty leadership roles in a wide variety of UC Berkeley’s research centers, including the Institute of International Studies, the Berkeley APEC Study Center, the Berkeley Institute for Security and Governance, the Nuclear Science and Security Consortium, the Institute of East Asian Studies, and the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, as well as the University of California’s Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. He is a non-resident fellow at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories, a Future Security Scenario Lab Fellow at New America in Washington, DC, and Senior Advisor for Global Risk and AI at the Federation of American Scientists. Andrew also serves as a Senior Director of the Bridging the Gap Project. Andrew received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, an M.Phil. in International Relations from Oxford University, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 2019.
Bradley L. Boyd is a U.S. Army infantry officer with 27 years of experience in the Marines and the Army. Most recently, he served as the Joint Readiness Training Center’s Chief of Plans and Exercise Maneuver Control. He also served as the Deputy Commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division, an organization of 4,000 paratroopers. Prior to this, Brad was the commander of the U.S. Army’s Global Response Force—responsible for readiness to conduct worldwide combat operations upon 18-hour notification. As a liaison officer, Brad helped develop the British Army’s Expeditionary Warfare Doctrine and Human Terrain Doctrine in 2013 and 2014, while also advising Senior British Army leaders on U.S.–U.K. Alliance issues. Previously, Brad commanded a company that played a key role in the hunt for Saddam Hussein in 2003, and in 2010, he served as the Chief of Plans for all conventional military operations in Anbar Province, Iraq. Brad has a Master's degree in Military Science from the Army’s Command and General Staff College and a Master of Studies in International Relations from Cambridge. His research interests include political disinformation and deception in the cyber domain.