Australia- Korea Closer Than Ever:
New Era
Epping Club
The 1st of Dec 2025
New Era
Epping Club
The 1st of Dec 2025
VoKAB successfully hosted the 2025 Australia–Korea Closer Than Ever:The New Era forum on 1 December at the Epping Club in Sydney, following our flagship program, the 2024 Australia–Korea Closer Than Ever: Knowing Korea event.
This year’s forum brought together leaders from government, science, technology, education, defence, business, and the Korean-Australian community, including Australia’s multicultural and diaspora business chambers, to explore how Australia and Korea can deepen cooperation in this new era of bilateral relations.
The forum was designed to:
- Highlight new opportunities for collaboration across emerging and strategic sectors
- Discuss how Korean-Australian entrepreneurs (SMEs), professionals, and community leaders can play a more strategic and influential role in shaping bilateral engagement
- Strengthen people-to-people networks, the foundation of long-term cooperation
- Provide a platform for SMEs, researchers, policymakers, and diaspora leaders to connect and exchange insights
We were honoured to host an exceptional group of speakers and leaders who shared their expertise and perspectives:
• Mr Jerome Laxale MP – Chair, Australia–Korea Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Hon. Andrew Charlton MP – Assistant Minister for Science, Technology and the Digital Economy
• Hon. Scott Farlow MLC – NSW Legislative Council
• Dr Katherine Woodthorpe AO – President, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering(ATSE)
• Professor Juyeon Jo – Kookmin University / University Future Innovation Group
• Commander Ms KylieTurnbull – Royal Australian Navy
• Ms @Pippa Dickson – Australia-Korea Foundation (AKF)
• Mr @Simon Chan AM – Chair, Multicultural NSW
• Ms Leah Hyein Na – Executive Producer, SBS Korean
• Mr Junghan Lee – Director (OKA)
• Mr Peter Derbyshire – the Director of ATSE.
• Mr Ki Hyun Kim – Deputy Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Sydney
• Mr Coopper – Burnham - YouTuber
• Ms Mia Kumar – Principal of Burwood Girls High School
• Mr John Tantoco – Australia Philippines Business Council (APBC)
• Ms Sue Advani – Macquarie Community College
• Mr Anton Rock Fernando – Australian Tamil Chamber of Commerce (ATCC)
• Mr Vincent Lim - Haymarket Chamber of Commerce
• Mr Venkat Jayaraj – Australian Tamil Chamber of Commerce (ATCC)
• Mr Marco Zammarrelli – Australia Vietnam Business Council (AVBC)
• Mr Vincent Lim – Haymarket Chamber of Commerce
• Mr Josep Rustam –Indonesia Business Council Australia (IBC)
• Ms Liz Griffin Australia-Korea Business Council(AKBC)
• Mr Sung Ho Lee Ho Lee -Australia-Korea Foundation (AKF)
• Ms Julianne Lee – VoKAB & Australia-Korea Foundation (AKF)
• Councillor Lyndal Howison – City of Ryde
• Councillor Daniel Han – VoKAB, City of Ryde
• Mr Ju Bek Hyung – The Korean Society of Sydney
• Ms Miriam Cuellar – Powering Australia
• Ms Joey Chan – President, Eastwood Chinese Senior Club
VoKAB will continue to strengthen our role as a living bridge and a platform that connects our two most important partner countries.
We remain committed to supporting initiatives that advance economic, cultural, and educational partnerships between Australia and Korea.
Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to this meaningful forum.
Together, we are opening a New Era of collaboration.
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