DEFI 2025 Organizing Committee

A list of key members of the organizing and scientific committees.

General Chair

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huynh Cong Phap

Rector of Vietnam-Korea University of Information and Communication Technology, Vietnam (VKU).

Program Committee

Prof. Peter Kropf, Neuchatel Switzerland.

Prof. Mario Kubek, Atlanta.

Prof. Anirach Mingkhwan, Thailand.

Prof. Jae Sung Kwak, Kyung Hee University, Korea.

Prof. Truong Ba Thanh, The University of Danang, Vietnam.

Prof. Chuc Anh Tu, Academy of Finance, Vietnam

Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Thanh Binh, VKU, Vietnam

Track chairs

Track 1: Policies for Digital Transformation chaired by Dr. Eunjin Yoo, KISDI (Korean Gov. Think Tank) and Prof. Kunbae Kim, School of Business, Soongsil University

Track 2: Digital Economy and Industry 4.0 chaired by Prof. Yuri Kim, Hanyang University (KAIDEC secretary) and Prof. Hongsik Cheon, School of Business, Soongsil University

Track 3: Technical Advances in Finance from Prof. Yoo Shin Jung from Seogang University and Prof. Gwang Yong Gim, School of Business, Soongsil University

Keynote Speaker 1

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dr. h.c. Herwig Unger – University in Hagen, Germany.

Topic: Think global, Act local: An alternative approach to social networking

Keynote Speaker 2

Dr. Sangwon Ko – Senior Research Fellow at the Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI), Vice-chair for ITU-D Study Group 1; Executive committee member of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO

Topic: Digital Economy at a Crossroads

Sangwon Ko

Pulication Chairs

Prof. Tran Xuan Tu, Director of VNU Information Technology Institute, Vietnam

Prof. Yuri Kim, Hanyang University (KAIDEC secretary), Korea

Local Organizing Committee

  • 1. Dr. Tran The Son – Vice Rector of VKU

  • 2. Dr. Le Ha Nhu Thao – Head of Science Technology and International Cooperation Department, VKU

  • 3. Dr. Nguyen Quang Vu – Head of Training Affairs, VKU

  • 4. Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Ngoc – Head of Department of Planning and Financial Affair, VKU

  • 5. Dr. Pham Nguyen Minh Nhut – Head of Department of Personnel and Administration, VKU

  • 6. Dr. Le Phuoc Cuu Long – Dean of Faculty of Digital Economy and E-Commerce, VKU

  • 7. Dr. Nguyen Duc Hien – Dean of Faculty of Computer Science, VKU

  • 8. Dr. Nguyen Vu Anh Quang – Dean of Faculty of Computer Engineering and Electronic, VKU

  • 9. Dr. Le Thi Minh Duc – Head of Student Affairs, VKU

  • 10. MSc. Trinh Trung Hai – Deputy Head in charge of Department of Facility and Management, VKU

  • 11. MSc. Nguyen Linh Giang – Deputy Head of Department of Planning and Financial Affair, VKU

  • 12. MSc. Nguyen Van Phi – Director of Center for Information Technology Management and Development, VKU

  • 13. MSc. Nguyen Ngoc Hoa – Director of Centre for Media and Human Resources

  • 14. Dr. Nguyen Thi Kieu Trang – Vice Dean of Faculty of Digital Economy and E-Commerce, VKU

  • 15. Dr. Van Hung Trong – Vice Dean of Faculty of Digital Economy and E-Commerce, VKU

  • 16. Dr. Nguyen Huu Nhat Minh – Deputy Head of Science Technology and International Cooperation Department, VKU

  • 17. MSc. Nguyen Ha Phuong – Deputy Head of Science Technology and International Cooperation Department, VKU

International Conference Hall

  • Vietnam-Korea University of Information and Communication Technology

  • 470 Tran Dai Nghia street , Hoa Quy Ward, Ngu Hanh Son District, Danang city