Overview
- Delivering the Global Markets Summit opening at ADFW 2025 on Dec. 8, Kim framed finance as the catalyst to convert intent into opportunities and to deepen Korea–UAE ties.
- He urged a long-horizon approach, describing Hanwha’s push as the start of a “100-year partnership” anchored in Abu Dhabi’s market infrastructure.
- Priority agendas outlined by Kim include joint investment in real assets, supply-chain financing solutions, cross-border payment infrastructure, and development of digital-asset platforms.
- Hanwha Life, Hanwha General Insurance, Hanwha Asset Management, and Hanwha Investment & Securities took part as premier partners at this year’s ADFW.
- The appearance marked Kim’s first public speech as Hanwha Life’s chief global officer, underscoring the insurer’s broader expansion beyond insurance into banking in Indonesia and brokerage in the United States.