Introduction  

The Financial News will host "2023 FIND (Financial Insight Network Days)" from April 18 to 20, 2023. 

Since 2000, The Financial News has been a host to some of the most prestigious 

financial and investment events in Asia, including the Seoul International Finance Forum 

and the Seoul International A&D Conference. 

This year, these two events will be combined into a more comprehensive event for 

both industries called FIND, with the “FIND Night” for the financial industry taking place on the eve of the event. 

The theme of 2023 FIND is "Competition for Global Hegemony and New Financial Order - Return of Financial Geopolitics." 

The Bretton Woods system was established towards the end of World War II as an international 

currency system in July 1944, which led to the rise of the US as the sole hegemon and the emergence of 

free trade based on the US dollar. Although the gold standard was abolished in 1971, the US dollar continued 

to maintain its dominance as a key currency for the following five decades, known as the "Bretton Woods 2.0" era. 

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 saw the US, an absolute hegemon, reshape the world order 

by establishing international rules and standards for state-of-the-art technologies. 

China's substantial growth within the US-created trade order has propelled it to G2 status, 

signifying the emergence of a new world order. The deepening competition between the US and China, 

as well as the Russo-Ukrainian War, is fragmenting the global community and regionalism is 

becoming more prevalent. The international financial order that has bound the world together thus far is 

also changing. At this critical juncture, we must anticipate what will happen next. 

Will the US establish a new direction for international financial markets? 

Will China emerge as a new challenger? Or will there be a third way?

On April 19th, the 24th Seoul International Financial Forum will be held to discuss the direction in which 

the Korean economy and finance should move in the era of deglobalization amidst the U.S.-China power struggle 

and the Russo-Ukrainian War, where the world is divided and a new order centered around regions is emerging. 

This forum is expected to be a valuable opportunity to explore the direction of the Korean economy and 

finance through communication with domestic and international scholars.

On April 20th, the Seoul International A&D Conference will address the recent changes in the global investment 

landscape brought about by the "America First" stance adopted by both former U.S. President Donald Trump 

and current President Joe Biden. The focus has now shifted from "resource efficiency" to "economic security," 

giving more importance to U.S. technology over imported resources. 

The conference aims to examine the impact of this change while also exploring 

alternative investment trends across the world.

 Overview