Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon poses for a group photo with key participants at the 2025 K-Science and Technology Global Forum, held at Conrad Seoul, on Dec. 9.

(Front row, fifth from left) Kim Jina, Second Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs; Choi Soo-jin, Member of the National Assembly; Choi Hyung-du, Member of the National Assembly; Bae Kyung-hoon, Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Science and ICT; Ha Taek-jip, Professor at Harvard Medical School and keynote speaker; and Jyri Jarviaho, Ambassador of Finland to the Republic of Korea.