On the occasion of The 5th 21st Century Human Values Forum 2018 which will be held on Sep. 5(Wend.)-7(Fri.), 2018, Honorable Andong City Mayor Kwon Young-se & chairman Lee Yong-tae from the Korean Foundation for Cultures and Ethics invite cordially Excellencies & Madames from the Seoul Diplomatic Corps. to its Famtour on Sep. 5th incuding its lecture attendance as well as gorgeous opening ceremony and last but not least welcome reception.

Vision

“Confucian culture brings a new light to the world again."

Exploring and realizing new ideologies for a cultural community based on humanistic Confucianism

○ Re-examination of Confucian values as an alternative to Capitalism 4.0

○ Formation of the East Asian cultural community with a special focus on Confucianism

○ Establishment of the non-governmental global center for Korean humanism

Promoting “The 21st Century Human Values Forum,” a cultural version of Davos Forum that brings together culture and humanistic values

Objectives

○ Proposing alternative Confucian humanistic values for the 21st century

'The Foundation proposes innovative interpretations of traditional Confucian humanistic values for the present day in response to current trend towards greater levels of inequality and peril for humanity exacerbated by global capitalism.

○ Taking a role as the mediator in the formation of the East Asian cultural community

The Foundation takes a role as mediator in establishing a new cultural community in pursuit of peace and prosperity of East Asia that has arisen as a key axis of world history.

○ Taking a leading role in advancing humanistic cultural prosperity

'The Foundation builds an advanced base for making the 21st century human values in everyday life, industry, and global world a reality

Opening Ceremony

09-05(Wed), 19:00 ~ 22:00 | Ungbu Hall, Andong Culture & Arts Center

Nunber of Participants : Approx. 1,000 people

Officials from the central government, participants with roles, general participants (citizens, tourists, etc.)

Mayor of Andong-si, Governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do, members of the National Assembly, members of municipal councils, heads of agencies and organizations, etc.)

Programs (draft)

Celebratory Performance (video or performance to highlight the topic of the event)

Opening Remarks (Directory of the Foundation) and Welcoming Remark (Mayor of Andong-si)

Congratulatory Speech (Prime Minister or Minister of Culture, sports and Tourism/ if possible)

Congratulatory Video Message (Chairman of the National Assembly, Governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do, members of the National Assembly, etc.)

VIP Performance (commemorative photographing)

Keynote Speech (1 person/ 50minutes or so)

Cultural Performance (Running Time/ approx. 1h 20min.)

Candidate for Keynote Speech(draft)

Chung Sye-kyun, Former Chairman of the National Assembly

Darryl Macer, President, American University Sovereign Nations (USA)

Prominent figures and scholars who suit for the topic (LIFE) and human values from home and abroad

For its participation inquiry, please contact its media partner NDNnews (www.ndnnews.co.kr) & Korea Amb. Culture Friendship Association at (02)3482-3114