Kee-heung Lee - Host City speaker

Kee-heung Lee

Position: Member, International Olympic Committee

EDUCATION

Korea National Open University, Republic of Korea (1996-2001); Graduate School of Public Administration, Korea University, Republic of Korea (1999); Wellness Programme for Top Managers, Graduate School of Sports and Leisure Studies, Korea National Sport University, Republic of Korea (2004)

CAREER

CEO, WOOSUNG Industrial Development Co., Ltd., (1989); Founder & Sponsor, Sharing Culture Foundation (Charity foundation for disadvantaged youth) (2004-2018); Chair, Association of Korean Buddhist, Orders of the Jogye, (2012-); Founder & Sponsor, SEODAM (Charity organisation for North Korean refugees & multicultural families) (2016-)

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS

The Buddhist Award (Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism) (2011); Honorary Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Physical Education, Yong In University Graduate School, Republic of Korea (2011); Honorary Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Philosophy, Dong Guk University Graduate School, Republic of Korea (2014)

IOC HISTORY

Member of the following Commissions: Coordination for the XXV Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 (2019-), Coordination for the XXIV Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 (2016-2020), Olympic Education (2020-)