Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies (KFAS) hosted the first event of TEDxKFAS on August 7, 2015. Under the theme of “Impact on the Future”, a total of 13 speakers from the US, China, and Korea joined to deliver their insight in the three sessions: 'Session 1. Smart Living', 'Session 2. China in 2025', and 'Session 3. Ventures for a Better Future'.




* Session 1. Smart Living
- Marvin CHUN (Yale) / What Makes Some Brains More Focused Than Others?
- LEE Jin Hyung (Stanford) / Neuro Information Technology: Can We Take Control for Our Brain Circuits?
- CHOE Senyon (UCSD) / What Kills Us?
- HYEON Taeghwan (SNU) / Targeted Therapy for Liver Cancer Assisted by Nanotechnology

* Session 2. China in 2025
- ZHU Feng (NJU) / China's Domestic Transformation and Global Security Impact by 2025
- ZHANG Yunling (CASS) / Future China: A Peaceful Power?
- Gerald CHAN (UOA) / Can China Connect the World by High-Speed Rail?
- CHUNG Jae Ho (SNU) / 2025: Charting China's Future

* Session 3. Ventures for a Better Future
- KIM Hyungsoo (Tree Planet) / Can Nature and Humans Coexist?
- LEE Jun Seo (Ecojun Company) / Breaking Boundaries in Design
- KIM Jung-Hyeon (Sharehouse WOOZOO) / Share Your House; Revolutionize Society
- JUNG Sanghun (Seoul Innovation Center ) / Don't Google: Connex!