Thank you Seoul!

The 2026 Texas Global Alumni Summit in Seoul, held April 16–17, 2026, at the Westin Josun Seoul, marked a milestone for The University of Texas at Austin’s global engagement, convening more than 120 alumni, partners, deans, and faculty from 19 countries across five continents. As UT’s inaugural global alumni summit, the gathering reflected years of sustained relationship building in Korea and the strength of the university’s international alumni network. Through conversations with deans and panels on innovation in healthcare, the global energy landscape, UT Austin’s leadership in the global semiconductor ecosystem, and the global impact of K-culture, the summit highlighted how alumni and partners advance UT’s impact across borders.

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2026 Agenda and Speakers

Welcome Dinner
and Opening Remarks

Sonia Feigenbaum
Senior Vice Provost for Global Engagement

John Kim '04
Chairman, Kaiper Group

Shaping the Future:
A Dialogue with UT Deans

Sonia Feigenbaum
Senior Vice Provost for Global Engagement

Roger Bonnecaze
Dean, Cockrell School of Engineering

Claudia Lucchinetti, M.D.
Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean, Dell Medical School

Ramón Rivera-Servera
Dean, College of Fine Arts

Heather Woofter
Dean, School of Architecture

AI, Digital Twins, and the Future of Health

Claudia Lucchinetti, M.D.
Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean, Dell Medical School

Charles Taylor
Director, Center for Computational Medicine, Dell Medical School

The Global Energy Landscape

Brian Korgel
Director, Energy Institute, Cockrell School of Engineering

Special Performance

The Risus Quarter
with introduction by

Susan Thomas
Director, Butler School of Music, College of Fine Arts

Globalizing K-pop Entrepreneurship: From Austin to Seoul

Chuyun Oh
Professor of Dance Theory, San Diego State University

Ramón Rivera-Servera
Dean, College of Fine Arts

Powering the Future: UT Austin and the Global Semiconductor Ecosystem

Roger Bonnecaze
Dean, Cockrell School of Engineering

Dong-Won Kim
Fellow (EVP of Technology), Samsung Electronics., LTD.

David Lee
Chief of Staff, Dongjin Semichem Co.

Jinsuk Lee
Head of Part, Samsung Electronics, SAIT