Yongsan has become a new center of political power in South Korea with the relocation of presidential office. Shifting the center of South Korean political power to Yongsan accelerated the redevelopment of what had long been on hold for some reasons. The transformation of Yongsan begins now. In particular, the redevelopment of Yongsan is expected to gain further momentum with the mayor of Seoul Oh Se-hoon starting his fourth term. Under the slogan ‘a competitiveness of a city equals a competitiveness of a nation’, efforts to elevate Seoul’s competitiveness through the redevelopment of Yongsan are gaining ground more than ever. This session sheds light on the scene on the race to become a global city to enhance a country’s competitiveness in-depth and seek strategies to kick off the redevelopment of Yongsan. Specifically, Seoul’s mayor Oh Se-hoon shares his redevelopment plan for Yongsan to become the center of economy, culture and transportation, and urban planning experts pull their insights together to find strategies to build the future of the Korean capital into an urban basecamp for politics, economy, and culture to foster the competitiveness of South Korea. #Yongsan #UAM #Development ☆ WKF | http://www.wkforum.org/WKF/2021/kr/ ☆ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/worldknowledgeforum/ ☆ Youtube│https://www.youtube.com/wkforum ✻ World Knowledge Forum's lecture contents are copyrighted by Maekyung Media Group. Acts such as illegal downloading, re-uploading, and re-processing are prohibited.