Kyungsun Chung

Chief Sustainability Officer

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance

Chung Kyungsun is a leader in sustainability, impact investing, and social innovation, serving as Chief Sustainability Officer at Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance. In this role, he leads corporate strategy, risk management, digital transformation, and ESG integration, advancing initiatives that connect business performance with long-term social and environmental value.

Over the past decade, Kyungsun has worked across the corporate, nonprofit, and impact investment sectors on issues related to sustainability, social innovation, and responsible business.

He founded and led Root Impact, a nonprofit providing shared workspace and programs for social entrepreneurs and mission-driven organizations. He also established HG Initiative, an impact investment firm focused on early-stage social ventures. Through this work, he has been involved in building infrastructure for social innovation in Asia and supporting the growth of impact-driven organizations.

In addition to these efforts, Kyungsun has served on the boards of several international organizations, including Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors in New York and the Resilient Cities Network in Singapore. From 2020 to 2023, he chaired the board of Communitas America, a New York–based nonprofit dedicated to community revitalization and inclusive entrepreneurship.

Speaker Session

9:30–10:20

Capital & Impact: Legacy, Leverage, and Real Talk

Capital & Impact: Legacy, Leverage, and Real Talk

For many impact-minded asset owners, building a sustainable portfolio is framed as a natural extension of legacy. In reality, the shift from operating success to scalable impact strategy is complex — and full of trade-offs. Our panel of experienced impact capital deployers, bring a candid lens to what impact investing is — and is not — for private capital owners.

The conversation will examine the true advantage of patient capital, the line between catalytic and concessionary investing, and how governance, NextGen leadership, and institutional discipline shape credible impact strategies. Less rhetoric, more rigour — and an honest look at how private capital owners can scale impact without diluting accountability.