The ChosunIlbo proposed that South Korea, after overcoming extreme poverty and political turmoil, should take a leading role in the post tsunami period.

While the conference was initially a forum for Asian issues, it developed into an international event finding commonality in political, economic, and social, environmental topics.

The agenda included: New Security Landscape of the Korean Peninsula, Collaboration for Regional Peace and Security, Opportunity for Sustainable Growth, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, New Phase of Prosperity in the Asia-Pacific, Global Economic Outlook, Tech Innovation, Global Entrepreneurs Foundation | Development of SMART HUMAN and GOOD HUMAN, and Entrepreneurship Bootcamp.

Keynote speakers included Dick Cheney former vice president of the United States, Gerhard Schröder former chancellor of Germany, Jan Peter Balkenende former prime minister of the Netherlands, William Perry emeritus professor of Stanford University / former United States secretary of defense, Kono Yohei former speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, Joachim Son-Forget member of the French parliament, Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa president of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, Li Zhaoxing former minister of foreign affairs of the People's Republic of China (PRC), Gloria Ai founder & CEO of iAsk Media, and Chemi Peres managing general partner & co-founder of Pitango / chairman of the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation[3] The 8th Asian Leadership Conference took place in Walkerhill Hotel, Seoul, Korea from 3 to 4 July 2017.

Keynote speakers included: Barack Obama Former President of the United States, David Cameron Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Esko Aho Former Prime Minister of Finland / Executive in Residence at Aalto University, Enrico Letta Former Prime Minister of Italy / Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs of Sciences Po Paris, Shivshankar Menon Former National Security Adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Irina Makieva Deputy Chairman of Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank), Justin Yifu Lin Honorary Dean of National School of Development at Peking University / Former Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at The World Bank, Terry Sweeney Managing Director of IBM Health, Wendy Cutler Vice President and managing director at Washington, D.C. Office at the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) / Former Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, Yvo De Boer Former Director-General of the Global Green Growth Institute / Former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), and John Yearwood Executive Board Chairman of International Press Institute[3] The 7th Asian Leadership Conference took place in Shilla Hotel, Seoul, Korea from 17 to 18 May 2016.

Under the theme 'Asia Tomorrow: innovation 4.0', 2016 Asian Leadership Conference (ALC) brought together top leaders and intellectuals to share their knowledge and insight.

The agenda included topics such as: Asia Tomorrow: Securing Peace and Stability in Northeast Asia, Prosperity and Inequality, Past, Present and Future: Global and National Perspectives, Sharing Economy: Should It Be Expanded or Regulated?, Women's World: Should Gender Be an Issue?, Shopiology: The Power to Mesmerize Customers, Government Innovation: Efficiency through Innovation, Innovation in Labour Market via Flexibility, Sustainable Pension Reform, Higher Education for 21st Century Needs, The Future of Cybersecurity, Global Philanthropy: Caring Beyond Borders, Eradicating Poverty – From Receiving Fish to Learning How to Fish, and How to Maximize Social Responsibility of Corporate.

Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Education Above All, Murayama Tomiichi, Former Prime Minister of Japan, Jack Ma, Founder & Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group.

The conference agenda included: Envisioning a Unified Korea, Asia’s Turning Point, New Order in the Asia-Pacific and Seeking a New Engine for Creative Growth.

The keynote speakers were Colin Powell, US Secretary of State, Yasuo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan, Tarja Halonen, President of Finland, Fleur Pellerin, French junior minister for small and medium enterprises, innovation and the digital economy at the Ministry for Productive Renewal; Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia, Dominic Barton, global managing director of McKinsey & Company, David Rubenstein, the founder and chief executive officer of Carlyle Group, Douglas Flint, the group chairman of HSBC Holdings, Roland O’Hanley, president of asset management and corporative services, Fidelity Investments, Shigetaka Komori, the chairman and chief executive officer of Fujifilm Holdings Corporation and Steve Chen, a co-founder of YouTube.

They were invited to the talks of four speakers including PyeongChang's 2018 Winter Olympics bidding committee spokesperson, Theresa Rah; the founder and executive director of Table for Two, Masa Kogure, Wired senior writer Steven Levy, and the president and chief executive officer of Viacom International Media Networks, Robert Bakish.

[11] The keynote speakers were: Henry Kissinger, US Secretary of State, Paul Keating, Prime Minister of Australia, Carlos Ghosn, president and chief executive officer of Renault-Nissan Alliance, and Jim Rogers, co-founder of Quantum Group of Funds.