NWC President Michael Kohn speaks at Korean symposium on transparency

Michael D. Kohn, President of the National Whistleblowers Center, is attending the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Symposium this week in Seoul, South Korea. According to an article in today’s The Korea Times, the symposium is co-hosted by Korea’s Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) and the APEC Secretariat. It is called, “Systematic Approach to Building Anti-Corruption Capacity,” 

Michael Kohn is speaking on the importance of protecting whistleblowers to encourage them to come forward with information about corrupt activities in government and business. Other photos of the event, including photos of the food served there, are available from a Korean language blog.