Brief Biography of Cao Mingquan, Co‑Chair of the 9th International Conference on Creative Management

Cao Mingquan holds a Doctorate in Management. He is a promoter of China‑Republic of Korea economic, trade and cultural exchanges as well as an overseas Chinese community leader. He currently serves as President of the Korea‑China Journalists Association, President of Korea Xinhua Newspaper, and Executive Vice‑Chairman of the World Chinese Media Association, among other key media‑related positions. He once worked as an official accredited journalist covering the National Two Sessions, and the 19th and 20th National Congresses of the Communist Party of China.

He is also active in political circles and social organizations. He serves as Chairman of the Central Committee for Overseas Compatriots in Korea of the Independence Party of the Republic of Korea. He once ran for the proportional‑representation seat in the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea. In addition, he holds multiple concurrent posts including Executive Chairman of the Korea‑China FTA Business Committee, President of the Sun Yat‑sen Fraternity Foundation Korea Branch, President of the Korea Branch of the Global Chinese Guan Gong Culture Federation, and Honorary President of the Global Doctoral Federation.

Within China, he has been appointed as an Overseas Member of the Tianjin Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Honorary President and Executive Director of the Jilin and Tianjin Overseas Friendship Associations, and Overseas Advisor to the Overseas Chinese Federations of Yunnan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, alongside appointments with overseas Chinese federations and overseas friendship associations across multiple provinces and municipalities.

In the overseas Chinese community in the Republic of Korea, he previously served as President of the 4th and 5th General Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese in Korea, Founding President of the Seoul Overseas Chinese Association for China’s Peaceful Reunification, and President of the Seoul General Chamber of Commerce for Chinese Nationals in Korea. He also once served as Team Leader of the Foreigners Patrol Unit under the Guro Police Station of Seoul.

Academically, he holds appointments as Professor‑in‑Charge or Visiting Professor at Sehan University, Songgok University and Korea Beauty University in the Republic of Korea. He is also a Distinguished Professor at the School of Film and Television Art of Hebei Academy of Fine Arts, Adjunct Professor at Qufu Normal University, and Visiting Professor at China Confucius Art Museum. He has long been committed to China‑Republic of Korea press and communication, economic and trade cooperation, overseas Chinese liaison work, cultural public welfare undertakings and higher‑education initiatives. He is a versatile international exchange expert with extensive influence in both China and the Republic of Korea.

第九届国际创意管理大会联合主席中文简介

  曹明权，管理学博士，中韩经贸文化交流推动者及海外侨领。现任韩中新闻记者协会会长、韩国新华报社社长、世界华文媒体协会常务副主席等媒体要职，曾任全国两会及中国共产党第十九次、第二十次全国代表大会官方采访记者；同时活跃于政界与社会组织，担任韩国独立党中央在韩同胞中央委员会委员长、曾参选韩国国会议员比例代表，并兼任韩中自贸FTA商务委员会执行委员长、孙中山博爱基金会韩国分会会长、中华关公文化全球联合会韩国分会会长及全球博士联合会名誉会长等多项职务；在国内受聘为天津市政协海外委员、吉林省及天津市海外联谊会名誉会长与常务理事、云南省及广西壮族自治区侨联海外顾问等全国多省市侨联与海联会职务；在韩国侨界曾任第四、五届全国归韩同胞总联合会总会长、首尔华侨华人中国和平统一促进会创会会长、首尔中国侨民总商会会长等，并曾任首尔九老警察署外国人巡查队队长；学术方面担任韩国世翰大学、松谷大学、韩国美容大学主任教授或客座教授，同时受聘为河北美院影视艺术学院特聘教授、曲阜师范大学兼职教授、中国孔子美术馆客座教授等，长期致力于中韩新闻传播、经贸合作、侨务联谊、文化公益及高等教育事业，是中韩两国间具有广泛影响力的复合型国际交流专家。