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2021
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Woowa Bros.

Yong Kim

CPO

Nov 19 Fri. 3:30PM-4:30PM (KST)

Woowa Bros.

Republic of Korea

Yong Kim studied Industrial Design at KAIST and built his career at SK Communications, NCSOFT, and SK Planet. He joined Woowa Bros. as CPO years ago. He leads the overall development and operation of Woowa's products and had launched a new business 'Shopping Live' recently.
Zigbang

Sung woo Ahn

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 12:00PM-1:00PM (KST)

Zigbang

Republic of Korea

Sung woo Ahn is the Founder and CEO of Zigbang, Korea's no.1 proptech company. After completing his bachelor's degree in Statistics at Seoul National University, Ahn was responsible for project development and planning at NC Soft, which is one of the major game companies in the Korea. After obtaining the KICPA certificate, Ahn became a company audit consultant at Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers before joining BlueRun as Venture Capitalist. Based on his previous experiences, he started Korea's very first real estate platform Zigbang in 2010 to minimize information asymmetry in the real estate market and help its users find the right house easily. As the largest investment recipient in the real estate platform business, Zigbang aspires to provide a distinct experience by using state-of-the-art technology. In light of it, Zigbang developed a metaverse coworking tool 'Metapolis' and launched 'Ontact Partners' to put together everything that's related to housing such as moving, cleaning, home repairing, and interior design. Now, Zigbang has developed into a tech-friendly brand that brings changes to one's spatial experience. Sung woo Ahn is also serving as Chairman of Korea Proptech Forum and Co-chair of Korea Startup Forum to lead the growth of the Korean proptech industry and to foster a stronger startup ecosystem.
Yanolja

Sujin Lee

CEO & Founder

Nov 17 Wed. 12:00PM-1:00PM (KST)

Yanolja Co., LTD

Republic of Korea

Sujin Lee founded Yanolja in 2005. In the midst of Yanolja’s stable growth, Lee announced ‘Re-start’ in 2015. Since then, Yanolja has expanded its business portfolio by providing a leisure booking service while adding major hotel brands and automated hotel solutions to its features. After launching its global service in 2018, Yanolja became the first Korean travel brand to earn unicorn status in the following year. Sujin Lee believes that Yanolja has its own DNA for transformation. By observing changes and leading the trend proactively, the company was able to achieve its consistent growth even in the toughest times. Thanks to its endless growth, Yanolja has become a super application that features global accommodation, leisure, transportation, and food/beverage booking services. Yanolja now features IoT, AI, and blockchain technology to secure its crown as the global No.1 cloud-based hospitality solution brand.
KB Securities

Jeong Rim Park

President & CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 11:30AM-12:00PM (KST)

KB Securities

Republic of Korea

Jeong Rim Park received a BA and MA in Business Management at Seoul National University and began her career at Chase Bank’s Seoul Office. Later on, she served as Head of Asset Management at Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance. After joining KB Kookmin Bank, she managed the Wealth Management(WM) Department as Executive Director before moving to the Risk Management Department. Park was Vice President of KB Securities’ WM Department and is now serving as the President and CEO.
Seungwoo Daddy

Jin Hwa Mok

Content Creator

Nov 18 Thu. 11:30AM-12:30PM (KST)

Seungwoo Daddy

Republic of Korea

Jin Hwa Mok started his Youtube Channel ‘Seungwoo Daddy’ in 2018 and is now working as an active content creator with more than 1.46 million subscribers.
The Sylvan Group

Kyungsun Chung

Managing Partner

Nov. 18 Thu. 3:30PM-4:30PM (KST)

The Sylvan Group

Republic of Korea

Kyungsun Chung has been a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at The Sylvan Group, an independent private investment management firm with an integrated ESG Impact Program since 2019. Prior to founding The Sylvan Group, Kyungsun Chung founded HG Initiative (HGI), an Impact investment company in Korea. Furthermore, Kyungsun was a Founder and CEO of Root Impact, a non-profit entity focused on building and developing the social innovation sectors and an impact ecosystem. Kyungsun is a frequent speaker on philanthropy and social innovation throughout Asia, and also a board member of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
Yogiyo

YJ Chang

Head of Strategy/Chief of Staff

Nov 18 Thu. 11:30AM-12:30PM (KST)

Yogiyo

Republic of Korea

YJ Chang is Head of Strategy/Chief of Staff at Yogiyo. Before joining Yogiyo, he served as CSO at one of the prominent AI computer vision startups in Korea and took charge of corporate strategy, business development, and investor relations. Prior to the AI computer vision startup, he supervised the overall business development and data management while creating new data-oriented business models at Jobplanet. YJ holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Sogang University and an MBA from INSEAD.
Coupang

Sean Sangyeop Jung

Sr. Director

Nov 19 Fri. 2:30PM-3:00PM (KST)

Coupang

Republic of Korea

Sean Sangyeop Jung graduated from Yonsei University with a B.A. in Economics and started his career at Naver as an Advertising Platform PO. He participated in establishing Naver’s original Post Overture System (POS) and later joined the CEO Office to support top management’s decision-making and execution process. After moving to Capstone Partners, an early-stage venture capital, Sean managed c.30 investments for three years. A number of those are currently leading the startup ecosystem in Korea -- some went through M&A including Drama&Company (acquired by Naver), Bapul (acquired by Naver), and iam Company (acquired by NHN Entertainment), while others continue to grow steadily (MyRealTrip, Sendbird, Flint, Watcha, Qualson, and Tenping). Sean is currently at Coupang, one of the largest and fastest-growing e-commerce platforms on the planet, leading the Corporate Development team in managing M&A, joint venture, and minority investment projects, among others to create a world in which Customers ask “How did I ever live without Coupang?”
Chai

Daniel Hyunsung Shin

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 12:00PM-1:00PM (KST)

Chai Corporation

Republic of Korea

Daniel Hyunsung Shin is the Founder and CEO of Chai Corporation. Since Chai’s launch, over 3 million users have joined the service, and its annual transaction value has reached 1 trillion won. Chai Corporation managed to secure 70 billion won worth of investment from 13 investment firms in and outside of Korea including Hanwha Investment & Securities, SoftBank Ventures, SK Networks, Hana Financial Group, and Stonebridge Capital. Chai Corporation acquired I’mport to allow easier management of various payment features and related services. Currently, more than 2,200 stores including Nike Korea, Philip Morris Korea, Ohouse, and Millie’s Library are using Chai’s service.
Kakao Ventures

Shina Chung

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 3:00PM-3:30PM (KST)

Kakao Ventures

Republic of Korea

Shina Chung is CEO of Kakao Ventures. After finishing her MBA at the University of Michigan, she joined BCG as a consultant. She then managed eBay APAC’s new business plans and strategies. Shina worked as Principal Manager at NHN before joining K Cube Ventures, which is now Kakao Ventures. As CEO of Kakao Ventures, she is actively discovering internet/mobile tech startups using her professional background and network.
Hashed

Simon Kim

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 11:00AM-11:30AM (KST)

Hashed

Republic of Korea

Simon Kim is CEO & Partner at Hashed. He is one of the leading blockchain evangelists in Korea. Prior to Hashed, Simon was a serial entrepreneur co-founding and successfully exiting numerous companies. Most recently, Simon served as Chief Product Officer of an ed-tech startup called Knowre, named one of the World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Education by Fast Company. Simon is also a Venture Partner at Softbank Ventures Asia and serves as Blockchain Advisor to the South Korean Parliament. Simon studied Computer Science at POSTECH.
LINA Korea

Julia Park

Head of Channel Innovation

Nov 18 Thu. 11:00AM-11:30AM (KST)

LINA Korea

Republic of Korea

Julia Park is Head of Channel Innovation at LINA Korea. As Head of Channel Innovation, Julia Park is responsible for developing innovative ways of interacting with customers to address their health needs. Before joining LINA Korea, she was the Director of Strategy and Business Development for Cigna International Market. LINA Korea is a subsidiary of Cigna group focusing on protection and health insurance products and services.
Kmong

Hyeonho Park

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 3:00PM-3:30PM (KST)

Kmong

Republic of Korea

Hyeonho Park started Kmong in 2021 after starting and failing a number of startups. Now, Kmong is the biggest freelance platform in Korea and is further developing into a Human Cloud Platform.
Wanted Lab

Bokkee Lee

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 4:00PM-5:00PM (KST)

Wanted Lab, Inc.

Republic of Korea

Before joining Wanted Lab, Bokkee Lee experienced many field problems of companies at a management consulting firm after completing his master's degree in MIS. Leaving the company, he failed two start-ups and learned what founders shouldn't do. He co-founded the HR startup Wanted Lab and had it go public on the KOSDAQ within only six years. Currently, along with the mission of the HR company, he is trying to make people happy on their career journey.
Lotte Ventures

Jonghoon Lee

CIO (Head of Investment)

Nov 19 Fri. 2:30PM-3:00PM (KST)

Lotte Ventures

Republic of Korea

Jonghoon Lee, the Managing Director and CIO, is in charge of investment at Lotte Ventures, a corporate venture capital (CVC) that serves as Lotte Group's Open Innovation Hub. He has about 15 years of venture capital investment experience including a venture capitalist and a full-time professorship at Kookmin University's Graduate School of Entrepreneurship.
Swit

Josh Lee

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 3:00PM-3:30PM (KST)

Swit

Republic of Korea

Josh Lee is CEO & Co-Founder of Swit, a Work OS reformulated for collaboration essentials. Purpose-built for functionality to redefine productivity for modern teams, interoperability for integrations, and scalability for larger organizations from mid-markets to enterprises. Officially Recommended for Google Workspace. Ranked No.1 project management out of 89 work tools in the Usability index at G2.
IGIS Investment Partners

Tae-Hee Lim

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 12:00PM-1:00PM (KST)

IGIS Investment Partners

Republic of Korea

Tae-Hee Lim, CEO of IGIS Investment Partners, formerly was in charge of Financial Management, M&A, IPO, and Corporate Investment at IGIS Asset Management. He specializes in investment in the prop-tech sector. After graduating from KAIST with an Industrial Management degree, Mr. Lim worked in the Data Marketing Team at LG U-Plus. After finishing his MBA at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, he mainly focused on corporate investment and cross-border M&A at Shinhan Bank and Shinhan Financial Group(Holding Co.). Afterward, he was in charge of the M&A Team at CJ Olive Networks and LG Chemicals where he managed M&As for the beauty, retail, chemical sector, and more. With his experience in various fields, he looks into investing in companies that fuse different types of businesses.
DHP

Yoonsup Choi

Managing Partner

Nov 18 Thu. 11:30AM-12:30PM (KST)

Digital Healthcare Partners

Republic of Korea

Yoonsup Choi is a representative expert in the Korean digital healthcare field, and he is the one who first introduced this field to Korea through active research, writing, investment, consulting, and lectures. He double-majored in Computer Science and Biology at POSTECH and obtained a Ph.D. in Computational Biology from POSTECH. He served as a Visiting Researcher at Stanford University and a Research Assistant Professor at the Biomedical Institute of Seoul National University Hospital. He published more than 10 research articles in major scientific journals including 『Science』. Yoonsup Choi is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Digital Healthcare Partners (DHP), the only investment firm dedicated to digital healthcare startups in Korea. He is an expert advisor to the regulatory bodies in Korea including the MFDS and HIRA and is the author of best-selling books including 『Healthcare Innovation』, 『Medical Artificial Intelligence』, and 『Digital Healthcare: The Future of Medicine』.
Remember

Jaeho Choi

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 4:00PM-5:00PM (KST)

Drama & Company

Republic of Korea

Jaeho Choi founded Drama & Company in 2013 and has been operating Korea's No.1 business platform 'Remember' ever since. Prior to founding the company, he had worked at Boston Consulting Group and Deloitte Consulting as a Management Consultant.
Sopoong Ventures

Sangyeob Han

CEO

Nov 18 Thu. 10:30AM-11:30PM (KST)

Sopoong Ventures

Republic of Korea

Sangyeob Han is an impact investor who believes in the power of innovative business models and their social problem-solving potential. He has been seeking ways to improve our society by turning himself into a serial entrepreneur. Since his college years, Sangyeob ran Munc, Nexters, and Wisdome, an experience-sharing platform. Starting from 2016, he has been helping out startups with their growth strategies as CEO of impact accelerator, Sopoong Ventures.
Unity Technologies Korea

Beomjoo Kim

Head of Evangelism

Nov 19 Fri. 10:30AM-11:00AM (KST)

Unity Technologies Korea

Republic of Korea

Beomjoo Kim graduated from the Department of Textile Art at Hongik University in 1995 and then received a master's degree in game content design at the same school's Graduate School of Media. He has experience in animation, film, and game productions such as 'Restol Special Rescue Team', 'Faceless Beauty', and 'Kingdom Under Fire.' He is currently researching the new media content creation process using real-time game engines at Unity Technologies Korea.
Hylium Industries

Seo Young Kim

CEO

Nov 18 Thu. 2:30PM-3:00PM (KST)

Hylium Industries Inc.

Republic of Korea

Dr. Seo Young Kim is the CEO of Hylium Industries Inc., a company that’s dedicated to liquid hydrogen and its mobility solutions. Prior to founding Hylium Industries Inc., Dr. Kim led the Center for Urban Energy System Research at Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) from 1996 to 2016. He also served as Technical Advisor for Thermoelectrics and Liquid Hydrogen Technology for Automotive Application at Hyundai Motor Company from 2014 to 2015. Dr. Kim holds multiple awards including Prime Minister Award for Science and Technology Veteran, as well as Gangwon Province Governor Award for his achievement in developing new hydrogen technologies and facilities in 2019. Dr. Kim has MS and Ph.D. degrees from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
PSX

Seyoung Kim

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 11:30AM-12:00PM (KST)

PSX

Republic of Korea

Seyoung Kim, CEO of SeoulExchange, started her career in the finance sector where she mostly took charge of derivative trading with a bit of commercial banking as well. With such experience, she moved on to join a fintech P2P company as a founding member and served as COO and Head of Sales. Now, she is running SeoulExchange to have it become a leading platform where anybody can gain access to private company shares in Korea.
INNOSPACE

Soojong Kim

CEO

Nov 18 Thu. 2:30PM-3:00PM (KST)

INNOSPACE

Republic of Korea

Soojong Kim established INNOSPACE in 2017 and has served as the CEO since. He obtained a doctorate in Aerospace Engineering from Korea Aerospace University and took part in developing rocket engines and guided missiles at research institutes in and outside of Korea. He is currently promoting the commercialization of satellite launch services using small satellite launch vehicles. Starting with a test launch next year, Kim aims to commercialize the nation's first civilian satellite launch vehicle in 2023.
Code States

Ingi Kim

Founder & CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 3:00PM-3:30PM (KST)

Code States

Republic of Korea

Ingi Kim is the founder and CEO of Code States. Code States operates IT boot camps that offer cutting-edge curricula and tailored career services for prospective employees in software engineering, data science, AI, blockchain, growth marketing, and product management. Under the vision of ‘Human Capital’ that invests in people’s potential, Code States introduced Income Sharing Agreement(ISA) for the first time in Korea to enable students to get a quality education without up-front funding. With the title of “Baby Unicorn” from the Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups, 4,000 students are predicted to graduate from Code States' boot camps and it has grossed 10 billion won in ISA revenue in 2021.
Superbin

Jeungbin(JB) Kim

CEO

Nov 18 Thu. 3:00PM-3:30PM (KST)

Superbin

Republic of Korea

Jeungbin Kim was an adjunct professor at the Department of Future Convergence Management at Myongji University and served as the CEO of Kosteel before starting SuperBin. He founded SuperBin with the aim of proposing a new business model for a circular economy using robotics and design. Kim received a presidential citation for his contribution to sustainable economic growth. He also studied at Harvard Kennedy School for a master's degree in Public Administration.
Rokya

Youngmin Park

CEO

Nov 18 Thu. 11:00AM-11:30AM (KST)

Rokya

Republic of Korea

Youngmin Park is the Co-Founder and CEO of Rokya, an ag-tech startup that aims to shift the agriculture value chain across the board from seed, harvesting, processing, logistics, and data analysis. Rokya has completed the sustainable value chain by enhancing the stability of the provision cycle for producers while providing customers with quality agricultural resources. Park established ‘Farmair’ in 2017 and launched a market price forecast system that analyzes an extensive amount of data. A number of major food companies are currently using ‘Farmair’ to make efficient purchasing decisions.
Cupix

Simon (Seockhoon) Bae

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 11:00AM-11:30AM (KST)

Cupix

Republic of Korea

Seockhoon Bae is a serial entrepreneur and innovator who has been leading the growth of the 3D scanning and cloud-based 3D industry for decades. After completing his Ph.D. in Computer-Aided Design at Seoul National University, Bae served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at MIT. In 1998, Seockhoon Bae founded INUS Technology and had it acquired by 3D systems in 2012. He also designed the world’s first web-based collaboration app for engineers, VisPower Technology in 2010 and filled in as CEO for 3 years until 3D Systems’ acquisition. He joined 3D Systems in 2013 as CTO of Cloud Strategy before starting Cupix. As Founder and CEO, Seockhoon Bae has been leading Cupix since 2015.
The PlantEat

Jaesik Yang

CEO

Nov 18 Thu. 10:30AM-11:00AM (KST)

The PlantEat Inc.

Republic of Korea

Jaesik Yang joined the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences to develop food processing technology after completing his bachelor’s degree in computer science, life science, and a master’s degree in life science from Handong Global University. While studying for his Ph.D. in Biomodulation Major at Seoul National University, he founded The PlantEat to focus on developing plant-based foods and ingredients to replace animal-based foods using IT and BT technology. The PlantEat is currently marketing its plant-based mayonnaise, crackers, cereal, milk, and more under the brand ‘Eat’s Better.’
Cenaclesoft

Euiseok Wi

CEO/Founder

Nov. 18 Thu. 10:30AM-11:00AM (KST)

Cenaclesoft Inc.

Republic of Korea

Euiseok Wi is an IT expert with years of experience in Software Engineering. He completed his degree at KAIST in Computer Science in 1990 and has been working with Information Technology Startup companies ever since. In 1994, Wi successfully kickstarted his first Internet startup iNet Inc. with his college classmates and sold it to PSInet Inc., USA. He developed a search ad platform at NAVER in 2006 to promote a business platform for enterprises, followed by the launch of several different services at SK Telecom including T-call. Wi started Cenaclesoft Inc. in 2018 in the belief that prospective software engineers and healthcare providers can bring about positive changes. At the moment, he is working his ways to establish daily connections between healthcare providers and customers via brand-new Cloud EMR Service.
heyJoyce

Na Ree Lee

CEO

Nov 18 Thu. 3:30PM-4:00PM (KST)

heyJoyce

Republic of Korea

Na Ree is the founder of ‘Hey Joyce’, a problem-solving platform for women’s careers. Prior to this, she led investment and new business development at Cheil Worldwide, a marketing solution company of Samsung. She also created and operated D.CAMP, the first and largest startup ecosystem hub in Korea. Before the establishment of D.CAMP, she worked as a journalist for 20 years, including work experience as an editorial board member at JoongAng Ilbo, and wrote 7 books including 'Change Maker' and 'Live a Different Life.' She also served as a member of the National 4IR Committee.
Voithru

Luther (Sangheon) Lee

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 3:30PM-4:00PM (KST)

Voithru

Republic of Korea

Luther Sangheon Lee built his career at a Canadian AI startup before starting Voithru in Korea. Lee started Voithru in hopes of providing educational solutions for the hearing impaired by using AI voice recognition technology. Through years of business model shifts and expansion, he is now focusing on assisting global outreach and localization of K-culture content.
G-school

Seongwon Lee

CEO

Nov. 19 Fri. 3:00PM-3:30PM (KST)

G-school

Republic of Korea

Seongwon Lee is the Co-Founder of 'G-School', an innovative future education institute established in February 2017, where he served as the Headteacher until 2019. In 2020, he founded the non-profit corporation ‘Education Lab 21’ and has been in charge as CEO while managing the overall operation of 'G-School'. Before establishing 'G-School', he built his career in public education for 26 years. While serving as a chief instructor in middle and high schools, he focused on reforming the school system through class renovation. Currently, he is shaping the general solution for the future education scene by developing a modern curriculum for teenagers and their essential competencies.
Teamfresh

Seongil Lee

CEO

Nov 19 Fri. 3:00PM-3:30PM (KST)

Teamfresh

Republic of Korea

Seongil Lee, CEO of Teamfresh first started his logistics career as COO at DailyCool, an early morning delivery company. Upon Kurly’s establishment, Seongil took charge of Logistics Management and built an essential distribution network with fulfillment centers for early morning delivery. In 2018, he started a cold chain logistics company Teamfresh and marked monthly revenue of 10 billion won in September 2021. Thanks to its rapid growth, Teamfresh has received a series C funding of 60 billion won in only 39 months since its beginning. Teamfresh is currently running 4 business sectors: cold chain fulfillment, refrigerated truck matching platform, B2B online food market, and its original franchise. It’s got 10 logistics centers in the Seoul metropolitan area with a total space of 75,000m². Teamfresh has secured 5,500 trucks in its network with 800 of them operating every day.
AMOREPACIFIC

Youngjin Lee

Senior Vice President

Nov 19 Fri. 11:00AM-11:30AM (KST)

AMOREPACIFIC

Republic of Korea

Youngjin Lee, Senior Vice President of AmorePacific, joined the company in 2001 as a cosmetic-products researcher and developed various highly functional products. He has carried out a number of new growth projects and is currently in charge of the New Growth Initiative(NGI) Division. At the NGI Division, he supports startups by discovering and supporting in-house ventures, launching and promoting new brands, making equity investments, and operating open innovation.
QANDA

Jake Yongjae Lee

CEO

Nov. 19 Fri. 2:30PM-3:00PM (KST)

Mathpresso

Republic of Korea

Jake Yongjae Lee co-founded Mathpresso with his high school friend and Co-CEO Ray Jongheun Lee while attending Seoul National University as an electrical engineering student. Founded with a mission to provide the most effective education for all, Mathpresso operates QANDA, an AI-based learning app that allows students of all levels to receive instant answers and customized learning content. QANDA has over 10 million monthly active users in more than 50 countries and is used by two-thirds of all 1st-12th graders in Korea. Since 2015, Mathpresso has raised $105 million in total and has regional offices in Tokyo, Hanoi, Jakarta, and Bangkok. In 2020, Lee was named to Forbes '30 Under 30 Asia.’
Seoul Robotics

HanBin Lee

CEO

Nov 18 Thu. 3:00PM-3:30PM (KST)

Seoul Robotics Co., Ltd

Republic of Korea

HanBin Lee, CEO of Seoul Robotics, participated in the 2017 Udacity-DiDi Self-Driving Car Challenge, ranking 10th place among 2,000 teams around the world, and established Seoul Robotics with his team members. In recognition of his contribution to the competition, HanBin served as a mentor to the Udacity self-driving program and has recently joined the Advisory Board for Smart Future Mobility to enhance safety and prevent traffic accidents through new technologies and management advice. With HanBin at the helm, Seoul Robotics is growing rapidly and is taking steps towards becoming a unicorn startup in industry 4.0.
Iyuno-SDI Group

David Lee

CEO

Nov. 19 Fri. 11:00AM-11:30AM (KST)

Iyuno-SDI Group

Republic of Korea

David Lee is the Founder and CEO of Iyuno-SDI. In 2002, he started his translation company Iyuno in Korea. He developed a cloud-based automation platform and designed an optimal workflow using global resources for the traditional video translation/dubbing industry that relied only on human creativity and labor. Iyuno has grown into a global media localization company that provides services in more than 100 languages. Currently, Iyuno-SDI is the No. 1 global media localization company with annual sales of 400 billion won with 67 offices in 33 countries around the world. In 2019, he was selected as Entrepreneur of the Year in the Digital Media Supply Chain Sector by EY.
Sinsang Market

Hongseok Jang

Co-CEO

Nov 19 Fri. 10:30AM-11:00AM (KST)

Dealicious

Republic of Korea

Hongseok Jang is Co-CEO of ‘Dealicious,’ the company that runs the No.1 wholesale-retail fashion platform ‘Sinsang Market.’ Hongseok focuses on creating a new global fashion ecosystem featuring a platform-fulfillment-based system. While working at NAVER, he organized a new search engine service along with many others including SNS and content services. As Lead PM at ‘My Real Trip,’ he was in charge of vertical business expansion which entailed an online ticket box, flight, and accommodation booking services. Hongseok participated in launching Coupang Rocket Delivery as Logistics PO and contributed to the growth of Coupang by opening 13 new logistics centers.
NSPACE

Soohyun Chung

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 11:30AM-12:00PM (KST)

NSPACE

Republic of Korea

Soohyun Chung is the Founder and CEO of NSPACE, a Space Value-up Startup that transforms unused urban space into affordable city space. NSPACE’s ‘SpaceCloud’ promotes ‘time sharing’ by providing various retail spaces including party rooms, studios, coworking spaces, and more. It has connected more than 30,000 spaces within Korea while reaching more than 1 million MZ generation users. NSPACE has grown into a prop-tech company that brings people and information together to create an impact on the real estate scene. With its own brand ‘&stable’ that utilizes unused urban space as a residential complex for single households, NSPACE suggests a new direction for impact REITs and small building development.
Huraypositive

DooAh Choi

CEO

Nov. 18 Thu. 11:00AM-11:30AM (KST)

Huraypositive

Republic of Korea

Doo Ah Choi founded HurayPositive in 2010 and has been serving as CEO ever since. In the goal of bringing changes to the lifestyle of chronic patients, Huray develops and provides digital healthcare services to insurance clients and corporate executive members. Before starting HurayPositive, Choi served as the Team Leader at Naver and successfully led the operation of video, image, and music search engines.
RECO

Keunho Kim

CEO

Nov. 18 Thu. 3:30PM-4:30PM (KST)

RECO

Republic of Korea

Keunho Kim is the Founder and CEO of RECO that runs Korea’s first and only software-based waste management platform ‘UpBox.’ He graduated from Northwestern University where he studied Industrial Engineering and Economics. With his experience in the finance and software venture field in the US and Korea, Ken started RECO in 2018 to innovate and transform the waste market with technology.
Nuvilab

Daehoon Kim

CEO

Nov 18 Thu. 3:30PM-4:30PM (KST)

Nuvilab

Republic of Korea

Daehoon Kim worked at Hyundai Motor Company for 8 years as Advanced Technology Researcher before starting Nuvilab. Kim managed researches on vehicle data processing and optimization while focusing on discovering new technologies and business opportunities. At Nuvilab, he combined food tech with key self-driving technologies such as object recognition and sensor integration. Kim is undertaking inefficiency in the traditional food industry by generating and updating the industry database. In light of pursuing his belief in ‘Earth care, Health care,’ Daehoon Kim is actively promoting food waste reduction and personalized diet-based healthcare solutions.
Giantstep

Clay Kim

CBO

Nov 19 Fri. 11:30AM-12:30PM (KST)

Giantstep

Republic of Korea

Clay Kim is leading a wide variety of joint projects with Korean and international corporates using special visual effects and real-time engine-based visual tech. As interest in metaverse peaks, he is playing a key role in tailoring metaverse strategy and business development for different industries including SNS, logistics, entertainment, and electronics. Clay graduated from Seoul National University with B.A. in French Language and Literature. In 2013, he served as CBO at Daum Communications before joining Kakao Ad a year later as Ad Business Team Leader. Since 2016, he has been serving as CSO at American tech startup Pulzze Systems while holding an additional position of CBO at Giantstep.
NFTBank

Daniel Kim

CEO

Nov 19 Fri. 11:30AM-12:30PM (KST)

NFTBank

Republic of Korea

Daniel Kim had a strong belief in NFT's potential as an essential economic commodity in the Metaverse. After observing its rapid growth, Kim started NFT Bank in hopes of building the 'JP Morgan of the Metaverse.' Before starting NFT Bank, Kim was a data scientist at GroundX and managed ML modeling projects in diverse fields including blockchain, fintech, mobility, and social networks.
KFTC

Oksun Kim

Head of New Business Development

Nov 17 Wed. 12:00PM-1:00PM (KST)

Korea Financial Telecommunications and Clearings Institute

Republic of Korea

Oksun Kim is serving as Head of New Business Development at Korea Financial Telecommunications and Clearings Institute. She has abundant experience in planning new businesses including bill clearings, internet billing systems, debit card payment, and B2B electronic bonds. In 2021, she supervised an open giro payment service to improve the payment process for both financial facilities and customers.
ildossifamily

Ildo Kim

CEO

Nov 18 Thu. 11:30AM-12:30PM (KST)

ildossifamily

Republic of Korea

Ildo Kim is CEO of Ildossi Family that operates a number of iconic Korean restaurant brands including Ildossi Dakgalbi, Ildossi Jjimdak, Ildossi Gopchang, East Village Seoul, Ildo Bulbaek, and Naeildo Tofu. The company is now running 9 brands with 20 restaurants around the globe. As he likes to call himself ‘the guy who makes eating happy,’ he believes that a journey with a cause is a learning experience itself, just like how casual food turns into a special meal with a slight touch of ‘uniqueness.’ Apart from running a successful restaurant business, he aspires to share his experiences and outlook with upcoming entrepreneurs. Kim is also the author of 《The Boss's Way of Thinking》, 《The Sellers》, and 《How to Travel to Shanghai》.
Elice

Jae Won Kim

CEO

Nov 19 Fri. 3:30PM-4:30PM (KST)

Elice

Republic of Korea

Jae Won was a Ph.D. candidate at KAIST AI Lab before co-founding Elice. During graduate school, he started a computer science education platform Elice that was used by all KAIST students taking CS courses. Currently, Elice provides its platform and courses to 17 of the top 20 Korean companies including SK, LG, Hyundai, and more than 900 institutions in Korea. Before KAIST, Jae Won graduated from Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo in Canada and worked on various projects as a developer analyst and PM in Canadian/US tech companies such as ATI, Nvidia, and Telus.
Studypie

Taewoo Kim

CEO

Nov. 19 Fri. 3:30PM-4:30PM (KST)

Studypie

Republic of Korea

TaeWoo Kim completed his degree in Mathematical Sciences at KAIST from 2006 to 2010. After finishing an internship at SKTvc in Silicon Valley, Kim started Moglue, an interactive e-book publishing tool, and managed it for 4 years. Later on, he carried on with his career at education content companies including Qualson, Classting, and Ridibooks. Kim started Studypie in hopes of promoting economic freedom through education and received investment from Altos Ventures and Qualson. He is now supporting students at Studypie to complete their courses and attain practical results.
Grip Company

Hanna Kim

CEO

Nov 19 Fri. 3:30AM-4:30PM (KST)

Grip Company Corp.

Republic of Korea

Hanna Kim is CEO of Korea’s first live commerce platform Grip. Before founding Grip, she focused on the growth and impact of SNOW Camera as Marketing Director at Naver SNOW. Starting from the launch of SNOW Camera, she developed Millennial-focused marketing tools and ads to draw 200 million users even in the fast-paced and competitive global environment. Kim also launched Live Quiz Show JAM Live and managed it until the concurrent viewer count reached over 2 million. Prior to joining Naver, Kim was an Executive of Global Marketing and Business Development at global mobile computer manufacturer Bluebird.
VUNO

Hyun-Jun Kim

CEO

Nov 18 Thu. 11:30AM-12:30PM (KST)

VUNO

Republic of Korea

Hyun-Jun Kim completed his B.S., MS, and Ph.D. in computer engineering at Inha University. He took part in intelligent software technology research at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology for about 10 years. During these years, he also participated in the development and commercialization of a voice recognition engine based on AI technology. At the end of 2014, he co-founded VUNO Inc. to develop assistive diagnostic technology using medical AI. He is currently CEO of the company and has been contributing to the development of AI medical technology by obtaining approval for the first AI healthcare device in Korea. He is currently serving as Director of Korea Venture Business Association, Korea Digital Healthcare Association, and Korea Medical Device Industry Association.
Donga Science

Keuntae Park

Desk Editor

Nov 19 Fri. 3:30PM-4:30PM (KST)

Donga Science

Republic of Korea

Keuntae Park started his career as a reporter in the Electronics Times. In 2003, he moved to Dong-A Science, a media specialized in science and technology, and has written articles in the Dong-A Ilbo's science section and the Science Donga, monthly science magazine in Korea. Since then, he has been in charge of industry and science at the Chosunbiz and the Korea Economic Daily. He returned to Dong-A Science in 2018 to lead the daily news team in charge of online news and newspaper. In cooperation with domestic space industry ventures and researchers, the Korea Space Forum—the first international space industry conference in Korea—was held in 2019 with the support of the Ministry of Science and ICT. In 2020, the New Space Korea Conference—an international network event centered on space ventures—was created with the help of the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy and the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
Sungkyunkwan University

Soo-Yong Shin

Associate Professor

Nov 18 Thu. 11:30AM-12:30PM (KST)

Sungkyunkwan University

Republic of Korea

Prof. Soo-Yong Shin is Associate Professor of the Department of Digital Health at Sungkyunkwan University. His main research topics include health data standardization, privacy protection, and medical AI. He serves as Vice Director of Samsung Medical Center’s Digital Innovation Center and Director of the Center for Research Resource Standardization, Research Institute for Future Medicine of the same center. He also invests in digital health startups in Korea as a partner of DHP (Digital Healthcare Partners).
Mediquitous

Doojin Lee

CEO

Nov 19 Fri. 11:30AM-12:30PM (KST)

Mediquitous

Republic of Korea

Doojin Lee is the founder and CEO of Mediquitous, an ‘e-commerce brand·platform builder.’ Since founding Mediquitous in 2016, Doojin Lee has received over $26M worth of funding and is successfully managing more than 30 beauty, fashion, and health brands along with an e-commerce platform. Before starting Mediquitous, he sold the online fashion house ‘Awesome Brand’ to an affiliate company of Yellow Mobile, TeamGrape after his undergraduate years at Seoul National University.
LAWTALK

Jaesung Jung

Deputy CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 4:00PM-5:00PM (KST)

Law&Company

Republic of Korea

Jaesung Jung is Deputy CEO of Law&Company. He graduated from Korea University with degrees in Industrial Engineering and Finance Engineering. After graduating, he started his career at McKinsey&Company as a management consultant and gained an overall understanding across various industries. Based on his business insight, Jaesung co-founded Law&Company in 2012. He is now running Korea’s no.1 legal-tech platform, 'LAWTALK' to minimize the information asymmetry in the legal market using technology. LAWTALK contributes to the advancement and popularization of legal services by increasing the accessibility of the people to the law.
d.code

Jun Young Jung

CEO

Nov. 19 Fri. 11:30AM-12:30PM (KST)

n.code

Republic of Korea

Jun Young Jung, CEO of NCODE, had a great interest in fashion, especially luxury fashion, from an early age, and started a luxury fashion ecommerce business with an Italian friend from college and ran it successfully for 3 years. By sourcing and selling about 100 brands directly, he was able to develop an understanding of how the fashion market is distributed and what domestic customers want. After graduating, he gained hands-on experience working as a Marketing Data Analyst at Mavatar Technologies, an e-commerce startup based in Silicon Valley.
Korea Aerospace Research Institute

Kiejoo Cho

Team Leader

Nov 18 Thu. 3:30PM-4:30PM (KST)

Korea Aerospace Research Institute

Republic of Korea

Dr. Kiejoo Cho obtained his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at KAIST. He joined Korea Aerospace Research Institute in 2002 to carry out research and development of space launch vehicles. Dr. Cho participated in Korea's very first launch vehicle project 'Naro' in international cooperation with Russia. During the project, he successfully took charge of launchpad engineering. Today, he is managing the overall development of the jet engine for Nuri, South Korea's first homegrown space rocket. His major research domain ranges from liquid propulsion systems to propulsion unit supply systems, and control measuring instruments. Also, he is in charge of the comprehensive engine combustion test featuring the first-stage rocket of Nuri with a lift-off thrust of more than 300ton.
Gangnam Unni

Seungil Hong

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 4PM-5PM (KST)

Healingpaper Co. Ltd.

Republic of Korea

Seungil Hong started MedWide, the largest online community for medical graduate school candidates during his first year in Yonsei Graduate School of Medicine. In his second year, Seungil started a publishing company dedicated to MEET/DEET workbooks and had more than 10% of the entire students purchase them. In 2012, during his third year, Hong started Healing Paper and obtained his medical doctor’s license in 2015.
Instant Tattoo

Namsuk Kim

CEO & Co-founder

Nov. 19 Fri. 11:30AM-12:30PM (KST)

Instant Tattoo

Republic of Korea

Namsuk Kim is a female CEO and is leading a new wave in the K-beauty industry as the Founder of Instant Tattoo. Before starting Instant Tattoo in 2018, she managed the overall operation of beauty care and e-commerce marketing at the Asian headquarters of P&G, the global no.1 beauty manufacturer. With her wide range of experience in the Asian beauty market, brand marketing, and e-commerce, Kim co-published ‘Commuting to Singapore; On Becoming a Global Professional.’ She actively volunteers as a mentor to help aspiring Asian females search and pursue their dreams.
Local Stitch

Sumin Kim

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 11:30AM-12:00PM (KST)

Local Stitch

Republic of Korea

Sumin Kim is CEO of Local Stitch. He dropped out of Seoul National University in his third year to study architecture at Hongik University. In 2009, he founded a social venture studio 'CDTandTO' with his college friends and changed its name to Local Design Movement 4 years later. They opened their first Local Stitch as part of the Local Design Movement in 2013. Ever since their second Local Stitch, they combined coliving and coworking spaces into one. Now, Local Stitch has expanded to 11 centers with 3 new centers opening later this year.
BEYOND X

Kevin Kim

CEO & Prof.

Nov 19 Fri. 3:00PM-3:30PM (KST)

BEYOND X

Republic of Korea

Kevin Kim is CEO of BEYOND X & CONNECT X and is currently running a logistics business membership program with the objective of "creating business value by connecting contents and network." Kim closely observes changes in lifestyle and logistics and their key role in one's living. He is the author of «NaKaCouBae(Delivery) Economics» and a professor of Innovative Entrepreneurship at Incheon National University. He is also a member of the Presidential Committee on the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Kakao Ventures

Chiweon Kim

Partner

Nov. 18 Thu. 10:30AM-11:00AM (KST)

Kakao Ventures

Republic of Korea

Chiweon Kim completed his Bachelor of Medicine in Seoul National University before graduating with an MSc from the Graduate School of Public Health at Yonsei University. Kim completed his internal medicine residency and filled a Planning Executive Professor position at Seoul National University Hospital before joining McKinsey & Company as a business consultant. He is currently in charge of operating SeoulWise Convalescent Hospital while serving as a columnist/speaker in the Digital Healthcare sector. Kim is also a partner at Kakao Ventures, supervising the same field.
HGI

Bohyun Nam

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 4:00PM-5:00PM (KST)

HG Initiative

Republic of Korea

Bohyun is doing impact investment as the CEO of HGI. She has worked on the strategies and operations arm of SK Communications. She has also worked at LG Electronics on analyzing and forecasting product trends, with a strong focus on providing user-centered UX. At SK Happiness Foundation, she focused on providing adequate and sufficient resources to social ventures so that they can maximize their social and financial impact. She worked on its investment review and incubating process, created a collaboration platform for entrepreneurs. At HGI, she works to turn her experiences and networks into identifying bright entrepreneurs and supporting them.
ZipFund

Seongtae Nam

CEO & Founder

Nov 17 Wed. 11:00AM-11:30AM (KST)

ZipFund

Republic of Korea

Seongtae Nam, a Prop-tech Entrepreneur and Adjunct Professor at Konkuk University’s Graduate School of Real Estate Studies, is the Chair of the Prop-tech Committee of the Urban Land Institute in South Korea. Prior to founding his startup that focuses on finance management and mortgage, he has worked extensively throughout Seoul and New York on commercial real estate investment and development. Now, he is a forward-thinking prop-tech evangelist and regular guest speaker at related seminars and conferences, whose interests include the 4th industrial revolution and digital transformation in real estate. Seongtae holds a BA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and an MS in Real Estate Development from Columbia University.
JoongAng Ilbo

Suryon Park

FACTPL Team Leader (Reporter)

Nov 17 Wed. 4:00PM-5:00PM (KST)

JoongAng Ilbo

Republic of Korea

Suryon Park started her journalism career in 2005 writing for Joongang Ilbo. Starting from investigative journalism, she built her career in the education·welfare sector, and industrial sector to cover the IT industry and innovative entrepreneurs. From July 2018, she spent a year at UCLA as a visiting researcher and studied ‘Podcast and Narrative Journalism.’ Suryon started FACTPL last year to address the latest global issues in the IT industry. FACTPL newsletter is published 3 times a week and covers rising businesses along with conflicts between innovative startups and social systems. She wrote 《My 》(2012) and translated 《Higher Education?: How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids--and What We Can Do About it》(2013).
SpaceNews

Si-soo Park

Correspondent

Nov 18 Thu. 2:30PM-3:00PM (KST)

SpaceNews

Republic of Korea

Si-soo Park covers space industries in South Korea, Japan, and other Asian countries at SpaceNews. Park worked at The Korea Times — South Korea's leading English language newspaper — from 2007 to 2020. He earned a master’s degree in science journalism from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and a bachelor’s degree in business from Hanyang University.
SK Chemicals

Jonghyun Park

Executive Director

Nov 18 Thu. 3:00PM-3:30PM (KST)

SK Chemicals

Republic of Korea

Jonghyun Park carried out a number of strategic consulting projects at Boston Consulting Group before joining SK. He successfully led projects in various industry sectors including construction, heavy industry, chemical, food business, and more. Park has filled out multiple positions including Strategy Lead, Project Manager, CEO of SK Petrochemical, and is now serving as Executive Director at SK Chemical.
GREEN LABS

Sang-hoon Shin

CEO

Nov 18 Thu. 11:00AM-11:30AM (KST)

GREEN LABS

Republic of Korea

Sanghoon Shin, CEO of Greenlabs has been managing IT tech startups since joining RidiBooks—Korea's No. 1 e-book platform—as a founding member and investor. In 2014, he launched Korea's No.1 dating service Amanda. Shin established a digital agriculture platform Greenlabs in 2017 and is now running ‘Farm Morning’ to bring about digital transformation in the Korean agriculture scene.
Adoba

Junhan Ahn

CEO

Nov 19 Fri. 3:30PM-4:30PM (KST)

Adoba

Republic of Korea

Junhan Ahn is a renowned China specialist. He graduated from Daegu Science High School in only 2 years and studied Industrial & Systems Engineering at KAIST. Tired of working as a company expat, Ahn moved on to the startup scene and co-founded a big data energy solution company Encored Technologies. Back in 2016, in the early days of VR technology, he sold his VR platform company to China's biggest VR platform 87870 and was recruited as the COO. As a VR specialist, he served as a consultant at Korea Mobile Game Association and Global V-Startup. He aimed to break China’s stiff and indifferent attitude toward Korean content and ended up founding adoba, Korea’s one and only creator content platform for the Chinese market. He is now helping Korean/global creators to enter the Chinese market by successfully laying the foundation for their entry.
Day1 Company

Kangmin Lee

CEO

Nov. 19 Fri. 3:30PM-4:30PM (KST)

Day1 Company

Republic of Korea

Kangmin Lee has founded two companies before starting Day1 Company (former Fast Campus). He started Fast Campus as a business unit of Fast-Track Asia and worked as a CEO of Fast Campus after the split-off. After changing its name to Day1 Company, he has been helping people develop their careers with 4 business sectors: Fast Campus, Coloso(Korean version of Masterclass), Lemonade(foreign language education platform), and Snowball(digital skills bootcamp).
Bluepoint Partners

Yongkwan Lee

CEO

Nov 19 Fri. 3:30PM-4:30PM (KST)

Bluepoint Partners

Republic of Korea

Yongkwan Lee founded Bluepoint Partners in 2014 with interests in growing and investing in Deep Tech startups. Lee has successfully exited his tech startup, Plasmart, in an M&A deal in the past, through which he gained insights necessary to develop tech startup-curated accelerating programs. Based on his expertise and experience in finding Technology(Product)-Market Fit, Lee has built foundations for Bluepoint Partners to accelerate and invest in over 190 startups.
FabricTime

Woosuk Lee

Founder

Nov. 19 Fri. 10:30AM-11:00AM (KST)

FabricTime

Republic of Korea

Studied computer engineering in SNU. While in school, founded a startup company which provided offline foot-traffic based marketing tool for local stores. Worked at Kakao Taxi after graduation, participated in building backbone structure for the ride connecting service. Experienced small but numerous trial, error and success from small startup and market dominating company. Based on insights gained from these careers, founded a new startup and created SwatchOn, fabric sourcing platform for fashion brands around the globe.
Flitto

Jeungsoo Simon Lee

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 3:30PM-4:00PM (KST)

Flitto

Republic of Korea

Jeungsoo Simon Lee is CEO and founder of social translation platform Flitto. He built his career at SK Telecom’s Global Business Alliance, M&A, and Investment Team. Simon started Flitto in 2012 and went public on the KOSDAQ in 2019.
DMIL

Hunjoo Lee

CEO

Nov 19 Fri. 11:00AM-11:30AM (KST)

DMIL

Republic of Korea

Hunjoo Lee, CEO of DMIL started and managed a lecture-education company ‘StoryStage’ for 4 years before joining a beauty/fashion commerce app ‘Surprise’ as a business development manager. Lee started DMIL in 2017 as an individual business and is still in charge as the CEO. DMIL is now a major beauty MCN in Korea.
Finda

Hyemin Lee

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 12:00PM-1:00PM (KST)

Finda

Republic of Korea

Hyemin Lee is CEO of Finda, a financial product recommendation application. After graduating from Korea University, Hyemin started ‘GlossyBox’ and ‘Bebe&Co.” before joining Noom Korea as a managing director. In 2015, she started Finda to initiate a ‘financial shopping’ culture in hopes of minimizing asymmetric information in financial markets. Finda has marked an accumulated approved-loan amount of 400 trillion KRW in its loan comparison service in September 2021.
Joinstartup

Younghwa Jang

CEO

Nov 19 Fri. 3:00PM-3:30PM (KST)

Joinstartup

Republic of Korea

Younghwa Jang used to be an attorney before starting an entrepreneurship education company. Jang started and managed Entship School and is now running Joinstartup to help job seekers and startups find the right match. More than 700 people have started their startup careers through Joinstartup.
Aurora

Yekeun Jeong

Software Engineer

Nov 18 Thu. 3:00PM-3:30PM (KST)

Aurora

Republic of Korea

Yekeun is a developer and an early member of Microsoft Hololens science and Tesla Autopilot. He participated in developing head-tracking and eye-tracking systems for Hololens and led Tesla HW2 Full Self-Driving prototype development. He also led ADAS/Autonomous Driving development at Samsung Research. He is currently at Aurora as a tech lead.
Platum

Sangrae Jo

CEO

Nov. 19 Fri. 2:30PM-3:00PM (KST)

Platum

Republic of Korea

Sangrae Jo is the CEO and Co-Founder of Platum. Jo delivers Korean ICT startup news to the Chinese market and conversely Chinese ICT trends to Korea. He dreams of a world where people are valued the most. Even at this moment, he is making every effort count to make his dream come true little by little.
Mesh Korea

Sangsik Joo

CDO

Nov 19 Fri. 11:30AM-12:30PM (KST)

Mesh Korea

Republic of Korea

Sangsik Joo is the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) of Mesh Korea, an IT-based comprehensive logistics distribution company. Before joining Mesh Korea, he played the role of CTO/CIO at SM Entertainment for 17 years and also worked as CISO. As the head of ICT Lab, he directed future technology responses and strategies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the metaverse.
LIFESQUARE

Hugh Choi

CEO & Innovation Catalyst

Nov 19 Fri. 10:30AM-11:00AM (KST)

LIFESQUARE

Republic of Korea

Hugh Choi studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Networks at the University of Southern California. For a decade, Hugh has researched emerging technologies in wireless connectivity, sensors, and display at Samsung Electronics while developing a cutting-edge mobile device which was named in TIME’s ‘Gadget of the Year 2018’ with iPhone. After serving as a Co-Founder of IoT platform company ‘MagicEco,’ he is now operating various innovative projects as a technology strategist and an innovation catalyst at Innovation Design Company ‘LIFESQUARE’ to catalyze corporate innovations. Recently, he founded an XR Hardware Platform startup ‘Ziilion Technology’ to build the real-world ecosystem over borderless Metaverse for the next decade. Hugh also co-founded ‘Pan Asian Network’ to catalyze innovations and collaborations from Asia with hundreds of innovators, creative minds, and polymaths. As a future designer, he designs innovations for a better future for the pursuit of his calling. Hugh specializes in emerging technologies, platform and tech strategy, hardware ecosystem, and business model innovation.
Quantum Insight

Sunghyun Hwang

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 4:00PM-5:00PM (KST)

Quantum Insight Inc.

Republic of Korea

Sunghyun has been working in Human Resources for 29 years, both in the corporate HR and consulting businesses. Prior to founding Quantum Insight Inc., HR/OD consulting/advisory firm, he worked for Towers Perrin with a focus on HRM consulting and co-founded Linkage Korea, which focuses on HRD/OD consulting, in the role of a partner. He was employed by Google Inc. (in MTV, CA, US) as an HR Business Partner for Tech. He also worked for a start-up in Silicon Valley in e-commerce called Shopkick as a VP of HR. Prior to serving as a management advisor for Kakao Corp., he was a People & Culture Division VP at Kakao. Having majored in Positive Organization Development (Masters Class) at Case Western Reserve University, he believes that organizations can be more innovative and productive if they treat individuals more positively, and is working hard to help Koreans and the community be more positive. He is also a representative mentor of D. Camp for mentoring and coaching Start-up CEOs in Korea.
H2

Shin Han

CEO & Founder

Nov 18 Thu. 2:30PM-3:00PM (KST)

H2, Inc.

Republic of Korea

Dr. Shin Han founded H2, Inc. in 2010 after completing a Master’s degree in Business Administration and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at KAIST. As a founder and CEO, Dr. Han has successfully managed H2, Inc. to be one of the most promising climate-tech companies in the world. H2, Inc. is known for its leading achievements in Korea’s first commercial, MWh-class, and solar-powered flow battery. On behalf of H2, Inc.’s high growth potential and top-notch technology, Dr. Han has raised $34 million worth of investment so far. His contribution to the battery industry was recognized with an award from the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy. In order to achieve carbon neutrality, Dr. Han is currently working on the rollout of flow batteries in the U.S. and Germany for larger-scale energy storage that is indispensable for a more renewable and less fossil-fueled generation.
Ground X

Jason Han

CEO

Nov 17 Wed. 11:00AM-11:30AM (KST)

Ground X

Republic of Korea

Jason Han is the CEO of Ground X, a blockchain subsidiary of Kakao which was founded in early 2018. Ground X became the most influential blockchain company in Korea with the key products, Klaytn, its own public blockchain platform, and Klip, a digital asset wallet embedded into Kakaotalk. Back in 2005, he received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at KAIST. In 2007, He founded NexR, the first big data and cloud computing tech startup in Korea, and built a Hadoop-based big data platform along with an AWS-like public cloud service. After having NexR acquired by KT(Korea Telecom) in 2011, he led KT NexR as a CEO for 3 years. Later on, he co-founded FuturePlay and took the role of CTO. FuturePlay is a tech-centric accelerator and early-stage investor, focusing on tech startups in APAC. He invested in dozens of startups in AI, big data, cloud, IoT, and more while providing them with technical advice. He also taught innovative business models and IT trends at KAIST MBA as an Adjunct Professor for 7 years since 2007.
500 Global Ecosystem

Ee ling Lim

Head of APAC

11.18.(Thu) 12:30PM-14:30PM [Special Event, KOREA-ASEAN·AFRICA STARTUP SHOWCASE]

500 Global Ecosystem

Singapore

Ee Ling is the Regional Director of APAC at 500, where she focuses on developing and implementing innovation programs for corporates and government partners and supporting them in building relationships with startups around the world.

Before joining 500 Startups, Ee Ling was the founder of an Edutech startup equipping K-12 children with the skillset, mindset, and heart set for the future. Prior to that, Ee Ling spent a decade as an Investment Banker with Bank of America Merrill Lynch and CIMB Investment Bank, where she advised corporates in Southeast Asia on growth and fund-raising.
The Miilk Korea

Wonick Park

Director

Nov 17 Wed. 5:30PM-6:00PM (KST)

The Miilk Korea

Republic of Korea

Park Wonick, Director at The Milk Korea, covered global tech companies and domestic and foreign startups at Edaily and Chosun Biz as a journalist. While working as a Correspondent for Chosun Biz Silicon Valley, He wrote interview series called ‘Challengers of Silicon Valley’. He wrote a book 'Chinese stocks of 100 million won 17.5 billion won in 10 years(Find the second Tencent)' for investors who want to know about Chinese stock market.
NAKDSEOUL

Han Jong Lee

CSO

Nov 19 Fri. 11:00AM-11:30PM (KST)

NAKDSEOUL

Republic of Korea

Han jong Lee is a Seoul based serial entrepreneur, specializing in mobile contents/platform with the core insight for Influencer marketing & Digital content marketing. Before co-founding NAKDSEOUL, as an entrepreneurial investor & cross-border enabler, he performs investment evaluation and relationship management and strategic planning for co-production & financiers, negotiating creative rights and licensing deals. With the Prime minister Citation at the 2011 Korean start-up festival, Hanjong also has judge and advising experiences for small and medium business administration, Korea Institute of start-up and entrepreneurship development for 2 years. Hanjong holds a MA in film-making from London Film School, U.K.

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