Registration starts at 11:00 am with networking lunch.
Opening Session
Michael Burke, COO, International Franchise Management, Citi
Dr. Abraham Kim, CEO and President of The Korea Society
Dr. Jinwoo Hwang, Senior Executive VP, Hanwha Life Insurance
Sangho Kim, Consul General, Consulate General of the Repulic of Korea in New York
Fireside Keynote
The Kindred Lens: Spotting Supernovas (12:20- 1:00 PM)
Steve Jang Founder and Managing Partner, Kindred Ventures
Moderated by Dr. Abraham Kim, CEO and President of The Korea Society
Opening Dialogue: Beyond the Machine, AI, and Belongings (12:20- 1:40 PM)
Peter Yoo (Senior Director, Neuro & Algorithms, Synchron)
Min Kyung Lee (Assistant Professor, UT Austin School of Information)
Networking Break 25 min
Session 1 – AI’s Next Wave: Data Rights, Ownership, and the New Bottleneck (2:05 PM – 2:45 PM)
SY Lee (CEO and Co-Founder, Story Protocol)
David Park (Managing Partner, Warren Equity Partners, Founding Member, Digital Storytelling Lab of Columbia University)
Session 2 – From Wedge to Platform: AI and Vertical Play (2:45 PM – 3:25 PM)
Tim Hwang (Co-Founder and CEO, Nitra)
Maria Bodiu (AI/enterprise SaaS investor, Venture Investing, Citi Ventures)
Networking Break 25 min
Session 3 – Tomorrow’s Market, Today’s Strategy: AI and Brand Identity in Next-Gen Entrepreneurship (3:50 PM – 4:30 PM)
Hyunsun Ahn (@Ahnstoppable_tech)
Taeyong Kim (CEO, EO)
Ryan Cheah (Founder, The 21st)
Sho Young Shin (Director of Platform, ERA)
Session 4 – Life, Upgraded: AI Startups Powering What We Work, Buy, and Learn (4:30 pm – 5:10 pm)
Chang Kim (Founder & CEO, Saywise)
Kirak Hong (CO-Founder and CTO, Sandbar)
Dorothy Chang (Venture Partner, Flybridge)
Closing Toast (5:10 PM)
Networking Reception till 7:00 PM
The order of the session is subject to change.