South Korea’s largest investment conference will be held in Seoul Sept. 11-15 with around 100 chief executives from global financial services firms and new growth engine industries like batteries, artificial intelligence, biopharmaceuticals, renewables, robotics and blockchain.
The forum, dubbed KOREA Investment Week (KIW), will integrate The Korea Economic Daily’s six annual conferences on initial public offerings, stock investments, global markets, biotechs and blockchains. The integration is aimed at broader networking with industrial experts and efficient operation of the event.
Title: KOREA Investment Week 2023
Theme: Innovative Investment Driving Future Growth
Date: 11 (Mon) - 15 (Fri) September 2023
Venue: Conrad Seoul, Korea Exchange (Seoul)
Host: The Korea Economic Daily
Organizers: KB Securities, Korea Exchange
| Track A | Korea Investment Festival (KIF) |
| Time | Program |
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Opening Ceremony |
| Speech: Secondary Battery | |
| 09:15 - 09:45 | Kim Joon-hyung, President of Posco Future M |
| 09:45 - 10:15 | Shin Young-joon, CTO of LG Energy Solution |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Song Ho-joon, CEO of EcoPro |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Kang Ki-suk, Professor of Seoul National University |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Plenary Session Kang Ki-suk, Professor of Seoul National University Kim Joon-hyung, President of Posco Future M Shin Young-joon, CTO of LG Energy Solution Song Ho-joon, CEO of EcoPro |
| 12:00 - 13:20 Lunch | |
| 13:20 - 14:00 | Speech: Renewable Energy Kim Seong-kwon, Chairman of CS Wind |
| 14:00 - 14:40 | Speech: Next Generation Semiconductor Hwang Sang-joon, Vice President of Samsung Electronics |
| 14:40 - 15:20 | Speech: Robot Lee Jung-ho, CEO of Rainbow Robotics |
| 15:20 - 16:00 | Speech: New Drug Lee Sang-hoon, CEO of ABL Bio |
| 16:00 - 16:40 | Seo Beom-suk, CEO of Lunit |
| 16:40 - 17:20 | Speech: Certified Emission Reductions Lee soo-bok, CEO of Ecoeye |
| *The program is subject to change | |
| Track B | KIF Session for Innovative Industry Experts |
| Time | Program |
| 08:40 - 09:00 | VIP Tea Time |
| 10:00 - 12:00 Session: Semiconductor and Display |
Kim Dong-won, Research head of KB Securities (Moderator) Speech: Park Myung-soo, Vice President of SK Hynix Speech: Na Seung-joo, Managing Director of Intel Korea Speech: Ahn Sang-hyun, Managing Director of LG Display |
| 12:00 - 13:20 Lunch | |
| 13:20 - 15:20 Session: K-Entertainment |
Lee Sun-hwa, Senior Researcher of KB Securities (Moderator) Speech: Lee Jae-sang, CSO of Hybe Speech: Sim Eun-ji, Co-CEO of JYP Publishing Speech: Choi Jung-min, CGO of SM Entertainment |
| 15:30 - 17:30 Session: AI |
Kim Jun-sub, Researcher of KB Securities (Moderator) Speech: Choi Jae-sik, Professor of KAIST Speech: Ha Jeong-woo, Head of Naver AI Center Speech: Lee Sei-young, CEO of Wrtn |
| *The program is subject to change | |
| Track A | Korea Investment Festival(KIF) |
| Time | Program |
| 09:00 - 09:35 | Speech Seo Jin-seok, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Celltrion |
| 09:35 - 10:10 | Speech: Eco-friend Park Kyung-il, CEO of SK Ecoplant |
| 10:10 - 10:45 | Speech: New Drug Jin Yang-gon, President of HLB |
| 10:45 - 11:20 | Speech: Robot Ryu Jung-hoon, CEO of Doosan Robotics |
| 11:20 - 11:55 | Speech: Big Data Platform Ma Kuk-seong, CEO IGAWorks |
| 12:00 - 13:20 Lunch | |
| 13:20 - 14:00 | Speech: Athletic Leisure Park Hyo-young, CEO of Andar |
| Special Session: Activist Investment | |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Speech Kang Sung-boo, CEO of KCGI |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Speech Tcha Jong-hyun, CEO of Tcha Partners |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Speech Lee Chang-hwan, CEO of Align Partners |
| Bio-tech | |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | Speech Kim Hoon-taek, CEO of Tiumbio |
| 15:50 - 16:10 | Speech Yoon Won-soo, CEO of T&R Biofab |
| 16:10 - 16:30 | Speech Cho Sang-rae, CEO of Gencurix |
| 16:30 - 16:50 | Speech Hwang Man-sun, CEO of Korea Investment Partners |
| 16:50 - 17:30 Speech 4: Global Trend of Bio-tech Investment |
Plenary Session: Open Innovation in Global Bio-tech Hwang Man-sun (Moderator) Kim Hoon-taek, Yoon Won-soo, Cho Sang-rae |
| *The program is subject to change | |
| Track B | IPO EXPO |
| Time | Program |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Secondary Battery (Materials) Lee Young-jin, CEO of Jeil M&S |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Secondary Battery (Equipment) Kim Tae-wan, CEO of Woowon System |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Secondary Battery (Battery Test) Hong Young-jin, CEO of Min Tech |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Tax Refund Kim Beom-sub, CEO of Jobis&Villains |
| 12:00 - 13:20 Lunch | |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | K-Patent Im Kyung-soo, CEO of Ideahub |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Education Park ji-woong, President of Day1Company |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | HMR Park Kyung-jun, CEO of Gluup |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Car Infortainment Lee Sei-yeon, CEO of DRIMAES |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Cloud Kim Myung-jin, CEO of Innogrid |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | IPO System Chung Yong-jo, IPO System Head of KRX |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Tech Evaluation Ahn Bo-ram, Patent of KoDATA |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | IPO Trend Yoo Seung-chang, ECM Head of KB Securities # One-on-One Consultation Booth 13:30-16:30 |
| *The program is subject to change | |
| Track A | Global Market & Korea Market Conference |
| Time | Program |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Speech Jason Trennert, CEO of Strategas |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Speech Edward Hyman, Chairman of Evercore |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Speech Tim Moe, Chief Asia Pacific Equity Strategist at Goldman Sachs |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Speech Eric Rosengren, Former President of FRB of Boston |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Speech Jae Yoon, CIO of New York Life Investment Management |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Speech Divya Mankikar, Global Head of ESG Market Engagement, S&P Global |
| 12:00 - 13:20 Lunch | |
| 13:20 - 14:00 | Speech Choi Kwang-wook, CEO of TheJAsset |
| 14:00 - 14:40 | Speech Choi Joon-chul, CEO of VIP Asset |
| 14:40 - 15:20 | Speech Kim Tae-hong, CEO of Growth Hill Asset |
| 15:20 - 16:00 | Speech Park So-yeon, Head of Investment Strategy at Shinyoung Securities |
| 16:00 -16:40 | Speech Kim Nam-ki, Head of ETF management at Mirae Asset Global Investments |
| 16:40 - 17:20 | Speech Lee Eun-taek, Managing Director of Equity Strategy at KB Securities |
| *The program is subject to change | |
| Track B | Korea Bio Investment Conference (KBIC) |
| Time | Program |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Speech Rhee Byung-geon, CEO of GI Innovation |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Speech Ko Kwang-pyo, CEO of Abclon |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Speech Park Soon-jae, CEO of Alteogen |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Speech Kim Yong-joo, CEO of LegoChem Biosciences |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Speech Yang Se-hwan, CEO of Neoimmunetech |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Speech Bae Ji-soo, CEO of Genome & Company |
| 12:00 - 13:20 Lunch | |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Speech Yoo Jae-hyun, CEO of Curacle |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Speech Baek Seung-han, CEO of Classys |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Speech Lee Hwan-chul, CEO of L&C Bio |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Speech Nam Hak-hyun, CEO of Isens |
| 15:30 -16:00 | Speech Nam Jung-sun, CEO of Jetema |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Speech Kim Kun-soo, CEO of Curocell |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Speech Jeon Seong-ha, CEO of Cellasta |
| *The program is subject to change | |
| Day4 9.14(Thu) | KED Blockchain Investment Forum |
| Time | Program |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Virtual Asset Market Leadership Back in Asia: Chance for S.Korea Kim Yong-beom, CEO of Hashed Open Research |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Global Web3 Market Investment Strategies in N. America as Regulatory Environment Changes |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Effectiveness of Quant Trading in the Web3 Market |
| 11:00 - 11:25 | Investment Strategy in Bitcoin’s Half-Life 2024 Kim San-ha, CEO of Bloomingbit |
| 11:25 - 11:50 | Strategies to Minimize Risk in Virtual Asset Investment Park Joo-hwan, Co-CEO of STAT |
| 13:30 - 13:55 | Bithumb’s Strategy to Build Metaverse Ecosystem Cho Hyun-sik, CEO of Bithumb META |
| 13:55 - 14:20 | Game Changer in Asian Blockchain Platform Market |
| 14:20 - 14:55 | Popularization Service of Decentralized Blockchain by Klaytn Kim Jeong-hyun, Vice President of Klaytn Foundation |
| 14:55 - 15:20 | Strategies for Web3 and CeDefi of Game Developers |
| 15:20 - 15:55 | Evolution of Entertainment NFT |
| 15:55 - 16:20 | Future of Fan-participating NFT-based Idol, tripleS Baek Kwang-hyun, Vice President of Modhaus |
| *The program is subject to change | |
| Day5 9.15(Fri) | Security Token Investment Conference |
| Time | Program |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Digital Securities Market of KRX Ahn Il-chan, Digital Business Head of KRX |
| 10:00 - 10:40 | Legal and Policy Suggestions for Development of Korean STO Market and Protection of Investors Lee Han-jin, Lawyer at Kim & Chang |
| 10:40 - 11:10 | Role of Securities Companies in Development of STO Market Ryu Ji-hae, Managing Director of Mirae Asset Securities |
| 11:10 - 11:40 | Establishment of Token Securities Issuance and Distribution Platform Kim Wan-sung, Future Business Head of KOSCOM |
| 13:30 - 13:55 'Sou' |
Fractional Investment in Real Estate Heo Se-young, CEO of Lucentblock |
| 13:55 - 14:20 'Piece' |
The First Fractional Investment Platform in S.Korea Shin Beom-joon, Vice President of Buysell Standards |
| 14:20 - 14:45 'Tessa' |
Buechip Art-tech Platform Na Hwang-young, Vice President of Tessa |
| 14:45 - 15:10 | Token Securization of Landscaping Trees Cho Hyun-ho, CEO of Billionaires |
| 15:10 - 15:35 | Investment Platform for Music Copyright Cheong Hyun-kyung, Musicow |
| 15:35 - 16:00 | Future of STO Business based on High-priced Arts Kim Jae-wook, CEO of Yeolmae Company |
| *The program is subject to change | |
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