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Tech experts to discuss on future mega-trends at KIF 2022


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Korea Investment Festival (KIF), the largest annual investor relation (IR) event in South Korea, will be held from June 29 to 30 in Fairmont Ambassador Seoul marking its fifth conference. Hosted by The Korea Economic Daily and NH Investment & Securities Co., the event is themed “Mega-tech for the future.” The conference will mark the biggest event in its five-year history with 37 speakers including 12 chief executive officers of the Korean tech industry.On June 29, Hanwha Systems’ CEO Charlie SC Eoh will start the first session with the company’s aerospace business, urban air mobility and low-earth orbit satellites. Choi Sung-hyun, executive vice president at Samsung Electronics, and Daniel Dongyuel Lee, executive vice president at Samsung Electronics, will respectively introduce the company’s AI and 6G network business. William Jung-hoon Ryu, CEO at Doosan Robotics, and Han Jae-kwon, professor and Hanyang University, will deliver speeches on the future of the robotics industry. In the afternoon sessions, Lee Kyung-il, CEO at Saltlux, Chung Sang-won, CEO at ESTsoft, and Eric Jang, CEO at DeepBrain AI, will outline the future of AI humans. Kang Chan-ho, CEO of Unmanned Solution, and Christopher Chang, Next Mobility Labs Director at Kakao Mobility, will share their opinions on the next-generation mobility businesses.On June 30, the conference will cover the impact of digital transformation on various markets. Park Young-jun, director at Dunamu, will outline the future of digital assets. Yang Maeng-seok, vice president at SK Telecom, will speak on the company’s metaverse business visions. Giantstep CEO Lee Ji-chul and d’strict CEO Sean Lee will share their opinions on the innovation of digital content and design.Separately, the event will hold a round meeting for some of the speakers, IR professionals and fund managers. Including some CEOs, the participants will be from Hanwha Systems, SK Telecom, Kakao Mobility, Giantstep, WeMade, Balaan, Saltlux, ESTsoft and DeepBrain AI.KIF 2022 will be sponsored by Korea Exchange (KRX), Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA), Korea Listed Companies Association, The Kosdaq Listed Companies Association, Mirae Asset Securities Co., Korea Investment Securities Co., Samsung Securities Co. and KB Securities Co. The registration is available via the forum website (https://event.hankyung.com/seminar/kif2022), hotline (+82-2658-3661) or email (kif@hankyung.com).Program of Korea Investment Festival 2022 Date Time Program Speaker June 29th (Wednesday)  09:00 - 09:10 Opening ceremony 09:10 - 09:50 Hanwha Systems' Uurban Air Mobility and Low Earth Orbit Satellite Communications Business Status and Future Aspirations Charlie SC Eoh, president & CEO at Hanwha Systems 09:50 - 10:30 6G towards the Next Hyper-Connected Experience for All Choi Sung-hyun, executive vice president of Advanced Communications Research Center at Samsung Electronics AI and Device Experience Daniel Dongyuel Lee, executive vice president of Global AI Center, Samsung Electronics 10:30 - 11:10 Introduction of the Collaborative Robot Market Outlook & the Vision and Business Direction of Doosan Robotics William Jung-hoon Ryu, CEO at Doosan Robotics 11:10 - 11:50 Advances in Robotics and New Opportunities Han Jae-kwon, professor at Dept. Robot Engineering, Hanyang University  11:50 - 13:30 Luncheon 13:30 - 14:10 Which AI is Sitting Next to You? Lee Kyung-il, CEO at Saltlux 14:10 - 14:50 Virtual human market trends and core values Chung Sang-won, CEO at ESTsoft 15:00 - 15:40 AI and virtual human Eric Jang, CEO at DeepBrain AI 15:40 - 16:20 Is the Era of Full Self-driving Coming? Kang Chan-ho, CEO of Unmanned Solution 16:20 - 17:00 Mobility Platform: Status Quo and Future Challenges Christopher Chang, Next Mobility Labs Director at Kakao Mobility Date Time Program Speaker June 30th (Thursday)  09:10 - 09:50 The Future of Digital Economy Park Young-jun, director atDunamu 09:50 - 10:30 SK Telecom’s vision on metaverse Yang Maeng-seok, vice president & head of metaverse CO at SK Telecom 10:30 - 11:10 The Future of K-content by Giantstep   Lee Ji-chul, CEO at Giantstep 11:10 - 11:50 From a Design Agency to a Design Company Sean Lee, CEO at d'strict 11:50 - 13:30 Luncheon 13:30 - 14:10 Open Platform for Blockchain Games Henry Chang, CEO at WeMade  14:10 - 14:50 Luxury Industry: Present and Future Choi Hyung-rok, CEO at Balaan 15:00 - 15:40 PlanTFarm Series-B Kang Dae-hyun, CEO at PlanTFarm 15:40 - 16:20 How to Invent in the Future: Changes and Opportunities for the Next Decade Ryu Jung-Hee, CEO at FuturePlay By Tae-Hoon Leebeje@hankyung.comJihyun Kim edited this article.



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