Program at a Glance
| Tuesday, August 5, 2025 | ||
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| 1:00–1:10 pm |
Official Opening Ceremony (Moderated by Jennifer Cho) • Intro/Greetings Speech from the Korean Government (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy) / Lawmakers |
Atrium Terrace at South Tower |
| 1:15–1:30 pm | KSEA President Jay Hyeon Ryu’s Vision sharing | |
| 1:30–3:00 pm |
Panel: Key Factors Attracting Investment of Georgia, and Government Initiatives and Support (Facilitator: Dr. Nuri Jeong) Topics: This panel will discuss Georgia’s key attractions for investment, such as strategic location, thriving industries, skilled workforce, and business-friendly environment. The state’s Department of Economic Development plays a key role in promoting Georgia as a prime location for business growth and expansion, focusing on attracting new businesses, encouraging existing industry expansion, and finding new markets for Georgia’s products. • Coryn Marsik (International Investment Director, Georgia Department of Economic Development) • Allen Fox (Small Business Director, Georgia Department of Economic Development) • Melanie Zhao (Vice President, Data Strategy & Solutions, BlackRock) |
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| 3:00–3:30 pm | Break / Exhibition | |
| 3:30–4:30 pm |
Marketing/PR/TIPA/IBK bank talk (Exhibitors) (5min each) (Moderator: Jennifer Cho) • Meteor Biotech – Haewook Jang, CPO • IDeAOcean – Jungho Kim / Ph.D., CEO: End-to-End Robotic Innovation with METHEUS & PYROS • Larchive – Samuel H. Oh, CEO • Hanwha Aerospace – HR Leader of Global Talent Acquisition Team • QuantumCat – Denny Eun, CGO, Chief Global Officer • Able Labs – Sang Shin, CEO |
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| 4:30–5:00 pm |
Invited speaker JaeKwon Son (The Miilk CEO) (Lead: David Kwon) Gradient Bio Convergence (TBA, CEO, Jinkwon Lee) |
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| 5:00–5:30 pm | Break / Raffle Event / Earthmera (Atrium) | |
| 5:30–7:00 pm | UKIS VIP / Sponsored Dinner (Invitation only, Moderated by Eunbi Cho, Pine Room A/B) | |
| Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | ||
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| 8:00–9:00 am | Breakfast (invitation only) | Birch |
| 9:00–9:30 am | the 2nd day: Opening remarks (Jennifer Cho) Intro/VIP intro/KSEA President Greetings | Atrium Terrace at South Tower |
| 9:30–11:00 am |
(UKIS Business Talk) (Moderator: Jennifer Cho) Hanwha System: Young Jae Kim, Space Business Group, Space R&D Center, Chief Engineer / “Space Solutions of Hanwha Systems” Eddie Lai: Director of Business Development at Portal Innovations Chan Ki Park: Minister Counselor / Trade and Economic Security / Industrial Policy and Supply Chain |
Atrium Terrace at South Tower |
| 11:00–11:30 am | Break / Exhibition | |
| 11:30–12:00 pm | Invited speaker UKIS startup talk: Nuri Jeong “Why Brains Fear Uncertainty, and How to Innovate Anyway” | |
| 12:00–1:00 pm | Sponsored Lunch / Invited Talk (Invitation only – Jennifer Cho) | Birch A/B room |
| 1:00–1:30 pm |
Decoding the US Market: A Playbook for Korean Innovators, from Zero-to-One to NASDAQ: Case story, Atlanta Ken HyungIl Kim (Webtoon) (Introduced by Jennifer Cho) |
Atrium Room |
| 1:30–2:00 pm |
Eun Jeong Ji (Victoria Ji), Director / Managing Attorney, KOIPA LA IP Center (Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency, Los Angeles): Atrium Room “Strategic IP Protection for Korean Enterprises Entering the U.S. Market: Role of KOIPA LA IP Center” |
Atrium Room |
| 2:00–2:30 pm | Break / Exhibition | Atrium Terrace at South Tower |
| 2:30–3:00 pm |
UKIS Business Talk Part 1 Topic (Moderated by Soon Woo Kwon) “K-Automation in the U.S. Industrial Landscape – How Far Have We Come?” Hanwha Qcells Case Study – Scott Moskowitz, VP of Market Strategy and Industry Affairs |
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| 3:00–3:30 pm |
“Opportunities for K-Investment in the U.S., an update on OBBB Act and Tariffs” Jae Kim, Korea Desk Leader at Aprio Advisory Group & President of Southeast U.S. Korean Chamber of Commerce |
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| 3:30–4:30 pm |
UKIS Business Talk Part 2 Topic (Moderated by Jae Kim) “Global Risks and US Investment: Opportunities for K-Automation in the Era of Tariffs, AI, and Workforce Shortages” |
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| 4:30 pm |
Break / Raffle Event / Earthmera Remark - Jae Hyeon Ryu (KSEA President) |
Atrium Terrace at South Tower |
| 4:30–5:00 pm |
Exhibition / VC1:1 meeting (Jungwoo Lee) VC (Room: Birch) • Kwangrog Kim (Managing Partner, Primer Sazze) • Peter Bae (KIC Silicon Valley) • Se-Hwang Kim (General Director of Entertainment at Hanchang Corporation) • Charli Kim (KDB Silicon Valley) • Nathan Byun (Venture Partner, Bluepoint) |
Birch A/B room |
| 5:00–7:00 pm | UKC Sponsored Welcome Reception and Dinner (Invitation only) | North tower grand ball room |