Jeonnam Province Awards 'Future Jeonnam Innovation Leader of the Month' This Month

Kwangseon Lee, Hyesook Kim, Shinyoung Lee, and Jaeyong Joo Selected Among Four

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province has identified four innovation leaders of the month who have challenged and made efforts in the fields of economy and tourism.

According to Jeonnam Province on the 17th, the ‘Future Jeonnam Innovation Leader Award’ has been presented since the end of last year to discover residents who present Jeonnam’s future vision through relentless challenges and serve as role models through continuous effort and success, thereby spreading a bright future image of Jeonnam through empathy and communication. This is the first award of the year.

This month’s awardees are ▲ Lee Kwangseon, CEO of M&YouTube ▲ Kim Hyesook, CEO of Saesugung Garden ▲ Lee Shinyoung, CEO of Agricultural Corporation Jajak ▲ Joo Jaeyong, CEO of Haneulbit Arboretum Co., Ltd.

Lee Kwangseon, CEO of M&YouTube, founded a software venture company in Yeongam and developed and distributed a subtitle system that provides simultaneous translation in four languages for videos, enhancing the competitiveness of the one-person broadcasting industry and becoming a leader in voice recognition technology.

Kim Hyesook, CEO of Saesugung Garden, continuously researched and developed traditional foods Jeonnam is proud of, such as freshwater crab soy sauce marinated crab, in Gokseong, and greatly contributed to the development of Jeonnam’s food industry by passing on this technology to local small business owners.

Lee Shinyoung, CEO of Agricultural Corporation Jajak, established cultivation technology for the difficult-to-grow Chodang corn in Haenam, transferred it to local farmers, fostered specialized cultivation complexes, and developed and distributed the in-house brand Dalcon corn, contributing to increasing the income of local farmers.

Joo Jaeyong, CEO of Haneulbit Arboretum Co., Ltd., created the ‘Haneulbit Arboretum,’ designated as Jeonnam’s 8th private garden in Jangheung, held an annual tulip festival every April, and was recognized for revitalizing the region by attracting tourists as the chairman of the Jangheung Water Festival Promotion Committee.

Kim Youngrok, Governor of Jeonnam Province, said, “Future Jeonnam innovation leaders are greatly helping residents’ income and the local economy through passion and effort in their respective fields,” and added, “We will spare no administrative and financial support so that this award continues as a virtuous cycle to discover more innovation leaders.”

Meanwhile, Jeonnam Province discovered and awarded four innovation leaders in November last year and plans to continue discovering more in the future.

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