SK Group to Hold 1st Sub-SOVAC Online Seminar on the 17th

[Asia Economy Reporter Park So-yeon] Impact investment experts who nurture startups that solve social and environmental issues, pursuing both profit and public interest, will gather in one place to propose solutions to social problems after the COVID-19 pandemic.

SK Group announced on the 14th that it will hold the first online seminar of 'SUB (Social Value Connect·SOVAC)' on the 17th under the theme "In the Post-COVID Era, I Want to Invest in These Social Enterprises and Social Ventures."

This event serves as a pre-session for the social value festival 'SOVAC' to be held in the second half of this year.

SOVAC was launched at the suggestion of SK Chairman Chey Tae-won, and at the first event held last May, over 80 organizations and citizens including social enterprises, public institutions, and civic groups gathered to explore solutions to various social issues such as job shortages and environmental pollution.

Moderated by Heo Jae-hyung, CEO of Root Impact, this online seminar will feature discussions on industry trend changes and strategies for attracting impact investment with panelists including Jung Kyung-sun, Chairman of HGI, Han Sang-yeop, CEO of Sopung, Lee Deok-jun, CEO of D3 Jubilee, and Jin Yoon-jung, Director at SoftBank Ventures.

The panelists are expected to share opinions that impact investment will rapidly scale up after COVID-19, opening growth opportunities for companies solving newly emerging social problems, and that companies addressing regional issues will gain attention in the impact investment market as global mobility sharply decreases.

There will also be diagnoses of social changes caused by COVID-19 and advice for successful impact investment attraction.

SK stated, "We plan to hold SUB-SOVAC online every month," adding, "This platform was created to timely review the rapid social changes brought about by COVID-19 and to continuously facilitate related discussions in the non-face-to-face era."

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