Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority to Host Foreign Resident Environment Improvement Forum on the 13th... Online Live Broadcast

Panoramic view of Songdo International City in Incheon Free Economic Zone [Photo by Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority will hold a forum titled 'Improving the Residential Environment for Foreign Residents in the Incheon Free Economic Zone' at 3 p.m. on the 13th at Songdo Convensia.

Held in conjunction with the 17th anniversary of the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority's establishment (September 15), this forum is designed to gather diverse opinions necessary to improve the residential environment for foreigners living in Songdo, Cheongna, and Yeongjong International City.

Although various opinions have been collected through SNS and efforts have been made to improve the residential environment through various events, this is the first time a forum-style event focused on improving the residential environment for foreigners is being held.

Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of attendees at the venue will be minimized, and the event will be broadcast online.

Gregory Hill, Director of the Asia Campus at the University of Utah, and Gbemisola Disu, Executive Director of George Mason University Korea, will present on 'Growth in the Incheon Free Economic Zone' and 'An Imperfect but Developing Incheon Free Economic Zone from a Cross-Cultural Perspective,' respectively.

Following this, Roland Wilson, Professor at George Mason University Korea, will serve as the moderator, with panelists including Kim Sejun, Head of Investment Attraction Division at the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority; Sam MacHour, Vice Chairman of Samsung Biologics; Quinne Murakawa, an international student at SUNY FIT; Ema Nakai; and Cristina Alger.

Lee Wonjae, Commissioner of the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority, stated, "We will actively review the opinions gathered through the forum and use them as an opportunity to improve the residential environment for foreign residents in the Incheon Free Economic Zone."

As of the end of July this year, the number of foreign residents in the Incheon Free Economic Zone totals 6,088, comprising 3,498 in Songdo, 1,601 in Yeongjong, and 989 in Cheongna.

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