SSG.com Hosts Webinar Lecture by CEO of UK Startup 'Whats3Words'

Second 'Master Class'... Held Monthly with Renowned Domestic and International Experts Sharing Insights
Webinar Lecture by Founder Chris Sheldrick... Introducing Startup Story, Corporate Culture, Business Experience, and More

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SSG.com announced on the 21st that it held the second session of its 'Master Class,' a lecture series inviting renowned domestic and international IT figures to share business insights and innovative corporate culture, on the 19th. The second Master Class seminar was conducted via video conference with Chris Sheldrick, co-founder and CEO of the UK startup what3words.

what3words is a startup founded in the UK in 2013, promoting itself as "the simplest way to describe a location." Founder Chris Sheldrick noticed that road addresses used in each country cannot accurately represent exact locations, and devised a service that divides the world’s surface into 3m by 3m squares and assigns each square a unique address made up of specific words.

SSG.com requested the lecture, focusing on how what3words is rapidly growing by leveraging its original idea as a weapon and forming technical partnerships with well-known global IT companies that require precise location identification.

The Master Class was held from 3 p.m., considering the time difference with the UK. The video conference connecting the UK and Seoul was broadcast in webinar format for SSG.com employees to watch, and simultaneous interpretation was provided for smoother communication. As with the first Master Class held on the 15th of last month, SSG.com employees were the main audience, but the link was shared in advance to allow employees of Shinsegae Group affiliates interested in the lecture content to freely access it.

Jang Yuseong, head of SSG.com’s Data and Infrastructure Division, said, "The Master Class aims to learn from others’ strengths and turn them into new opportunities for innovation. This time, we shared cases of global companies," adding, "We will continue to invite leaders of innovative companies at home and abroad every month to listen to various ideas."

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