Gwangju City and Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority Hold Silicon Valley Investment Attraction Roundtable

Mayor Lee Yong-seop "Expecting Great Achievements Including Building Networks Between the City and Silicon Valley"

On the morning of the 11th, Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, attended the 'Silicon Valley Investment Attraction Roundtable' event held online with the United States at K Studio on the 3rd floor of the Convention Building, Kim Dae-jung Convention Center, Seo-gu. He took a commemorative photo with guests including Kim Yong-jip, Chairman of the Gwangju City Council, Moon Guk-hyun and Osama Hasanain, co-chairs of the Silicon Valley Business Forum, and Kim Shin-bae, outside director of POSCO. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City, together with the Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority, held a Silicon Valley investment attraction roundtable event on the 11th at the 3rd floor K Studio of the Convention Building in the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center, under the theme "Next-Generation Battery Technology and New Global Supply Chain Opportunities."

This event was organized to establish a global network, transfer advanced Silicon Valley technologies, and attract joint venture investments.

The event was attended by Mayor Lee Yong-seop, City Council Chairman Kim Yong-jip, POSCO Outside Director Kim Shin-bae, Silicon Valley Business Forum Co-Chairs Moon Guk-hyun and Osama Hasanain, former Minister of Environment Cho Myung-rae, former 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT Yoon Jong-rok, and Kim Dae-hwan, Chairman of the International Electric Vehicle Expo. The program included presentations on ▲Global Battery Industry Outlook and New Supply Chain Opportunities (Ali Izadi, Head of Research for Asia-Pacific at Bloomberg NEF) ▲Current Status of Korea's Battery Industry and Global Business Strategies of Key Players (Kim Yu-tak, Head of Research Planning Team at Korea Battery Industry Association) ▲The SINANODE platform (Vincent Fluniz, CEO of OneD Battery Sciences), followed by panel discussions.

Co-Chair Moon Guk-hyun stated, "The meeting between Silicon Valley, a symbol of the U.S. economy that is creating new industries and environments based on new technologies, and Gwangju will be a historic occasion," adding, "This event is expected to be an opportunity to introduce new battery technologies from Gwangju to the world and discuss the potential for related industries to grow in Korea."

On the 12th, a private B2B business meeting will be held, involving startups with next-generation battery technologies from Silicon Valley and interested domestic companies.

Gwangju City expects that this event will lead to successful joint investments between startups possessing advanced Silicon Valley technologies and domestic companies.

Mayor Lee Yong-seop said, "The DNA of Gwangju citizens, who are unafraid of change and innovation, combined with a pioneering sense of mission and strong spirit of challenge, will achieve great success in the global battery competition when joining hands with the Silicon Valley Business Forum," and added, "We hope that this investment attraction roundtable will establish a solid network between our city and Silicon Valley, leading to active next-generation battery technology transfers and foreign investments."

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