Jungjingong Hosts Global Business Sourcing Fair

700 Companies Participating... Online Export Consultations with 150 Overseas Buyers from 34 Countries

On the 18th, Director Kim Hak-do is delivering the opening speech at the Global Business Sourcing Fair.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] The Small and Medium Business Corporation (Chairman Kim Hak-do, hereinafter referred to as SBC) announced that it will hold the '2021 Global Business Sourcing Fair' over two days on the 18th and 19th at SETEC in Gangnam, Seoul.

The sourcing fair, held for the first time in two years, is a representative matching exhibition and consultation event aimed at opening export channels for small and medium-sized ventures, marking its 6th edition this year. Main events include ▲1-on-1 matching export consultations with overseas buyers ▲Promising Product Pavilion showcase and live commerce ▲Online forums.

At the export consultation, 700 domestic companies will participate and conduct 1-on-1 non-face-to-face consultations with 150 overseas buyers from 34 countries including New Southbound, New Northern, Americas, and Europe.

In the Promising Product Pavilion showcase, specialized product planners (MDs) by category and global influencers will promote excellent domestic products to overseas consumers through real-time online broadcasting. Additionally, live commerce by young influencers trained jointly by SBC and CJ ENM will also be held.

At the online forum, Song Gil-young, Vice President of Daumsoft, will discuss 'Trend Changes Seen Through Big Data'; Professor Kim Sang-gyun of Kangwon National University will cover 'The Present and Future of E-commerce in the Metaverse Era'; and Jung Byung-seop, CEO of Pretty Skin, will talk about 'Overseas Marketing Know-how in the Untact Era.'

This year’s sourcing fair will be conducted entirely in a non-face-to-face manner in accordance with COVID-19 quarantine guidelines and can be viewed live through the sourcing fair’s YouTube channel.

Chairman Kim Hak-do said, "I hope that excellent domestic small and medium ventures and overseas buyers will use this sourcing fair as an opportunity to connect new business, overcome the COVID-19 crisis, and achieve mutual win-win outcomes," adding, "SBC will continue to develop various online and offline export linkage support models such as launching the GoBiz Korea online exhibition hall to respond to the global untact business trend and spare no effort to support successful online export cases."

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