Shinhan Financial Group Hosts '2021 Shinhan Squarebridge Startup' Conference

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Shinhan Financial Group announced on the 1st that it will hold the '2021 Shinhan Squarebridge Startup Conference' over two days on the 2nd and 4th at Shinhan Squarebridge, its startup incubation platform.

The Shinhan Squarebridge Startup Conference, held since 2020, is an event where startups and domestic and international stakeholders gather to explore cooperation methods and discover new business opportunities.

On the first day of the conference, under the theme of 'Innovation through Collaboration,' smart city experts and stakeholders including Prem Ramaswami, CEO of Sidewalk Labs, and Sami Kizilbash, Global Head of Google for Startups Accelerator, will come together to seek ways to collaborate.

On the second day, under the theme 'The Future That Has Become Today, Metaverse,' the conference will be held in virtual reality realized through real-time extended reality (XR) technology. Experts such as Matthew Ball, who created and listed the world's first metaverse exchange-traded fund (ETF) index, and Jeffery Yen, Technical Marketing Director for Asia-Pacific at NVIDIA, will attend to present on metaverse technology and prospects.

Considering the COVID-19 situation, this event will be conducted online and broadcast live on the Shinhan Squarebridge YouTube channel from 10 a.m. on the 2nd and from 2:30 p.m. on the 4th.

A Shinhan Financial Group official said, "We hope the conference will be a place for domestic and international startups and stakeholders to share information and collaborate on smart cities and the metaverse," adding, "We will continue to support startups nurtured through Shinhan Squarebridge to create new business opportunities and grow into companies possessing innovative technologies."

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