The 5th Jeonju World Slow Forum & Slow Award Opens on the 4th in Jeonju

Sharing Philosophy with Experts from Various Countries on the Theme of 'Slowness and Slow Business'

[Jeonju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] A forum to discuss the philosophy of slow city, including slowness and happiness, with global slow city experts and to contemplate future visions will be held in Jeonju City.

Jeonju City announced on the 3rd that on the 4th of this month at 2 p.m., it will hold the "5th Jeonju World Slow Forum & Slow Award" under the slogan "The World Asks, Jeonju Answers" at the Palbok Art Factory Cafe Sunny, together with global slow city experts and domestic and international Slow Award winners.

This World Slow Forum, held under the theme of "slowness and slow business," will be conducted in a hybrid format with overseas presenters and panelists participating via video conference.

A total of 11 participants from four countries including Italy, Turkey, Germany, and Korea will attend the forum.

Following the keynote speech by Tun? Soyer, Mayor of Izmir, Turkey, Germany's renowned time management expert and author of "The Hat of Slowbiz," Lothar Seibert, and Rita Gedini, Chairperson of the Bologna Cooperative Federation in Italy, will present on the topics "More haste, less speed" and "About Bologna Cooperatives," respectively.

Prior to the forum, the World Slow Award will be held to honor domestic and international awardees who have contributed to improving citizens' quality of life and regional development through the practice of slowness philosophy and slow city policy cases.

The 5th World Slow Forum & Slow Award will be broadcast live on Jeonju City's official YouTube channel.

Jeonju City expects this event to serve as an opportunity to reestablish Jeonju's international status as a global urban slow city and to strengthen domestic and international partnerships and cooperation networks based on the slow city philosophy.

Kim Seung-su, Mayor of Jeonju, said, "Jeonju City is steadily advancing to lead the global slow city movement based on people, ecology, and culture," adding, "We will continue to share the values of the slow movement and enhance exchanges and cooperation among slow cities through the world's top experts and activists who have practiced the slow city philosophy in various fields."

Meanwhile, Jeonju, the first city with a population over 600,000 to receive slow city recertification for the entire city in 2016, received its third certification in the slow city recertification evaluation this January, maintaining its slow city status until 2025.

Jeonju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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