Startups Join In! ... Busan City Hosts '2030 Busan World Expo Special Session Round Table'

Busan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] On the 13th, Busan City will hold the ‘2030 Busan World Expo Special Session Round Table’ for the 2030 Busan World Expo Citizen Committee and the bid to host the 2030 Busan World Expo at the Busan Station Startup Station.

The event is hosted by the Busan Service Industry Federation and the Busan Knowledge Service Convergence Association, organized by the Busan Economic Promotion Agency, Future Strategy Campus, and MICE Busan, and jointly prepared by the 2030 Busan World Expo Citizen Committee.

Domestic startup representatives participated as panelists, including Kim Tae-jin, Chairman of the Korea Startup Forum Southeast Region Council, Roh Kwang-jin, Chairman of Founders, and Kim Chi-won, Vice Chairman of Dandi Venture Forum.

The panelists proposed the role of startups in hosting the 2030 Busan World Expo and programs in which they can participate, and engaged in heated discussions on exchange and cooperation plans with startups worldwide.

Cha Wan-young, CEO of Marine Innovation, the only domestic company selected for the Dubai Expo startup program ‘Expo Live,’ gave a keynote presentation introducing programs for the Busan Expo bid based on the experience of preparing for the Expo participation over the past two years.

Jo Yoo-jang, Director of the Tourism MICE Industry Bureau of Busan City, said, “At the recently held Dubai Expo, the participation of global startups greatly expanded, and the proportion of startups in the Expo will continue to grow.”

Director Jo added, “In line with this international trend, we will listen to the opinions of domestic startups so that startup programs can be included in the 2030 Busan Expo bid proposal, share information related to the Expo bid, and work together to attract the Expo.”

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