Ponyjeong Foundation's 'Young Leader of the Year' Award Goes to Pianist Son Yeol-eum and N.SHING CEO Kim Hye-yeon
The PonyJeong Foundation announced on the 22nd that the recipients of the 3rd 'PonyJeong Young Leader Award,' given to young innovators in Korea, are Kim Hye-yeon, CEO of N.THING Inc., and pianist Son Yeol-eum.
The foundation explained the selection background, stating, "CEO Kim Hye-yeon is leading innovation in the agricultural value chain with the global agri-food tech startup 'N.THING,' and pianist Son Yeol-eum is expanding the classical music scene with her outstanding capabilities."
Born in 1985, CEO Kim founded 'N.THING' in 2014 with two co-founders while studying Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering at Hanyang University. Since then, she has brought innovation to environment-controlled agriculture technology and production by developing modular container vertical farms integrated with Internet of Things (IoT) technology and farm management software called Farm Solution. Successfully exporting to places including Abu Dhabi in the Middle East, she presents a vision of 'innovation in the value chain where more people can receive high-quality food anytime and anywhere' by shifting to a consumer-centered production method free from constraints of time, place, and environment.
Pianist Son Yeol-eum, born in 1986, debuted in the music world in 1998 and gained global attention by winning second place in the piano category at the 2011 Tchaikovsky International Competition held in Moscow. In 2018, she was appointed the 3rd artistic director of the PyeongChang Daegwallyeong Music Festival, Korea's largest classical music festival. She founded the PyeongChang Festival Orchestra, composed of Korean musicians working in overseas orchestras, and expanded chamber music programs, earning praise for bringing a fresh breeze to the Korean music scene through bold management.
Hot Picks Today
"Could I Also Receive 370 Billion Won?"... No Limit on 'Stock Manipulation Whistleblower Rewards' Starting the 26th
- Samsung Electronics Labor-Management Reach Agreement, General Strike Postponed... "Deficit-Business Unit Allocation Deferred for One Year"
- "From a 70 Million Won Loss to a 350 Million Won Profit with Samsung and SK hynix"... 'Stock Jackpot' Grandfather Gains Attention
- Trump: "Not Rushing on Iran... Xi-Putin Summit Is a Good Thing"
- "Who Is Visiting Japan These Days?" The Once-Crowded Tourist Spots Empty Out... What's Happening?
Meanwhile, the PonyJeong Young Leader Award is the second PonyJeong Innovation Award established in 2020 to support young innovators. To continue the innovation and challenging spirit of the late Chung Se-young, founder of Hyundai Motor Company and Honorary Chairman of HDC Group (formerly Hyundai Development Company), two innovators under the age of 40 who have brought positive change to Korean society with a progressive spirit are selected and awarded a prize of 50 million KRW and a plaque.
© The Asia Business Daily(www.asiae.co.kr). All rights reserved.
