Samsung to Host 'Developer Conference'... "Connecting the World with SmartThings"

Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee Presents Vision for Customer Experience Innovation Based on Device Connectivity
Various Programs Designed for Both In-Person and Remote Participants

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-sun] Samsung Electronics announced on the 9th that it will hold the 'Samsung Developer Conference 2022 (SDC)' on the 12th of next month (U.S. time). SDC is a festival for developers that started in 2013. This year’s event will be held in a hybrid format for the first time, simultaneously at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, USA, and online.

At the event, Samsung Electronics will introduce the further evolved SmartThings platform and reveal plans to collaborate with developers to provide next-generation connected experiences. Updates on related software, services, and platforms will also be shared.

This year’s SDC will open with a keynote speech by Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee. Vice Chairman Han is expected to present Samsung Electronics’ vision of providing a smarter user experience through intuitive and organic connections among various devices. Executives in charge of each field will participate as speakers to introduce related strategies, including the company-wide common platform (Executive Director Jung Jae-yeon and General Manager Mark Benson), Tizen TV ecosystem (Vice President Kim Yong-jae), Galaxy customer experience innovation (Executive Director Jung Hye-soon), and future response technologies (Director Seung Hyun-joon).

This year’s SDC consists of various programs. The technical sessions, held simultaneously online and offline, will cover Samsung’s latest platforms and partner ecosystems such as One UI 5, SmartThings and Matter, Bixby, Tizen, and Samsung Wallet.

At Tech Square inside the Moscone Center, on-site participants will have the opportunity to directly experience various everyday scenarios implemented with SmartThings. A networking space will also be provided to facilitate interaction among developers. Online participants can engage in coding directly through a site called 'Code Lab.'

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