KB Kookmin Bank Hosts '2022 K-Business Leaders Forum' Inviting CEOs of Small and Medium Enterprises

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunju Lee] KB Kookmin Bank announced that it held the ‘2022 K-Business Leaders Forum’ on the 6th, inviting CEOs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies.

The forum, held at the Grand Walkerhill Hotel in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, was attended by more than 180 people, including Heo In, Vice Chairman of KB Financial Group, Yang Jonghee, Vice Chairman of KB Financial Group, Lee Jaegun, President of KB Kookmin Bank, executives of KB Financial Group, and outstanding CEOs of SMEs and mid-sized companies that do business with KB Kookmin Bank. Under the theme ‘Business Impact to SURVIVE (Survival Methods for New Business),’ outstanding CEOs of SMEs and mid-sized companies and executives of KB Financial Group gathered in one place to share future survival strategies together.

The program, held face-to-face for the first time in three years since COVID-19, opened with a keynote speech titled ‘BE THE LEGEND: Making Challenge a Habit of Life’ by Park Seri, who transformed from a golfer to the women’s national golf team coach and a CEO of a company.

Following this, the ‘KB Leaders Class,’ a selective program where CEOs could choose sessions on topics they wanted, was conducted. The ‘KB Leaders Class’ consisted of four sessions that CEOs were highly interested in: ‘Trends/History & Management/Psychology/Wine.’ The Trends session was led by Professor Kim Nando of Seoul National University, author of ‘Trend Korea’; the History & Management session by Shim Yonghwan, Director of the HistoryN Education Research Institute; the Psychology session by Professor Heo Taegyun of Korea University; and the Wine session by Sommelier Lee Jiseon, Director of the Korea International Sommelier Association.

Lee Jaegun, President of KB Kookmin Bank, said in his welcoming remarks, “We will always be a reliable financial partner accompanying your business activities,” and added, “I hope that everyone attending this forum will gain new insights into future corporate management.”

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