'Seoul Digital Finance Festival' in Yeouido from 16th to 19th next month... Pre-registration begins

Anyone interested in digital finance can participate... Pre-registration open until November 11

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 24th that it will hold the "2022 Seoul Digital Finance Festival," where global digital finance experts, financial institution officials, domestic and international big tech and fintech companies, and investors will gather in one place, from November 16 to 19 for four days around Yeouido.

Despite the COVID-19 situation, Seoul has invited experts, entrepreneurs, and researchers from the global finance and fintech industries in countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Singapore through online and offline channels to discuss digital transformation trends in the financial industry and strategies for global financial cities.

The "2022 Seoul Digital Finance Festival," held for the first time in three years with public participation after COVID-19, will feature a total of eight diverse programs including open innovation events for financial companies, fintech service promotion booths, investor-fintech company demo days, fintech networking programs, economic influencer talks, and seminars on global fintech market trends.

The Seoul Digital Finance Conference, scheduled for the second day of the event on the 17th, will consist of three sessions: ▲ Global digital finance market outlook and survival strategies ▲ Challenges in the digital finance era ▲ Digital finance in the global context, along with keynote speeches and in-depth panel discussions.

This festival event is open to anyone including financial industry workers, fintech companies and related organizations, and citizens interested in digital finance, with no participation fee. Pre-registration is available through the Seoul Digital Finance Festival website until November 11.

Jung Young-jun, Director of New Industry Policy at the Seoul Metropolitan Government, said, "We hope many people will participate so that the Seoul Digital Finance Festival can be an opportunity to showcase Seoul's financial competitiveness and a key venue for discussing the future of the financial industry."

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