Kospo "ComeUp, attended by over 250 participants from 19 countries worldwide... Expanding global exchange"

Held at Dongdaemun DDP from the 9th to 11th

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The largest startup event in Korea, 'COME UP,' will host over 250 startup stakeholders from 19 countries around the world.

The Korea Startup Forum, the organizer of COME UP 2022, announced that a large number of global startup ecosystem stakeholders will attend the COME UP event held from the 9th to the 11th at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul. This year's event will be centered around the startup ecosystem under the slogan "We Move the World."

This year, more than 250 startups and ecosystem stakeholders from 19 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, India, Vietnam, and Tanzania will participate to share diverse insights on key issues and the future.

They will analyze and discuss topics such as recent global investment trends entering a cold spell, Korea's foreign startup environment, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), and the space industry. The status of startup ecosystems in each country will be introduced, and mutual cooperation for global expansion will be promoted.

On the opening day, the 9th, Klaus Wehage, CEO of 10X Innovation Lab and author of the bestseller "Global Class," who has mentoring experience with over 2,000 companies, will share his views on startup strategies.

On the 11th, Magnus Grimeland, CEO of the global investment firm Antler, will deliver a keynote speech on strategies to survive the investment cold spell.

Through COMEUP X, which features global collaboration sessions and overseas startup demo days, attendees can learn about the status, policies, cooperation plans, and support programs of startup ecosystems in various countries introduced by numerous partner organizations.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea, the UK Department for International Trade, the Italian Trade Agency, the ASEM SME Green Innovation Center, the Tanzania Startup Association, and the Indian Institute of Technology will participate to exchange with the Korean startup ecosystem and promote business cooperation.

Domestic startups and ecosystem stakeholders will also attend. Entrepreneurs including Park Jae-wook, Chairman of KOSPO and CEO of Socar; Lee Joo-wan, CEO of Megazone Cloud; Choi Hyuk-jae, CEO of Spoon Radio; Ria Kim, CEO of One Million Dance Studio; and Dr. Jang Dong-sun, CEO of Curious Brain Research Institute, as well as investors such as Lee Jun-pyo, CEO of SoftBank Ventures; Jeon Young-min, CEO of Lotte Ventures; and Heo Jun-nyeong, CEO of GS Ventures; and corporate officials including Han In-guk, Executive Director at Samsung Electronics, and Hwang Yoon-sung, Executive Director at Hyundai Motor Company, will be present representing various sectors.

Choi Ji-young, Secretary General of COME UP 2022, said, "This year's COME UP focused on expanding global exchanges and the base. We hope that startup ecosystems worldwide will connect through COME UP to support growth and find business opportunities."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.