Satya Nadella, MS CEO: "Han is a Hub of Innovation and Talent"

Visit to Korea after 4 Years, Attendance at MS-Hosted Conference
Meeting of Chey Tae-won SK Chairman, Park Jung-ho SK Square CEO, and Kim Taek-jin NCSoft CEO

Satya Nadella, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Microsoft

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] Satya Nadella, CEO and Chairman of Microsoft, visited Korea and attended a conference hosted by Microsoft Korea, stating that "Korea serves as a center of innovation and talent in the Asia region."

On the 15th, CEO Nadella met with domestic developers, startups, and business leaders at the ‘Microsoft Ignite Spotlight on Korea’ conference held at the InterContinental COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul, emphasizing the ‘digital destiny’ and pledging to promote Korea’s innovation and support new opportunities and business growth.

CEO Nadella said, "In a world facing strong headwinds, digital technology is the ultimate tailwind that can overcome them," adding, "It is wonderful to see firsthand the innovation happening in Korea and how organizations across the country are realizing greater value with fewer resources through the power of Microsoft Cloud."

Microsoft established its Korean subsidiary in 1988 and has been providing services to domestic customers for 34 years. CEO Nadella stated, "Asia is expected to generate half of the world’s GDP by 2050 and account for more than half of all research and development (R&D) investment by 2030, with Korea playing a particularly important role as a center of innovation and talent."

CEO Nadella also highlighted Korean innovation cases that are transforming lives not only domestically but globally. Won-taek Lee, an employee of Doosan Enerbility’s production facility management team, developed the ‘SearchStock App’ using Microsoft Power Apps, which enables material inventory search and purchasing. This app allows real-time inventory monitoring and mobile ordering, reducing unnecessary time and increasing production efficiency.

Additionally, he introduced cases such as Clover Virtual Fashion, a Korean startup providing a 3D fashion communication platform on Microsoft Azure, and Emart, which connects store employees and headquarters through Microsoft 365 and Teams to provide an efficient work environment.

Meanwhile, CEO Nadella, visiting Korea for the first time in four years, met just before the event with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, SK Square CEO Park Jung-ho, and NCSoft CEO Kim Taek-jin to discuss business cooperation plans.

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