Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority Hosts Smart Port International Forum

Global Port Experts Gather in One Place on December 9 at Westin Chosun Seoul Grand Ballroom

Domestic and International Port Experts Assemble to Establish and Promote Smart Port Roadmap

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] An international forum aimed at establishing a roadmap for building smart automated ports and leading their advancement will be held in Korea for the first time.

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (Minister Cho Seung-hwan) and Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority (President Park Seong-hyun, YGPA) announced on the 8th that the '2022 Smart Port International Forum' will be held on the 9th in a hybrid format (on-site: Westin Chosun Seoul, online live broadcast: YouTube).

Hosted by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and organized by YGPA under the theme 'Seeking the Solution for Smart Ports,' this forum is expected to be a venue where domestic and international experts gather to establish policy models through discussions on smart port construction policy directions and various debates.

At the forum, four companies specializing in smart port technologies will operate exhibition booths linked with 4th industrial technologies to help participants better understand automated ports.

Additionally, at the opening ceremony, there will be a pre-ceremony performance by Professor Park Ji-hye, featuring a collaboration between AI and a violinist.

Notably, Marc Levinson, author of 'The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger,' will deliver a keynote speech titled 'The Box: Past, Present, and Future,' drawing significant attention from the domestic shipping and port industry.

Marc Levinson, renowned as an economist and journalist, has served as senior economic and business reporter at Newsweek, financial and economics correspondent at The Economist, and editor-in-chief of Journal of Commerce.

Following the keynote speech, academic sessions held in the afternoon will feature discussions on three topics aimed at advancing toward smart ports through complete automation based on domestic technology.

The session topics are ▲ Session 1: 'Challenging Automated Ports' ▲ Session 2: 'Developing Intelligent Ports' ▲ Session 3: 'Completing Smart Ports.'

Each session will include presentations of smart port operation technology cases and passionate professional discussions involving domestic and international experts from industry, academia, and research.

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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