Metaverse International Conference Held in Andong ... Attended by Lee Cheol-woo, Kim Jae-ha, Yoo Cheol-gyun, and Others

On the 3rd at 2 p.m., Gyeongbuk Province will hold the ‘2023 Metaverse Initiative International Academic Conference’ at the Andong International Convention Center with the Korea Metaverse Society to promote Gyeongbuk as the Metaverse capital.

Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Office.

Attendees include Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongbuk Province; Kim Jae-ha, President and members of the Korea Metaverse Society; Kim Min-seok, Director of the Korea Information and Communication Industry Promotion Agency; Kwon Kwang-taek, Gyeongbuk Provincial Assembly member; Koo Yoon-cheol, CEO of Gyeongbuk Cultural Foundation; Lee Sang-hak, Deputy Mayor of Andong; Ha In-sung, Director of Gyeongbuk Technopark; Yoo Cheol-gyun, President of Gyeongbuk Research Institute; and numerous companies and experts related to the metaverse.

This academic conference is the first held in Andong, where the Korea Metaverse Society?the first of its kind established in Korea?declared Gyeongbuk as the ‘Metaverse Capital.’ It aims to devise measures to revitalize the metaverse convergence industry linked to Gyeongbuk’s policies.

In the keynote speeches, Yoo Cheol-gyun, President of Gyeongbuk Research Institute, will discuss Chat Gyeongbuk and the metaverse; Kim Min-seok, Director of the Korea Information and Communication Industry Promotion Agency, will address the metaverse economy; Park So-ah, CEO of VIVE Company, will speak on data centers; and Hong Jae-cheol, CCO of Inbiz Digital, will present on the metaverse through global IP, outlining the new economic values created by the spread of the metaverse.

Following this, the academic presentations will discuss ways to expand the base of metaverse technology under the keywords of talent cultivation innovation, convergence new industries, and global metaverse.

In the comprehensive discussion chaired by Cho Sang-yong, CEO of Globe Point, panelists including Kim Woo-yeol, Professor at Daegu National University of Education; Ahn Jae-wook, LGU+ Specialist; Jung Tae-yong, CEO of Nexa; and Byun Sung-wook, CEO of Hago Works, will share knowledge and experiences on the metaverse and transmedia worldview.

The Korea Metaverse Society, Gyeongbuk Technopark, Gyeongbuk Research Institute, and Metafactory will sign a memorandum of understanding to lead the digital transformation for Gyeongbuk as the Metaverse capital.

Kim Jae-ha, President of the Korea Metaverse Society, said, “The Korea Metaverse Society will lead technological standardization and accelerate digital transformation, sparing no effort for a better metaverse industry.”

Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongbuk Province, emphasized, “To make Gyeongsangbuk-do the most advanced province in Korea, we must lead the local era through the metaverse,” adding, “I hope that through today’s academic conference, the Korea Metaverse Society, schools, research institutes, and industries will collaborate to secure the metaverse as a driving force for regional development.”

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