Kim Gun-hee Meets Lee Boo-jin Again, Urges Female Entrepreneurs to "Expand Global Network with Creativity"

Mrs. Kim Geon-hee Attends Opening Ceremony of 2nd Women Entrepreneurs Week
Korea Women Entrepreneurs Association Appoints Mrs. Kim as Honorary Mentor

First Lady Kim Keon-hee, wife of President Yoon Suk-yeol, met with female entrepreneurs and businesswomen on the 4th and urged, "Women-owned businesses have already surpassed 40% of all companies, but I hope they will not be satisfied with this and continue to expand their global networks based on more creative ideas and innovative, systematic science and technology."

On the afternoon of the same day, Kim attended the opening ceremony of the "2nd Women Entrepreneurs Meeting" held at the Shilla Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, and said, "The importance of women-owned businesses in our economy is gradually increasing."

Kim said, "We women possess tremendous energy that demonstrates insight through relationship-oriented social skills unique to women, even in the difficult environment of balancing work and family," and praised their efforts, saying, "Your fierce spirit of challenge, consideration, and responsibility are the driving forces that can turn the crises our society is facing?such as ultra-low birth rates, an aging population, and low growth?into opportunities."

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The Women Entrepreneurs Meeting is an event established in accordance with the revision of the 'Act on Support for Women-Owned Businesses' to enhance the pride of female businesspeople and raise public awareness of women-owned businesses. President Yoon attended the first opening ceremony held in July last year.

At the event, Lee Jeong-han, president of the Korea Federation of Women Entrepreneurs; Jang Hye-won, senior vice president of the Women Venture Association; Lee Boo-jin, president of Hotel Shilla; Lee Ji-eun, CEO of Microsoft Korea; and Cho Kyung-sun, CEO of Shinhan DS, attended. From the National Assembly, Han Mu-gyeong, a member of the People Power Party and secretary of the Industry, Trade, Small and Medium Enterprises Committee, and Lee Young, Minister of SMEs and Startups, were present. Earlier, on May 23, First Lady Kim met with Lee Boo-jin, chairperson of the Korea Visit Year Committee, when she accepted the honorary chairperson position.

The Korea Federation of Women Entrepreneurs appointed First Lady Kim, the first female entrepreneur spouse of a president in the Republic of Korea, as an honorary mentor to 2.95 million female entrepreneurs and requested her interest in fostering and developing women-owned businesses.

They celebrated the opening of the 2nd Women Entrepreneurs Meeting and pledged to engage in more active economic activities in the future.

Additionally, the attendees expressed gratitude to President Yoon, who is actively working as the "Republic of Korea's No. 1 Salesperson" to support businesses and attract the 2030 Busan World Expo, and agreed to work together with the government to secure the Expo.

First Lady Kim and the attendees held 2030 Busan Expo keyrings featuring the phrases ‘BUSAN IS READY’ and ‘HIP KOREA,’ which Kim personally planned and produced, to cheer for the successful bid for the Busan Expo.

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