Gwangyang Economic Zone Authority Participates in International Forum Commemorating 20th Anniversary of KFEZ Launch

Focused Promotion of Location Excellence in the Secondary Battery Sector

The Gwangyang Bay Area Free Economic Zone Authority (Commissioner Song Sang-rak, hereinafter Gwangyang FEZ Authority) announced that it participated in the ‘KFEZ 20th Anniversary International Forum’ held at the Sheraton Grand Incheon Hotel from October 17 to 18.

Under the theme of ‘Leap to a City of Korea’s Innovation Ecosystem,’ this forum, jointly hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Incheon Economic Free Zone Authority, featured exhibition booth tours promoting nine economic zones nationwide, policy sessions, and cooperation sessions, with participation from domestic and international city and economic zone officials and experts.

At this forum, discussions were held on the direction of ‘K-FEZ, leaping to a city of Korea’s innovation ecosystem,’ as well as on global cooperation networks and development directions based on future technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics.

The Gwangyang FEZ Authority operated an exhibition booth at the forum to introduce the investment and industrial conditions of the Gwangyang Bay Area Free Economic Zone to representatives from economic zones of eight foreign countries, gateway economic city representatives, domestic and international governments, local governments, related organizations, and civic groups, with a focus on promoting the excellence of its location in the secondary battery sector.

Kwack Jun-gil, Head of the Administrative Development Division at the Gwangyang FEZ Authority, said, “We hope that this KFEZ 20th Anniversary International Forum will be an opportunity to widely promote the excellent investment location conditions of the Gwangyang Bay Area to the world and attract outstanding companies.”

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