Gyeonggido Business & Science Accelerator Supports Startup Global Leap... Hosts '2024 Gyeonggi Startup Summit'

2024 Gyeonggi Startup Summit South Summit Poster

The Gyeonggi-do Economic Science Promotion Agency will hold the "2024 Gyeonggi Startup Summit South Summit Korea" for three days from the 25th to the 27th at the Suwon Convention Center and Pangyo Startup Campus to realize Gyeonggi-do as a startup paradise.

This event is the first Asia-based global startup platform co-hosted event held in Korea, hosted by Gyeonggi-do and jointly organized by the Gyeonggi-do Economic Science Promotion Agency and Spain's South Summit.

More than 60 overseas startups from 10 countries including Spain, China, and India will participate, providing opportunities for technology exchange between domestic and international startups as well as experiencing global startup ecosystem trends.

In particular, over 100 well-known domestic and international venture capital firms (VCs) will conduct more than 2,000 investment consultations and ongoing networking sessions during the summit.

Key events at the Gwanggyo Suwon Convention Center include programs such as ▲investment linkage ▲open innovation ▲innovative technology exhibitions ▲knowledge sharing ▲networking ▲startup support.

Additionally, a keynote speech titled "Artificial Intelligence for Robots and Robots for Artificial Intelligence" will be delivered by Dennis Hong, a professor at UCLA in the U.S. who was selected as one of the world's top 10 young genius scientists, along with global cooperation sessions and startup competitions.

Furthermore, various programs such as open innovation programs featuring renowned domestic and international big tech companies including NVIDIA, AWS (Amazon Web Services), Rakuten Symphony, and Kakao Enterprise, as well as investment attraction IR competitions, will be prepared.

At the Pangyo Startup Campus, diverse programs focusing on support projects for startups in the province will be held.

On the 25th and 26th, startup investment consultations and IR demo days will take place, and on the final day, the 27th, the Gyeonggi Startup Contest finals, Gyeonggi Technology Startup Re-challenge Investor Meeting, and AI seminars are scheduled.

Kang Sung-cheon, head of the Gyeonggi-do Economic Science Promotion Agency, said, "We hope this summit, co-hosted with an overseas startup platform for the first time in Asia, will provide opportunities for domestic AI and deep tech startups to enter the global market and attract investment."

Meanwhile, the agency is recruiting additional startups to participate in the exhibition to provide more domestic startups with investment opportunities. Eligible companies are those established within the last seven years, and applications are open until the 11th. Selected startups will have the chance to meet with representatives from well-known domestic investment firms and large corporations to present IR pitches, propose services, and receive mentoring.

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