Gyeongbuk TP Successfully Hosts "Gyeongsangbuk-do Climate Tech Forum" to Explore Solutions for Climate Crisis Response

Sharing Technologies for Carbon Neutrality, Resource Circulation, and Clean Energy
Collaboration among Industry, Academia, Research, and Government
Driving Sustainable Industrial Transformation

Gyeongbuk Technopark (President Ha Inseong, Gyeongbuk TP) announced on October 22 that it had successfully hosted the "Gyeongsangbuk-do Climate Tech Forum" at the Cheonma Art Center of Yeungnam University to explore solutions for responding to the climate crisis and driving industrial innovation.

Hosted by Gyeongsangbuk-do Province and organized by Gyeongbuk TP, the forum brought together over 100 key stakeholders, including officials from the province and cities, related organizations, companies, and academia. The event served as a platform to discuss technological innovation in response to the climate crisis and new growth directions for local industries.

Under the theme "Sharing Climate Tech Implementation Technologies and Building Collaborative Networks," the forum featured a keynote speech, specialized sessions, and a roundtable, broadly addressing ways to connect technology, policy, and industry in the climate sector.

The keynote speech was delivered by Lee Hyunju, Principal Researcher at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), who presented on "The Current Status and Prospects of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Conversion Technologies."

The specialized sessions included presentations on: ▲ The current status of carbon neutrality efforts in Gyeongsangbuk-do and trends in the climate tech industry (Park Suhyeong, Team Leader at Gyeongsangbuk-do Carbon Neutrality Support Center); ▲ Understanding and prospects of the waste vinyl pyrolysis industry (Lee Seongyeol, CEO of Inji ENT Co., Ltd.); ▲ Strategies to contribute to national greenhouse gas reduction targets through advanced fractional distillation and purification technologies for cross-contaminated waste refrigerants (Hwang Byeongbong, CEO of Oun R2Tech Co., Ltd.). These sessions shared concrete cases and technological directions for the climate tech industry.

The final roundtable session focused on "Collaborative Models for Structural Transformation of the Gyeongbuk Climate Tech Industry," featuring in-depth discussions.

Moderated by Lee Suchul, Research Professor at Kyungpook National University, the roundtable included experts such as Lee Jaeyoung, Professor at Handong Global University; Lee Hyunju, Researcher at KIST; Lee Seongyeol, CEO of Inji ENT; Hwang Byeongbong, CEO of Oun R2Tech; Kim Heecheol, Research Fellow at Gyeongbuk Research Institute; and Park Suhyeong, Team Leader at Gyeongsangbuk-do Carbon Neutrality Support Center. The participants discussed building a collaborative ecosystem at the regional level and strategies to vitalize the industry.

Gyeongbuk TP plans to actively support local innovative companies so that they can create a sustainable future together, by organically linking the two pillars of climate response-"mitigation policies (reducing causes)" and "adaptation policies (minimizing damage)"-and establishing a virtuous cycle in which technology transforms the region and the region nurtures technology.

Ha Inseong, President of Gyeongbuk TP, stated, "Climate tech is no longer an option but a necessity. If Gyeongsangbuk-do proactively builds a technology foundation and fosters collaboration among industry, academia, research, and government, it can emerge as a new center for green growth. I hope this forum will serve as a practical starting point for building the regional climate industry ecosystem."

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