Seongnam City to Host 'Seongnam as a Global AI Hub' Policy Forum... Gathering Leading AI Scholars

Seongnam City to Explore Global Vision and Strategies for "AI Innovation City Seongnam" on November 14

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor: Shin Sangjin) will host the '2025 Seongnam as a Global AI Hub Policy Forum' at 4 p.m. on November 14 at the Moran Hall on the second floor of City Hall.

'2025 Seongnam as a Global AI Hub Policy Forum' promotional poster. Provided by Seongnam City

This forum has been organized to assess the current state of Seongnam’s artificial intelligence (AI) industry and to explore policy directions for the city to emerge as a global hub of AI innovation in line with technological changes of the Fourth Industrial Revolution era.

The forum will be chaired by Kang Daehee, Professor at Seoul National University College of Medicine, and will feature four presentations: △ 'Trends and Current Status of AI Semiconductors' by Hwang Taeho, Head of the Semiconductor Display Research Division at Korea Electronics Technology Institute; △ 'AI Supply Chain: Based on Middle Eastern Cases' by Lee Jeongwoo, CEO of GSIL; △ 'AI for Every Citizen' by Hwang Hee, CEO of Kakao Healthcare; and △ 'Nurturing Global Creative Talent for K-Culture in the Era of Generative AI Content' by Jung Moosik, Professor of Game and Visual Studies at Gachon University.

The subsequent designated panel discussion will include Song Jeong, Dean of KAIST Graduate School of AI; Yoo Taejun, CEO of Maum AI; Lee Deokhee, Head of Strategic Industries Division at Seongnam Industry Promotion Agency; and Kim Uiseong, Head of Economic and Social Research at Seongnam Policy Research Institute, who will engage in in-depth discussions on each presentation topic.

Seongnam City plans to incorporate the development strategies for 'Seongnam as a Special City for AI and the Fourth Industrial Revolution' and the vision for becoming a global AI hub city, as presented at the forum, into its future mid- to long-term plans and municipal administration in the field of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

In particular, this forum is open to all interested citizens without prior registration, providing an open platform where not only experts but also citizens can share and discuss Seongnam’s future vision together.

A Seongnam City official stated, "We will gather the wisdom of both experts and citizens to build a sustainable Seongnam as a special city for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, so that Seongnam can grow into a global hub city for AI innovation that attracts worldwide attention."

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