Korea Startup Forum Appoints Five New Directors and Committee Members to Accelerate AX Strengthening

Heeseung Hwang, Jihyung Han, Seongho Yoon, Dokyung Lee, and Jaemyung Shin Appointed as New Board Members

The Korea Startup Forum has significantly reinforced its board with new directors to lead changes in the startup ecosystem in the era of AX (AI Transformation).

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The Korea Startup Forum announced on the 16th that it held a board meeting on the 9th and appointed five prominent startup CEOs, who have distinguished themselves in deep tech and global monetization, as new directors and executive committee members. In particular, the participation of key startups in national strategic industrial fields such as physical AI, autonomous driving, and defense tech is expected to further strengthen the forum’s external influence and execution capabilities.

First, Heeseung Hwang, CEO of Brain Commerce, will support the establishment of a PoC ecosystem for robotics and automation technology based on practical data from over 900 production sites nationwide, and is set to lead the soon-to-be-launched ‘Physical AI Industry Council’ within the Korea Startup Forum. Jihyung Han, CEO of Autonomous A2Z, plans to leverage expertise in autonomous driving to drive innovation in mobility and the advancement of AI-based transportation infrastructure, aiming to lead changes throughout the future mobility ecosystem.

The Korea Startup Forum is also strengthening capabilities in the defense and manufacturing AI sectors. Seongho Yoon, CEO of MakinaRocks, and Dokyung Lee, CEO of Born AI, have agreed to collaborate in the preparation for the newly established 'Defense Council' within the forum. CEO Yoon will contribute to laying the foundation of the council based on his extensive experience in defense AX cooperation, while CEO Lee intends to serve as a bridge between startups and the defense industry, utilizing his practical experience and expertise in defense tech and physical AI to broaden their points of contact.

Jaemyung Shin, CEO of Delight Room, who joined as an executive committee member, will share sustainable growth strategies with the ecosystem, including global service operation know-how and the establishment of data-driven monetization models.

This addition of new board members reflects the Korea Startup Forum’s determination to become an ‘execution-oriented organization’ that enables startups to secure practical survival strategies and growth engines amid rapidly changing technological environments. The plan is to create strong synergies in the AX era by combining the broad networks of existing board members with the technical expertise of the new directors.

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