Hana Financial Group Partners with FSS for 'Youth Talent Development'

From Finance and AI Education to Mentoring by Industry Experts
Ham Youngjoo: "I Hope They Grow into Core Talent for the Financial Industry"

Hana Financial Group announced on April 21 that it is launching the 'Hana Young Financial Talent Development Project' in partnership with the Financial Supervisory Service to nurture next-generation talent who will lead future financial innovation.

Him Young-joo, Chairman of Hana Financial Group (center, first row), held the inauguration ceremony for the 'Hana Youth Financial Talent Development Project' at the Myeong-dong headquarters on the 20th and is taking a commemorative photo with participants, including Kim Sung-wook, Deputy Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service (first on the left in the second row). Provided by Hana Financial

In relation to this, Hana Financial Group held a launch ceremony at its Myeongdong headquarters the previous day and conducted a final competition to select the project's ultimate participants. The ceremony was attended by Ham Youngjoo, Chairman of Hana Financial Group, Kim Sungwook, Deputy Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service, Colin Crooks, British Ambassador to Korea, Lee Hoonkyu, Chairman of the Children and Future Foundation, and Um Jonghwan, Vice President of SK Telecom, among others. Seventy-one young participants in the final competition also attended.

This project, sponsored by the Financial Supervisory Service along with Google, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft, is a practical financial talent development program designed to provide young people with opportunities for challenge and growth. The program is an expanded version of the existing 'Hana Digital Power On' initiative, broadening its scope to cover finance, ESG, AI, and data analysis.

During the final competition, which followed the launch ceremony, university student participants, organized into a total of 20 teams, competed by proposing financial service ideas utilizing AI and blockchain technologies. The teams selected as finalists will undergo a development program for about four months until July.

During the two-month intensive training segment, participants will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of financial markets and financial products, as well as strengthen their digital capabilities such as financial data analysis. Each team will choose a research topic and, with mentoring from Hana Financial Group's in-house experts, develop it into a practical service. Through a hackathon project in collaboration with SK Telecom, participants will also directly devise innovative financial service models for socially disadvantaged groups.

Outstanding participants will receive a total of 30 million won in prize money, and the top three teams will be offered opportunities to visit overseas companies. All participants who complete the program will receive preferential treatment when applying for positions at Hana Financial Group.

Since 2022, Hana Financial Group has been running youth talent development projects with the Financial Supervisory Service, producing 117 graduates to date, 12 of whom have joined Hana Financial Group.

Kim Sungwook, Deputy Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service, stated, "This project is significant not only because it supports youth in AI and green transition, but also because it serves as a measure to increase youth employment." Chairman Ham Youngjoo said, "The future competitiveness of the financial industry depends on how well we nurture and secure talent. We will spare no effort to ensure that the young participants in this project can grow into leaders who will drive financial innovation."

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