EY Han Young Successfully Concludes Social Venture Business Clinic...Shares AI Strategies for Social Enterprises

Sharing Strategies and Case Studies of AI Utilization in Social Ventures

On April 28, EY Han Young, a global accounting and consulting firm, announced that it had held a workshop aimed at sharing AI-based business models and growth strategies to support the sustainable growth of social ventures and social enterprises.

EY Han Young and the With Foundation held the '2026 Social Venture Business Clinic' online workshop on the 24th. Photo by EY Han Young

EY Han Young, in collaboration with the With Foundation, a leading organization supporting social innovation, held the '2026 Social Venture Business Clinic' online workshop on the 24th. The workshop introduced ways to concretize business models and growth strategies using new technologies such as AI and further expand social impact. The event was attended by over 130 participants, including social ventures, social enterprises, related organizations, and policy officials.

Under the theme "The Era of NAVI: Innovation Strategies for Social Ventures," the workshop shared practical AI application cases and scaling up strategies that social enterprises can utilize in the field. NAVI stands for Nonlinear, Accelerated, Volatile, and Interconnected. EY Han Young presented specific action plans tailored to the characteristics of social ventures that pursue both social value creation and business innovation.

During the keynote speech, Youngdae Kwon, Head of Industry Research at EY Han Young, introduced strategies for social ventures to leverage AI to discover new business opportunities through innovative approaches in a continuously uncertain business environment and to transform social impact into a driver of growth.

Kwon emphasized, "As the spread of generative AI and automation technologies lowers the barriers to technology adoption, technology is no longer the exclusive domain of large corporations. Social ventures and social enterprises are now in an environment where they can improve internal operational efficiency and deliver better services through AI and digital technologies, thereby expanding their social impact."

In the case presentation and discussion session, examples of social ventures applying AI technologies to their businesses were shared. Jongguk Kim, CEO of RootFinders; Seokwon Yoon, CEO of AIWorks; and Minyoung Song, Director of SixtyHertz, introduced how AI-based social ventures are improving information accessibility for people with disabilities and vulnerable groups, creating inclusive jobs, spreading renewable energy, and responding to climate change by integrating AI technologies into their business models and operations.

Meanwhile, EY Han Young organized the workshop as part of EY's global social contribution campaign, 'EY Ripples.' Through the EY Ripples campaign, the company is engaged in social contribution activities that support inclusive growth and social innovation.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.