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- Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority ‘2023 International Investment Attraction Forum’ held on September 14th
- 3 sessions including bio, energy, and mobility... Diagnose industrial trends and prepare opportunities for investment cooperation
Global big tech companies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Hitachi Energy, and Siemens visit Gwangju in large numbers to diagnose global industrial trends and explore new directions.
The Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority will hold the ‘2023 International Investment Attraction Forum’ at the Kimdaejung Convention Center on September 14 to foresee a new direction for future global industrial trends and prepare opportunities for business cooperation with related companies.
This forum will be held under the theme of ‘Sustainable Industry, Creating Tomorrow’s Opportunities (FUELING THE FUTURE)’ with three sessions: advanced medical/bio, future energy, and future mobility.
In particular, a large number of CEOs and related experts from global big tech companies such as Amazon Web Services, Hitachi Energy, and Siemens will attend to diagnose global industry trends by field and seek new directions.
First of all, keynote speeches on the forum topic will be given by Ali Izadi-Najafabadi, Head of NEF Asia-Pacific Research at Bloomberg, a world-renowned research institute, and Tino Hildebrand, Vice President of Siemens Korea.
In the advanced medical/bio field session, Amazon Web Services (AWS) General Manager Steven Malme will deliver a keynote speech on the theme of “Advanced Biotechnology Creating Future Life.”
Boston-based 'Activ Surgical' (USA), which developed the world's first soft tissue autonomous robotic surgery, 'Osteogene Bio' (USA), a company developing artificial dental bone, bioprinting/therapeutic cell The CEO of leading company 'Aspect Biosystems' (Canada) will participate in presentations and discussions on advanced cases of global innovative companies and ways to collaborate to advance the medical system.
In the future energy session, 'Uprise Energy' (USA), a container mobile 10kW wind turbine manufacturer, and 'Hitachi Energy Korea' (Japan), a global leader in heavy electric and power control systems, 'SolarEdge' (Israel), a clean energy solution company, and 'Glass Dynamics' (USA), an advanced glass manufacturing technology company that can minimize power loss, participated in the theme of 'Sustainable Transition'. It reveals rational and feasible real cases of global innovative companies responding to climate change and their views on the future direction.
In the future mobility session, 'Detroit Electric Group' is preparing to produce hydrogen hybrid vehicles and build hydrogen charging infrastructure as a next-generation hydrogen-electric hybrid technology-based vehicle platform development company under the theme of 'Future Mobility Exploration: New Direction'. (UK), light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor/smart sensing solution developer 'Quanergy' (USA), mobility field engineering/simulation/test evaluation company 'AVL' (Austria) CEO Explore global collaboration and future development possibilities for social value creation in the mobility industry.
The Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority is concentrating its efforts on business-to-business (B2B) events in which CEOs of global big tech companies, domestic companies, and investors (VCs) participate so that practical business and investment cooperation can be achieved between companies through this forum. .
By utilizing the network of related organizations such as the Korea Association of Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Institutions, the Association of Mid-sized Enterprises, and the Green Car Promotion Agency, it is recruiting participating companies and creating a list of companies to discover on its own to induce participation in business-to-business (B2B) transactions.
In addition, in connection with the forum, it plans to focus domestic and foreign participation and interest in the investment environment of Gwangju City by holding a caravan day event (briefing session on attracting investment from foreign companies) hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and a national free economic zone council meeting.
Those wishing to participate in the ‘2023 International Investment Attraction Forum’ can enter in advance through the website of the Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority (www.gjfez.go.kr) or by registering on-site at the entrance of the event on the day of the forum. For more information and inquiries related to the forum, contact the Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority (062-613-6042, 6043).
Kim Jin-cheol, head of the Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority, said, “This forum will serve as an opportunity for foreign global companies to take an interest in Gwangju City while discovering business cooperation models with domestic companies and preparing a foothold for attracting investment.” I ask for your participation,” he said. <End>
(Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority, 062-613-6041)
