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Korea Herald to hold forum on
tech reshaping humanityFor AMCHAM Korea members, The Korea Herald exclusively offers
50% discount on every ticket purchase. For those who wish to attend the forum, please
send attached sign-up sheet back to the Korea Herald via email (khforum@heraldcorp.com) or call them for more information at (02)727–0206. By Choi Si-young, The Korea
Herald - The Korea Herald, the nation’s largest English newspaper by
circulation, will hold its annual business forum on Oct. 19 to shed light on
the latest technology trends that could change the way people live and the ways
to make the transition smooth and effective. Under the theme of “Humanity in
Tech,” the forum invites policymakers, industry leaders and diplomats to
discuss what technological advances mean for people-to-people exchanges and the
life adjustments needed to make the best of progress to come.
Keynote speaker Don Tapscott,
executive chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute and author of the
global global bestseller “Blockchain Revolution,” will offer his insight into
the future of technology and humanity, while Alan Jo, chief product officer at
AI investment firm Qraft Technologies, will share what he describes as the
“Korean AI experience” in Wall Street. Lee Jung-ho, co-founder and CEO of
Rainbow Robotics, will talk about the future of the robotics industry. “A group
of diverse robots” is what the company is after, Lee says, stressing the role
of “collaborative robots” as demand for work support is increasingly growing
amid a global push to deal with an aging workforce.
Meanwhile, Chang Dong-seon, CEO
of Curious Brain Lab whose expertise lies in cognitive and behavioral sciences,
will explain how the technological progress will affect human communication,
while Sung Nako, who heads internet giant Naver’s AI platform, will address
steps needed to make a life with AI sustainable. As special speakers, Robert S.
Langer, co-founder of US vaccine maker Moderna, and Jerome Kim, director
general of the International Vaccine Institute, will lay out challenges and opportunities
for mRNA vaccines.
The forum will be held in the
Grand Ballroom at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more
information, visit bizforum.koreaherald.com.
Source: https://news.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220919000632&md=20220922003217_BL
2022.09.22