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  • AMCHAM Joint SME & Startup Collaboration / ICT & AI Committee Meeting
    • DATE & TIME

      Tuesday, November 24, 2026

      11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

      [Program]
      11:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Registration & Networking
      11:30 AM – 12:45 PM: Program
      12:45 PM – 1:00 PM: Closing
    • VENUE

      26 Fl. Room #2605, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC Tower B, Centropolis Bldg, 26 Ujeongguk-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

    EVENT DESCRIPTION
    AMCHAM Korea’s SME & Startup Collaboration Committee and ICT & AI Committee invite you to a joint committee meeting exploring how leading AI companies collaborate with startups and how Korean startups can enter the U.S. market. The meeting will be especially valuable for startup founders and executives, as well as anyone interested in partnering with or supporting startups.

    • Session 1 | How AI Companies Collaborate with Startups
    This session will explore how major AI companies, such as Meta and Google, work with startups. A speaker from an AI company will discuss approaches to collaboration and share examples of these partnerships.

    • Session 2 | U.S. Expansion Strategies for Korean Startups
    This session will focus on strategies for Korean startups seeking to enter the U.S. market. An expert from Bae, Kim & Lee (BKL) will outline market entry approaches and key considerations for planning a U.S. expansion.
    Detail
    TOPIC Big Tech Partnerships and U.S. Expansion: Growth Strategies for Korean Startups
    Premium Membership Benefit 1 Complimentary admission for Founding Partners
    1 Complimentary admission for Corporate Partners
    COST KRW 15,000 for members
    KRW 30,000 for non-members
    RSVP/PAYMENT BY Noon, Friday, November 20, 2026
    About the Speakers

    • Kunnan Park, Product Marketing Manager, Google Korea
      Kunnan Park is a Product Marketing Manager at Google Korea, where she leads brand and reputation marketing initiatives for Google Play. In this role, she directs the marketing strategy for ‘ChangGoo,’ Google Play’s flagship public-private startup accelerator in partnership with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) and the Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development (KISED). Through the program, she helps hundreds of Korean mobile app and game startups scale into global markets, promote their apps to reach more consumers, and adopt AI technologies. Prior to joining Google, she spent over 10 years leading global flagship smartphone marketing at Samsung Electronics.

    • Yelim Hyon, Partner, Bae, Kim & Lee
      Yelim Hyon is an attorney at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. Ms. Hyon's practice mainly focuses on capital market practices including IPOs and bond offerings and asset management practices embracing investments through private investment funds and alternative investments.

      Ms. Hyon earned an LL.B. from Yonsei University in 2011 and J.D. from Yonsei University Law School in 2014. She is native in Korean and fluent in English.

    • Andy Park, Head of Government Affairs, Qualcomm Korea
      Andy Park is the head of Government Affairs for Qualcomm Korea. In this capacity he is responsible for shaping public policy and driving Qualcomm’s collaboration with government agencies, industry stakeholders, and association partners. He represents the interest of the company in Korea and is responsible for developing and executing company strategies and plans, with focused areas of radio communication, AI, V2X, IoT, network technologies, semiconductors, IPs, ecosystem development, among others.

    • Jay Yeon, Vice President of Global Business Development, CODIT
      Jay is a seasoned external affairs and strategy professional with over 16 years of experience across the technology, media, and consulting sectors. He currently serves as Vice President of Global Business Development at CODIT, an AI-powered policy monitoring firm, and has previously led government relations and business strategy at leading companies including Uber, Netflix, Kakao, and SK.

      Jay has deep expertise in regulatory affairs, stakeholder engagement, and international policy landscapes, with a strong track record of connecting corporate innovation with dynamic legislative and regulatory environments across Asia.

      He is fluent in Korean and English, proficient in French, and has successfully led numerous international projects across both public and private sectors.
    Contact

    (email) membership@amchamkorea.org

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