K-TECH 2013
Overview K-TECH Silicon Valley 2013
K-Tech Silicon Valley 2013, now in it’s second year, is the leading conference highlighting key mobile and software trends from Korean and U.S. companies.
This unique two-day conference facilitates one-on-one matchmaking and provides a platform to enhance greater U.S. Korean business cooperation. K-Tech strives to be as entertaining as it is informative bringing contests for start-ups, technology demonstrations and displaying current Korean IT innovations. Over 1,500 renowned technology experts from Korea and the U.S. are expected to attend, including executives from Samsung, LG, KT, and more.
The conference panels will discuss potential growth opportunities with U.S. and Korea for future collaboration.
K-Tech Silicon Valley 2013 is hosted by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning (MSIP) of the Republic of Korea, in partnership with Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA).
K-TECH 2013 Speakers
K-TECH 2013 Speakers
- Catherine Jhung
- VP of Sales and Business Development ofCleantech Group
- Madison Nguyen
- Vice Mayor of City of San Jose
- Iljun Park
- Director General Software Policy Bureau Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
- Dongman Han
- Consul General Republic of Korea in San Francisco
- Lorraine Hariton
- Special Rep. Commercial and Business Affairs Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
- Soo Yong Park
- President & CEO of NIPA
Keynote Speech (9:50 AM - 10:50 AM)
- Young Sohn
- President and Chief Strategy Officer, Samsung Electronics
- Dan’l Lewin
- Corporate VP Technology and Civic Engagement, Microsoft
Conference Session I (11:10 AM - 12:30 PM)
- Christina Farr
- Writer, VentureBeat
- Richard B. Dasher
- Director of the US-Asia Tech Mgmt Center at Stanford Univ.
- Jung Hee Song
- Senior Executive Vice President of KT (Korea Telecom)
- Nagi Prabhu
- VP, Enterprise Mobility of CA Technologies
- June Sung Park
- Professor at KAIST
Conference Session II (2:00 PM - 3:20 PM)
- Tae Hea Nahm
- General Partner of Storm Ventures
- Chris Gerdes
- Director of Center for Automotive Research at Stanford
- Jeongil Kim
- Director, Electronic Parts & Materials Div. Ministry of trade, Industry and Energy
- Dr. James C Spohrer
- DIBM Innovation Champion & Director of IBM Univ. Programs World Wide
- John Suh
- Managing Director of Hyundai ventures, Hyundai Motor Group
Conference Session III (3:40 PM - 5:00 PM)
- Han J. Kim
- General Partner of Altos Ventures
- Perry Tam
- CEO of Storm 8
- Jihyun Kim
- Director of SK Planet
- Tomer Cohen
- Product Manager, Linkedin Mobile
- Manho Won
- Head of Mobile Platform Office of NHN Corp.
- Basil Hashem
- Senior Director R&D Mobile, VMware
Lunch Keynote Panel (1:00 PM - 2:00 PM)
- Gus Tai
- General Partner of Trinity Ventures
- Liz Gannes
- Senior Editor of AllThingsD
- Warren Weiss
- General Partner of Foundation Capital
- Marc Shedroff
- VP of Samsung Innovation Cente
K-TECH Silicon Valley Highlights
- Full-day conference with key leaders of the Global IT COMMUNITY
- IT Expo
- Startup Pitch
- Technology Showcase
- Networking Reception
- K-Networking: *Members-only Private Event*
Who Should Attend
IT Executives, directors and business managers, entrepreneurs, investors, buyers, engineers, researchers and all other IT professionals who are interested in doing business in and with Korea.
Schedule
| Time | Day 1 | Day 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Registration | Registration | ||
| 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Startup Pitch | |||
| 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Conference I | 1:1 Business Expo &Technology Showcase | ||
| 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch & Networking | |||
| 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch Keynote Panel | |||
| 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Conference II | 1:1 Business Expo &Technology Showcase | ||
| 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Networking Reception | |||
| 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM | K-Networking Reception *Members-only Private Event* |
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| 7:00 PM – 9:40 PM | ||||
