The Schedule

Day 1

August 22, 2024 (Thursday) 

IES DEMO Session (Regency Ballroom A)

• 20-30 invited startups will present

• SPC judges will select 10 finalists

IES Opening Session (Regency Ballroom A)

• Moderator: Eunbi Cho (Weverse America Inc.)

• Opening Remarks – IL Minn, PhD, IES 2024 Chair

• Congratulatory Remarks – Tom Oh PhD, KSEA President

• IES Keynote: “Why  Silicon Valley” - Kwangrog Kim (Managing Partner, Primer Sazze)

IES Idea Pitch Competition (Regency Ballroom A)

• Moderator: Eunbi Cho (Weverse America Inc.)

• 10 Invited companies will present and compete.

• Judges

-   Kwangrog Kim (Managing Partner, Primer Sazze)

-   Bumsoo Kim (Partner, Translink Investment)

-   Sunghyuk Park (Professor, KAIST)

-   Se-Hwang Kim (COO, Attrakt USA)

-   Gina Son (KDB Silicon Valley)

Day 2

August 23, 2024 (Friday) 

IES Closed Session (Regency Ballroom A)

•   1-on-1 coaching with IES mentors (investors, successful entrepreneurs, attorneys, etc).

IES Startup Pitch Competition (Regency Ballroom A)

• SPC final competition with 10 selected finalists

•  Moderator: Eunbi Cho (Weverse America Inc.)

• Judges

-   Kwangrog Kim (Managing Partner, Primer Sazze)

-   Bumsoo Kim (Partner, Translink Investment)

-   Sunghyuk Park (Professor, KAIST)

-   Se-Hwang Kim (COO, Attrakt USA)

-   Gina Son (KDB Silicon Valley)

IES Startup Demo (Regency Ballroom A)

IES Networking Dinner at UKC Happy Hour (Regency Ballroom A)

IES Networking Gathering (Regency Ballroom A)

Day 3

August 24, 2023 (Saturday) 

UKC Closing and Award Ceremony (Grand Ballroom D)

SPC Networking Lunch 

Venue: K-grill, 617 San Mateo Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066