From October 21-23, the ASEAN-Korea Centre is organizing the ASEAN-Korea Startup Innovation Week 2024. This event will bring together 30 startups from the 10 ASEAN Member States, along with startup stakeholders from Korea. The program consists of a pitching contest on October 21, followed by an award ceremony, a lecture series featuring Unicorn CEOs from ASEAN and Korea, and a fireside chat with startup CEOs from both regions on October 22. The final day will feature a startup ecosystem tour on October 23.

If you would like to find more information about the participating startups, check out the official program website here.

Videos of the pitching contest will be uploaded on the ASEAN-Korea Centre YouTube channel after the event. 

[Program Outline]

Date/Venue: 21-23 October, Convention Hall (B1), ST Center

Day 1: Pitching Contest

10:00 – 17:00 Pitches from 30 ASEAN Startups

Day 2: Award Ceremony & Lecture Series

10:35 – 11:05 Award Ceremony

11:05 – 11:25 Congratulatory Remarks

- H.E. Kim Jae-shin, Secretary General of ASEAN-Korea Centre

- H.E. Maria Theresa B. Dizon-de Vega, Ambassador of Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines & Chair of ASEAN Committee in Seoul

Wrap-up Comments

- Byeong-gyu Lee, CEO of BK Ventures

11:25 – 12:05 Special Lecture from Unicorn startup CEOs

-      Mr. Jeff Kim, CEO of Yanolja Cloud and Yanolja Group CSO

-      (TBD)

13:30 – 14:50 Fireside Chat Session

- (Moderator) Ms. Quinn Phan, CEO and Founder of MONA

- (Singapore) Mr. Lincoln Lin, CEO and Founder of Filmplace

- (Thailand) Ms. Perada Suponpun, CEO of Tasted Better

- (Korea) Mr. David Yun-ho Lee, CEO of RMS Platform

- (Korea) Mr. Tae-goan Bae, CEO of Oysterable

14:50 – 16:00 Networking Session and Closing