K-TECH 2014

Overview K-TECH Silicon Valley 2014

K-TECH Silicon Valley 2014, now in it’s third 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 2014 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 2014 SPEAKERS


Jong-lok Yoon

Vice-Minister MSIP


Dongman Han

San Francisco Consul General Republic of Korea


Pranav Mistry

VP, ResearchSamsung


William McFarland

VP, Technology Qualcomm


Sooyong Park

President and CEO
National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA)


Pranav Mistry

VP, Research
Samsung


Benjamin Wesson

VP, Product Management
Oracle


Shyam Pullela

Engineering Director at IoT
Cisco


Brian Wilcove

Partner
Artiman Ventures


John Suh

Managing Director
Hyundai Ventures


Scott Alberts

Venture Partner
DCM


Jeff Karras

Managing Director
SingTel Innov8


Skip Fleshman

Managing Partner
Asset Management Ventures


Jay Eum

Managing Director
Translink Capital


Jae-Boong Choi

Professor, Center of Wearable Technologies
Sungkyunkwan University


Jaejun Lee

VP, Software Integration Partnerships
Misfit


Sung Shik Won

SVP and Director, Solution Business
SK Telecom


Joseph Wei

Managing Director
Technology Ventures Group, LLc.


Godfrey Chua

Principal Analyst
Machina Research


Sang Yong Lee

VP, Creative Innovation Center
LG Electronics Inc.


Joaquín García-Baquero

CEO
Net4Things


Kyung Chul Shin

President
Yujin Robot Co.


Bharat Vasan

COO
August


Hae Young Noh

Assistant Professor
Carnegie Mellon University


June Sup Lee

Software Development Center Head
KT Corporation


Munish Khetrapal

Director, Enterprise and Smart Connected Communities
Cisco


Jong-Woong Choe

CEO/Founder
ENCORED Technology


Gun Shim

VP, Supply Chain Management
Pacific Gas and Electric Company


Gunso Kim

CIO, Seoul Metropolitan City
Republic of Korea

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*
7:00 PM – 9:40 PM

K-TECH 2013 SPEAKERS

  • http://www.K-TECH2013.org/

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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.

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K-TECH 2013 Speakers

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Catherine Jhung
VP of Sales and Business Development ofCleantech Group

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Madison Nguyen
Vice Mayor of City of San Jose

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Iljun Park
Director General Software Policy Bureau Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning

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Dongman Han
Consul General Republic of Korea in San Francisco

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Lorraine Hariton
Special Rep. Commercial and Business Affairs Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs

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Soo Yong Park
President & CEO of NIPA

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President and Chief Strategy Officer, Samsung Electronics

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Dan’l Lewin
Corporate VP Technology and Civic Engagement, Microsoft

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Christina Farr
Writer, VentureBeat

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Richard B. Dasher
Director of the US-Asia Tech Mgmt Center at Stanford Univ.

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Jung Hee Song
Senior Executive Vice President of KT (Korea Telecom)

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Nagi Prabhu
VP, Enterprise Mobility of CA Technologies

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June Sung Park
Professor at KAIST

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Tae Hea Nahm
General Partner of Storm Ventures

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Chris Gerdes
Director of Center for Automotive Research at Stanford

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Jeongil Kim
Director, Electronic Parts & Materials Div. Ministry of trade, Industry and Energy

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Dr. James C Spohrer
DIBM Innovation Champion & Director of IBM Univ. Programs World Wide

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John Suh
Managing Director of Hyundai ventures, Hyundai Motor Group

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Han J. Kim
General Partner of Altos Ventures

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Perry Tam
CEO of Storm 8

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Jihyun Kim
Director of SK Planet

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Tomer Cohen
Product Manager, Linkedin Mobile

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Manho Won
Head of Mobile Platform Office of NHN Corp.

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Basil Hashem
Senior Director R&D Mobile, VMware

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Gus Tai
General Partner of Trinity Ventures

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Liz Gannes
Senior Editor of AllThingsD

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Warren Weiss
General Partner of Foundation Capital

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Marc Shedroff
VP of Samsung Innovation Cente

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K-TECH Silicon Valley Highlights

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  • 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*

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Who Should Attend

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Schedule

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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*
7:00 PM – 9:40 PM

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K-TECH 2013 Link

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