Doing Business in Busan, Ulsan, Seoul, Daegu, Daejeon, Gwangju, Suwon (South Korea)

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In this globinar we examined the business opportunities in and out of South Korea, from all the key metro regions.

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We discussed business opportunities and cultural issues in major metropolitan areas around the world, and today we discussed the 17 metropolitan areas of South Korea, with a focus on the largest ones. You're going to enjoy all the data and information on this one, thanks to Yukyeong Yang for compiling that as a basis of the discussion.

Missed it? Click above to hear about markets, companies and regions of interest for your business. Connect with other leaders to learn and grow your business. Summary of the information...

• Metro Business Overview
• Regional Business Overview
• HOT Business Opportunities
• Cultural and Lifestyle Issues

Doing Business in...

• Busan, South Korea - Mi Jeong Hibbitts, Executive Director at Global Chamber® Baltimore/Washington
• Seoul, Daegu, Daejeon, Gwangju, Suwon, Gangneug, Incheon, South Korea - Yukyeong Yang, Int'l Trade at Global Chamber®
• Additional information on Daejeon by Bonglim Choi, Market Specialist in Daejeon Technopark
• Across South Korea - Special guests including Dr. Peter Wonsok Yun at Meta Global
• Additional guests Woosub Lee of Korea Innovation Center - DC, Catherine Jiang of Jiang Law Firm, Jay Biggs of the US Commercial Service, Steve Kim of NGL Transportation, Kelly Jin of Coupang Worldwide, and more

There is one correction/clarification for the recording. Please note that Busan Metropolitan City is aspiring to host the World Expo 2030 at the Busan North Port under the theme of 'Transforming Our World, Navigating Toward a Better Future'. The assignment to Busan has not yet happened. Along with Busan, Russia's Moscow, Italy's Rome, Ukraine's Odesa and Saudi Arabia's Riyadh have submitted their bids to host the event.

Join us to learn more about business opportunities and doing business in top metros worldwide.

Biographies

Mi Jeong Hibbitts - President and Principle of Robert & William, LLC and Executive Director for the Global Chamber® Baltimore/Washington. Mi Jeong is an international business and marketing expert with extensive expertise in the areas of international trade, marketing, advertising, journalism/media, finance, and the US government. Robert & William, LLC is an international trade and marketing consulting firm located in Maryland where she brings decades of broad working experience in the private and public sectors in the US and Asia. Her services focus on assisting companies engaging in cross-border trade between the US and Asia by providing strategic guidance and practical know-how, including providing leads and contacts related to market entry, development, and expansion strategy for companies of all sizes including start-ups. R&W has also been providing business consulting, advisory and mentoring & matchmaking services for S.Korean companies (+100) with emerging technology (Information Technology, AI, AR, VR, Blockchain, Robotics, Biotechnology, etc.) in the US.

Mi Jeong is also the Executive Director for Global Chamber® Baltimore/Washington. She previously served as the Director of International Sales and Marketing with PTC International, Inc., a privately-owned international business and marketing company in the Food and Beverage industry, where she oversaw multimillion-dollar international sales and marketing programs and managed multinational teams and offices. In that role, she helped various products and services of US suppliers in the industry to reach the dynamic markets in Asia, primarily in S. Korea. During her tenure, she led marketing initiatives, new business and development strategies and advised major clients such as Lotte Confectionery and Lotte Foods in S. Korea on US market trends, technology, regulations, and product development.

In the public sector, Mi Jeong served in the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), where she provided high-level Business Management/Administration services including budget, finance, procurement/acquisition, personnel, and special management projects for the Office of Digital, Design and Innovation (ODDI). She also served as a Congressional Correspondent for the East Asia division of the Voice of America, which is one of 5 broadcasters BBG oversees. During her tenure, Mi Jeong conducted numerous high-profile interviews leading to various recognitions and awards. Prior to her public sector service, she was a seasoned marketing and advertising professional and worked for MBC AdCom, an International marketing /advertising company in S. Korea, as an Account Executive handling multimillion-dollar accounts in various industries including automotive, airlines, insurance, cosmetics, etc.

She graduated from Ewha Womans University in South Korea with a degree in English Language and Literature and earned an MBA from the University of Hawaii at Manoa under the US Congress-funded East-West Center Scholarship. She is bilingual in English and Korean and has traveled extensively in Asia.

Yukyeong Yang - International Trade at Global Chamber®. Yukyeong Yang is doing special projects with Global Chamber® virtually from Busan, South Korea. She is a recent college graduate, majoring in business administration and international trade. Previously Yukyeong worked as a research intern at Korea Ocean Business Corporation.

Moderator: Doug Bruhnke - Founder/CEO of Global Chamber®. Doug is a global entrepreneur dedicated to helping members of Global Chamber® successfully reach new markets across 525 metros - everywhere! He is a two-time ex-pat with Dupont in Tokyo and Singapore with 35 years of global business experience in nearly all countries and segments. Doug is a regional advisor for the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition and a member of the Arizona District Export Council. He has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Utah and an EMBA from Michigan State University and is co-inventor on 5 patents. Doug was born in Mount Kisco, New York, and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Palo Alto, California.

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