Global Chamber® was pleased to collaborate again with Korea Innovation Center - DC and Daejeon Technopark to present 5 Innovative Korean Companies offering value for clients, investors, partners, resources and more. Each firm has unique products of interest to U.S. and global markets. We also thank other member companies who agreed to be part of a trusted expert panel that supported the process during the conversations. Watch the recording HERE.
We heard from each company, and attendees were able to ask questions and connect in. We also had breakout rooms for attendees to learn more. Discover opportunities for your interests regarding investment, partnership and more. Watch and reach out for more information.
9:00am ET / 11:00pm Seoul: Opening by Moderator Doug Bruhnke at Global Chamber®
- Opening Remarks by KICDC - Jung Moon at Director at Korea Innovation Center DC
- Opening Remarks by Daejeon Techno Park
- Company Introductions by Mi Jeong Hibbitts at Global Chamber® Baltimore/Washington
- Each Company Presentation, Panel Q&A for Each / Total 13 Minutes Each
9:10am ET / 11:10pm Seoul: Presentations...
- 09:10 am - 09:23 am... HME Square by Yoonho Khang, CEO
- 09:23 am - 09:36 am... Wavetronics by Jinyoung Cho, Overseas Manager
- 09:36 am - 09:49 am... Willog by Ji Hyun Yun, CEO
- 09:49 am - 10:02 am... ARAM Pintech by Gyeongmin Yeom, Overseas Manager
- 10:02 am - 10:15 am... CN.ai by Dongryeong Lee, Developer
10:15 ET / 12:15am Seoul: Breakout rooms with each of the 5 companies - choose one. The 5 company presentations/Q&A total 65 minutes, then 15 minutes more for breakouts.
10:30am ET / 12:30am Seoul: Wrap-up
COMPANIES PRESENTING THEIR OPPORTUNITIES
HMESquare
Healthcare
Wavetronics
Defense
Willog
Logistics
ARAM Pintech
Food and Beverage
http://www.aramfood.co.kr/english/index.asp
CN.ai
Data Processing
More details below.
HME Square is a company that develops non-invasive continuous glucose monitoring. Our product consists of a wearable continuous blood glucose monitoring device that does not require a needle thanks to photoacoustics based on MEMS sensor technology and a smartphone app that provides a solution for utilizing blood glucose data. It can free diabetics from the pain of blood draw and improve their quality of life. We carry out B2C business that sells blood glucose monitoring systems and B2B business that sells blood glucose sensors or licenses technology.
Presenter: Yoonho Khang, CEO
Highest Priorities: Crowd funding; Partners to attract investment or conduct overseas clinical trials such as hospitals, clinics, universities etc.
Wavetronics established their anti-drone jammer business in 2020 with a mission of developing smaller, economical yet powerful to defend against ever increasing aerial threats from drones and UAVs. Wavetronics’ management team boasts a combined 60 plus years of expertise in product deployments in the area of military operations in S. Korea and the U.S.
Presenter: Jinyoung Cho, Overseas Manager
Highest Priorities: Business operation partners in the US.
Willog seeks to uncover the blind spot in logistics by providing end-to-end visibility of the cargo with QR Technolgoy. Our OTQ device, QR scan app, and Control Software allow users to conveniently track and record data throughout the shipping process. The OTQ device accurately tracks the logistics environment (temperature, humidity, shock) and stores the gathered data in a single QR code. New QR codes are generated whenever data is logged, which secures the data and solves problems like data manipulation. The QR code is then scanned with a QR scan app or a smartphone camera which uploads the data to the server. Users can make data-based decisions and optimize the shipping process through the Control Software. Willog moreover digitizes essential shipping documents, reducing the burden of the logistics stakeholders as they no longer have to handle all the paperwork.
Presenter: Ji Hyun Yun, CEO
Highest Priorities: Investment partners; Commercial/business partners in the US (pharmaceutical, 3PL, automotive, freshfood)
ARAM was founded in 1999 and is producing Korean traditional beverage sikhye and HMR tteokbokki. Based on traditional sikhye we developed and released new models such as pumpkin sikhye, red-ginseng sikhye, pear balloon flower root sikhye, etc. And we are putting our best effort to share the Korean beverage not only in national market but to the world. In addition, we are putting our effort to the quality of HMR tteokbokki and sauce products based on the 20 years of sauce production know-how, so that people can enjoy our food with trust.
Presenter: Gyeongmin Yeom, Overseas Manager
Highest Priorities: Food distributor, food importers, person in charge of food-related supermarkets, convenience stores, department stores, etc.
CN.ai processes and supplies various fields of data including biomedical data using AI. In order to become the no.1 company that customers with data needs can think of, we are pushing ahead with the business under the vision of "Data Warehouse." Since its foundation in 2019, it has been collaborating with a number of large companies and university hospitals, and has a group of professional developers from Seoul National University and KAIST and a medical advisory group.
Presenter: Dongryeong Lee, Developer
Highest Priorities: Companies that need to process medical image data; Bio-related companies and hospitals that want to improve AI model performance.
Panel of Trusted Business Experts (Note: Adding and Confirming)
Mi Jeong Hibbitts - President at Robert & William and Executive Director at Global Chamber® Balt/Wash DC. Robert & William LLC offers boutique international trade and marketing consultancy helping companies of all sizes in foreign market entry and expansion between US and Asia. Global Chamber® is a growing and collaborating community of CEOs, executives and leaders in 525 metro regions around the world.
Jessica Reynolds - Senior Director, Office of Int'l Investment & Trade at Maryland Dept. of Commerce. Jessica previously served as a regional manager in this office, covering South Asia, Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Prior to joining Commerce, Mrs. Reynolds worked as a consultant for an economic development and planning firm, and as a Senior Manager and consultant in the international economic development field, working on US Government, World Bank, and other international donor projects. Mrs. Reynolds holds a Master’s Degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Bachelor’s Degree from Loyola University Maryland.
Karen Bottesch - Commercial Banker, Senior Vice President, and CTP at Bank of America. Karen is responsible for managing a portfolio of commercial relationships who require credit, treasury, and more services to responsibly execute business operations. Her primary focus is businesses generating between $10MM and $50MM+ in annual sales/revenues. As a long-term Bank of America associate, Karen brings a deep knowledge of treasury management and client management professional practices to client and community relationships.
Alisa Givertz - Founder/CEO at Liquid 360. Alisa is a Materials Engineer and serial entrepreneur, creating solutions in healthcare, manufacturing, retail and valuing a multi-billion dollar acquisition. Alisa dedicated herself to disrupting and improving security and public safety after a terrifying incident with her daughter exposed its flaws. She has worked in 21 countries and was a diplomatic representative of Switzerland in the US. Alisa continues as an armed volunteer for the Israeli police.
Charles Kim - COO at Executive Digital. Executive Digital is a leading enterprise-level, SEO-first, full-service digital marketing agency focused on creating true value and ROI. The firm can help Korean companies grow their brand and business in the USA through effective Digital Marketing Strategies.
Hank Marshall - Economic Development Executive at City of Phoenix. Hank is Economic Development Executive Officer for City of Phoenix. Prior to joining the city, Hank was Senior Vice President of International at the Arizona Commerce Authority. Hank was one of the key executives that assisted with the launching of the Arizona Commerce Authority in July 2011. From 2005 to 2011, Hank served as the CEO of AISLE21, an international consulting firm. Hank also serves as the British Honorary Consul to the state of Arizona. Marshall was raised overseas and spent many years in international corporate assignments. Marshall received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University in 1982.
Emily Reynolds - Director of Global Services at Cosentus (https://cosentus.com/). Cosentus supports US-inbound companies as they expand into the American market. Clients include businesses from the Middle East, United Kingdom, India, and beyond. We understand America from the inside, and can help you navigate tax requirements, entity formation, business immigration, recruiting, marketing and branding, IT support and more.
Floyd Deschamps - President at The Desner Group. The firm does international consulting focusing on research and engineering management for both public and private sectors clients. The Desner Group applies expertise 30 years of expertise in designing and managing projects.
Mike Patterson – Partner for Business, Corporate, M&A, Securities, International at Spencer Fane LLP. The firm sharesleaders who take the time to know your business. This allows not just for execution, but rather, execution that is measured and accurate. We help our clients pick their battles. Fight hard when needed, negotiate when called for.
Steve Kim - EVP and Co-Founder of NGL Transportation. Steve is a global supply chain expert based in the US with a 20 year proven record of success from Field to Consulting. He knows supply chain end-to-end, including demand forecasting, CPFR, S&OP, PSI, Sourcing, Logistics and 3PL. He's also highly skilled in strategic planning, complex chain modeling, predictive analytics, process innovation and digital transformation.
Chris Bennett - Attorney, Consultant & Entrepreneur at Technology-Innovation-Law (T-I-L). Chris Bennett is an MBA/JD/CPM with 30+ years of experience in general management – focused on executing the mission of his social impact startup (T-I-L®), which is to "democratize intellectual property rights for marginalized and underrepresented entrepreneurs, by making it easier and less costly to protect and to monetize their innovation". Chris's knowledge is deep, in the areas of technology, innovation, and law, and functionally broad – across both the public and private sectors. He has a record of implementing change within large and small organizations.
Nelson Olavarrieta - Founder at Olavarrieta Consulting; Executive Director of Global Chamber Dallas. Nelson advises international companies on how to enter the American market. He is the Executive Director of the Global Chamber - Dallas, dedicated to making business connections around the world. He also advises companies on how to create business in Mexico and Latin America. As a former diplomat, he brings vital expertise to international and government services. Nelson founded and successfully sold companies in diverse fields such as crowdfunding, building an innovative group funding platform to manage events online, and raising money to support activities. He is Sales Representative in the U.S. for the American Industries Group, a leader in site selection, relocation, shelter, and industrial real estate services for manufacturing companies in North America.
About Korea Innovation Center Washington DC: KICDC.org is a non-profit organization funded by the Korean government on a mission of creating and improving the global startup ecosystem. KIC discovers and incubates promising Korean tech-startups by connecting market experts with top tier accelerators that provide industry-specific training programs. More than 120 Korean startups participate in the KIC program annually and interact with mentors and market enablers. KIC always welcomes partners from various sectors to build a vibrant tech startup network.
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 expat with Dupont in Tokyo and Singapore with over 30 years of global business experience in nearly all countries and segments. Doug is also regional advisor for U.S. Global Leadership Coalition and a member of global groups including Arizona District Export Council. He has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from University of Utah and an EMBA from Michigan State University, and is co-inventor on 5 patents. Doug was born in Mt. Kisco, New York and now is based in Scottsdale, Arizona and Palo Alto, California. Hear the Global Chamber® story here.
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Originally published at https://www.globalchamber.org/blog/2022/01/07/global-chamber/global-pitch-5-innovative-korean-companies/
