Greeting
The World Cultural Industry Forum was launched in 2019, building on the Korea Cultural Industry Forum founded in 2002. Its purpose is to bring together producers, business leaders, and experts from Asia and the West to exchange, collaborate, and contribute to human prosperity through the development of the cultural industry.
Today, the development of information technology and social networks is broadening cultural empathy across the world. As that empathy grows, culture's influence on world peace and human happiness, as well as on the economy, continues to expand. Since the 2000s, Korea has developed its cultural industry through the global phenomenon of the Korean Wave in dramas, films, games, and music, deepening the cultural bond between Asia and the West.
Our planet now faces serious crises from climate change and the threat of war. In such times, humanity must build warm communities founded on peace and love, and culture can play the central role of connecting human hearts.
Beyond economic development, the World Cultural Industry Forum addresses a broad range of topics including mutually beneficial international cooperation, the sustainability of our planet, and the future of education, contributing to world peace and the common prosperity of humankind.
