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2024.7.3
| Track 1 Our Futures and Education in the AI Age | |||
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| 15:00-15:15 | Opening Remarks | Jangwoo Lee President, WCIF |
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| Welcoming Remarks | Sun-Jo Kim Vice Mayor, Daegu Metropolitan City |
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| Congratulatory Remarks | In Chon Yu Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Republic of Korea |
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| Ho-young Joo Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea |
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| Inseon Lee Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea |
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| Yoon-Kyung Park Chairman, Daegu Chamber of Commerce & Industry |
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| 15:15-15:30 | A New Educational Direction in the Age of AI and Culture |
Eun hee Kang Governor of Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education |
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| 15:30-15:45 | The Future of Education in the Perspective of the UNESCO Ideology |
KyungKoo Han Secretary-General, Korean National Commission for UNESCO |
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| 15:45-16:35 | Our Educational Futures in the AI Age | Moderator Sun-Geun Baek Professor, Seoul National University |
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| Keynote Speakers Eun hee Kang, KyungKoo Han |
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| Panel Ji Eun Park President, Taegu Science University |
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| Panel Inkeon Chun Museum Director, Kansong Art Museum |
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| 16:35-16:50 |
LocalEducation Session |
A Great Transformation of the Paradigm of Higher Education in the Digital Transition Period | Jaeho Yeom President, TAEJAE University |
| 16:50-17:00 | New Education Policies in the Age of Culture and Technology | Daekwon Kim District Mayor, Daegu Suseong-gu |
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| 17:00-18:00 | Local Education System for a New Educational Future | Moderator Jinyoung Choi Advisor, Minerva University |
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| Keynote Speaker Jaeho Yeom | |||
| Panel Kanghyun Kim Team coach, Mondragon Team Academy |
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| Panel Soohyun Kim Regional Director, Regional Office in Bangkok and UNESCO Representative |
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| 18:00-18:30 |
Welcoming&Award |
Greetings | Seungsu Kim Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea |
| Special invitation for international exchange |
Martha Maria President and manager of the Social culture project of Korean culture, ARTCOR |
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| Ingyu Oh Ex-President, World Association for Hallyu Studies |
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| 18:30-19:00 | 5th WCIF AWARD | Winner Nakajima Keisuke TBS Television Drama ’Eye Love You‘ Producer |
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| Interviewer Byung-kee Suh Senior Journalist, Herald Media |
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| Celebratory performance | Dahae Bae Musical Actor | ||
| DIMF Young Musical Stars | |||
| 19:00-20:00 | Dinner | Attendee Introduction and Networking | |
2024.7.4
| Track 2 Education for the Creator Economy | |||
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| 10:00-10:05 | Congratulatory Address | Daekwon Kim District Mayor, Daegu Suseong-gu |
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| 10:05-10:30 |
the SMCSession |
Nurturing Producer-type Creators | Yongtae Kim CEO, The SMC Group |
| 10:30-11:30 | Content Monetization for Producer-Type Creators | Moderator Yongtae Kim | |
| Panel Seongkwang Park CEO, Studio38 | |||
| Panel Byeong-hun Kim Head of Production Division, Studio Sigma |
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| Panel Kevin Kim CSO, The Service Center | |||
| 11:30-13:00 | Luncheon | ||
| Main Track Fusion of Culture and Technology for the Future Education | |||
| 13:00-13:20 | The Future of Culture Technology and Educational Implications |
Soo-man Lee Founder, SM Entertainment |
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| 13:20-13:40 | Brain Science Meets K-pop! | Jin Hyung Lee Associate Professor, Stanford Neurology&Neurological Sciences |
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| 13:40-14:40 | Fusion of Culture and Technology for a New Educational Future | Moderator Jangwon Lee Artist, PEPPERTONES | |
| Keynote speakers Soo-man, Jin Hyung Lee |
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| Panel Taisik Lee President, Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies |
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| 14:40-14:50 | Closing Remarks | Seunghwan Song Executive Arts Director, PMC Production |
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Creator Economy & Sustainability
| Day 1 (14 June 2023) Track 1 : ASEAN-KOREA | |||
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| 15:00-15:10 | Opening Remarks | Jangwoo Lee(President, WCIF) | |
| 15:10-15:20 | Keynote | Hae-yong Kim(Secretary General, ASEAN-Korea Centre) | |
| 15:20-15:30 | Speech 1 | Angela Tanoesoedibjo(vice-minister, Indonesia Tourism and Creative Economy, MoTCE) |
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| 15:30-15:40 | Speech 2 | Kilhwa Jung(President, Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, KOFICE) |
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| 15:40-17:00 | Special Talks: Creative Economy with ASEAN Young People |
Moderator Nichkhun(2PM) | |
| Panel Raffi Ahmad&Nagita Slavina(Indonesian Creator) | |||
| Panel Meichan(Vietnamese Creator) | |||
| Panel Benjamin Kheng(Singaporean Creator) | |||
| Panel Kring Kim(Filipino Creator) | |||
| Panel Byung-kee Suh(Senior Journalist, Herald media) | |||
| 17:00-17:20 | WCIF VIP Event |
Greetings | |
| 17:20-17:30 | WCIF AWARD | Winner Nichkhun(2PM) Winner Raffi Ahmad(Indonesian Creator) |
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| 17:30-18:00 | Congratulation Performance | DIMF Artist | |
| Indonesia Night | |||
| 18:00-18:10 | Opening Remarks | Gandi Sulistiyanto Soeherman (Indonesia Ambassador to South Korea) |
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| 18:10-18:25 | Congratulatory Remarks | Angela Tanoesoedibjo(vice-minister, Indonesia Tourism and Creative Economy, MoTCE) |
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| 18:25-19:15 | Spokeperson Remarks | ||
| 19:15-20:00 | Presentation Session | ||
| 20:00 | Indonesia Night Ends | ||
| Day 2 (15 June 2023) Track 2 : Creator Economy | |||
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| 10:00-10:05 | Congratulatory Address | Daekwon Kim(Mayor, Suseoung District) | |
| 10:05-10:25 | Keynote: Creator Content Monetization | Yongtae Kim(CEO, The SMC Group) | |
| 10:25-10:45 | Speech 1: Technology Finance for Creator Ventures | KOTEC(Korea Technology Finance Corporation) | |
| 10:45-11:00 | Speech 2: ART CULTURE CONTENTS TECHNOLOGY ; ACCT |
Inji Song(CEO, Gallery STAN by ACNY) | |
| 11:00-11:15 | Speech 3: Cayman Islands’ Intellectual Property regime and how it protects and guarantees the rights of creators |
Andrea Williams(Director, Songwriters of North America, SONA/ International Association of Entertainment Lawyers, IAEL) |
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| 11:15-12:30 | Special Talks: Creator IP Planning and Business Expansion Insights |
Moderator Yongtae Kim(CEO, The SMC Group) | |
| Panel Speakers | |||
| Panel Tesung Kim(Producer) | |||
| Panel Won-taek Oh(Producer) | |||
| Panel Ji-sou Jang(Creator, Youtuber) | |||
| Main : Humanity and Sustainability | |||
| 14:00-14:05 | Congratulatory Address | Kim(CEO, DGB Financial Group) | |
| 14:05-14:15 | Special speech 1 | Ki-Moon Ban(8th Secretary-General of the United Nations) | |
| 14:15-14:25 | Special speech 2 | Jane Goodall(Ethologist, Environmentalist) | |
| 14:25-14:45 | Keynote: A Vision for Saving the Earth |
Soo-Man Lee(Super Producer) | |
| 14:45-15:00 | Jae Chun Choe(Distinguished Chair Professor, Ewha Womans University) |
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| 15:00-15:10 | Tai Sik Lee(President, Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies) |
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| 15:10-16:25 | Special Talks: Sustainability and New Growth Power |
Moderator Jangwoo Lee(President, WCIF) | |
| Panel Speakers | |||
| Panel Sam Richards(Sociology Professor, Penn State University) | |||
| Panel Laurie Mulvey(Sociology Professor, Penn State University) | |||
| Panel KyungKoo Han (Secretary-General, Korean National Commission for UNESCO) |
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| 16:25-16:30 | Closing Remakrs | Seunghwan Song(Executive Arts Director, PMC Production) | |
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THE ERA of METAVERSE: Music and Entertainment
| Session 1> Global Co-operations in the Music and Entertainment Industry | |||
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| 15:00-15:10 | [Opening Remarks] | Jangwoo Lee (President, WCIF) | |
| [Congratulatory Address] | Bogyoon Park(Ministry of culture, Sports and Tourism Republic of Korea) Kilhwa Jung(President, Korea Foundation for International Cultural Exchange) Jaeha Lee(Chairman, Daegu Chamber of Commerce & Industry) Daniel Wolven (Swedish Ambassador to Korea) | ||
| 15:10-15:40 | [Invitation Speech] Co-operations between Korea and Sweden in the K-pop Industry | Jesper Thorsson(CEO, EXPORT MUSIC SWEDEN AB (ExMS)) Robin Jenssen(CEO, Ekko Music Rights Europe) Sung-su Lee(CEO, SM Entertainment) | |
| 15:40-16:40 |
[KF Special Talks] |
Moderator : Geun Lee(President, Korea Foundation) panel : Jesper Thorsson, Robin Jenssen, Sung-su Lee, Youkyeong Lee(President, Sambo Motors/Honoary Consul of Sweden) | |
| 16:40-17:00 | Breaktime | ||
| WCIF VIP Special Event | |||
| 17:00-17:15 | Nanta Performance | PMC Production | |
| 17:15-17:30 | Introduction to the 3rd WCIF Program | Jangwoo Lee (President, WCIF) | |
| 17:30-17:40 | Welcome Speech | Joonpyo Hong (Mayor, Daegu Metropolitan City) | |
| [Congratulatory Address] | Taeoh Kim(CEO, DGB Financial Group) Jongho Kim(Chairman, Korea Technology Finance Corporation) | ||
| 17:40-18:00 | 3rd WCIF AWARD | Winner : Hayden Bell(CEO, Bell Partners / Founder, The Kennel AB) | |
| 18:00-18:30 |
DIMF |
Congratulation Performance | musical artist Hyeong-ryeol Yoon, Bonyoung Hong, Taehee Kim, Haram Choi |
| Session 2> Metaverse and the Future of the Entertainment Industry | |||
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| 10:00-10:05 | [Congratulatory Address] | Celebratory Video : aespa | |
| 10:05-10:25 | [Keynote] A New Vision to Open the Era of Metaverse : The Metaversal Origin Story | Sooman Lee(Executive Producer, SM Entertainment) | |
| 10:25-10:45 | [Invitation speech1] New Opportunities in the Metaverse Era | Sebastien Borget(Co-Founder & COO, The Sandbox) | |
| 10:45-11:00 | [Invitation Speech2] Utilizing New Technologies in the Entertainment Industry | Zhao Jun(PhD, Institute of Automation Chinese Academy of Sciences) | |
| 11:00-12:30 | [Metaverse Special Talks] | Moderator : Sorah Seong(Co-founder&CEO, WR3P) panel : Sooman Lee, Sebastien Borget, Hayden Bell, Tesoc Hah(CEO, SCALe), Liang Jia'en(PhD, Co-Founder & CTO, Unisound AI Labs; NLPR Technical Committee Member) | |
| 12:30-13:30 | Luncheon | ||
| Session 3> The Use of AI and NFT Technologies in the Entertainment Industry | |||
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| 13:30-13:50 |
Business Session
Utilization of the Next-Generation Technologies: AI and NFT |
[Special speech] The Impact of AI and NFT Technology on the Entertainment Industry | Inhyok Cha (President, CJ Olivenetworks) |
| 13:50-14:10 | [Invitation speech] The Future of the Entertainment Industry in the era of Metaverse | Remington Scott(CEO, Hyperreal Digital) | |
| 14:10-15:00 | [Special Talks] | Moderator : Yunha Park(President, DG ICT Industry Association) panel : Inhyok Cha, Remington Scott, Taisik Lee(President-Elect, Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies) | |
| 15:00-16:30 |
NFT Special Event |
[NFT Showcase Opening] | Moderator : Yongtae Kim(CEO, The SMC Group) |
| [Opening Performance] | CREDIA MUSIC&ARTISTS Korea's lyric, <Thinking of a Companion> and two more | ||
| [NFT Announcement] | CREDIA MUSIC&ARTISTS, Kansong Art and Culture Foundation, The SMC group, Gallerystan | ||
| 16:30-17:00 | KAI's Special Performance | KAI(EXO, Super M) | |
| 17:00 | Closing Remarks | SeungHwan Song(Executive Arts Director, PMC Production) | |
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| Time | Theme | Speakers |
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| 10:00-10:20 | Opening Remarks | Jangwoo Lee(President, WCIF) |
| Celebratory Video | Hee Huang (Minster of Culture Sports and Tourism), Youngjin Kwon (Mayor, Daegu Metropolitan City), Kilhwa Jung (President, Korea Foundation for International Cultural Exchange), Kyungkoo Han(Secretary General, Korean National Commission for UNESCO), aespa | |
| 10:20-10:35 | Keynote1 New Technology and the Future of K-Pop | Sooman Lee(Executive Producer, SM Entertainment) |
| 10:35-10:50 | Keynote2 Potentials of Asian content and the strategies to enter the American market | Jeff Vaughn (Chairman and CEO, Capitol Music Group) |
| 10:50-11:05 | Keynote3 Convergence of Culture and Technology led by East-West cooperation | Teddy Zee(Producer, TEDDY ZEE PRODUCTIONS) |
| 11:05-12:00 | [KF special talks] Technology and the Future's entertainment business | <Moderator> Geun Lee(President, Korea Foundation),Sooman Lee(Executive Producer, SM Entertainment), Jeff Vaughn (Chairman and CEO, Capitol Music Group), Teddy Zee(Producer, TEDDY ZEE PRODUCTIONS) |
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| 13:10-13:25 | [CJ E&M Special Session] Keynote4 Changes in Entertainment industry through the introduction of new technologies | Sangyeop Kim (Executive Vice President Head of Content R&D Center, CJ ENM) |
| 13:25-14:10 | Special talks Innovation and Potentials of K-content led by next generation surreal content | <Moderator> Joohee Cho(ABC News, Seoul bureau chief),Sangyeop Kim (Managing Director, CJ ENM contents R&D Center), Michael Peyser (Professor, School of Cinematic Arts, USC),Hyowan Lee (President, Givenchy Korea) |
| 14:10-14:25 | Keynote5 Artificial Intelligence’s impact to Entertainment | Huyu(President, iFLYTEK) |
| 14:25-15:10 | Special Talks Changes in Entertainment industry when the real-world meets metaverse | <Moderator> Youngsam Kim(President, Korea Electronics Technology Institute), Huyu, Seoungsu Lee(President, SM Entertainment), Inhyok Cha (President, CJ Olivenetworks), Nikita Engheepi (Founder of Pink Box Events, India) |
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| 16:00-16:10 | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation Ceremony | Winner: Akimoto Yasushi (AKB48 producer) |
| 16:10-16:20 | 2nd WCIF Award | Presenter: Jangwoo Lee(Chairman, WCIF) |
| 16:20-17:00 | aespa's special performance | aespa |
| 17:00- | Closing Remakrs | Daekwon Kim (Mayor, Suseoung district), Seunghwan Song (Executive Arts Director, PMC Production) |
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| Time | Theme | Speakers |
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| 10:00-10:20 | [Opening & Congratulatory Address] | Sye Kyun Chung(Prime Minister of Korea), YangWoo Park(Minister, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism), Young Jin Kwon(Mayor, Daegu Metropolitan Government), Kang Bok Lee(President, Kore Cultural Industry Forum), Jang Woo Lee(President, WCIF) |
| [Congratulatory Message] | SuperM | |
| 10:20-10:40 | [Keynote1] The entertainment industry after the COVID19 and the Culture Universe | Soo Man Lee(SM Entertainment, Executive Producer) |
| 10:40-11:00 | [Keynote2] The potentials of K-Pop in the anglosphere music market | Steve Barnett(CMG Group, Chairman) |
| 11:00-11:50 | [Korea Foundation Special Talks] The growth potentials of K-Pop in the anglosphere market by the viewpoint of Super-M case | <Moderator> Geun Lee(Korea Foundation, President), Soo Man Lee, Steve Barnett, Baekhyun(Special Guest), Jang Woo Lee(President, WCIF) |
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| 13:00-13:10 | [Keynote3] Strategy and Co-operations between Korea and Japan for entering into Anglosphere Entertainment Industry | Kuroiwa Katsumi(AVEX Group, CEO) |
| 13:10-13:20 | [Keynote4] The potentials of Asian Contents and the ways for its market entrance into the anglosphere market | Rob Light(CAA, Partner and Head of Music) |
| 13:20-14:20 | [Online Special Talks] What should Asian stars do to succeed in the Anglosphere market | Moderator Joo Hee Cho(ABC News, Director of the Korea Branch), Rob Light(CAA, Partner and Head of Music), Mark Lippert(Asia-Pacific Regional Policy Director, Youtube), SungSoo Lee(SM Entertainment, CEO), Dom Rodriguez(SM Entertainment USA, Managing Director), Chris Dalston(CAA, Head of International Music), Marlene Tsuchii-Dalston(CAA, Co-Head of International Touring), NCT(one of them) |
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| 14:20-14:30 | [Congratulatory Address] | Dae Kwon Kim(Suseong District, Mayor) |
| 14:30-14:45 | [Presentation] The blueprints of a future city blended with Culture and Technology | Min Soo Kang(SM TOWN PLANNER, Director), Suseong District |
| 14:45-14:55 | [keynote5] Opportunities emerging from the convergence of technology and culture industry | Hu Yu(IFLYTEK, President) |
| 14:55-15:10 | [WCIF Award] | BOA |
| 15:10-15:20 | [Closing Address] | Seung Hwan Song(PMC Production, Chairman) |