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2026 Schedule
KNU Global Plaza, Daegu
Deep Tech & Industrial Transformation
Sustainability & Inclusion
Glocal Entrepreneurship
General
Day 1 - March 26, 2026
Day 2 - March 27, 2026
All
Deep Tech & Industrial Transformation
Sustainability & Inclusion
Glocal Entrepreneurship
Main Hall
Sub Hall 1
Sub Hall 2
8:30
Registration
1h
Lobby
Registration & Coffee
10:00
Ceremony
45m
Main Hall
Opening Remarks
KNU and GSW
10:45
Keynote
45m
Is DNA the Next Silicon?
Mark Bathe (MIT)
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Keynote
45m
Main Hall
Is DNA the Next Silicon?
Mark Bathe (MIT)
11:30
Keynote
45m
AI and Semiconductors in South Korea
Jong-Ho Lee (SNU)
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Keynote
45m
Main Hall
AI and Semiconductors in South Korea
Jong-Ho Lee (SNU)
12:15
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Panel
45m
Commercializing Science: Navigating the "Valley of Death" for Deep Tech Ventures
Edmund (Yun Gu) Lee (DCircle),
Eric Sooyong Park (BluePoint),
Jaewoo Jang (DCircle)
Panel
45m
Selling AI: How Startups can provide AI Solutions for Enterprises
Corbin Foucart (Clika),
Junho Cho (Cliwant)
Panel
45m
Sub Hall 1
Commercializing Science: Navigating the "Valley of Death" for Deep Tech Ventures
Edmund (Yun Gu) Lee (DCircle),
Eric Sooyong Park (BluePoint),
Jaewoo Jang (DCircle)
Panel
45m
Sub Hall 2
Selling AI: How Startups can provide AI Solutions for Enterprises
Corbin Foucart (Clika),
Junho Cho (Cliwant)
13:00
Break
45m
Lobby
Lunch
13:45
Keynote
30m
Closing the Gap: Model Compression and the Path from AI Development to Real-World Deploymen
Corbin Foucart (Clika)
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Keynote
30m
Main Hall
Closing the Gap: Model Compression and the Path from AI Development to Real-World Deploymen
Corbin Foucart (Clika)
14:15
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Talk
45m
Agentic and Physical AI: the Next Frontier of Scientific Discovery and Deep Tech Entrepreneurship
Tomasz Bednarz (NVIDIA)
Talk
45m
Government Startup Policy and Deep Tech Startup Programs
Seungrok Park (Ministry of SMEs and Startups)
Talk
45m
Sub Hall 1
Agentic and Physical AI: the Next Frontier of Scientific Discovery and Deep Tech Entrepreneurship
Tomasz Bednarz (NVIDIA)
Talk
45m
Sub Hall 2
Government Startup Policy and Deep Tech Startup Programs
Seungrok Park (Ministry of SMEs and Startups)
15:00
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Talk
45m
Market Development and Commercialization to Achieve ESG Goals
Yong Sik Ok (Korea University)
Talk
45m
Building Next-Generation Cooling Systems with Solid Refrigerants
Jinyoung Seo (Pascal)
Talk
45m
Sub Hall 1
Market Development and Commercialization to Achieve ESG Goals
Yong Sik Ok (Korea University)
Talk
45m
Sub Hall 2
Building Next-Generation Cooling Systems with Solid Refrigerants
Jinyoung Seo (Pascal)
15:45
Break
30m
Lobby
Coffee Break
16:15
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Panel
45m
Who Designs the Bridge from Technology to Market? R&D Policy, Industrial Strategy, and Startups
Jong-Ho Lee (SNU),
Yangho Chung (University of Seoul),
Linda Baik (KSWAN Venture)
Panel
45m
The Semiconductor Renaissance: Reshaping Global Supply Chains and Chip Innovation
Jekyung Kim (FS2),
Intak Jeon (FS2)
Panel
45m
Sub Hall 1
Who Designs the Bridge from Technology to Market? R&D Policy, Industrial Strategy, and Startups
Jong-Ho Lee (SNU),
Yangho Chung (University of Seoul),
Linda Baik (KSWAN Venture)
Panel
45m
Sub Hall 2
The Semiconductor Renaissance: Reshaping Global Supply Chains and Chip Innovation
Jekyung Kim (FS2),
Intak Jeon (FS2)
17:00
Keynote
45m
The Shifting Landscape of Entrepreneurship From AI to Deep Tech: What's Changed and What's Remained the Same
Macauley Kenney (MIT Trust Center)
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Keynote
45m
Main Hall
The Shifting Landscape of Entrepreneurship From AI to Deep Tech: What's Changed and What's Remained the Same
Macauley Kenney (MIT Trust Center)
17:45
Ceremony
5m
Main Hall
Closing Remarks
KNU
18:00
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general
15m
Lobby
Reception Transit
18:15
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general
1h 45m
Lobby
Evening Reception [Different venue]
