The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Business Agency (SBA, CEO Hyun-Woo Kim), a Seoul-funded organization, held a CES 2023, the world’s largest tech exhibition, held in Las Vegas, USA for a total of four days from January 5 (Thursday) to 8 (Sunday, local time). Innovative technologies of 66 companies were showcased to the world, and 14 of the participating companies received the CES 2023 Innovation Award.
CES 2023 Seoul Pavilion showcased Seoul’s vision and innovative technology by simultaneously operating the ‘Seoul Technology Pavilion’, which introduces innovative technologies in a cutting-edge way, and the ‘K-STARTUP Integrated Pavilion’, which exhibits the technologies of 51 companies.
The Seoul Technology Museum was built on an area of approximately 165㎡ (50 pyeong) in the main exhibition hall (LVCC North Hall), and 15 companies participated. Under the theme of ‘Smart Transportation City, Eco-Friendly City Seoul’, Seoul’s future vision was realized with the innovative technology of Korea’s leading companies, and there were various attractions for visitors such as stereoscopic and 3D video screening using giant screens, technology exhibitions for partner companies, and Metaverse experience booths. has been provided. In addition, technology open pitching for participating companies, Smart City Seoul Forum, and investment attraction events were held.
The large exhibition hall at Eureka Park operated the K-STARTUP integrated hall (472.7㎡, 143 pyeong) where the technologies of 51 companies were displayed. A total of 51 companies participated in the K-STARTUP integration pavilion. It was co-hosted with relevant domestic organizations such as the Seoul Business Agency and the Korea Institute of Startup and Entrepreneurship Development. Exhibition spaces will be created in five areas: ▲Mobility ▲Bio/Healthcare ▲ESG (Social Responsibility) ▲Manufacturing ▲Data, and various venues such as Global Demo Day, startup talk show, and networking event (Meet the K-Startup) will be held. The program was carried out.
Through technology presentations, 14 major companies in the ‘smart mobility’ and ‘ESG’ fields introduced innovative technologies to domestic and foreign investors. Among the companies participating in the Seoul Technology Museum, ▲Korea Aerospace Research Institute ▲Narma ▲Infiniq ▲S-Oil ▲Rivest ▲Beomjun E&C ▲Standard Energy conducted open pitching to introduce their innovative technologies. ▲Lotte Chemical ▲S-Oil ▲Hancom Inspace ▲FCI ▲Livest ▲Narma ▲Calibus ▲Korea Airports Corporation ▲Pablo Airlines used the large screen of the Seoul Technology Center to showcase their cutting-edge technologies.
Meanwhile, the Seoul Business Agency held a vision declaration ceremony at the CES Seoul Technology Center on Thursday, January 5th (Thursday) at 13:00 (local time) to publicize the attractive future of Seoul, which is changing with technology, to the global market. Kim Hyun-woo, CEO of the Seoul Business Agency, talked about the lifestyle of Seoul, which has grown into a city that the world envies, and the high-tech industries based on digital infrastructure that made this ‘Amazing Seoul’ possible, under the theme of ‘CES, an invitation to Seoul’. Introducing technology and content, they announced plans to highlight various industries, companies, and lifestyles in Seoul through a global platform called CES in the future.
Kim Hyun-woo, CEO of Seoul Business Agency, said, “Seoul Business Agency (SBA) was able to effectively showcase Seoul’s convenient and beautiful lifestyle created by smart mobility and ESG technology through the global stage of CES,” adding, “We will continue to provide various CES participating companies in the future.” “We will actively support global expansion programs linking local global companies and investors,” he said.
‘CES’, the world’s largest IT exhibition, is an exhibition where you can see the trends of the global home appliance industry at a glance. Hosted by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), it is held every January in Las Vegas, USA. AVING News, which has covered CES for 17 consecutive years, has reported CES news around the world every year since 2006, and has been selected as the ‘BEST OF CES’, which selects the best innovative products and technologies, and the ‘BEST OF’, which selects domestic innovative companies. ‘MADE IN KOREA’ was held. In addition, CES on-site issues were vividly conveyed through ‘AVING LIVE’.