The ‘2023 International Council of Small and Medium Businesses World Congress (ICSB World Congress)’, which aims to promote the global growth and development of small and medium-sized businesses and prepare ways for cooperation, will be held on the afternoon of the 13th (Wednesday) at Gwangju Kimdaejung Convention Center Multipurpose 12, ahead of the opening ceremony on the 1th (Thursday). A global networking event was prepared for participants in the hall.
It has been 2009 years since the ‘International Council of Small and Medium Businesses (ICSB) World Congress’ was held in Korea, following Seoul in 14. This world convention was hosted by Gwangju City and the International Council of Small and Medium Businesses and hosted by the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center, the Small and Medium Venture Business Policy Society, and local universities LINC3.0. .XNUMX Hosted by the business group.
The International Council for Small and Medium Business (ICSB) is the world’s first international organization for small and medium-sized businesses aimed at developing small and medium-sized businesses, and was established in the United States in 1955. Currently, more than 85 people from 2,000 countries, including university professors, researchers, businessmen, and government officials, are participating as members, and are engaged in activities such as analyzing corporate ecosystems around the world, publishing white papers on entrepreneurship, and giving academic presentations on small and medium-sized businesses.
Kim Gwang-jin, Deputy Mayor of Culture and Economy of Gwangju Metropolitan City, who participated in the global networking event on the 12th, said, “There are many words that symbolize Gwangju, but the most representative ones are democracy, human rights, and peace. “The theme of this world conference is ‘Entrepreneurship for Humanity and Peace,’ and I think it is a theme that fits well with Gwangju,” he said.
He continued, “In this way, Gwangju is a city of democracy, human rights, and peace, as well as a center of culture and arts, and is currently an industrial city centered on the automobile and AI industries.” He added, “The May 5 Democracy Square and “I hope people will pay attention to spaces such as the National Asia Culture Center and Gwangju Arts Center,” he said.
Deputy Mayor for Culture and Economy Kim Gwang-jin, who emphasized that ‘entrepreneurship for humanity and peace’ is a value that Gwangju wants to protect, said, “As global citizens, we will work together to address the problems of disasters and diseases caused by the climate crisis, conflicts caused by war, and alienation and poverty caused by the economic crisis. He added, “Gwangju also has a responsibility to solve the problem.”
In addition, Deputy Mayor for Culture and Economy Kim said, “Today’s event is even more meaningful as people who are symbols of entrepreneurship and demonstrate its results shine in person,” adding, “It will not only realize ‘Gwangju, a city of opportunity with a high startup success rate,’ but also bring many people to the world.” “We will develop it into a city where entrepreneurs’ dreams can grow,” he emphasized.
Meanwhile, the ‘2023 International Small and Medium Business Council World Conference’ was held to promote the global growth and development of small and medium-sized businesses and prepare ways for cooperation. The International Council for Small and Medium Business (ICSB) is the world’s first international organization for small and medium-sized businesses aimed at developing small and medium-sized businesses, and was established in the United States in 1955. It has been 2009 years since the ‘International Small and Medium Business Council World Conference’ was held in Korea, following Seoul in 14. This world conference is hosted by Gwangju City and the International Small and Medium Business Council and organized by the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center, the Small and Medium Venture Business Policy Society, and the LINC3.0 Project Group of local universities. It is organized by This world conference, held under the theme of ‘Entrepreneurship for Humanity and Peace’, will feature various events such as △professional academic presentations △keynote speech by representative entrepreneur △proclamation of the Gwangju-Entrepreneurship Declaration △exhibitions and global export consultations to introduce and promote startup products and sales. It is operated as a program.