Youngeun Kwon Email & Phone Number

대한민국

Seongnam, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea

Jan. 2021 - Apr. 2022 @Open Innovation Team① Startup Open Innovation Program (K-Champ Collaboration): Support joint projects between KT (proposing potential partnering startups) and startups (matching with KT business departments)Aug. 2020 - Dec. 2020 @Strategic Planning Team① Startup Hub Program (K-Champ Forum - IR Day): Support bio and healthcare startups with IR, business meeting and networking with CVCs② Startup Ecosystem Export Program (ODA): Support developing countries (Peru, Uzbekistan) promoting their national economic development and welfare through the formation of ecosystem of entrepreneurship and startup

Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Jan. 2018 - Jul. 2020 @Strategic Planning Team① Startup Inbound Program (K-Startup Grand Challenge): Support foreign startups with visa acquisition, incorporation, recruitment, business meeting and networking with Korean conglomerates and VCs, etc.② Startup Hub Program: Support startups’ global expansion through networking with global VIPs (The President of the Solvak Republic, the Director from Singapore Enterprise, The VP of Digital Economy Promotion Agency(DEPA) Thailand, ICT Professional Delegation from Innovate UK, etc.)③ Startup Ecosystem Export Program (ODA): Support developing countries (Peru, Uzbekistan) promoting their national economic development and welfare through the formation of ecosystem of entrepreneurship and startupApr. 2017 - Dec. 2017 @Global Business Team① Global Crowdfunding Program: Support hardware startups with grant, information sessions, group mentoring, etc. for Kickstarter/Indiegogo② Startup Education Program (Founder Institute Seoul): Support pre-entrepreneurs with weekly closed mentoring sessions with well-known global serial entrepreneurs, VCs, etc.③ Startup Bootcamp Program (5th Go Global Lab – Dive in Vietnam): Support content and fin-tech startups with grant, information sessions, business meeting and networking with local startups, AC/VCs, branches of conglomerates, law firms, etc.④ Startup Exhibition Program (Global Sources – Startup Launchpad): Support hardware startups with grant, information sessions, marketing & PR, business meetings with buyers, etc.

Seocho-Gu, Seoul, Korea

Worked for Global Business Start-up Team. Conducted a project called "Global Startup Frontier", which provides various international programs for Korean early-stage startups eager to go abroad. To be more specific, organized and proceeded to recruit the first official startup delegation for the global startup conference "Slush 2014" held in Helsinki, Finland. Additionally, took charge of communication with the event organizers in terms of the ways of our Korean startup group's participation.

Seocho-Gu, Seoul, Korea

Worked for Global Startup Support Team, which specializes in assisting global startups of young Korean generations. The main task was to conduct researches on global startup events, and discover new and innovative Korean early stage startups to dispatch them to a variety of foreign startup showcases on behalf of the KOTRA startup delegations. Furthermore, participated on KOTRA Global Startup & Career Vision 2014, a 2-day Startup Expo and Conference featuring over 200 global startups as well as more than 70 foreign VCs, angels and accelerators, as one of the organizers of the Startup Pavilion.

Helsinki, Finland

The main task was to conduct researches on Finnish companies, especially global startups and its business environment/ecosystem, and assist Korean companies to have business with suitable partners in Finland. In addition, participated in contract meetings and interviews of various companies as a translator, and in Korean trade delegation events which take place several times a year as an assistant.

Master'S Degree, Management Of Technology

Bachelor'S Degree, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies