TIA City Chapters(Seoul) – Strategies to Scale in Korea(Panel)

안녕하세요 Seoul! We’re bringing our city chapter initiatives to you this quarter, with a speed dating segment as well as a founders meetup. We’re starting with a topic on growth, where experts will be sharing on a panel their top tips on scaling in Korea.

The following panelists will be on the session:

Joon Oh(Mangoplate) – Joon loves going to great restaurants and discovering new restaurants to try.  His job as a Chief Strategy Officer at MangoPlate is simply an extension of his hobby and of his dream to run a startup.  Prior to MangoPlate, Joon led the Global Partnership Group at Samsung Electronics in Korea, where he led deals with global companies like Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter, Bloomberg, ESPN, Accuweather, and many others.

Seung June (SJ) Oh(SK Holdings) – Oh is Vice-President at SK Holdings. Throughout his career at SK, he has managed and invested over US$150 million; with notable investments in companies such as SoCar, 11st and an exit to Kakao from a personal venture. SJ currently oversees deals within Korea and abroad.

Simon Lee (Flitto) – Simon is the founder of Flitto, a crowdsourcing platform that allows users to translate and request accurate translations of over 17 different languages. Launched in 2012, Flitto became the first Asian company to be selected for London’s Techstar and has won competitions across the world. Flitto has amassed 3.7 million registered users worldwide.

Moderator: Nathan Millard – Nathan Millard is G3 Partners’ CEO and has over 10 years’ experience in supporting global communications for small and large businesses, primarily in Asia. Prior to founding G3 Partners, he was Korea’s most active writer about startups, in English. He is an official Global Communications mentor at Google Campus Seoul.

Event details

Date: 2nd June, 2017(Friday)

Time: 6.30pm – 9.00pm

Location: DCAMP, 551 Seolleung-ro, Gangnam-gu, Saerom Building 2nd, 6th Floor Seoul, South Korea

Agenda:

• 6.30pm: Arrive, fill your tummy with some refreshments and drinks!
• 7.00pm: Brief intro about TIA City Chapters
• 7.10pm: Panel on “Strategies to Scale in Korea”
• 8.00pm: Mingle & Network!

Light refreshments provided.