The profile of Korean entrepreneurship has been steadily increasing over the past three years and some have heralded 2014 as the year that could make or break this ecosystem on the move. beSUCCESS has been at the forefront of tracking growth of the ecosystem over the past three years through its media channels and global startup and tech focused conferences. The organization will hold its stateside event September 12th in San Fancisco.
Now in its second year beGLOBAL will connect the best of tech from East and West in what aims to be one of the premiere Asian focused startup-focused events this fall. As well as bringing together some of the top minds from Silicon Valley to discuss global entrepreneurship and investing, the event will highlight ten of the best startups emerging fromKorea. The conference organizers hope that the event will fuel an expansive sharing of ideas between East and West that will promote the cause of entrepreneurship and highlight opportunities.
beSUCCESS readers are invited to a 30% discount on event tickets for beGLOBAL, which will include access to all sessions, opportunity to meet with all ten presenting startups, lunch at the Intercontinental Mark Hopkins in the centre of San Francisco and reception drinks after the event.
Please see below for basic event details and get in touch with the organizers with any questions (email below)
Title: beGLOBAL - Bringing seoul to the Valley
Date: Friday, Sept. 12, 2014
Time: Action kicks off at 9am
Ticket includes: All sessions, lunch and reception
Location: InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel in Nob Hill San Francisco
Top Speakers: Bill Draper (Draper Richards), Sonny Vu (Misfit), Kevin Lin (Twitch), Tim Chang (Mayfield Fund), Kevin Hale (Y Combinator), Ben Huh (Cheezburger). Full speaker lineup here
Event intro: beGLOBAL is the annual Global Tech Conference that brings together the best of Tech from the East and West, with a Korean touch. The event is hosted by the organizers of beLAUNCH, the top startup conference in Korea. At the event:
- Learn who the Unicorns of Korea/Asia are, their origins and how they grew to billion dollar + businesses.
- Be inspired by global founders, and their amazing entrepreneurial stories
- Discover how to overcome the challenges to successful entry to Asian markets
- Understand why it can be beneficial to go global early, and gain practical knowledge of how to do it
- Find out how to capitalize early on emerging investment opportunities in Asia
- Meet 10 of the hottest startups from Korea
URL: http://beglobal.co
Agenda:
| Time | Session Details |
| 9:00am – 9:05am | Opening Remarks
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| 9:05am – 9:35am | The Burgeoning Korean Startup Ecosystem
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| 9:35am -10:05am | Founder Story
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| 10:05am – 10:45am | Korean / Asian Unicorns – Their Origins and Growth Story
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| 10:45am – 11:00am | Break / Booths |
| 11:00am – 11:30am | Founder Story / Y Combinator in Global Context
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| 11:30am – 12:30pm | 5 Korean Startups – AM Battle
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| 12:30pm – 1:45pm | Lunch / Visionary Award – Fireside Chat
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| 1:45pm – 2:15pm | Founder Story
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| 2:15pm – 3:00pm | SV Giants’ Challenges and Keys to Success Penetrating the Korean / Asian Market
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| 3:00pm – 3:15pm | Break / Booths |
| 3:15pm – 4:15pm | 5 Korean Startups – PM Battle
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| 4:15pm – 5:00pm | SV Startups Entering the Korean / Asian Market Early
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| 5:00pm – 5:30pm | Fireside Chat
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| 5:30pm – 7:00pm | Awards Ceremony / After-party |
*Program is subject to slight changes
Contact: info@beglobal.co
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