Discover Korea’s Top Startup Event in May: beLAUNCH Agenda Now Live!
2014년 04월 11일

May 14-15 sees the return of beLAUNCH, Korea's top tech and startup event for the Global Entrepreneurship Community. This year the event will be held in the brand new and impressive Dongdaemun design Plaza in the heart of traditional Seoul. Now that we are only a few short weeks away from launching the event we are able to officially release the full agenda for the conference that features some of the biggest names in the Global startup world, as well as a few local stars. For the full speaker line-up, check here.

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AGENDA - WEDNESDAY, MAY 14

TIME
SESSION TITLE 
8:30am-9:10am Registration / Booths
9:10am-9:20am Day 1 Opening

  • James Jung (Founder/CEO of beSUCCESS/beLAUNCH/beGLOBAL)
9:20am-9:40am Founder Story 1:

  • Eric Migicovsky (CEO/Founder of Pebble)
9:40am-10:00am Founder Story 2:

  • Sonny Vu (CEO/Founder of Misfit Wearables)
10:00am-10:10am Welcome & Salutatory Remarks from the Korean Government
10:10am-10:30am The Wearables Revolution

  • Eric Migicovsky (CEO/Founder of Pebble)
  • Sonny Vu (CEO/Founder of Misfit Wearables)
  • Moderator: TBA
10:30am-10:50am Break / Booths
10:50am-12:00pm Startup Battle – Session 1

  • Startups TBA
  • Judges:
    • Dan Chen (Managing Director of Siemer Ventures)
    • Jai Choi (Founder/Managing Director of Tekton Ventures)
    • Hiro Mashita (Founder/Director of M&S Partners)
    • Rich Jun (Managing Partner of BAM Ventures)
12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch / Booths
1:30pm-2:00pm Asian Corporate VCs Panel

  • Saemin Ahn (Managing Partner of Rakuten Ventures)
  • Taka Tsujiguchi (Director of DeNA Strategic Investment Office)
  • Moderator: Jay Eum (Co-Founder/Managing Director of Translink Capital)
2:00pm-3:10pm Startup Battle – Session 2

  • Startups TBA
  • Judges:
    • David Eun (EVP of Samsung Open Innovation Center)
    • Saemin Ahn (Managing Partner of Rakuten Ventures)
    • Taka Tsujiguchi (Director of DeNA Strategic Investment Office)
    • Jay Eum (Co-Founder/Managing Director of Translink Capital)
3:10pm-3:30pm Break / Booths
3:30pm-4:00pm Game-Changing the Gaming Industry

  • Peter Vesterbacka (CMO of Rovio)
  • Fabien Siouffi (VP Asia of Take 2)
  • Moderator: TBA
4:00pm-4:30pm Top Silicon Valley VCs Panel

  • Tim Chang (Managing Director of Mayfield Fund)
  • Joe Lonsdale (Founding Partner of Formation8)
  • Moderator: TBA
4:30pm-5:00pm Korean Founders: Beyond the Exit Panel

  • Byung-gyu Jang (Founder/Partner of BonAngels)
  • Gilyun Kim (Founder/CEO, Enswers, acquired by KT)
  • Moderator: Junghee Ryu, (Founder/CEO of Olaworks, acquired by Intel)
5:00pm-5:30pm The Tipping Point of Bitcoin Panel

  • Naval Ravikant (Co-Founder of AngelList)
  • Cameron Winklevoss (Principal of Winklevoss Capital)
  • Tyler Winklevoss (Principal of Winklevoss Capital)
  • Moderator: TBA
5:30pm-6:00pm Booths

AGENDA - THURSDAY, MAY 15

TIME
SESSION TITLE
8:00am-9:20am Registration & Booths
9:20am-9:30am Day 2 Opening:

  • Nathan Millard (Global Director of beSUCCESS)
9:30am-9:50am Kakao Story: 

  • Sirgoo Lee (CEO of Kakao)
9:50am-10:10am Coupang Story: 

  • Bom Kim (CEO/Founder of Coupang)
10:10am-10:30am Korean Unicorns Panel

  • Sirgoo Lee (CEO of Kakao)
  • Bom Kim (CEO of Coupang)
  • Moderator: Eric Kim (Managing Director of Maverick Capital)
10:30am-11:40am Startup Battle – Session 3

  • Startups TBA
  • Judges:
    • Eric Kim (Managing Director of Maverick Capital)
    • Kyungsang Yu (Head of SK Planet Global Commerce)
    • Yasuhiko Yurimoto (CEO of Global Brain Corp.)
    • TBA
11:40am-12:00pm Founder Story 3:

  • Mike Cannon-Brookes, (Co-Founder/CEO of Atlassian)
12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch / Booths
1:30pm-2:00pm Entrepreneurship around the Globe Panel 

  • Mike Cannon-Brookes (Co-Founder/CEO of Atlassian)
  • Soujanya Bhumkar (Co-Founder/CEO of Cooliris)
  • Moderator: TBA
2:00pm-3:10pm Startup Battle – Session 4:

  • Startups TBA
  • Judges:
    • Naval Ravikant (Co-Founder of AngelList)
    • David Lee (Founder/Managing Partner of SV Angel)
    • Tim Chae (Entrepreneur-in-Residence at 500 Startups)
    • TBA
3:10pm-3:50pm Global Angels Panel:

  • Naval Ravikant (Co-Founder of AngelList)
  • David Lee (Founder/Managing Partner of SV Angel)
  • Moderator: John Nahm (Co-Founder/Managing Director of Strong Ventures) 
3:50pm-4:10pm Break / Booths
4:10pm-4:30pm Founder Story 4:

  • Ben Huh (Co-Founder of Circa and CEO of Cheezburger)
4:30pm-5:00pm Redefining Content & News Distribution Panel:

  • Ben Huh (Co-Founder of Circa and CEO of Cheezburger)
  • Eric Alexander (VP of Flipboard)
  • Moderator: TBA
5:00pm-5:30pm Korean Startups Exploding Globally Panel

  • Dino Ha (Founder/CEO of Memebox)
  • Jake Park (Founder/CEO of VCNC/Between)
  • Moderator: James Jung (Founder/CEO of beSUCCESS/beLAUNCH/beGLOBAL)
5:30pm-5:50pm beLAUNCH Startup Battle Award Ceremony
5:50pm-6:30pm Booths

Get Tickets for the event here!

Abouth beLAUNCH: beLAUNCH is one of Asia's biggest annual events for the tech and entrepreneurship ecosystem, hosted by beSUCCESS, Korea's top tech startup media. In 2014, the event will be accommodated in the brand new Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul, a futuristic conference venue that suitably captures the mood of excitement and growth in the domestic entrepreneurship ecosystem. We expect over 3,000 entrepreneurs, investors, media personalities and tech luminaries to join us for this momentous festival of tech and entrepreneurship, for startups, by a startup. As well as tech and startups, come and experience the vibrant city of Seoul and sample the local culture that is infiltrating the global consciousness, and share a few 'sojus' with the local startup movers and shakers.

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