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KOC Invites KAIST President Kwang-Hyung Lee for a Lecture on “The Origins of the Future” and a Conversation with Startup Alumni
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- KOC, a KAIST startup alumni association, invited KAIST President Kwang-Hyung Lee for a special lecture and book talk on “The Origins of the Future.”
- This lecture, based on President Lee’s book, aimed to provide insights into the future through the history of the universe and humanity, enhancing the entrepreneurial opportunities and customer value for alumni entrepreneurs.
- KAIST and KOC are actively promoting synergy creation among students, faculty, and alumni to foster the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. They plan to continue their close collaboration to support and nurture startups.
Future-oriented lecture and book talk by President Kwang-Hyung Lee, the father of futurology, author of 'The Origin of the Future'
Discussions on future insights and implications for startups between President Lee, who has nurtured Korea's first generation of venture capitalists, and KAIST startup alumni leading the startup ecosystem
Agreed to work together to revitalize startups through close cooperation between the university and its alumni
KOC (KAIST One Club, President Jaejung Kwon), a startup ecosystem gathering composed of KAIST alumni, invited Kwang-Hyung Lee, President of KAIST, to deliver a lecture and book talk on 'The Origin of the Future' at Gangnam Startup Hub Center in Yeongsam-dong, Seoul on May 16th.
This lecture, based on the book 'The Origin of the Future' published this year by Kwang-Hyung Lee, a pioneer of futurology in Korea and the 'godfather of venture startups' who has fostered a large number of venture entrepreneurs in KAIST, aimed to provide alumni entrepreneurs with insights on securing business opportunities and enhancing customer value through a macro perspective by looking at the history of the universe and mankind.
President Kwang-Hyung Lee, speaking at the lecture attended by 70 KAIST startup alumni, emphasized that "history unfolds through the interaction of environment (tools) and humans (ideas), and by understanding the fundamental principles of this historical development, we can anticipate the future to a significant degree." He added, "Humans will continue to create future societies through adaptation of ideas and institutions to environmental changes." He also stressed, "Entrepreneurship is one of the key means of connecting and developing tools and ideas needed for future societies. Let's work together more closely between KAIST and startup alumni to develop the startup ecosystem and build the future."
Meanwhile, President Kwang-Hyung Lee, while serving as a professor at the KAIST Department of Computer Science in the 1990s, nurtured Korea's first generation of venture entrepreneurs, including Jung-Ju Kim (Nexon), Young-Dal Kim (IDIS), Seung-Woo Shin (Neowiz), and Jun-Hwan Kim (Ollaworks). After his appointment as president in 2021, he has been promoting 'One Lab, One Startup,' a practical strategy to improve on-campus systems for technology-based startup commercialization, attract investment, and strengthen capabilities for professors, students, and researchers who aspire to start businesses.
Furthermore, KAIST has introduced a new system this year to support startup teams of graduates. To implement this, KAIST is actively pursuing synergy creation among students, faculty, and alumni through investment support by KAIST Youth Startup Investment Holding Company, collaboration with the KAIST Alumni Association and KOC, a startup ecosystem of alumni, etc.
Jaejung Kwon, Chairman of KOC, stated, "Through President Kwang-Hyung Lee's lecture for startup alumni, we will strengthen close cooperation between the university and alumni to support the success of student, faculty, and alumni startup teams, and create a KOC that contributes to the growth of Korea's startup ecosystem."
Introduction to KOC Partners
KOC (KAIST One Club) is a startup ecosystem gathering established by KAIST startup alumni on November 7, 2019. It consists mainly of KAIST students, alumni, and faculty. More than 1,260 members, including entrepreneurs, investors from VCs and ACs, large corporations' CVCs, field experts such as patent attorneys and accountants, and startup support organization personnel, are actively exchanging ideas. In addition to IR for member companies, KOC also operates 16 open industry-specific divisions (pet business, technical real estate, bio-healthcare, AI, edutech, culture & arts, sustainable green, blockchain, evergreen senior, finance, mobility, materials & components, ICT, children & youth, content, CEO forum), allowing participation by non-KAIST alumni, creating synergy through spontaneous collaboration and networking within the startup ecosystem. KOC works closely with KAIST by co-hosting startup programs such as the 'KAIST Startup Award', cooperating to attract investment for promising startup companies of students, providing mentoring, etc., and externally through open innovation with large corporations and mid-sized companies to support the growth of promising technology startups, including KAIST alumni companies. KOC plans to become a non-profit organization in the fourth quarter of this year to more systematically conduct startup ecosystem activities.
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KOC (KAIST One Club)
Vice Chairman Jinbong Ha
02-575-0501
