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Singapore Fintech
Festival 2017
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KOTRA will help Korean startups join
the Korean Pavilion at Singapore Fintech
Festival 2017, which will be held from
Nov. 14 to 16. Singapore’s largest international conference for startups was inaugurated last year and will convene 13,000
people in the financial technology industry
this year. The event will be comprised of
various networking events and conferences, including the Investor Summit,
which aims to enhance access
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to funding for startups and improve the quality and
quantity of fintech investment deals in
Singapore.
KOTRA will provide various support
for Korean participants by holding
preliminary meetings, organizing the Korean
Pavilion, creating a participant directory
and offering networking opportunities. The
agency aims to encourage more Korean
fintech startups to make inroads into the
ASEAN market.
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Global Bio & Pharma
Plaza 2017
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From Nov. 27 to 28, Global Bio &
Pharma Plaza (GBPP) will take place at
the KINTEX Exhibition and Convention
Center in Ilsan, South Korea. The plaza is
in partnership with the Korean
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
and their members, and is comprised of an
afternoon conferences series followed by a
welcoming banquet and seminar.
With the objective to boost exports in
the pharmaceutical and biotechnology
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sectors, the event will also be comprised of a
series of conferences on foreign market
entry, one-on-one business meetings and a
contract signing ceremony. The event is
ideal for companies searching for new suppliers with competitive pricing and
technology, and for companies seeking partnerships for joint R&D. A total of 130
Korean firms and 70 foreign buyers are
expected to join the event.
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Slush 2017
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To help Korean startups enter the
European market, KOTRA will organize
the Korean Pavilion at Slush 2017 from
Nov. 30 to Dec. 1. Numerous Korean startups in a variety of sectors from VR, AR,
education, game design software and big
data, will attend Europe’s leading startup
event held in Helsinki, Finland. The programs will include a pitching competition,
showcases and one-on-one business meetings with global buyers. KOTRA
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will also
collaborate with Finnish experts in business incubation to provide Korean participants with mentoring services and pitch
training workshops.
Slush, a non-profit event organized by a
community of entrepreneurs, investors,
students and music festival organizers, is
the focal point for startups and tech talent
to meet with top-tier international
investors, executives and media.
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Global Partnering
2017
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KOTRA will hold Global Partnering
(GP) Korea 2017 in Ilsan, South Korea
from Nov. 28 to 29. GP Korea is an event
that helps Korea’s small and medium
enterprises enter the global value chain as
a parts supplier to foreign companies. The
event will be attended by 60 global companies and 250 Korean companies. Most notably,
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KOTRA hopes to foster R&D
cooperation between foreign and domestic
companies through various consultation
meetings. A variety of other programs,
including one-on-one business meetings,
seminars on technological cooperation and
site visits, will take place during the two-
day event.