Mid-term Central Committee-Mae Kyung-Korea Overseas Korean Association
Kickoff Meeting of the World Korean Business Congress
Appointment of Kang Ho-dong of Nonghyup as Honorary President

Officials from the host and organizing organizations of the World Business Council of Korea pose for a commemorative photo during the World Business Council of Korea Kick-off Meeting at the SME DMC Tower in Seoul. Front row, from left, Jung Tae-woo, Ambassador of the World Business Council of Korea; Hwang Byung-gu, Honorary Chairman of the Federation; Lee Kyung-cheol, President of the Federation; Lee Sang-duk, Director of the Korean Overseas Korean Affairs Office; Kim Ki-moon, Chairman of the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises; Son Hyun-duk, CEO of Maeil Business News; Kay, former Senior Vice President of the Federation; and Kim Mi-kyung, Head of Global Business of the Federation. Reporter Ho Young Kim

Officials from the organizers and hosts of the World Korean Business Congress (WKB) gathered together. The purpose is to successfully prepare for the 23rd edition of the event next month. The Korea Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises (KSSE) announced on Thursday that it held a kick-off meeting at DMC Tower in Sangam-dong, Seoul.

The meeting was attended by Kim Ki-moon, chairman of the Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises, Son Hyun-duk, CEO of Maeil Business Daily, Lee Sang-duk, head of the Korean Overseas Korean Affairs Office, and Lee Kyung-cheol, president of the Federation of Korean American Chambers of Commerce in the Americas. The World Korean Business Congress is a global economic event that brings together Korean businessmen from around the world and helps Korean SMEs expand overseas. This year’s event will be held from April 17-20 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The theme of the convention is “Leap into the Korean-American Economy, Join the World of Small and Medium Enterprises, and the Future! At the meeting, it was decided to establish a cooperation system among the participating organizations, and to invite U.S. state economic officials to the event to emphasize the need for economic cooperation and the alliance. Prior to the meeting, Lee visited the Nonghyup Central Association with Kim and Lee and appointed Kang Ho-dong, chairman of the Nonghyup Central Association, as the honorary chairman of the convention.

[Seung-hwan Jung, Financial Reporter]

Sources: Maeil Business

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