World Octa New York Trade School Columbia University

from The Trend NJ Aug 2023

by THE TREND_KOREAN AMERICAN MAGAZINE

World Octa New York

The "2023 North America East Integrated Next Generation Global Entrepreneurship and Trade School," organized by the World Korean Trade Association (World Octa) to foster entrepreneurs who will expand the economic territory of the Korean people in the 21st century, concluded with a closing ceremony on June 6 (local time).

For two days and three nights, 110 next-generation entrepreneurs from 13 World Octa chapters in New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., as well as Toronto and Montreal, Canada, shared their entrepreneurial concerns and networked through various programs including special lectures and projects.

Upon completion of the program, they received their https://gbc.kosmes.or.kr/

"With this training, you will have the opportunity to utilize the global network to start your own business," said Jung Hak Yoo, President of the New York Chapter of World Octa, in his closing remarks at the closing ceremony at Columbia University's Faculty House.

The closing ceremony was attended by New York Chapter President Yoo Jung-hak and Senior Vice President Kim Ji-young, New Jersey Chapter President Hwang Sun-young and Senior Vice President Vivian Lee, Canada Regional Vice President Hwang Sun-yang, Montreal Chapter President Raunghoo, Toronto Chapter Vice President Son Kyung-hwa, and Jeddah Chapter President Kim Dong-wook from Saudi Arabia.

In his lecture, "Loading for Success," Honorary Chairman Ha Yong-hwa emphasized that "the place where you are is the place of startup," and that "if you play with ownership, you can create tremendous results and new miracles.

After the closing ceremony, a business plan project award ceremony was held for the startup items discovered by each team.

The trade school was held for four days under the theme of 'Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Business'. Danny Park, co-founder and CEO of Robosync, an education franchise company; Jeon Jeong-seok, director of several documentary films on the Korean diaspora; Tim Hwang, co-founder and CEO of FiscalNote, an AI-based bill analysis company; and Dong Hyun Sung, a lawyer who served as chairman of the Legal Advisory Committee of the Korean American Association of New York, communicated with the trainees through special lectures.