Of the speakers meeting at South Summit Korea, 43 came from outside the country. Additionally, 32% represent startups and scaleups that have managed to stand out in these technologies, such as Paddle, LottieFiles, k-ID, Asteroid Technologies, DeepX, Rebellions.AI or TIER IV, among others.

At the opening of SS Korea, Diego del Alcázar Benjumea, CEO of IE University, will talk about ‘Startup 101: Student Life to Entrepreneurial Success’ with Eric Sim, author of the book Small Actions: Leading Your Career To Big Success.

For his part, Ryo Kawashima, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, will share a conversation with Juan José Güemes, Vice President of Economic at IE University and President of the IE Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the conference "Going Global: the Map to APAC".

In addition, Dennis Hong, a professor at the University of California (UCLA); Ryan Son, Managing Director of Rakuten Symphony for Singapore and South Korea, and Jaesik Choi, a Professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), are part of the South Summit Korea 2024 program. Hong will focus his speech on the application of AI in robotic systems. At the same time, Son will talk about the role of AI in integrating communications, cloud storage systems and IoT services. Choi will talk about AI models applied in various industrial sectors.

María Benjumea, president and founder of South Summit, and Diego del Alcázar, will be responsible for inaugurating South Summit Korea 2024 . "With this new event in Korea we want to show the world the latest trends in these technologies, that are set to change our lives and jobs, but we also aim to connect with the vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems of Asia and Europe," said María Benjumea.

For his part, Nacho Mateo, CEO of South Summit, will participate together with Dongok Riso Ahn, CEO of The Garrison, and Stella Yoh, director at Orbital, in the panel "Founders Scaling: Bridging Challenges & Opportunities".

CEOs and founders of scaleups and startup experts in AI and Deep Tech, such as Se-yeong Lee, CEO of WRTN, and Lokwon Kim, CEO of DEEPX – recipient of funding of up to $130 million, will be some of the participants. They will be joined by executives and investors who are experts in these matters such as: Kiha Lee, Managing Partner of Primer Sazze Partners; Yongmin Cho, CIO of undboundlab and former executive at Google, Accenture, IBM and Samsung; Shinpei Kato, CEO of TIER IV, and Lakshmi Jagannathan, from the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IITB), among others.

In addition, South Summit Korea 2024 will also feature the participation of leaders from large local companies in Asia and internationally, such as AWS, NVIDIA, Rakuten Symphony, Kakao, LinkedIn and Naver Cloud.

The best AI and Deep Tech startups, at South Summit Korea

The first edition of South Summit Korea will also be the stage on which the 30 finalist startups of the  Startup Competition will compete to be crowned the best startup in the fields of Deep Tech and Artificial Intelligence. The finalist projects have been chosen from more than 420 applications submitted from 62 different countries.

Among the finalists are 3 Spanish startups: ClassInTheBox, a Madrid-based startup that creates digital content ensuring improvements in interaction with users; ExportManager.AI, a new AI tool from the Valencian Community that helps companies export their products, ensuring the best sales conditions; and Aima Beyond, a Barcelona-based AI startup offering a companion service for individuals living in solitude or facing vulnerable situations.