KSEA Small/Medium Enterprise Committee (SMEC)

Subject: [KSEA Startup] 4th Webinar of the KSEA-KITEE Monthly Entrepreneurship Webinar Series, October 28, 2021

Dear KSEA members,

We hope you are well and safe in these challenging times of COVID-19. We will hold the 4th Webinar of the KSEA-KITEE Monthly Entrepreneurship Webinar Series on October 28, 2021, Thursday, to continue promoting the members’ entrepreneurship and partnership.

As in the previous webinars, this 4th one will also be for ~90 minutes, consisting of the following:

• Opening (~5 min): Update on entrepreneurship activities and news of the members
• Member presentation (25 min): One startup or startup idea or experience by a member
• Lecture for knowledge sharing (55 min): Lecture and Q&A on the law, incorporation, IP, accounting, fundraising, team building, etc.
• Closing (~5 min): Raffle, introduction of next event, and closing

This webinar will be held as follows:

• Time: October 29, 2021, Thursday, 9:00 ~ 10:30 PM in Eastern time
• Speakers:
  • “My Story – Lessons Learned from My First Startup”
    By Nathan Byun, Sr. Advanced Robotics Test Engineer, Honeywell
  • “Market Research for Startups” By Jim Chung, Associate VP for Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, George Washington University
  • Registration due: October 26, 2021

You can learn more about this new initiative at http://startup.ksea.org/webinar/.

You do not need to have your own startup to attend this event. Join us if you are interested in technology startups in any roles, such as a mentor, developer, technology partner as
well as a founder. Registration is FREE, but seats are limited. So, register now!

Raffles are available only for those who register for the event by 10/26.

We look forward to seeing you soon at the webinar.

Cheers,

Kyeong Ho Yang, Monthly Entrepreneurship Webinar Team Leader
Byungkyu Brian Park, KSEA President

Dear KSEA members,

We hope you are well and safe in these challenging times of COVID-19. We will hold the 3^rd Webinar of the KSEA-KITEE Monthly Entrepreneurship Webinar Series on September 30, 2021, Thursday, to continue promoting the members’ entrepreneurship and partnership. As in the previous webinars, this 3rd one will also be for ~90 minutes, consisting of the following:

• Opening (5~10 min): Update on entrepreneurship activities and news of the members
• Member presentation (25 min): One startup or startup idea or experience by a member
• Lecture for knowledge sharing (50 min): Lecture and Q&A on the law, incorporation, IP, accounting, fundraising, team building, etc.
• Closing (5~10 min): Raffle, introduction of next event, and closing

This webinar will be held as follows:

• Time: August 26, 2021, Thursday, 9:00 ~ 10:30 PM in Eastern time
• Speakers:
  • “My Story – Get data ready for use in just seconds“ by Changmin Choi, Founder & CEOof Listly Corp. (1 Prize Winner at the UKC 2020 Startup Pitch Competition)
  • “Intellectual Property for Startups” by Janice H. Logan, Ph.D., Partner at Morgan, Lewis& Bockius LLP
• Registration due: August 24, 2021

You can learn more about this new initiative at http://startup.ksea.org/webinar/.

You do not need to have your own startup to attend this event.  Join us if you are interested in technology startups in any roles, such as a mentor, developer, technology partner as well as founder.  Registration is FREE, but seats are limited.  So, register now!

We look forward to seeing you soon at the webinar.

Cheers,

Kyeong Ho Yang, Monthly Entrepreneurship Webinar Team Leader Byungkyu Brian Park, KSEA President

Subject: [KSEA Startup] 2 Webinar of the KSEA-KITEE Monthly Entrepreneurship Webinar Series, August 26, 2021

Dear KSEA members,

We hope you are well and safe in these challenging times of COVID-19. We are very pleased to announce the 2nd Webinar of the KSEA-KITEE Monthly Entrepreneurship Webinar Series that is aimed to promote and enrich the members’ entrepreneurship & partnership by providing various supports including the required knowledge, networks, and pitching & funding opportunities.

Each webinar will last for about 90 minutes, consisting of the following:
• Opening (5~10 min): Update on entrepreneurship activities and news of the members
• Member presentation (25 min): One startup or startup idea or experience by a member
• Lecture for knowledge sharing (50 min): Lecture and Q&A on the law, incorporation,
IP, accounting, fundraising, team building, etc.
• Closing (5~10 min): Raffle, introduction of next event, and closing

This second webinar will be held as follows:
• Time: August 26, 2021, Thursday, 9:00 ~ 10:30 PM in Eastern time
• Speakers:
– “My Story – Get data ready for use in just seconds“ by Changmin Choi, Founder &
CEO of Listly Corp. (1 Prize Winner at the UKC 2020 Startup Pitch Competition)
– “Intellectual Property for Startups” by Janice H. Logan, Ph.D., Partner at Morgan,
Lewis & Bockius LLP.
• Registration due: August 24, 2021

You can learn more about this new initiative at http://startup.ksea.org/webinar/.

You do not need to have your own startup to attend this event. Join us if you are interested in technology startups in any roles, such as a mentor, developer, technology partner as
well as founder. Registration is FREE, but seats are limited. So, register now!

We look forward to seeing you soon at the webinar.

Cheers,

Kyeong Ho Yang, Monthly Entrepreneurship Webinar Team Leader
Byungkyu Brian Park, KSEA President

Dear KSEA members,

We hope you are well and safe in these challenging times of COVID-19. We are very pleased to announce the KSEA-KITEE Monthly Entrepreneurship Webinar that is aimed to promote and enrich the members’ entrepreneurship & partnership by providing various supports including the required knowledge, networks, and pitching & funding opportunities.

Each webinar will last for about 90 minutes, consisting of the following:

• Opening (5~10 min): Update on entrepreneurship activities and news of the members
• Member presentation (25 min): One startup or startup idea or experience by a member
• Lecture for knowledge sharing (50 min): Lecture and Q&A on the law, incorporation, IP, accounting, fundraising,   team building, etc.;
• Closing (5~10 min): Raffle, introduction of next event, and closing

The first webinar will be held as follows:

• Time: July 29, 2021, Thursday, 9:00 ~ 10:30 PM in Eastern time
• Speakers:
  – Member Presentation by Eun Sol, Founder & CEO of uiflow Inc.
  – Lecture by Tae Heum Jeong, Managing Partner of KSV Global Innovations, LP.
• Registration due: July 27, 2021

You can learn more about this new initiative at http://startup.ksea.org/webinar/.
You do not need to have your own startup to attend this event. Join us if you are interested in technology startups in any roles, such as a mentor, developer, technology partner as
well as founder. Registration is FREE, but seats are limited. So, act now!

You can learn more about this new initiative at http://startup.ksea.org/webinar/.

You do not need to have your own startup to attend this event. Join us if you are interested in technology startups in any roles, such as a mentor, developer, technology partner as
well as founder. Registration is FREE, but seats are limited. So, act now!

We look forward to seeing you soon at the webinar.

Cheers,

Kyeong Ho Yang, Monthly Entrepreneurship Webinar Team Leader
Byungkyu Brian Park, KSEA President

Dear KSEA members,

We hope you are well and safe in these challenging times of COVID-19. We are very pleased to announce the 2^nd KSEA “Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Partners’ Upscale Program (STEP-UP)” that is aimed to promote and enrich the KSEA members’ entrepreneurship & partnership and to discuss the success of innovative ventures, especially in the fields of Data, Network, and Artificial Intelligence (D.N.A.) and their applications.

You do not need to have your own startup to attend this event. Join us if you are interested in technology startups in any roles, such as a mentor, developer, technology partner as well as founder. Registration fee is free if you are a KSEA member and register by the early registration due. So, act now!

Special program that offers educational programs to accelerate the growth of K-D.N.A. startups in the USA, STEP-UP 2021 invites many startup experts in the US west coast as speakers and coaches including the keynote speaker, Mr. Tae Hea Nahm (co-founding Managing Director of Storm Ventures and co-author of Survival To Thrival).

This year, its subject is “Data, Network, and AI and Their applications” and will be held in the hybrid format at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach in the Los Angeles area and Virtual on June 13~16, 2021 (5~8 PM in PDT, single-track). This 4-day conference hosted by KSEA is in collaboration with the Korean-American Innovative Technology Engineers and Entrepreneurs (KITEE) and the Korean Professional Network in Southern California (SoCal K Group), and sponsored by the Korean Federation of Science & Technology Societies (KOFST) and INNOPOLIS. Taking the advantage of the online event, we hope you all can make the STEP-UP to learn and discuss exiting subjects for your future.

The important information below is in the US Eastern time (EDT).

STEP-UP Important Dates

– Early registration due: May 23, 2021
– Registration closure: June 12, 2021

STEP-UP Program Overview

June 13, 2021 (Sunday)

– Opening and Keynote Speech (20:00 – 20:55)
– Academic Entrepreneurship (21:00 – 23:00 – A)
– Entering the US Market (21:00 – 23:00 – B)

June 14, 2021 (Monday)

– D.N.A. Technologies and Applications (19:30 – 21:20)
– Entrepreneurs in D.N.A. (21:30 – 22:30)
– Networking Session (22:30 – 23:30)

June 15, 2020 (Tuesday)

– IP Strategy and the Law (20:00 – 22:00)
– Investment (Special session) (22:10 – 23:00)

June 16, 2021 (Wednesday)

– Fundraising for DNA Startups (20:00 – 22:00)
– Raffle & Closing (22:10 – 22:30)
– Networking Session (22:30 ~ 23:30)

You can find more details and register for the event at the STEP-UP website, stepup.ksea.org.

We look forward to seeing you soon at the event.

Cheers,

Kyeong Ho Yang, Ph.D., STEP-UP Chair
Soolyeon Cho, Ph.D., President of KSEA