Friday, February 24, 2023
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
7:30am - 8:00am: Registration & Networking
8:00am - 9:00am: Breakfast & Presenation
Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas, Maple (5th Fl.)
TOPIC | Finding Relevance in the New Digital Economy |
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COST |
KRW 95,000 for members KRW 95,000 for non-members (My company is an AMCHAM member) |
RSVP/ PAYMENT BY |
Noon, Wednesday, February 22, 2023
* No refunds or cancellations after this date and time. |
Sirgoo Lee is the CEO of Dunamu Inc., the operating company of Korea's largest digital-asset exchange Upbit. He was previously the Chief Director of the Digital Strategy Division at JoongAng Media Network, and also served as the Co-Chief Executive Officer at Kakao Corp. and Chief Executive Officer at NHN USA Inc.
Sirgoo has a B.A in East Asian History from Seoul National University, an M.A degree in Chinese History from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and a J.D from Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon.
Patrick Yoon is the General Manager of South Korea at Crypto.com, the world's fastest-growing virtual asset platform. With a verified track record in the Korean financial industry, he is leading Crypto.com's South Korea business by meeting the needs of customers and adhering to regulatory standards and practices.
Before joining Crypto.com, he served as Country Manager of Visa Korea and Mongolia for the last 3 years, building sustainable business growth through collaboration with key stakeholders in the Korean financial industry including regulatory bodies and financial institutions. He has played an instrumental role in expanding the global influence of Visa’s partners ranging from traditional finance companies to big tech and fintech players. Earlier in his career, Patrick served in senior local and global roles with Standard Chartered Bank in Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.
Joonkee Hong is head of Cumberland Korea LLC, which is a subsidiary of Cumberland DRW, headquartered in Chicago, USA. Cumberland DRW is globally one of the largest OTC and principal trading firm of crypto assets. Joonkee has 30 years of traditional finance background before joining Cumberland DRW in mid-2018.
His previous roles include Asia head of Global Finance at Lehman Brothers and Nomura, Global head of emerging market derivatives at UBS Investment Bank, Korea country head of UBS Group AG and non-executive director of the board at Kakaobank. He served as a council member of various Korean government entities such as Blue House, MoEF, FSS, FSC and Bank of Korea. He graduated from MIT (Massachusetts Institutes of Technology) with BS and MS in Chemical Engineering, and MS in Management.
(email) committees@amchamkorea.org
(phone) 02-6201-2229