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K.E.Y. PLATFORM 2018

Speaker Information

Plenary

Congratulatory Speech, Special Talk : Edwin Feulner The Heritage Foundation Founder
- President of The Heritage Foundation, Washington’s premier conservative policy institute, for 37 years (1977-2013).
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Public Diplomacy Collaborative at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.
- Past Director of the Sequoia Bank, the Council for National Policy, the Acton Institute, the International Republican Institute, the American Council on Germany,
the Lehrman Institute, and George Mason University.
- Author of 9 books including New York Times bestsellers, Getting America Right and The American Spirit. His weekly newspaper column appears in many major
American newspapers, and he serves on several philanthropic boards.
Welcome Speech : Michael Traem Avencore Managing Director Our attitude towards the new digital world
- Leadership positions, supervisory board and advisory board memberships with firms such as Atkins Acuity, Avencore, HuZ Consulting, HPP, Belgravia Investment Banking and others.
- More than 25 years background in consulting, having previously held senior positions in A.T. Kearney (Managing Director EMEA), Arthur D. Little (Global CEO) and the Hay Group (Managing Director Europe).
- Author of various books such as: „After the Merger“, „Innovate your company“, "Spearheading Growth“, "The Value Growers“ and others.
- Regular speaker at international conferences and lecturer at univiersites around the globe
Plenary Report Part 1 : Anthony B. Kim The Heritage Foundation Research Manager and Senior Policy Analyst
- Since 2001, Kim has worked on international economic issues at The Heritage Foundation, with a focus on economic
freedom and entrepreneurial dynamism.
- As Research Manager and Senior Policy Analyst, Kim researches economic development, trade, and investment
issues. Writing the Heritage Foundation's influential annual Index of Economic Freedom and promoting it across the
United States and around the globe, Kim serves as a lead author of the Index.
Plenary Report Part 2 : Sung-joo Hong STEPI(Science and Technology Policy Institute) Research Fellow Decentralization: Frenzy digitalized world
- Strategy Advisor, National Research Council of Science and Technology
- Policy Advisor, Chungnam Provincial Government
- Operation Director, the Sejong Forum of Future Strategy Studies
- Reporting a lot of policy recommendations in the areas of national innovation strategy and systems, and working for central and local governments as a policy advisor
Plenary Lecture : Jan Peter Balkenende Former Prime Minister, Kingdom of the Netherlands Adjunct Professor Dutch wisdom overcoming the Tulip Bubble with capitalism
- Former Prime Minister, Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Chairman Sustainable Growth Coalition
- Senior external advisor to EY
- Professor of Governance, Institutions and Internationalisation at Erasmus University Rotterdam
Plenary Report Review : Claus Kjeldsen Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies(CIFS) CEO of CIFS, Futurist, Economist
- Through CIFS’s multidisciplinary approach, he works with a large variety of multinational clients on all aspects of strategic adaption to future trends and scenarios. Prior to his engagement with CIFS, Claus worked as a management consultant and as CEO of start-ups and turnarounds.
- CIFS is a leading independent futurist think tank founded in 1969. By creating awareness of the future and highlighting its importance to the present, CIFS has been guiding key decision makers and organisations to create strategic agility, innovation, and transformation ever since.
Plenary Report Review : Perry Ha Draper Athena Managing Director
- Founder of Draper Athena with offices in the US, Korea and China
- Active venture investor since 1997
- Served as a board member of a number of successful companies
- Currently serving on the board of Anoto Group, HunetPlus, Moloco, Nexia Device and others
- Serving on the board of Korean American Community Foundation of San Francisco, leadership board of MIT McGovern Institute for Brain Research, and board of trustees at MIT
Plenary Report Review : Edward G. Rogoff School of Business, Long Island University Dean
- Dean of the LIU Brooklyn School of Business, Public Administration and Information Science Was the Lawrence N. Field Professor of Entrepreneurship at Barunch College
- Entrepreneur in the broadcasting industry for ten years
- Received a B.A., M.B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University
Plenary Report Review : Paul Iske Maastricht Univ. School of Business and Economics Professor
- Professor Open Innovation, The Maastricht University, since 7 years
- Chief Dialogues/Innovation/Knowledge Officer, ABN AMRO Bank for 18 years
- Chief Failure Officer, Founder & President, Institute of Brilliant Failures, since 8 years
- Co-founder Institute for Next Generation Value Creation, since 2 years
- CEO KnocoM (Knowledge-conscious Management): Speaker, Author, Consultant, since 18 years
- PhD Theoretical Physics (Quantum Statistics)
Plenary Report Review : Hyo-sang Ryou Business School, CHA University Dean
- Former head of HR Development Team at conglomerates such as Samsung Group and Tongyang Group
- Former CEO of Iljin Venture Capital Corp and Inter Venture Co., Ltd.
- Opened an entrepreneurship MBA course, the first in Korea, and Selected as one of the Best Teaching Professors while working as a professor at Dongguk Business School
- Former CEO of Dongguk Holdings
- Lectured on Business Model, M&A, and Enterprise Value Evaluation as professor of Business Administration at Konkuk University and Sookmyung Women’s University
- BSc and MSc in engineering, Yonsei University; MA in economics, Sogang University; PhD in economics, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Special Talk : Chung-in Moon President for Foreign Affairs & National Security Special Advisor
- Special Adviser to the President for Foreign Affairs and National Security. He played a pivotal role in designing
the “Sunshine Policy” and “Peace and Prosperity Policy for Northeast Asia” of the Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moohyun
Administrations as a leading expert in foreign affairs and national security.
- The only scholar who has attended both of the two Inter-Korean Summits so far, in 2000 and 2007
- Graduated from the Department of Philosophy at Yonsei University and received his master’s and doctoral degrees
from the University of Maryland
- He taught as a professor at the University of Kentucky and Duke University and was an active member of the
Association of Korean Political Scientists in America and International Studies Association.

Breakout session 1 : Redefining the business of finance amid the waves of AI and blockchain technology

Moderator : Young-dall Lee Entrepreneurship, Dongguk University Business Scho Professor
- Principal, Korea Institute of Entrepreneurship and Technology
- Auditor, Korea Venture Research Institute
- Vice President, The Korean Society of Business Venturing
- Director, The Korean Association of Small Business Studies
- Visiting Scholar(2015-2017), Baruch College of the City University of New York
Speaker : Jonathan Crane IPsoft Chief Commercial Officer The AI-driven Innovation & Transformation in the Financial Industry
- Jonathan Crane has been a communications industry leader for more than 35 years.
- Jonathan has held numerous executive positions in corporations such as ROLM, Savvis, Lightstream, Marcam
Solutions and MCI.
- He was one of the key architects of the early success of MCI, and was brought back to lead the troubled Worldcom
out of bankruptcy. As the Chief Strategy Officer, he orchestrated the acquisitions of key strategic assets.
- Most recently, Jonathan was the Chairman of the Board and President of Savvis.
Speaker : Dominic Tancredi Dom & Tom Co-Founder, CEO, CTO
- 17+ years of development with expertise in system architecture, database modeling, and developing web applications and 8+ years of mobile development for Android and iOS platforms.
- Dom holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from Loyola University Chicago.
- Dom has given presentations on digital development and innovation at multiple events including AOL Ventures, Pace University, Propellar Fest, Tech in Motion, Blockchain Innovation and Downtown Alliance in Lower Manhattan, NY.
Speaker : Edgar Eldred Troudt Research&Strategic Partnerships, Long Island Univ. Ph.D., Assistant Dean Distruptive AI-Tecnhologies in Financial Business
- Doctorate in Computer Science from the CUNY Graduate Center with a focus on human-computer interaction and intelligent systems.
- Part of a team that has received funding from the United States National Science Foundation to develop education in science and technology entrepreneurship.
- Has taught entrepreneurship at numerous institutions in the New York Metro region.
- Has been the keynote speaker for the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship.
Speaker : Savvas Mavridis CartaPrimo Inc. CEO Blockchain & Cryptocurrency in Financial Industry
- C-level executive having served various tier-one investment banks as CTO / COO in capital market trading. Executed digital transformation strategies, restructuring, and implementation programs derivatives, structured products, and lending businesses.
- Former COO of a payments fintech blockchain start-up, with a contribution to India’s first whitepaper on blockchain technology in the banking sector.
- Lehman Brothers (post-bankruptcy) restructured all technologies for asset wind-down.
Speaker : Edward G. Rogoff LIU Brooklyn School of Business Dean New Business Models and Development in Financial Service
- Public Administration and Information Science Was the Lawrence N. Field Professor of Entrepreneurship at Barunch College
- Entrepreneur in the broadcasting industry for ten years
- Received a B.A., M.B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University
Speaker : Christina Langer StreamMind Chief Marketing Officer A new innovation in European banking
- Previous roles include Campaign Manager at PayPal EMEA and Global Marketing and Communications Manager at FILA
- B.B.A. Marketing and French from Loyola University in Maryland

Breakout session 2 : Decentralization: Frenzy digitized world - A union between Silicon Valley and ZhongGuanCun (1)

Special Lecture : Jie Zhuang Wu People's Political Consultative Conference Member Scientific advances in a globalizing China, their position and future
- President of the Board of Gao Feng Group
- Director for Gao Feng Finance, Huojing Culture, and Zunyihudong Science
Moderator : Yu Bum Kim Streami Inc. Content Writer
- A content writer for Streami Inc., a Korean blockchain services company partnered with Shinhan Bank.
- Currently appears on a weekday segment, “Coin Catch,” on the MoneyToday Network, where he summarizes major news items pertaining to blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
- Introduces various cryptocurrencies to the Korean audience.
- Completed a B.A. in Political Science at University of California-Berkeley, and a Master’s in International Relations from the Center for Global Affairs at New York University.
Speaker : Pei Jiang Zhu Beijing Zhongguancun Blockchain Industry Alliance Secretary General Value and system of a chain-connected Internet
- Vice President of Guang Zai Wuzian (wifire.net) and CTO of Lankao Communications IOT Data Management Company
- Peijiang Zhu has led government projects including the “863 Program” of China and worked for the ITU's Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T).
Speaker : Wen Xiong Wu 91 Financial Information Service Co-founder Development and future of blockchain technology in China
- Director of 91 Capital and Chairman of 91 Think Tank
- Vice Chairman of Zhongguancun Stock Investment Association
- Visiting professor of software engineering at Beihang University and accelerator professor for Microsoft
Speaker : Chang Feng Wang 21Vianet Group in Beijing Chairman
- Chairman of Lankao 21Vianet Data Center Co., Ltd.
- Project leader for national-grade projects as an expert on Internet finance, rural finance, and inclusive finance
Speaker : Pan Li U-NETWORK Co-founder How does blockchain decentralization change the content market?
- Co-founder of U Network, a global decentralized content platform, and Co-founder of Silicon Valley Mitan
- Graduated from University of Massachusetts
Speaker : Chao Liu iFensi, China CEO Fan economy and blockchain – the most ideal encounter
- Founder of a fan economy in China
- Founder of iFensi, a Chinese unicorn
Special Lecture : Yu Hao Wang Shanghai Aha School CEO A special meeting of education and science
- Founder of Aha School, the largest virtual academy for children in China
- Founder of Secret Power of Capital
Speaker : Ning Dong ChinaNova CEO A preview of the future: Blockchain and food safety system
- Veteran columnist in the field of Internet in China
- Former President of Sootoo Research, a Chinese research institute specializing in the Internet field
- Engaged in research on the industrial Internet in China for a long period of time
Speaker : Jun Li Bubi Co-founder, COO Bubi, the beginning of blockchain for China – its technologies and China’s
- COO of Bubi Chain Co. Ltd.
- Vice Chairman of Beijing Zhongguancun Blockchain Industry Alliance
Speaker : Gordon To Fosun China Momentum Fund Managing Director How the mega Chinese retail-focused Conglomerates stay ahead of the game via Blockchain advances
- Joined Fosun in 2017. Prior to joining Fosun China Momentum Fund, Managing Director of China Pingan Insurance Overseas Ltd.
- Held various senior investment position in Yungs Enterprises Holding Ltd, Deutsche Bank,and Zurich Financial Group.
- Holds MBA, MA from the University of Hong Kong, and B.Com from University of Auckland New Zealand.
- Associate member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountant.
Speaker : Xianhua Wei The Virtual Economy Data Science Center Deputy Director A study on the value growth models of token and blockchain
- Professor of Economics for the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- Executive Director of the Joint Laboratory of CAS- Reuters Financial Risk Management
Speaker : Eric Jiang FansTime CEO
- CEO of FansTime Foundation
- He has worked for financial service companies including Angus System Group, China CITIC Bank and NeoEdge Networks.
Speaker : Chung Yan Steve Pang Quantum Gold Founder How is blockchain used in finance?
- He has held executive positions in multinational companies including the Swire Group, Zurich Financial Services and Aviva Life (Chief Advisor Officer of Aviva Hong Kong).
- He graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a degree of engineering
Speaker : Young-hee Ro Global SMEs Business Council(MSS) President Cities and Wellness IT, and Blockchain
- President of Wellness IT Association (WiTA) under the (former) Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning (2013-Present)
- Visiting Professor for the School of Management, Shandong University, China (2017-Present)
- General Manager of Pangyo Global Business Center (2016)
- Executive Coordinator for Health 2.0 Conference Asia (2015-Present)

MTN Talk Show : Great failures, the strength to break through in the age of supercomplexity

Host : Woo-young Lee Korea University of Technology and Education Professor
- A member of policy advisory committee, Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, 2014-present
- A member of public interest group, Economic and Social Development Commission, 2012-2014
- Chairman of Korean Institute for Practical Engineering Education, 2012-2014
- Former CEO & Chairman of Korea Polytechnics
Speaker : Paul Iske Maastricht Univ. School of Business and Economics Professor
- Professor Open Innovation, The Maastricht University, since 7 years
- Chief Dialogues/Innovation/Knowledge Officer, ABN AMRO Bank for 18 years
- Chief Failure Officer, Founder & President, Institute of Brilliant Failures, since 8 years
- Co-founder Institute for Next Generation Value Creation, since 2 years
- CEO KnocoM (Knowledge-conscious Management): Speaker, Author, Consultant, since 18 years
- PhD Theoretical Physics (Quantum Statistics)
Speaker : Claudia Rijcken Digital Innovation&Performance,Novartis Pharma BV Director
- Currently is Digital Innovation & Performance director at Novartis, supporting Region Europe countries to make the digital transformation that global healthcare systems are asking for
- Is as well strategic advisor to the Brightlands Innovation Factory, member of the World Healthcare Forum Advisory Board and founder of the Pharmafuturist platform.
- In 5 years before, had developed a strong (digital) innovation focus and was within Novartis active in a leadership role covering Patient Access, Key Account Management and Public Affairs.
- Served for 7 years in roles of increasing (international) responsibility at Organon and Novartis.
- Did an executive MBA and moved into clinical drug development after 7 years in managing community pharmacy roles
- Educated as pharmacist and PhD in Pharmacoepidemiology
Speaker : Frank Harmsen PNA Group Managing Director
- Professor in Information & Knowledge Management, School of Business & Economics, Maastricht University
- Worked as a management consultant and scientist for over 25 years
- Former partner with EY Advisory (2009-2017) and Vice President at Capgemini (2000-2009), active in the financial services industry and public sector in digital transformation and strategy projects
Speaker : Elizabeth Kleinveld Startupbootcamp Fintech & Cybersecurity Partner Success Lead
- Enable large corporates to innovate & work with startups in Fintech & Cybersecurity
- Startup matchmaker, linking startups to potential partners, investors and clients
- Travel the world to find the best early stage companies in Fintech & Cybersecurity
- Invest in tech companies
- Speak about startup success and failure, how startups can collaborate with large corporates, how to increase the number of women in financial services & FEMTECH, host panel discussions and videos on Fintech related subjects such as compliance, Fintech & Retail, Cybersecurity, Challenger Banks, Pension Tech etc.
Speaker : Thomas Verhagen University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainabili Senior Programme Manager
- Works at the University of Cambridge on sustainable finance
- Having a background in banking himself, from his role at Cambridge he works with former peers from some of the largest banks in the world via the Banking Environment Initiative.
- Familiar with the complexity of both the financial sector as well as ecological- and social sustainability issues
- Recently focusing on applying emergent technologies, including fintech, to address both challenges and opportunities in financing a green economy
Speaker : Theo Breuers COMPO Software CEO
- Since 1983 running a software company.
- Vendor staff software for the World Cup in 2010 in South Africa and 2014 in Brazil, and for the Olympic Games in 2014 Sochi.
- Creating software that challenges entrepreneurs to combinatorial and social innovation.

Plug-in&Talk : Accelerating transformation into the digital economy

Special Lecture : Peter Zou Yeahmobi Co-founder, CEO
- Obtained MA (Industrial Engineering) fromthe University of Arizona in the USA and BA from the University of Science and Technology Beijing.
- Started business specialized in mobile marketing and earned his first bucket of gold during his studies abroad
- Co-founded the overseas mobile marketing company Yeahmobi with several partners in 2011, which the company has become the largest overseas mobile marketing service provider in China.
Reviewer, Moderator : Sun-joon In The Zooing Company Inc. CEO
- Providing strategic consulting and advisory service to large corporations, public institutions and foreign governmental organizations on emerging business domains and technologies including artificial intelligence, big data, smart grid, social media, IoT, smart devices, etc.
- Worked in the telecommunications industry for 16 years in a number of roles such as network strategy, new product strategy, technology innovation, open innovation, and social big data analysis
- Judge, mentor, lecturer and a member of steering committee in government sponsored startup incubation programs
Reviewer : Sungju Cho KAIST Research Professor
- Research Professor, KAIST College of Business
- GM, Coolidge Corner Investment BI Center
- Founder, Campus21(e-learning company)
- Experienced the entire venture ecosystem, including venture start-ups, management, M&A, investment and acceleration. Currently teaching at Social Entrepreneurship MBA in KAIST
Reviewer : Jaemin Kang ROA Invention Lab Managing Director
- Co-founded ROA Invention Lab (Startup accelerator)
- Worked in the management consulting, marketing agency, automobile industry for 10+ year
- Performed 10+ open innovation programs with startups and corporates
Speaker : Rutger Teunissen 24sessions CEO, Founder
- Has been a serial tech entrepreneur for 8 years with two successful exits
- Worked as a management consultant before becoming a tech entrepreneur
Speaker : Hanneke Stegweg iLost CEO, Founder
- Winner of the Leading Online Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2016, member of 'the most inspiring fifty women of the Netherlands'
- As a founder of iLost(the google of lost & found), Hanneke Stegweg has proven that tehnology can affect the lives of people who have lost their valuables. iLost disrupted the way lost & found processes are handled by publi transport,hotels, events, government and schools in the Netherlands. Hanneke continues to build an innovation company proving the world that honest people still exist.
Speaker : John Staunton Countr POS CEO
- Founder & CEO, Countr POS since 2014, providing a Point of Sale platform which
connects eCommerce, loyalty, analytics, logistics, accounting and payments to create a
seamless retail experience across all channels
- Previously founded Shopper Concepts / Buzzoek loyalty – a Loyalty, business insights
and analytics for retail and hospitality businesses.
- Spent 8 years as a Manager at Accenture in the Strategy & Technology consulting arena
(focus on Business Intelligence & Analytics) for Financial Services, Communication &
High-Tech Fortune 500 companies
Speaker : Wouter Meeuwisse Stampwallet CEO, Founder
- Wouter is a innovation Serial Entrepreneur. Founded several (tech) companies. Recently sold his company called
Media599.
- Innovation award winner in the Caribbean and selected with Stampwallet out of 541 startups from 71 countries
for the Startupbootcamp FinTech & Cybersecurity program in Amsterdam.
- His companies work(ed) with big international corporates like Capgemini, Travelex, Victoria’s Secret, Coca Cola
and Starbukcs
- Wouter is an official Design Award judge for the one of the larges online website judging panels
Speaker : Tiago Carvalho VisionSpace Technologies GmbH, VisionTechLab B.V. CEO
- Worked in aerospace & satellite industry for 10 years
- Cooperation with European aerospace suppliers and investors in frontier-tech industry and promoter of advanced space robotics
Speaker : Dennis Tan Dashmote Co-Founder, CEO
- Co-Founder and CEO of Dashmote, Co-Founder and CEO of SecretBase / The Influencers Movement
- Started at the age of 15, now an entrepreneur for over 14 years in a wide area of industries and country’s
- Passioned mentor, trainer and speaker amongst the entrepreneurial community
- Co-founder & (advisory) chairman of the board of multiple organizations & non-profits ranging from governmental
and corporates to EU youth entrepreneurship associations.
- His companies have won multiple innovations, start-up, scale-up and tech awards.
Speaker : Sara Koslinska Limitless CEO
- Worked in the startup industry since 2010.
- Previous companies included one of Rocket Internet portfolio companies - foodpanda in Singapore, Israeli online platform and her own B2B ventures in London and Warsaw. She is an advocate for building diversified teams and supporting women in technology.
Speaker : Tae-lim Oh Gluwa, Inc. CEO
- Found a blockchain & cryptocurrency company and ran it for 6 years
- Continuously designing new blockchain model or improving existing blockchain models,
which includes Gluwacoin and Creditcoin.
Speaker : Akin Jones Aella Credit CEO, Co-Founder Decentralization of microfinance in Africa and the future of blockchain fin
- Akin held key investment banking roles in Africa & North America Working with industry renowned Technology/M&A Investment Banking teams.
- Akin is one of a very few individuals that have completed three of the leading Technology accelerator programs, YCombinator, 500 Startups, and the Barclays Accelerator
Speaker : Alex Saidani Xcelerate Founder, CEO World being transformed by blockchain technology: Future of the blockchain ecosystem pursued by Indemand (scalability of the Asian market)
- Self taught software developer for 10 years and serial entrepreneur for 5 years
- Alex has founded and been part of Y Combinator, 500 Startups and SOSV backed companies with interests from
social impact to logistics and blockchain. He is currently active in roles ranging from CEO at Xcelerate the company
behind Xcelchain a blockchain academy. To Founding Partner at Indemand a VC backed logistics and ecommerce
provider along with being a Venture Partner at a UK based accelerator and investment program.
Speaker : Richard Bensberg Wyre Inc. Director APAC
- Leads Wyre’s X-border remittance and virtual banking solutions
- Co-founder of payment startup Remitsy, acquired by Wyre in 2017
- Bitcoin expert, working in the industry full-time since joning OKCoin in 2014. Interested in post-hyperbitcoinisation
monetary policy and coding bitcoin script language.
- Previously CEO of C6 Intelligence, one of the world’s leading providers of Open Source Intelligence to the global Financial Services industry.