Global Chamber® BWI and Global Chamber® Seoul Cross-Metro Meetup

Global Chamber® BWI & Global Chamber® Seoul - Cross-Metro Meetup

Time: April 12 (Wed) 9:00 am (EST)/10:00 pm (Seoul)

Location: Virtual Zoom

Featuring Executive Directors... Mi Jeong Hibbitts (BWI) and Dr. Peter Wonsok Yun (Seoul).

Program

1)     Opening and Introductions 

3)     Speakers and Q&A: 2 ~3 speakers (members and/or invited) 

4)     Networking: In-depth and exclusive networking

5)     Wrap-up and next agenda

Topics

As the upcoming state visit of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to the United States approaches, there is a growing sense of anticipation for deeper economic ties and increased business opportunities between these two longtime allies. The visit, scheduled for late April, is particularly significant as it marks the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-South Korea alliance.

In light of this milestone occasion, we organized a cross metro meet up with Seoul, S.Korea, one of the newly established Global Chamber metro areas. Our aim is to explore potential cross-border opportunities and provide cross border connections and networking to foster even stronger economic cooperation between our nations. 

Global Chamber® BWI Metro Meetup is a recurring event held every 2nd Wednesday of the month (subject to change). It is designed to provide knowledge, connections and opportunities that are presented locally and globally. We will hear from members and/or invited speakers on topics in global business and critical industries in this fast-changing global economy. Equally importantly, getting connected with key regional and global stakeholders and successful Global Chamber members and colleagues will open more doors to future growth and collaborations.  

Global Chamber® is everywhere and YOU can do business more successfully anywhere, too. Tap into the global tribe, with experience everywhere. Reduce risk and grow more effectively.

Questions: mijeong@globalchamber.org or bwi@globalchamber.org

Speakers from the GC Baltimore/Washington Chapter

Mi Jeong Hibbitts is an international business and marketing expert with extensive expertise in the areas of international trade, marketing, advertising, journalism/media, finance, and the US government. Mi Jeong is currently the Executive Director for the Global Chamber® Baltimore/Washington region, an organization that helps members in 525 metro areas worldwide, and growing, bridge new global business opportunities. Mi Jeong is also president of Robert & William, LLC, an international trade and marketing consulting firm located in Maryland where she brings decades of broad working experience in the private and public sectors in the US and overseas. Her services focus on assisting companies engaging in cross border trade between the US and Asia by providing strategic guidance and practical knowhow, including providing leads and contacts related to market entry, development, and expansion strategy. 

John W. Miller is Chief Economist Analyst at Trade Data Monitor, where he writes the TDM Insights column about trends and movements in global trade. Miller is a contributing writer at America Magazine and co-director of the PBS film Moundsville. Miller has written for Time, Newsweek and was a staff reporter at the Wall Street Journal from 2004 to 2016. He is currently working on his first book, for Simon&Schuster, about Earl Weaver and the role of the baseball manager.

Speakers from the GC Seoul Chapter

Dr. Einstein Yun:

- Current CEO and Founder, Meta Globe Corp which specializes in developing Cross Border Business Consulting, trade and investment including M&A and strategic alliance.
- Executivr Director, Global Chamber Seoul
- Co Chair, Global Korea Business Forum(Korean National Assembly), Committee member of ODA(Prime Minister), Legislation Advisor(National Assembly), MC at Channel i, etc.
- Former Chairman, Institute of Global Industry Competitiveness(Ministry of Trade, Industry and
Energy) www.igic.or.kr
- Hancom Group(Aug, 2019~Jul. 2021/2 years) President of Global Business for Hancom Group which is a leading ICT Convergence Group in Collaboration/Embedded Software, AI, IoT, Blockchain, MaaS(EV/Parking Sharing/EV Charging Service), Drone, Robot, Smart City Solution, PPE(Firefighting, Gas Mask, KF94), Covid 19 Products(See www.hancomgroup.com)
. Managing all overseas subsidiaries and branches : USA, China, Australia, India, Singapore,
Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines(Factory)
. Global business with more than 100 partners; Microsoft, AWS, Flir, Splunk, Dspace,
Nextcloud, 1C, Yandex, USEN, DJI, Naver etc
- Cross Border Investment and M&A : KDAN(Software), B garage(Drone)

- KOTRA(Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, Jan. 1986~Aug. 2018/33 years), Board Member and EVP(www.kotra.or.kr)
Dr. Yun is an expert in Market Intelligence, Presidential Economic Diplomacy: Trade Development and Trade Show, In-Out bound Investment including M&A. Dr. Yun had successfully served international posts such as, Deputy Director of KOTRA Miami, U.S. (1991-1994); Head of Commercial Section (KOTRA) of Korean Embassy Nairobi, Kenya (1998-2001); Chief Trade Commissioner of KOTRA Vancouver, Canada(2003-2007); Head of KOTRA Busan, Korea (2008-2009), Chief Trade Commissioner of KOTRA, Los Angeles(2010-2012).

Dr. Yun holds Phd. in Business Administration from Sungkyunkwan University. Dr. Yun was awarded the Order of Industrial Service Merit from President of Korea 

Don Southerton

Don Southerton is an Experienced Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the international trade and development industry. He is skilled in Executive Development, Management, Business Development, Organizational Development, and Recruiting. He is currently the Chief Development Officer/ Business Development at Grinergy USA. Throughout his career he has served as an Advisor, Korea coach, mentor and consultant to numerous large corporations in South Korea.

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Global Chamber® BWI Metro Meetup is a recurring event held every 2^nd Wednesday of the month (subject to change). It is designed to provide knowledge, connections and opportunities that are presented locally and globally. We will hear from members and/or invited speakers on topics in global business and critical industries in this fast-changing global economy. Equally importantly, getting connected with key regional and global stakeholders and successful Global Chamber members and colleagues will open more doors to future growth and collaborations.  

Global Chamber® is everywhere and YOU can do business more successfully anywhere, too. Tap into the global tribe, with experience everywhere. Reduce risk and grow more effectively.

It is open to GC BWI members as well as all other chapter members. Non-members are welcome to join the meetings to see how members of Global Chamber leverage our global connections and collective knowledge for success.

To take full benefit of true global and cross metro connections and warm introductions, please join and become a member. You will have a chance to hear from Members and invited speakers on topics that will impact your business and critical industry updates for you to get ahead in challenging and uncertain times. 

Questions: mijeong@globalchamber.org or bwi@globalchamber.org