WKBC - World Korea Business Convention

World Korea Business Convention (WKBC.us)

Anaheim, California on October 11-14

World Korean Business Convention (WKBC) (previously known as "Hansang") kicked off 23 years ago with participants from around the world, more than 28 countries. And this year over 2000 from Korea have already signed up, and over 10,000 more are expected to visit from the US and around the world.

Welcome to the first WKBC outside S. Korea!

Global Chamber is pleased and proud to support this business event, including bringing targeted leaders and companies to meetup strategically with those 500+ companies from South Korea that are looking to connect and grow. Through this relationship we can provide special access to the companies in unique meetup opportunities.

Join us! Click HERE to participate to meetup and connect. You must sign up by October 10th to get the free pass. On October 11th the pass to attend increases from zero to $50.

Reach out to us here to sign-up for the special meetups with the 2000+ visitors.

WKBC will be held from October 11, 2023 (Wed) through October 14, 2023 (Sat) at Anaheim Convention Center. The primary business meetings are October 11th through 13th.

And join the Global Chamber lunch within WKBC on Thursday the 12th at 1pm here.

The Convention has grown each year to become the largest Korean business convention in the world, averaging approximately 3000 participants from about 60 countries each year. This year it will be will reach over 10,000. For 21 years, the Convention has played a pivotal role in lifting small to mid-sized Korean businesses into the global marketplace and bridging interactions between domestic and overseas Korean businesses. This has opened doors of opportunity for companies around the world. Welcome!

Read more HERE about the partnership between WKBC and Global Chamber.

Background

Through K-pop, K-food, K-drama, and K-movies, the world has already experienced the effects of the creative minds of Korean entrepreneurs. The World Korean Business Convention will further ride this K-wave in hopes of leaving a lasting mark, here in Orange County and throughout the USA. 

The Overseas Koreans Agency (“OKA”), an affiliate of Korean Foreign Ministry has launched WKBC, together with Overseas Koreans Economic Organizations (“OKEO”).   The 21st WKBC, being held in the US for the first time, will also be co-hosted by the Korean American Chamber of Commerce of USA (“KACCUSA”), through its local Orange County affiliate, Korean American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County (“KACCOC”). 

The Convention has been held annually in South Korea since 2002 to 2022. On its 21st year, WKBC will be held outside of Korea for the first time, starting with California, USA. As WKBC ventures outside Korea, it hopes to stamp its impact abroad and facilitate dialogue with non-Korean businesses.

Join Us

Anyone interested in Korean businesses are welcome!  Those include booth vendors, sponsors, businesses desiring match-making, government entities, nonprofits, and people who just want to observe and/or learn. It’s unknown when WKBC will be held in Southern California again.  Everyone in the US should take advantage and not miss out.

Please click HERE to participate as a vendor, sponsor, attendee, and/or as a volunteer.

Register to reserve your spot. Contact us for the special meetup opportunities.