1.
EVENTOVERVIEW
2013.6.14(Fri)
|
COEX
Conference
Room
South,
Hall
401

2.
Conference
On
Innova-on
&
The
Future
by
Press
Conference
with
Global
Media
Conference
Session
Innova-on
in
Healthcare:
Pavan
Nigam,
Kai
Huang
and
Catherine
Mohr
Ul-mate
Accelerators:
Ci-es
as
Engines
of
Growth
:
Richard
Florida,
Maria
Gotsch,
and
Richard
Dobbs
Startup
Booth
by
SparkLabs’
porPolio
companies

3.
“I
found
the
SparkLabs’
NEXT
conference
to
be
truly
world
class
and
invigora-ng.
Top
notch
entrepreneurs,
innova-ve
ideas
and
a
vibrant
seTng,
I
expect
some
path-­‐breaking
companies
to
emerge
from
this
ecosystem.”
Pavan
Nigam
Co-­‐founder
of
Healtheon/WebMD
“As
a
first
-me
conference,
NEXT
exceeded
my
expecta-ons
by
combining
a
great
group
of
global
thought
leaders
with
a
variety
of
engaging
topics.
The
conference
was
very
well
organized
and
I
thoroughly
enjoyed
par-cipa-ng.”
Insik
Rhee
General
Partner
at
Rembrandt
Venture
Partners
“The
Next
Conference,
which
I
a[ended
in
Seoul,
had
the
best
content
of
any
conference
I’ve
ever
been
to,
so
much
that
I’m
going
to
write
about
some
of
the
topics,
chats,
people,
and
statements:
The
financial,
regulatory,
environmental
and
poli-cal
issues
and
challenges
across
the
globe
–
especially
in
the
US,
Japan,
and
Europe.
I
am
inspired
once
again
and
excit
ed
and
op-mis-c
about
the
future.”
Carl
Wesco[
Serial
Entrepreneur

4.
Connec-ng
Korean
Startups
with
investors,
media
and
corporates
from
around
the
world.

5.
Corporations
Guests from
70+different global corporates,
including:

6.
Journalists from both
Korean and global tech media
attended the event.
31+
Journalists attended the event
from leading media:
Media
SPENCER REISS CATHERINE SHU KAYLENE HONG
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
AT WIRED
REPORTER
AT TECHCRUNCH
ASIA REPORTER
FOR THE NEXT WEB
Sessions
were
moderated
by
journalists
from
leading
tech
media:

7.
Next Conference works closely
with the world’s leading venture
capital firms, angel investors
and corporate investors.
Members from both the Korean
and global investment
community attend our
conference to meet and connect
with entrepreneurs.
30+
Investorsworldwideattended our
conference:
Investors

8.
Universities
Professors and students from
Korea’s leading universities
attended Next Conference to
learn about the future and
innovation.
Attendees included professors
and students from
30+different universities:

9.
IVOWEEVERS
HEADOFDESIGN,UBUNTU
RAY OZZIE
FOUNDERANDCEOOFTALKO
MARIA G. GOTSCH
PRESIDENTANDCEOOFPARTNERSHIP
FUNDFORNEWYORK
NextConference
Speakers
RAY
OZZIE
FOUNDER
&
CEO
OF
TALKO
SPENCER
REISS
(MODERATOR)
CONTRIBUTING
EDITOR
AT
WIRED
PAT
KINSEL
CO-­‐FOUNDER
&
CEO
OF
SPINDLE
TOMER
KAGAN
CEO
OF
QUIXEY
CATHERINE
SHU
(MODERATOR)
REPORTER
AT
TECHCRUNCH
RAJ
SUNDARASON
VP
OF
SALES,
SAP
ASIA
PACIFIC
JEREMY
JOHNSON
CO-­‐FOUNDER
&
CHIEF
STRATEGY
OFFICER
OF
2U
ZACH
SEWARD
(MODERATOR)
SENIOR
EDITOR
OF
QUARTZ
PAVAN
NIGAM
CO-­‐FOUNDER
OF
HEALTHON/WEBMD
KAI
HUANG
CO-­‐FOUNDER
OF
RED
OCTANE
(GUITAR
HERO)
CATHERINE
MOHR
DIRECTOR
OF
RESEARCH
AT
INTUITIVE
SURGICAL
SUSAN
MACDONALD
(MODERATOR)
HOST/WRITER/PRODUCER
CARL
WALDEKRANZ
CEO
&
CO-­‐FOUNDER
OF
TICTAIL
JONATHAN
LEVINE
CIO
&
VICE
CTO
OF
RAKUTEN
GROUP
THIBAULT
VILLET
CEO
OF
GLAMOUR
SALES
CHINA
CATHERINE
SHU
(MODERATOR
REPORTER
AT
TECHCRUNCH
ANDREW
KEEN
AUTHOR
OF
‘DIGITALVERTIGO’
RICHARD
FLORIDA
PROFESSOR,
UNIV
OF
TORONTO
&
NYU
RICHARD
DOBBS
DIRECTOR
OF
MCKINSEY
GLOBAL
INSTITUTE
MARIA
G.
GOTSCH
CEO
OF
PARTNERSHIP
FUND
FOR
NEW
YORK
CITY
SPENCER
REISS
(MODERATOR)
CONTRIBUTING
EDITOR
AT
WIRED
INSIK
RHEE
GENERAL
PARTNER
AT
REMBRANDT
VENTURE
PARTNERS
EIJI
UDA
CEO
OF
SALESFORCE.COM
JAPAN
HANJOO
LEE
CO-­‐FOUNDER
OF
HOSTWAY
SERKAN
TOTO
(MODERATOR)
MOBILE
&
WEB
INDUSTRY
CONSULTANT
BIN
LIN
CO-­‐FOUNDER
&
PRESIDENT
OF
XIAOMI
CORPORATION
IVO
WEEVERS
HEAD
OF
DESIGN,
UBUNTU
INJONG
RHEE
SVP,
STRATEGY
AND
B2B
R&D
GROUP
AT
SAMSUNG
MOBILE
KAYLENE
HONG
(MODERATOR)
ASIA
REPORTER
FOR
THE
NEXT
WEB
BIN LIN
CO-FOUNDER OF XIAOMI CORP

10.
SESSION1.
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH RAY OZZIE
Ray
Ozzie
succeeded
Bill
Gates
as
Microso_’s
Chief
So_ware
Architect.
Bill
Gates
has
sai
d
that
Ray
Ozzie
is
one
of
the
top
5
programmers
in
the
world.
Spencer
Reiss,
a
contribu
cng
editor
at
Wired
Magazine,
interviews
Ray
Ozzie
in
this
session.
SESSION2.
SEARCH’S NEXT DOMAIN
The
explosive
popularity
of
social
media
and
mobile
applicacons
is
forcing
people
to
sea
rch
for
informacon
more
accvely.
This
session
looks
at
new
search
services
that
have
em
erged
recently.
Pat
Kinsel
(CEO
of
Spindle)
and
Tomer
Kagan
(CEO
of
Quixey)
will
forecas
t
the
future
of
search.
Catherine
Shu,
a
Techcrunch
writer,
is
the
moderator.
SESSION3.
FUTURE OF EDUCATION
The
technical
development
of
the
Internet
and
new
devices
demands
a
more
efficient
w
ay
to
educate
children.
This
discussion
session
is
on
the
future
of
educacon.
Raj
Sundara
son
(VP
of
Sales,
SAP)
and
Jeremy
Johnson
(CSO
of
2U,
a
company
that
provides
online
e
ducacon
in
partnership
with
the
finest
universices
in
the
US)
discuss
the
next
phase
of
e
ducacon.
Zach
Seward,
senior
editor
of
Quartz,
is
the
moderator.
SESSION4.
INNOVATION IN HEALTHCARE
The
development
of
computers
and
communicacon
has
allowed
us
to
get
more
informa
con
on
human
health
and
the
body.
Pavan
Nigam
(co-­‐founder
of
Healtheon/WebMD),
K
ai
Huang
and
Catherine
Mohr
(director
of
Intuicve
Surgical)
discuss
how
we
are
extendin
g
life
and
answering
new
quescons
about
our
anatomy
through
technology
being
develo
ping
today
and
in
the
future.
Susan
MacDonald,
an
Arirang
TV
host,
is
the
moderator.
SESSION5.
FUTURE OF RETAIL
While
all
goods
were
purchased
directly
between
buyer
and
seller
before
the
Internet
ag
e,
numerous
new
purchasing
pakerns
have
emerged
around
the
world
through
the
Inter
net
and
mobile–based
purchases.
Carl
Waldekranz
(CEO
of
Tictail)
from
a
European,
Jon
athan
Levine
(CIO
and
Vice
CTO
of
Rakuten)
from
a
Japan,
and
Thibault
Villet
(CEO
of
Gla
mour
Sales
China)
from
China
discuss
new
purchasing
pakerns
and
prevailing
shopping
t
rends.
Catherine
Shu,
a
Techcrunch
writer,
is
the
moderator
this
discussion
session.
SESSION6.
TALK WITH ANDREW KEEN
Andrew
Keen
is
an
acclaimed
speaker
who
regularly
addresses
the
impact
of
digital
technologies
on
21st
century
business,
educacon
and
society.
He
is
the
author
of
the
internaconal
hit
“CULT
OF
THE
AMATEUR:
How
The
Internet
Is
Killing
Our
Culture”,
which
has
been
published
in
17
different
languages,
as
well
as
“DIGITAL
VERTIGO:
How
Today’s
Social
Revolucon
Is
Dividing,
Diminishing
and
Disoriencng
Us,”
his
controversial
cricque
of
contemporary
social
media.
SESSION7.
THE ULTIMATE ACCELERATORS: CITIES AS
ENGINES OF GROWTH
The
term
“creacve
economy”
is
a
buzzword
these
days.
This
session
discusses
cices
leading
the
world
in
terms
of
creacve
economy.
Richard
Florida
(one
of
the
world’s
leading
urbanists),
Richard
Dobbs
(McKinsey
Global
Insctute
Director)
and
Maria
Gotsch
(President
&
CEO
of
Partnership
Fund
for
New
York
City)
parccipate
in
this
discussion.
Spencer
Reiss,
a
contribucng
editor
at
Wired
Magazine,
is
the
moderator
of
this
session.
SESSION8
TRENDS IN CLOUD COMPUTING
Insik
Rhee
(general
partner
at
Rembrandt
Venture
Partners),
Eiji
Uda
(senior
vice
president
and
Japan
CEO
of
salesforce.com)
and
Hanjoo
Lee
(CEO
of
Hosway
Korea)
discuss
the
hotel
issue
of
the
cloud
and
cloud
technology
as
well
as
new
trends.
Serkan
Toto,
an
independent
mobile
and
web
industry
consultant,
is
the
moderator.
SESSION9
INNOVATIONS IN MOBILE
We
live
in
the
smartphone
age.
Bin
Lin
(co-­‐founder
and
President
of
Xiaomi)
from
China,
Ivo
Weevers
(Head
of
Design,
Ubuntu)
from
Europe
and
Injong
Rhee
(Senior
VP,
Technology
Strategy
and
B2B
R&D
Group
at
Samsung
Mobile)
discuss
where
the
rapid
growth
of
mobile
technology
is
headed.
Kaylene
Hong,
Asia
reporter
for
The
Next
Web,
is
the
moderator.
PANELSESSIONS

11.
Sponsor& Supporters

12.
•
8
to
15
startups
chosen
for
each
class.
Two
classes
per
year.
•
Investment
of
$25,000
(up
to
6%
of
the
company)
•
Over
$1,000,000
in
free
perks
(i.e.
office
space,
hoscng,
access
to
Silicon
Valley’s
top
law
firm,
Wilson
Sonsini)
•
Assignment
of
4
to
6
world-­‐class
mentors.
VISION
FoundedbyEntrepreneursfor Entrepreneurs
All
of
our
founders
are
entrepreneurs
who
have
built
companies
in
Korea
and
the
U.S.
We
have
endured
the
ups
and
downs
of
entrepreneurship,
successes
and
failures,
and
have
developed
a
strong
desire
to
help
out
the
next
generacon
of
Korea’s
entrepreneurs.
SPARKLABS PROGRAM
Mentorship-driven accelerator
SparkLabs
is
providing
a
3-­‐month
long
program
for
seed
to
early-­‐stage
entrepreneurs
who
have
a
vision
beyond
Korea’s
borders.
Entrepreneurs
who
want
to
build
global
companies
and
have
a
vision
to
expand
to
the
U.S.,
China,
Japan
and
elsewhere.
SparkLabs
uniquely
provides
a
world-­‐class
team
of
mentors
to
accelerate
and
guide
each
of
our
companies.
PROGRAMELEMENTS
ADDRESS
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Bldg,956-­‐4,
daechi-­‐dong,
Gangnam-­‐gu,
Seoul,
Korea
TELPHONE
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EMAIL
eugene@sparklabs.co..kr
WEBSITE
www.sparklabs.co.kr
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13.
SparkLabsTeam
SparkLabs Honorary Board ofAdvisors
JIMMY
KIM
Co-­‐Founder
&
General
Partner
BERNARD
MOON
Co-­‐Founder
&
General
Partner
HANJOO
LEE
Co-­‐Founder
&
General
Partner
JAY
MCCARTHY
General
Partner
FRANK
MEEHAN
Partner
NET
JACOBSSON
Partner
EUGENE
KIM
Principal
HARRY
HAN
Director
SOPHIA
CHOI
Senior
Associate
RAY
OZZIE
Founder
&
CEO
Of
Talko
MICHAEL
CROW
President
of
Arizona
State
University
MARK
CUBAN
Owner
of
the
Dallas
Mavericks
VINT
CERF
Vice
President
&
Chief
Internet
Evangelist
for
Google
TOM
PETERS
Author
&
Management
Guru