AtoA Table Seoul 2025: Where Global Connections Begin
We warmly invite you to AtoA Table Seoul 2025, a special gathering designed to connect startups, international talents, and local organizations in one vibrant space.
This event is not just a networking event - it’s a catalyst for global and local professionals in Korea to connect, collaborate, and co-create from a shared ground in Seoul.
Co-Hosted by:
BigC.Works Magazine | VentureSquare
Partners:
Intercom | Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce | EPIKAR
Special thanks to Venue Sponsor: EPIKAR
Moderator: Cosmo Jina
Project Coordinators: Won Jang, Matti Douy, Brenda Lee, Pauline Michot
Welcome Greetings:
Presenting the vision and mission of AtoA Table
Introduction of Co-host and Partners
Bosuk Han, CEO of EPIKAR
Delivering welcoming remarks and sharing Epikar’s vision as a global mobility platform
Special Guest Speakers:
Seung-eun Myung, CEO of VentureSquare
Introduce the Korean Startup Ecosystem and Recent Changes Following the Presidential Election
Introduce StartupSquare: A New Space in The Second Pangyo called Korean Silicon Valley
Paul Joseph J. Kang, Founder, Editor-in-Chief of BigC.Works w/ Dawon Baik from Incheon Startup Park
Why, Global POC with local connection is important for tapping the untapped market, along with a real-world example.
Demonstrating how strategic matchmaking and cross-border partnerships can generate tangible value (Incheon PoC Case).
Randy Peers, CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce (New York, USA)
Sharing insights on building global partnerships, city-to-city collaborations, and fostering cross-cultural networks.
Program Highlights:
🌐 Panel Talk:
How to Create Mutual Benefits Through Quality Connections Amid Korea’s post-election transition and rising global tariff tensions triggered by U.S. trade policy shifts
Participants will engage in an open, interactive discussion exploring:
1. New Opportunities and Risks in a Time of Policy Transition
2. Redefining Global-Local Collaboration
3. Business Models Beyond Tariffs and Trade Barriers
4. The Meaning of Quality Connections—and What They Make Possible
Moderators: Naia Jang & Jae-heun Kim
Panelists:
Randy Peers (CEO & President of Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce)
Youngjune Kim (Head of global division at Seoul CCEI)
Marta Allina (Founder of Seoul Startup)
Timothy Dickens (Chairman of South African Chamber of Commerce)
* The list of roundtable guests is subject to change and may be updated.
Leading the roundtable and ensuring a dynamic, engaging conversation among participants.
At AtoA Table Seoul:
Individuals and organizations from diverse backgrounds will come together.
Cultures, ideas, and ambitions will meet, mix, and create new possibilities.
BigC.Works & VentureSquare and its partners will provide follow-up support for matchmaking and collaborative opportunities, ensuring that the connections made at the event continue to grow into meaningful projects.
Whether you are an entrepreneur, innovator, community builder, investor, or creative mind — this table is set for you.
Join us at AtoA Table Seoul. Let’s build the future together.
🚀 Heads-Up: Coming Soon!
AtoA Table San Francisco — August 15, 2025
(After table of Create the Future Summit 2025)
We are excited to announce that after AtoA Table Seoul, we will continue building the bridge of global innovation and collaboration at AtoA Table in San Francisco, right after the Create the Future Summit 2025.
About
Create the Future Summit 2025:
The Create the Future Summit 2025 is a visionary gathering of global leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, and creators who are shaping the industries and societies of tomorrowThe summit focuses on:
Emerging technologies
Sustainable innovation
New urban models
Cross-cultural, cross-sector collaboration
Participants include leading venture capitalists, startup founders, city planners, tech innovators, and community builders from around the world, coming together to ignite ideas that will create the next wave of global change.
The agenda of AtoA Table as the side event of Create the future summit will be announced at AtoA Table Seoul
🛎 Stay tuned — More details coming soon!