Robot Expert Forum

  • Theme

    Policy Discussion for Advancing Seoul as a Robot-Friendly City

  • Objective

    Sharing the current status of robot technologies across various fields and presenting a vision for their development

  • Host / Organizer

    Seoul Metropolitan Government / Seoul Economic Policy Division & Seoul Business Agency

  • Date / Venue

    October 1 (Wed), 09:30–11:50 / COEX 3rd Floor, E3·E4 Hall

  • Program
Time Program Speake Affiliation Presentation Topic
10:00~10:03 Opening Ceremony
10:03~10:15 Keynote
Speech
Kyoungchul Kong Professor of KAIST / Chairperson (CTO) of Angel Robotics Robot City, Seoul:
Opportunities and Challenges
10:15~10:25 Presentation ① Likoon Choi Vice President of Hyundai Motor Group Robotics Business Group Space, People, and Robotics
10:25~10:35 Presentation ② Dennis Hong Professor of University of California, Los Angeles Humanoid Robots:
Past, Present, and the Road Ahead
10:40~11:50 Panel
Discussion
Moderator Igjae Kim Director-General of KIST Robot City, Seoul: Opportunities and Challenges
Panel Igjae Kim, Dennis Hong, Likoon Choi, Kyoungchul Kong
11:50 Closing Ceremony

Speakers

Keynote Speech

Kyoungchul Kong

  • Kyoungchul Kong
  • Professor of KAIST / Chairperson (CTO) of Angel Robotics

Presentation

Likoon Choi

  • Likoon Choi
  • Vice President of Hyundai Motor Group Robotics Business Group

Dennis Hong

  • Dennis Hong
  • Professor of University of California, Los Angeles

DiscussionModerator

Igjae Kim

  • Igjae Kim
  • Director-General of KIST

DiscussionPanel

Kyoungchul Kong

  • Kyoungchul Kong
  • Professor of KAIST / Chairperson (CTO) of Angel Robotics

Likoon Choi

  • Likoon Choi
  • Vice President of Hyundai Motor Group Robotics Business Group

Dennis Hong

  • Dennis Hong
  • Professor of University of California, Los Angeles

Sangbae Kim

  • Sangbae Kim
  • Professor MIT