Organized by Seoul Broadcasting System(SBS), a leading national broadcasting network in Korea , Seoul Digital Forum held its inaugural event in 2004 with the theme of “Value Reshuffling Digital Convergence: In Search of New opportunities.”
In 2005, the conference was under the name of “Quo vadis Ubiquitous: Charting a New Digital Society” and in 2006 was titled “Being Intelligent: The Next Digital Evolution".
To this day, Seoul Broadcasting System works diligently to host these annual conferences in a timely manner dealing with up-to-date issues in today's society concerning Information and Technology.
This year our theme is “Media Big Bang! Impact on Business & Society”.
To try to make the conference filled with the best of the best in today's industry, the event gathers the most influential minds worldwide.
Some important names that have attended our conferences in the past include President of Republic of Korea Roh Moo-hyun, Former vice President of US Al Gore, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Siemens CEO & President Klaus Kleinfeld, Chariman of Qualcomm Irwin Jacobs and CEO of Qualcomm Paul Jacobs, Former Minister of Information and Communication of Republic of Korea Chin Daeje , Vice Chairman & CEO of Samsung Electronics Yun Jong-Yong, President & CEO of Semiconductor Business Samsung Electronics Hwang Chang-Gyu, Founder & Communication of MIT Media Lab Nicholas Negroponte, Professor of Stanford Law School Lawrence Lessig.
It is our philosophy that the more brilliant minds attend our conference and contribute, the more the attendees and our society will benefit from this experience. With political, economic, social, and cultural issues arising from our changing digital world, participants from various aspects in the field of Information Technology and other fields dealing with it are able to come together at a single table.
This conference can provide a wide range of insight and opinions that come from the numerous areas that are now or soon to be affected by the digital world that is evolving rapidly. A wide variety of keynote speakers will give insight on current issues that our digital world is facing. To give all participants a chance to get involved, we also have a Q&A session at the end of each speaker’s message and conversation breaks between sessions |
The Seoul Digital Forum is a high-end, international conference, established with the aim to enhance knowledge and understanding on a broad spectrum of issues related to the digital era.
