Seoul Business Agency (SBA) teamed up with 3PRO TV to launch a premium community program for CEOs of growth-stage corporations entering the scale-up phase, called "SBA Founders Round," moving to support inter-corporation cooperation and growth.
SBA said on the 1st that it held the first session of "SBA Founders Round" on the 25th at the Seoul Startup Hub Gangnam Scale-up Center for CEOs and executives of growth-stage corporations. SBA Founders Round was designed as a growth platform that goes beyond a simple education program, where corporations at similar growth stages share their experiences and challenges and create practical opportunities for collaboration.
The program name "Round" signifies a space for horizontal and free discussion like a roundtable, while also evoking the "series round" of fundraising, symbolizing the dynamism of scale-up corporations preparing for the next growth stage and entry into global markets.
About 40 people attended the event, including Kim Hyun-woo, SBA president, and Kim Dong-hwan, co-organizer and 3PRO TV CEO, as well as CEOs and executives from promising startups and innovative corporations based in Seoul. The event proceeded with an opening session, a keynote lecture, a Q&A, and round networking.
The first keynote lecture was delivered by Shin In-sik, a professor in the School of Computing at KAIST (Fluiz CEO), on the theme "In the age of AI agents, how are corporations' growth strategies changing?" Shin presented growth strategies and competitiveness measures for corporations in light of the spread of AI agent technology and exchanged views with participants.
In the subsequent networking session, representatives of participating corporations shared their growth journeys and management challenges and discussed possibilities for collaboration.
President Kim Hyun-woo said, "SBA Founders Round is SBA's premium CEO community that explores the next stage of growth for corporations amid a rapidly changing business environment and seeks new opportunities," adding, "We will expand practical support and opportunities for consolidation so that corporations can continue to grow."
SBA Founders Round will run seven times this year. It will address key agendas for each growth stage of scale-up corporations, including AI innovation, organization and leadership, global expansion, business scaling, policy utilization, and exit (EXIT) strategies. The second session on the 2nd will feature former KT Executive Vice President Shin Soo-jung giving a lecture on the theme "Growth—how far is it possible, and what systems and leadership are needed as growth progresses?"