Aiming to Become an Asset Management Hub: What to Expect at This Year's Jeonju International Finance Forum

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The Jeonju International Finance Forum, which explores ways to drive regional innovation growth and develop the financial industry, will kick off in Jeonju on the 3rd of next month. With the establishment of an asset management hub as its core theme this year, experts from various fields will gather to brainstorm strategies for Jeonju and North Jeolla Province to leap forward as a financial city.

Here is a report from Lee Jung-min of JTV.

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The Jeonju International Finance Forum first set sail in 2020.

From overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic to merging AI with digital finance, it has played a leading role as a representative platform for economic and financial communication by presenting diverse challenges of the times.

This year's Jeonju International Finance Forum will unfold more robustly under the theme of taking a leap toward becoming a global asset management hub.

On the first day of the event, starting with the Jeini Award ceremony, sessions in three major areas will take place, including the Jeonbuk International Finance Conference and the KB Financial Seminar.

In particular, a senior official from the UK Financial Conduct Authority and the CEO of a global asset management firm are scheduled to deliver keynote speeches, proposing strategies for North Jeolla Province to foster itself into an asset management-specialized city.

On the second day, the main event, the JTV Forum, will examine North Jeolla Province's tasks and seek a vision to be reborn as an asset management hub centered around the National Pension Service, one of the world's top three pension funds.

Intensive discussions will be held to build a financial ecosystem in North Jeolla Province, and South Korea's six major commercial banks will gather to explore the province's growth potential as an asset management hub and discuss ways to cooperate.

[Chang Sung-ryong / Deputy Director, Fund Management Division, National Pension Service: Starting from this forum, we expect that many alternatives and future development directions will emerge that will allow us to dream of becoming an asset management hub.]

Along with these, citizen-participatory programs will be prepared, such as investment consultation sessions between overseas investment institutions and promising regional companies, as well as a youth mock investment competition.

[Yoo Hee-sook / Director General for Enterprise Attraction Support, Jeonbuk State Government: Gaining recognition for our brand as a financial city from domestic and international financial experts is expected to have a significant impact.]

Marking its seventh anniversary this year, the Jeonju International Finance Forum will be held for two days starting from the 3rd of next month at the National Pension Service headquarters.

(Video by: Kwon Man-taek, JTV | Design by: Won So-jung, JTV)

Lee Jung-min, JTV
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