'Small and Medium Business Technology and Management Innovation Expo' Held in Busan... Sharing Achievements

Scheduled for the 17th-18th
Slogan: 'Innovative SMEs Change the World!'

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on the 15th that the '2023 SME Technology and Management Innovation Expo' will be held on the 17th and 18th at BEXCO Exhibition Hall 1 in Busan.

Minister Lee Young of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups is delivering a keynote speech at the '2023 SME Leaders Forum' held at Lotte Hotel in Seogwipo, Jeju, on the 12th of last month.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

This year's event expands in scale by integrating the 'SME Technology Innovation Expo,' held since 2000, and the 'SME Management Innovation Competition,' held since 2018. It is being held in Busan to support the promotion of the 2030 Busan EXPO bid.

The event slogan is "Innovative SMEs Change the World!" To support SME innovation, the event plans to share and spread technological and managerial innovation achievements in five key focus areas: carbon neutrality·ESG (environment, social, governance), global, research and development (R&D) innovation, digital, and technology protection.

At the 'SME Innovation Merit Awards Ceremony,' Minister Lee Young of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups will attend to award SMEs and related contributors who have achieved outstanding results through technological and managerial innovation and contributed to national economic development. A total of 228 awards will be given, including 3 orders of merit, 4 medals, 20 presidential citations, 30 prime minister citations, and 171 ministerial citations.

Side events include various seminars such as the Technology and Skilled Talent Competition, an Initial Public Offering (IPO) pitching forum for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and win-win investments, and the Scale-up TIPS Conference.

Exhibition and promotional booths organized by host institutions will be operated in five zones: carbon neutrality·ESG, global, R&D innovation, digital, and themed policy halls.

The event is free for anyone to attend both online and offline. Online participation will be live-streamed on the official YouTube channel and other platforms.