Hanwha Financial Group Attends Davos Forum from January 19 to 23
Hanwha Financial Group (Hanwha Life, Hanwha General Insurance, Hanwha Investment & Securities, and Hanwha Asset Management) participated in the 2026 World Economic Forum (WEF, Davos Forum) held in Davos, Switzerland from January 19 to 23, 2026 (local time), seeking ways to strengthen the global competitiveness of K-Finance with international partners.
Last month, Hanwha Financial Group presented its future financial strategy, which combines the trust of traditional finance with the openness of digital finance, at Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW). Through this Davos Forum, the group further expanded and refined this strategy on the global stage.
Byungseo Lee, Head of Investment Division at Hanwha Life (from left), Dongwon Kim, President of Hanwha Life, Murtaza Akbar, Managing Partner of LCV, and Emil Woods, Co-founder of LCV, are taking a commemorative photo after signing a business agreement. Hanwha Life
On site, Dongwon Kim, Chief Global Officer (CGO) and President of Hanwha Life, continued exchanges with global leaders, including Sir John Chipman, President of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), reviewing agendas for global cooperation and business opportunities to respond to changes in the financial environment.
Hanwha Asset Management strengthened its foundation for global investment cooperation by meeting with global institutional investors and asset managers, including the CEO of PKA, Denmark’s pension fund, Thoma Bravo, and the CEO of HPS.
On January 21, Hanwha Financial Group discussed various business cooperation plans with global partners. Hanwha Life signed a business agreement with Liberty City Ventures (LCV) at the Davos Forum, agreeing to collaborate on joint investments in global fintech innovation companies and to expand the digital finance ecosystem. LCV is a global venture capital firm based in New York, United States, investing in web3 and fintech sectors, with assets under management (AUM) exceeding 2 billion dollars.
Byungseo Lee, Head of Investment Division at Hanwha Life, stated, "We are pleased to collaborate with LCV, which has pursued investment strategies based on a deep understanding of both the digital finance sector and the traditional financial market," adding, "We will continue to respond efficiently and take the lead in the evolving future financial environment through close cooperation with global partners."
On the same day, Hanwha Investment & Securities signed a business agreement with Xangle. The two companies agreed to provide investment information and expand global business through cooperation in blockchain-based digital asset data and research.
Xangle is a digital asset information infrastructure company that provides price data, disclosures, research, and on-chain data based on a blockchain data infrastructure and a global research network. The company connects financial institutions with the web3 ecosystem and builds enterprise web3 solutions based on its market research and on-chain data analysis capabilities. Xangle also operates the digital asset information platform ‘Xangle Portal.’ Jang Byungho, CEO of Hanwha Investment & Securities, said, "At this Davos Forum, we were able to observe the global trends in discussions on digital finance," adding, "Hanwha Investment & Securities will continue to closely monitor these trends and proactively seek out investment and financial business opportunities."
Furthermore, Hanwha Financial Group hosted a special discussion at the Hanwha Office Lounge within the Davos Forum, addressing the forum’s theme, ‘A Spirit of Dialogue,’ and discussing the changes and key action items that financial innovation will bring.
The panel included Emil Woods, Co-founder of LCV, Murtaza Akbar, Managing Partner of LCV, and Kim Junwoo, Co-CEO of Xangle. The discussion was attended by Dongwon Kim, President of Hanwha Life, as well as representatives from each company and global leaders in digital finance, who listened to the exchange of ideas.
Emil Woods, Co-founder of LCV, emphasized the essence of trust in finance, stating, "It is not the technology itself but the structure of trust that transforms the form of finance." Kim Junwoo, Co-CEO of Xangle, added, "The core of digital finance lies not in decentralization but in efficiency," predicting that financial infrastructure enabling real-time connections among capital, data, and transactions will become increasingly important.
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