2018 British Columbia – Korea “Digital Games Driving Computer Graphics” Seminar & Networking Event

The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea (Vancouver) in partnership with the BC Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology and DigiBC are pleased to invite you to attend the 2018 British Columbia – Korea “Digital Games Driving Computer Graphics” Seminar & Networking Session.

During SIGGRAPH 2018, British Columbia will welcome Korean industry and academic leaders in computer graphics, digital games and interactive techniques. Korea is a world leader in technology, computer graphics research, and related creative industries. In recognition of British Columbia’s competitive business environment and Pacific gateway location to North America, the BC digital media sector has attracted significant interest from Korean digital media firms.

Join us for an interactive seminar to hear from Korean companies and leaders on how BC and Korea are collaborating on digital media and interactive technologies and Korean companies do business in British Columbia. BC digital game developers will discuss partnerships with leading Korean game publishers and trends in Korea’s computer graphics and interactive sector.

Schedule

4:30 – 5:00pm Registration

5:15 – 5:30pm Welcome
· Consulate General of the Republic of Korea (Vancouver), Consul General Mr. Gunn Kim
· British Columbia Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology, Rick Glumac, Parliamentary Secretary for Technology


5:30 – 6:15pm Interactive Seminar

1) British Columbia & Korea – Breaking New Ground in Gaming
· DigiBC – Brenda Bailey, Executive Director

2) Doing Business in the BC Tech Sector
· Samsung Electronics – Tom Duggan, Head of R&D and Technical Operations

3) The Future of Game Development
· Kabam – Kay Wong-Alafriz, Chief Financial Officer

4) Korean Advances in Computer Graphics Technology and Interactive Techniques
· Korea Computer Graphics Society (KCGS) – Mr. Dongho Kim, KCGS President & Professor at Soongsil University

6:15 – 7:00pm Networking Session