Connecting Korean Capital with Global Infrastructure

 

Over 300 senior infrastructure professionals will join us in Seoul for a day of high-impact networking, strategic insights, and unmatched fundraising opportunities. Tailored for institutional investors and fund managers, this premier event provided direct access to South Korea’s most active allocators, global infrastructure leaders, and emerging market opportunities. Don’t miss your chance to engage in meaningful dialogue, uncover the next wave of investment trends, and strengthen your capital allocation strategy.

Co-located with the PERE Network Seoul Forum
The forum will ran alongside the PERE Network Seoul Forum – the region’s leading private real estate gathering bringing together Korean institutional investors and global managers to gain insights into local investment priorities, track outbound capital flows, and unlock new fundraising opportunities.

300+ Industry leaders

Expand your network. Deepen relationships. Secure capital. 

150+ LPs


Connect with LPs from the region

40+ Speakers


Gain insights from industry leaders

Join over 150 investors, past attendees included:

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Key themes

  • Global geopolitical and market dynamics balancing opportunities and risks: Understanding how geopolitical volatility impacts infrastructure as an asset class
  • Korean LPs: What are the current key criteria for Korean LPs when selecting GPs?
  • Mid-market investment opportunities and advantages of mid-market: Faster capital velocity and favourable exit dynamics compared to large-cap investments
  • Infrastructure secondaries value creation: How secondaries compare to primary investments in terms of returns and liquidity

Gain transformative insights

Share perspectives on Asian investment strategies, learn more about Korean investor appetite and identify high-yield assets across the region with leading investment practitioners.

Expand your fundraising horizons

The Seoul Forum will gather 150+ investors, gain access to them with across our day and a half of networking and secure your next investment.

Build a global network of influential investors

Create and nurture sustainable relationships with infrastructure’s elite by using our sophisticated networking platform.

Speaker
enquiries

Andrew Wolff
andrew.w@pei.group
+81 702 805 9603

Sponsorship
enquiries

Alexander Jakes
alexander.j@pei.group
+44 (0) 203 862 7498

Registration
enquiries


Luca Greene

luca.g@pei.group

2024 Agenda

For more information on speaking at the Japan Korea Week, please contact Andrew Wolff
E: andrew.w@pei.group

Day 1
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Agenda

Seoul Forum - Tuesday 11th

All times in KST; Live Sessions with Korea Investors Simultaneous translation in Korean and English
08:30 - 09:00

Registration and Networking l 등록 및 다과

09:00 - 09:05

PEI Opening Remarks (English) l PEI 개회사 (영어)

09:05 - 09:40

Fireside Chat (Korean)

Keehong Rhee, Changhoon Lee, Chunsuk Park, Kyuhong Lee

Former CIOs of some of Korea’s leading LPs share a retrospective on their investing strategies and the market

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Keehong Rhee

Auditor, WWG Asset Management

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Changhoon Lee

Former CIO, Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS)

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Chunsuk Park

Former CIO, MG Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC)

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Kyuhong Lee

Former CIO, Teachers’ Pension (TP)

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09:40 - 10:30

Keynote Panel: Infrastructure investing at maturation: Will it remain a resilient asset class? (English) l 키노트 패널: 성숙 단계의 인프라 투자: 회복력을 가진 자산 등급으로 남을까 (영어)

Daniel Kemp, Wei-Sun Teh, Hamish Lea-Wilson, Mounir Corm, Darren Keogh , Ross Israel
  • How will the interest rate environment and continuing geopolitical uncertainty shape GPs’ investment strategies going forward?
  • Will the impact of digitalisation and decarbonisation continue to drive investment opportunities in the asset class?
  • 2023 was a challenging year for fundraising – are GPs seeing stronger interest in 2024?
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Daniel Kemp

APAC Editor, Infrastructure Investor

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Wei-Sun Teh

Executive Director, Infrastructure, IFM Investors

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Hamish Lea-Wilson

Partner, Igneo Infrastructure Partners

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Mounir Corm

Deputy CEO and Founding Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

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Darren Keogh

Senior Managing Director, Stonepeak

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Ross Israel

Head of Infrastructure, QIC

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10:30 - 11:00

Break l 휴식시간

11:00 - 11:50

Panel: Seizing on the growth opportunities in the energy transition (English) l 패널: 에너지 전환 부문의 성장 기회 잡기 (영어)

Maximilian Lindner, Peter Schümers, Don Dimitrievich, Ayaka Fujiwara
  • How do you find value in growth technologies such as hydrogen and carbon capture?
  • What are the untapped or niche areas of the energy transition with the most growth potential?
  • How should LPs view supply chain and regulatory challenges when making investments?
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Maximilian Lindner

Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners

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Peter Schümers

Co-Head of Investments and Partner, Energy Infrastructure Partners

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Don Dimitrievich

Portfolio Manager, Senior Managing Director, Energy Infrastructure Credit, Nuveen

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Ayaka Fujiwara

Climate Investment Specialist, Green Climate Fund

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11:50 - 12:10

Presentation: Global Private Infrastructure Trends (English)

Ethan Koh
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Ethan Koh

Global Head of Research Operations, PEI Group

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12:10 - 13:15

Lunch and Networking l 오찬 및 네트워킹

13:15 - 14:00

Panel: Moving up the risk curve – the case for investing in core plus and value add (English) l 패널: 위험 곡선 오르기 - 코어플러스 및 밸류애드 투자 찬성론 (영어)

Dong Hun Jang, Sam Lissner, Jamie Storrow, Harsh Agrawal
  • What are the relative merits of investing in higher-risk assets as opposed to core infrastructure in the current economic environment?
  • As competition has increased for core-plus infrastructure assets, are returns still as attractive as in previous years? Are deals harder to access?
  • Which subsectors and geographies have the strongest growth potential? Where are the opportunities for investing in the mid-market?
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Dong Hun Jang

Senior Advisor, Yulchon

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Sam Lissner

Principal, Ridgewood Infrastructure

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Jamie Storrow

Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure, Northleaf

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Harsh Agrawal

Senior Partner, I Squared Capital

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14:00 - 14:50

Panel: Specialise or diversify? What are the optimal investing strategies for Korean LPs in the current environment? (English)

Tom Taylor, Omar Jaffrey, Alistair Ray, Vishnu Amble
  • How has the macroeconomic climate impacted on asset allocations?
  • What are the correlations and synergies between investing in renewables and digital?
  • What are the main drivers behind the increasing number and size of sector specific funds in the market? Where are the opportunities in the mid-market?

 

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Tom Taylor

Reporter, Infrastructure Investor

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Omar Jaffrey

Founder and Managing Partner, Palistar Capital

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Alistair Ray

Partner, CIO, Dalmore Capital

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Vishnu Amble

Director, Investment Committee Member & Head of Foundation, GreenBear Group

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14:50 - 15:20

Break l 휴식시간

15:20 - 16:05

Panel: Korean LPs – what is their current appetite for infrastructure compared to other private assets? (Korean) l 패널: 한국 LP - 다른 자산군과 비교하여 현재 한국 LP의 인프라에 대한 선호도는? (한국어)

Monica Bae, Kihyun Kim, Mikyung Chung, David (Guhn-Chang) Lee, Bo Reum (Hayley) Jang
  • What is the current Korean LP appetite for infrastructure compared to real estate, private debt, and PE? Does it compare favourably?
  • How has the denominator effect impacted on Korean LPs’ investment portfolios?
  • Do Korean LPs have a current preference/aversion for certain types of GPs? Is it possible for emerging fund managers to successfully fundraise in Korea?

 

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Monica Bae

Director of Investor Practice, Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC)

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Kihyun Kim

Portfolio Manager, Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance

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Mikyung Chung

General Manager, Investment Assessment Part, Shinhan Life Insurance

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David (Guhn-Chang) Lee

Head of Alternative Investment Management Department, Korea Investment & Securities

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Bo Reum (Hayley) Jang

General Manager, Alternative Assets Investment Department, NH Investment & Securities

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16:05 - 16:45

Panel: Understanding infrastructure valuations (English/ Korean) l 패널: 한국 투자자들의 인프라 가치 평가 이해를 위한 가이드 (영어 / 한국어)

Serkan Bahceci, Hyeyoung Yoon, Chong Won (John) Kim, Daniel Kemp
  • What is fair value in infrastructure? Will core infrastructure valuations remain strong in a high-interest-rate world?
  • Understanding the difference in valuations between private vs. public market infrastructure
  • Will regulatory pressures and/or other factors lead to tighter scrutiny over asset valuations?

 

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Serkan Bahceci

Partner & Head of Research, Arjun Infrastructure Partners

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Hyeyoung Yoon

Head of Infrastructure, NH Investment & Securities

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Chong Won (John) Kim

Partner, Strategy and Transactions, Ernst & Young Han Young

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Daniel Kemp

APAC Editor, Infrastructure Investor

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16:45 - 17:45

Cocktail Reception l 칵테일 리셉션

If you are interested in speaking at the Seoul Forum, please contact Andrew Wolff

E: andrew.w@pei.group

Our 2024 speaker line-up

Harsh Agrawal

Senior Partner, I Squared Capital

Vishnu Amble

Director, Investment Committee Member & Head of Foundation, GreenBear Group

Monica Bae

Director of Investor Practice, Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC)

Serkan Bahceci

Partner & Head of Research, Arjun Infrastructure Partners

Mikyung Chung

General Manager, Investment Assessment Part, Shinhan Life Insurance

Mounir Corm

Deputy CEO and Founding Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Don Dimitrievich

Portfolio Manager, Senior Managing Director, Energy Infrastructure Credit, Nuveen

Ayaka Fujiwara

Climate Investment Specialist, Green Climate Fund

Stefano Ghezzi

Director, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

Ross Israel

Head of Infrastructure, QIC

Omar Jaffrey

Founder and Managing Partner, Palistar Capital

Dong Hun Jang

Senior Advisor, Yulchon

Bo Reum (Hayley) Jang

General Manager, Alternative Assets Investment Department, NH Investment & Securities

Daniel Kemp

APAC Editor, Infrastructure Investor

Darren Keogh

Senior Managing Director, Stonepeak

Chong Won (John) Kim

Partner, Strategy and Transactions, Ernst & Young Han Young

Kihyun Kim

Portfolio Manager, Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance

Ethan Koh

Global Head of Research Operations, PEI Group

Hamish Lea-Wilson

Partner, Igneo Infrastructure Partners

Changhoon Lee

Former CIO, Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS)

David (Guhn-Chang) Lee

Head of Alternative Investment Management Department, Korea Investment & Securities

Kyuhong Lee

Former CIO, Teachers’ Pension (TP)

Maximilian Lindner

Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners

Sam Lissner

Principal, Ridgewood Infrastructure

Chunsuk Park

Former CIO, MG Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC)

Alistair Ray

Partner, CIO, Dalmore Capital

Keehong Rhee

Auditor, WWG Asset Management

Peter Schümers

Co-Head of Investments and Partner, Energy Infrastructure Partners

Jamie Storrow

Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure, Northleaf

Tom Taylor

Reporter, Infrastructure Investor

Wei-Sun Teh

Executive Director, Infrastructure, IFM Investors

Hyeyoung Yoon

Head of Infrastructure, NH Investment & Securities

Thank you to our 2025 sponsors

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Complimentary investor passes are limited to foundations, endowments, trusts, insurance companies, single family offices, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.

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Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance
Industrial Bank of Korea
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Allocate your capital to the right place.

Network with your peers

Our LP-only breakfast, lunch and networking breaks are just some of the opportunities you will have to enrich your network, exchange valuable perspectives with your investor peers and diversify your investment strategy.

Gain expert insights

Safeguard your investments by hearing from our industry-leading speaker line-up, discover the latest trends and stay aligned with future innovations in the market.

Explore opportunities

Discover remarkable investment opportunities in sectors including emerging markets, the energy transition, infrastructure debt and more.

Meet with the best and brightest funds
Connect and arrange one-to-one meetings with infrastructure’s biggest fund and asset managers in the market.

Apply for complimentary pass

Complimentary investor passes are limited to foundations, endowments, trusts, insurance companies, single family offices, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.

Venue

Conrad Seoul Hotel
10 Gukjegeumyung-Ro
Yeouido
Yeong, Seoul, 150-945,
South Korea

2023년 투자자 목록:

2023 투자자기업 리스트 다운로드

  •   디지털화·탈탄소화의 영향
  •   한국 LP 부동산, 사모대출, 주식, 사모펀드 대비 인프라 선호도
  •   GX 투자와 DX 투자 사이의 상관관계 시너지
  •   에너지 전환 부문 최고의 성장 잠재력을 지닌 미개척 또는 틈새 영역
  •   규제 압박 등의 요소로 인하여 자산 평가가 엄격하게 이루어질까

Japan Korea Week 둘러보기:

10-14 June

Japan Korea Week:

Japan Korea Week에는 핵심적인 인프라 투자자 인사들이 모여 새로운 동향과 해결과제를 집중적으로 살펴봅니다. 투자 손실 최소화를 위한 청사진도 제공하여 드립니다.

자세히 보기

13-14 June 

도쿄 포럼

일본에서 가장 활발히 활동 중인 인프라 투자 전문가들을 도쿄 포럼에서 만나보세요. 네트워킹을 강화하고 펀드레이징을 빠르게 추진하실 있습니다

자세히 보기

더 풍부한 인사이트, 더 탄탄한 전략:

업계 리더들과 최고의 네트워킹 기회:

3,000 명의 투자자, 매니저와 글로벌 네트워킹을 형성하실 있는 기회를 놓치지 마세요. Infrastructure Investor Network 멤버십을 이용하시면 사전 미팅을 준비하고 행사 뒤에도 교류를 지속하실 있습니다.

업계 리더들의 인사이드:

경험이 풍부한 최고의 현역 인프라 투자자들이 값진 인사이트를 나눠드립니다.

 

펀드레이징 속도에 날개 달기:

활발히 활동 중인 일본 기관 투자자들과의 만남으로 펀드레이징의 지평을 넓혀보세요.

기관 투자자 무료 참가패스를 신청하세요

무료 참가패스는 연금 기금이나 보험 회사, 국부펀드, 개인 자산 관리사, 재단, 기금, 패밀리오피스, 기업 투자 부서를 대표하는 자본 배분가, 기관 개인 투자자께 한정 수량으로 제공됩니다.

행사에 참가하시려면 이곳에서신청하여 주시기 바랍니다. 담당자가 확인 무료 참가 여부를 안내하여 드립니다.

 

If you are interested in speaking at the 2026 Seoul Forum, please contact Andrew Wolff
E: andrew.w@pei.group

Serkan Bahceci

Partner & Head of Research, Arjun Infrastructure Partners

Christoph Bruguier

Chief Investment Officer – Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Michael Chan

Managing Director, Stonepeak

John Chang

Managing Director, CPP Investments

Shamik Chatterjee

Head of Investments, (Asia), Octopus Energy Generation

Ivan Chern

Managing Partner, Seraya Partners

Sam Y Chung

Investment Policy Committee Member, National Pension Service (NPS)

Eddie Choi

Managing Director, Macquarie Asset Management

Patrick Freer

Managing Director, Head of Value Creation and Asset Management, Fengate Asset Management

Ayaka Fujiwara

Climate Investment Specialist, Green Climate Fund

Ryan (Donghyup) Ha

Senior Manager, Infrastructure Investment Division, National Agricultural Cooperative Federation

Seungsoo Han

Country Manager, Korea, Terra Wind Renewables

Dominic Helmsley

Head of Economic Infrastructure, Aberdeen Investments

Dong Hun Jang

Senior Advisor, Yulchon

Jayho Jang

Head of Team, OCIO Investment Office, Shinhan Asset Management

Siôn Jones

Chief Operating Officer (Asset Management), Equitix

Daniel Kemp

APAC Editor, Infrastructure Investor

Ethan Koh

Global Head of Research Operations, PEI Group

David (Guhn-Chang) Lee

Head of Alternative Investment Management Department, Korea Investment & Securities

Chuan Wei Lim

Managing Partner, Analysys Mason

Diego Lopez

Founder and Managing Director, Global SWF

Karthikeyan M

Partner, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIFL)

Jun Park

Managing Partner, Brookfield

Sangsu Park

Executive Director, Infrastructure Group, Mastern Investment Management

Chris Petersen

Managing Director – Asia, PEI Group

Roger Pim

Managing Director, Strategy & Capital Formation, NTR

Melannie Pyzik

Managing Director, Institutional Client Group, APAC, CIM Group

Faraz Shakil Qureshi

Head of Infrastructure Secondaries, AXA IM Prime

Andrew Shin

Head of Korea, Institutional Distribution - Asia Pacific, Cohen & Steers

Aiva Sperberga

Partner, Campbell Lutyens

Srini Viswanathan

Founder & CEO, AltEons Energy

Andrew Wolff

Director, PEI Group

Benjamin Wu

Principal, Infrastructure & Real Assets, HarbourVest Partners

Thank you to our sponsors

2025 agenda

Day 1
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Agenda

Infrastructure Investor Network Seoul Forum - Tuesday 2nd

Live Sessions with Korea Investors Simultaneous translation in Korean and English | 한국어와 영어 동시 번역이 가능한 라이브 세션
08:00 - 09:05

Real Assets Workshop

08:30 - 09:05

Registration & Networking

09:05 - 09:20

PEI & Chair Opening Remarks

09:20 - 09:40

Keynote Presentation

09:40 - 10:30

Keynote Panel: Infrastructure investing opportunities in a deglobalized world

  • Which markets stand to benefit from reshoring (Europe/Asia?)— and which are structurally disadvantaged?
  • How should investors rethink geographic and regulatory risk?
  • Will digitalisation and decarbonisation themes continue to dominate? What emerging trends should investors be aware of?
10:30 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 11:50

Panel: Powering the infrastructure of the future

  • Modernising electricity networks: How are investors strengthening and upgrading transmission and  distribution systems to ensure long-term reliability?
  • The energy behind AI: What investment strategies are emerging to support the massive power requirements of global data centre expansion?
  • Balancing the power mix: How will renewables, nuclear, grid upgrades, and storage solutions  collectively shape the next generation of energy infrastructure?
11:50 - 12:10

Presentation

12:10 - 13:10

Lunch & Networking

13:10 - 14:00

Panel: The Shift toward Core-Plus: Rethinking risk, value creation, and stability

  • What is driving the push up the risk curve?
  • How can investors still achieve double-digit returns without taking value-add risk?
  • Is core-plus about risk, return, or both?
14:00 - 14:20

Presentation

14:20 - 15:10

Panel: Infrastructure debt in the era of private credit ascendance

  • What role will infrastructure debt play in private credit’s growth story?
  • What does this mean for infra equity? Will AUM for debt begin to exceed equity?
  • The fallout from the asset-backed lending phenomenon that is expediting private credit’s growth
15:10 - 15:40

Break (Following sessions collocated with PERE Seoul)

15:40 - 16:20

Panel: Spotlight on investing in datacentres

  • Where do GPs see data centres as sitting on the risk-return spectrum within real assets?
  • How are investors assessing the market overall? Is the AI trend continuing to a boom that is translating to investment on the ground?
  • What solutions are GPs coming up with to get around the issues over power and grid connectivity?
16:20 - 17:05

Real Assets LP Panel: Navigating new horizons: Korean LPs expanding role in global real assets

  • Which real asset themes—energy transition, data/compute infrastructure, transportation, logistics—are Korean LPs most focused on?
  • How are LPs incorporating geopolitical risk, currency exposure, and valuation discipline into underwriting and pacing decisions?
  • Fund manager selection, have priorities changed for investors in the past year?
17:05 - 18:05

Joint Cocktail Reception with PERE Seoul

Meet Korea’s leading infrastructure investors.

Raise capital. Build relationships. Expand your footprint in Korea.

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