Eunkyung Ah, CEO of Serat, Reappointed as International Judge for WIPO Global Awards

Spreading Korea's Success Stories of Innovation and Creativity Expected

CEO Eun Kyung-ah Serat (Photo by WIPO)

Established in 1967, the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced that Eun Kyung-ah, CEO of Serat, has been reappointed as an international judge representing Asia for the 'WIPO Global Awards.'

Known as the Nobel Prize of the patent world, the WIPO Global Awards consider contributions to innovation and creativity through IP, as well as to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Award-winning companies receive the title of the world's top innovative company. Additionally, as opportunities for global expansion and leapfrogging, the awards provide invitations to the ceremony held at the WIPO General Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, where 193 member countries gather in July; sponsorship programs that expand funding and partnership opportunities; and customized mentoring for IP commercialization.

A WIPO official stated, “We are pleased to continue having Eun Kyung-ah, a Korean representative with outstanding and diverse contributions, on the WIPO Global Awards international judging panel. We expect that the independent international jury, composed of distinguished figures renowned for global achievements across various industries, IP, innovation, investment, and business, will emphasize the powerful role of IP, innovation, and creativity in 'improving people's lives' on the global stage.”

CEO Eun founded Serat and has developed and produced advanced ceramic materials and components for various items across diverse industries, including global luxury brand clients, exporting 100%. Through long-established trust, she has engaged in broad global public activities linked to various businesses via an extensive global network centered on global luxury brand clients.

Moreover, CEO Eun has served as a member of the Presidential Youth Committee, a member of the Presidential National Intellectual Property Committee, a regulatory review committee member at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, a UN WIPO speaker, a board member of the Korea Youth Entrepreneurship Foundation, vice president of the Korea Women Venture Association, and vice president of the Korea Fine Ceramics Association. As an entrepreneur, she has consistently demonstrated efforts to spread Korea’s unique entrepreneurial spirit, globally expand Korean-style innovation and creativity success cases, contribute to social responsibility and industrial development, promote invention, and engage in private diplomacy.

In addition to the WIPO award, she received the first Presidential Citation for ‘Young Entrepreneur’ in 2012 and was awarded two Presidential Citations by 2017 in recognition of her contributions to promoting venture startups.

The WIPO Global Awards are actively supported by the Industrial Property and Trade Cooperation Team of the Korean Intellectual Property Office in this regard.

2025 WIPO Global Awards Announcement Poster by the Korean Intellectual Property Office

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