KOSME to Host Online Seminar Featuring Experts on Next Year's Economic Outlook

Free Special Lectures Featuring Notable Speakers, Including Professor Park Jeongho and Research Fellow Lee Sujin

The Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) announced on October 19 that it will hold a seminar featuring expert speakers on the 2027 economic outlook, consumer trends, and industrial safety, and is recruiting online participants to help small and medium-sized enterprises and startups prepare for the future amid a rapidly changing business environment.

The seminar is designed to provide information that small and medium-sized enterprises and startups need to develop future business strategies in response to global economic uncertainty. Topics include ▲the 2027 economic and consumer trend outlook and ▲industrial safety trends. The seminar will be held online via Zoom in two sessions. Participation is free.

Headquarters of the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province

The first session will take place on October 22. In the first class, Park Jeongho, a specially appointed professor at Myongji University, will speak on "2027 Economic and Financial Market Outlook and Analysis of Key Industries." In the second class, Jung Nakseung, a visiting lecturer at the Korea Industrial Safety Association, will present an analysis of industrial safety trends and case studies.

The second session, to be held on November 3, will begin with a first-class lecture by Lee Sujin, a research fellow at Seoul National University's Consumer Trend Analysis Center, on "2027 Consumer Trend Outlook and New Business Strategies." In the second class, Ji Daehyeong, an industrial safety professor at the Korea Construction Safety Training Institute, will present "Key Strategies for Responding to the 2027 Serious Accidents Punishment Act Through Case Studies."

The seminar is open to executives and employees of small and medium-sized enterprises and startups. The agency is recruiting 200 participants for each session, for a total of 400. Those wishing to attend can apply through KOSME's Digital Training Platform.

"We hope this seminar featuring expert speakers will help small and medium-sized enterprises and startups proactively respond to changes in the economy and consumer trends in 2027, and strengthen their industrial safety capabilities, including in preventing serious accidents," said Cho Hankyo, KOSME's Director of Workforce Development. "We will continue to support the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises and startups through training programs that meet the needs of businesses."

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