Jinju to host international entrepreneurship forum Oct. 18-20

Jinju, a city in South Gyeongsang Province, will host the 2026 Jinju International Forum on Entrepreneurship from October 18-20. The event will gather United Nations officials, global business leaders, and scholars to discuss the role of entrepreneurship in fostering innovation and shared prosperity amid geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions, and AI competition.

The Jinju K-Entrepreneurship Foundation announced the forum, which will explore how businesses, governments, and local communities can turn these challenges into opportunities through a three-day program centered around the theme "An Era of Global Uncertainty and Digital Transformation: What Is the Role of Entrepreneurship?" Key sessions will feature former U.N.

Economic and Social Council presidents Nestor Osorio and Martin Sajdik, former Argentine ambassador to the U.N. Martin Moritan, and U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development Navid Hanif, who will discuss opportunities and inequalities arising from AI and sustainable development.

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