ARTTOKEN to host 'NFT 2023 Seoul' Conference on September 1st.

The 'NFT 2023 Seoul Conference (NonFungibleTechnology 2023 Seoul Conference)', hosted by ARTTOKEN Co., Ltd. and Soongsil University, and featuring Crypto.com, Blockchain Today, and Bloomingbit as major partners, will be held at the COEX Conference Room (Hall E) on Friday, September 1st.

Hong Ji-sook, CEO of ARTTOKEN, stated, "The <NFT 2023 SEOUL> conference was planned to focus on the future of NFT, a new economic medium highlighted by the new digital ecosystem, Web3.0, and to strategically respond to the changes in the massive digital ecosystem, such as decentralization, DAO, and personalization (rewards)." She added, "The sessions and programs were structured as a platform for intellectual sharing to find solutions applicable to blockchain, technology, and art, and to explore new possibilities, centered on 'NFT,' which is key to the digital innovation and adaptation and evolution required across art and finance."

Organizers noted that this conference has been expanded into a global conference, possessing greater significance and timeliness, following the successful <NFT ART 101 Conference> held last year.

The 'NFT 2023 Seoul Conference' will focus on Web3, NFT Art, and Security Token Offering (STO), and the sessions have been categorized accordingly.

Keynote speeches will be given on ▲The Web3 Era: Direction and New Possibilities of NFT, ▲The Utilization and Role of NFT Art in Future Art, and ▲Current Status and Industry-Specific STO Utilization Strategy in the Domestic STO Market. Following this, 14 sessions will deeply discuss global trends and status.

Experts in domestic and international blockchain, Web3, STO, and art intellectual property (IP) will gather to hold offline lectures and panel sessions that cover Web3 trends, Web3 business innovation cases, global STO status, and the legal outlook for virtual assets in Korea.

Part 1, titled 'The Web3 Era: Direction and New Possibilities of NFT,' will begin with a keynote speech by Patrick Yoon (President of Crypto.com Korea), followed by presentations on 'Luxury IP' (Choo Sun-woo, CEO of iStaging Asia), 'NFT and Web3' (Shin Young-seon, CEO of Hello Web3), and 'Web3 Business through Super Apps' (Kim Min-seok, CEO of Tmax Metaverse).

Part 2, 'The Utilization and Role of NFT Art in Future Art,' will feature presentations on the application and role of NFT art, including 'The Evolution of Art: Generative AI, NFT, and Digital Technology' (Cha In-hyeok, former CEO of CJ OliveNetworks), 'Art, Technology, and Community' (Mariko Nishimura, Co-founder of HEART CATCH), 'Co-creation and Decentralized Curation' (Aleksandra Joyn.xyz Partnership Lead), 'Art and NFT Investment' (Anndy Lian, Blockchain Bestseller Author), 'Coding Art and Blockchain as a New Art Medium' (Nori, Founder of NORIFORCE), 'Physital - Practical Fusion of NFT Technology' (Calvin Chan, CEO of Legitimate), and 'Web3 Art Platform – 2r2.io' (Jeong Chang-hee, CTO of ARTTOKEN).

Part 3, 'Current Status and Industry-Specific STO Utilization Strategy in the Domestic STO Market,' will examine recent domestic and international STO trends, including tokenized securities (Lee Yong-jae, Senior Staff at Mirae Asset Securities), case studies of STO in Japan and the US (Jang Hee-soo, Professor at Soongsil University), legal systematization regarding virtual assets (Lee Dong-guk, Partner Lawyer at Dongin Law Firm), and overseas STO cases (Kim Myung-sik, Former Executive Director at JLL).

CEO Hong stated, "At the center of the digital transformation era, NFT is demanding massive ecosystem change." She continued, "In the age of digital transformation, NFT will drive the change in the massive ecosystem as the DNA of adaptation and evolution." She concluded, "Through this conference, we hope to find the prospects and solutions for a new era reborn as 'Blockchain Technology x Art' through lectures and panel discussions with various domestic and international experts, and that it becomes a global platform where the future of irreplaceable technology can be sought through public participation and expansion (Mass Adoption & Expansion) in the age of digital transformation."

Detailed information regarding this event, including the schedule, ticket purchase, and participation, can be found on the official website ( http://nft2023seoul.com/).

Reporter Jeong Chae-bin

Source: Chosun Ilbo ( https://www.chosun.com )https://www.chosun.com/economy/industry-company/2023/08/30/65Z2QTE3ZNGG7POJQO2PHEOQMY/