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The Startup Alliance and Korea Youth Entrepreneurship Foundation jointly host the 'Entrepreneurship Korea Conference,' sponsored by Naver, will be held on May 17 (Tuesday) at Naver D2 Startup Factory (16th floor of Meritz Tower, Gangnam). The conference, themed 'Talent Education for the Future: Entrepreneurship,' is organized to examine entrepreneurship education that has recently gained attention. Business leaders, academics, and school teachers will participate to discuss why entrepreneurship education is needed, examine entrepreneurship education that has yet to take root in Korea, and share thoughts on 'how to implement entrepreneurship education.' The conference will begin with an 'Opening Conversation' featuring Sang-heon Kim, CEO of Naver, Min-woo Nam, Chairman of the Korea Youth Entrepreneurship Foundation, and Jae-ho Yeom, President of Korea University. They will discuss why entrepreneurship education has gained attention and what is needed for entrepreneurship education to foster creative talent from the perspectives of business, education, and youth. Following this, teachers and professors including Ju-hyun Kim (Ewha Womans University High School), Do-hyun Kim (Kookmin University), and Jung-heon Kim (Underdogs CEO) will diagnose how entrepreneurship education for domestic youth and university students has actually been conducted in schools and identify shortcomings. Alternatively, Young-hwa Jang (OEC CEO), Ha-nui Kim (Ashoka Korea Manager), Young-eun Park (Asan Nanum Foundation Director), and Steve Cervantes (Konkuk University Professor) will introduce entrepreneurship education initiatives and present case studies on outcomes and development potential. Following the presentations, a comprehensive panel discussion will be held, moderated by Jung-wook Lim, discussing what is necessary for entrepreneurship education to establish itself in Korea. Jung-wook Lim, Director of the Startup Alliance, stated, 'In a future where artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles become common, the knowledge students learn today may become obsolete,' emphasizing the significance of entrepreneurship education in developing self-directed abilities to navigate an era of great change. He noted that the conference serves as a signal for building a knowledge ecosystem for domestic entrepreneurship education and plans to hold regular seminars for experts and the general public in the future. Min-woo Nam, Chairman of the Korea Youth Entrepreneurship Foundation, said, 'Fostering creative talent that determines South Korea's future is our obligation, and our foundation will play a leading role in program development and distribution so that entrepreneurship education becomes an engaging educational experience that anyone can participate in at schools,' adding that the foundation aims to be a stepping stone in nurturing creative talent. Sang-heon Kim, CEO of Naver, stated, 'Most teenagers today will have jobs that don't currently exist and will live in an era we cannot predict. Entrepreneurship education is not about teaching entrepreneurship itself, but about enabling future-ready talent education through the process of discovering and solving problems in daily life. Going forward, Naver will strive to help entrepreneurship education take root in Korea and contribute to talent development.'