Name: Unlocking Innovation Budget - Korean Opportunity
Start: 2026-04-21T13:00:00.000-07:00
End: 2026-04-21T15:45:00.000-07:00
Location: Mind the Bridge

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Mind the Bridge

Join us during San Francisco Climate Week for a focused session on why Korea has become one of the most effective global platforms to pilot, validate, and scale climate technologies.

Co-hosted by Mind the Bridge, this track showcases how Korea’s unique combination of public funding, corporate demand, and testbed infrastructure is unlocking faster and more capital-efficient innovation cycles.

As global corporates struggle to move from pilot to deployment, Korea is emerging as a strategic gateway to run fully-funded PoCs, accelerate validation, and de-risk scaling.

This session brings together public institutions, startups, and global corporates to share how to navigate, and win, in this ecosystem.

 Learn how to leverage Korea’s innovation infrastructure to run faster, lower-cost PoCs and accelerate deployment with leading technology providers.

 Understand how to access funding, testbeds, and corporate partners in Korea to scale internationally.

 Gain insight into one of the most effective global environments for industrial innovation and cross-border collaboration.

This event is part of the Mind the Bridge Silicon Valley Summit 2026.

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM |  Doors Open & Networking time

1:15 PM – 1:35 PM | Unlocking Innovation Budget: The Korea Opportunity

An overview of Korea’s innovation landscape, including public institutions, funding mechanisms, and corporate demand that make it a global leader in piloting and scaling industrial technologies.

1:35 PM – 2:05 PM | Panel: Why K-Climate Tech Startups Are Golden

A showcase of leading Korean climate tech startups sharing how they collaborate with global corporates, expand internationally, and differentiate from other innovation ecosystems.

2:15 PM – 2:45 PM | Panel: Why Global Corporates Are Scaling with K-Climate Tech

International corporates share real-world experiences exploring and running PoCs and deployments with Korean technology providers: what worked, what didn’t, and how to unlock faster industrial innovation.

 Learn how Korea enables faster, lower-risk validation and scaling of industrial technologies.

 Understand how to access funding, testbeds, and corporate demand in one of the most effective ecosystems worldwide.

 Connect with startups, corporates, and institutions actively driving cross-border innovation and deployment.

By registering for this event, you agree to share your registration information with the organizers of SF Climate Week.