2026 CCEI Global Innovation Summit

​Connect. Inspire. Deal.

​Global corporations and overseas VCs are coming to Pangyo to meet Korean startups.
This registration is for SUMMIT STAGE on Thursday, November 12 (09:30–13:00), including a networking lunch with all visiting partners.

​WHO'S COMING

​▶ Global corporations · Reverse pitches on stage
- Michelin (Grégoire Heugel, VP Innovation)
Connected Solutions Autonomous & connected tyres, maintenance robotics, fleet energy management, vehicle condition certification
- Nestlé (Matteo Hirsch, Specialist in Paper Packaging)
E-commerce primary packaging, glass alternatives, sustainable and recyclable packaging)
· Paxon (Bnode's 3PL brand uniting Radial, Staci, Active Ants and Base Logistics) (Roelof Postma, Consultative Business Development Manager)
E-commerce & omnichannel, warehouse automation, last-mile optimisation, fraud prevention & payments

​▶ Overseas VCs · Investor fireside chat and 1:1 meetings
- The Radical Fund (Southeast Asia) · Alex San
- Startup Wise Guys (Europe) · Rasmus Kutt Applied AI in regulated B2B, defence & cybersecurity, energy & grid resilience
- Boost Capital Partners (Europe) · Benjamin Torrero, Principal Fintech, healthcare, B2B SaaS
- Asia2G Capital (USA) · Jihoon Jeong, Partner Enterprise SaaS, cybersecurity, AI

​▶ Global experts
- KAIKU · Alex Balderstone, CEO (fireside chat moderator)
- White Castle Partners · Sam Williams (global open innovation)

​[PROGRAM]
09:30 Registration
10:00 Opening & Welcoming Remarks
10:10 CCEI Global Hub: Programs & Achievements
10:20 Open Innovation Session: reverse pitches by Michelin, Nestlé and Paxon, plus a startup success story
11:15 Investment Session: Investor Fireside Chat on startup investment trends, why Korea, and what founders should prepare
11:55 Closing & Group Photo
12:00 Networking Lunch with all visiting partners

​All talks are in English with a Korean-English bilingual MC.

​▶ 1:1 PARTNER MEETINGS (Nov 12, 13:00–17:00)
In the afternoon, pre-matched startups meet the partners above in 15-minute 1:1 sessions. Startups apply separately; details are sent by email. Partner Brief (technology needs & investor profiles): https://2026-ccei-global-innovation-summit.netlify.app/partner-brief.pdf

​Questions: ericchang@ccei.kr
Event page: https://2026-ccei-global-innovation-summit.netlify.app
Hosted by Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy and Innovation (GCCEI)

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​글로벌 대기업과 해외 VC가 한국 스타트업을 만나러 판교에 옵니다.
본 등록은 11월 12일(목) 09:30–13:00 Summit Stage와 방한 파트너 전원이 함께하는 네트워킹 오찬 참석 신청입니다.

​▶ 방한 파트너
· 글로벌 대기업 (리버스 피칭)
- Michelin: Grégoire Heugel (VP Innovation, Connected Solutions)
- Nestlé: Matteo Hirsch (Specialist in Paper Packaging)
- Paxon: Roelof Postma (Consultative Business Development Manager)
· 해외 VC (파이어사이드 챗 및 1:1 미팅)
- The Radical Fund(동남아): Alex San
- Startup Wise Guys(유럽): Rasmus Kutt
- Boost Capital Partners(유럽): Benjamin Torrero
- Asia2G Capital(미국): 정지훈 파트너
· 해외 전문가
- KAIKU Alex Balderstone (해외투자유치)
- White Castle Partners Sam Williams(글로벌 오픈이노베이션)

​▶ 주요 프로그램
· 오픈이노베이션 세션: Michelin·Nestlé·Paxon이 직접 소개하는 오픈이노베이션 방향과 수요기술
· 투자 세션: 해외 투자자 파이어사이드 챗 (국가별 투자 트렌드, 한국 스타트업 투자 관심 배경, 창업자 준비 사항)
· 네트워킹 오찬: 방한 파트너와 자유 네트워킹 · 발표는 영어로 진행되며 한영 동시 진행 사회자가 함께합니다.

​▶ 오후 1:1 파트너 미팅(13:00–17:00)은 사전 매칭된 스타트업 대상 15분 미팅으로, 별도 신청을 거쳐 운영됩니다.

· 파트너 수요기술·투자사 정보: https://2026-ccei-global-innovation-summit.netlify.app/partner-brief.pdf
· 문의: ericchang@ccei.kr