K-Medical AI Innovation Summit : "From Innovation to Implementation: APEC Medical AI Cooperation"

〈 International Vaccine Institute, IVI 〉

The K-Medical AI Innovation Summit will serve as a premier side event during the APEC Health Ministers' Meeting, designed to showcase Korea's comprehensive Medical AI ecosystem and establish a foundation for sustainable regional cooperation. This strategic forum brings together leading stakeholders from government, industry, and academia to demonstrate how Korea has successfully integrated artificial intelligence across the entire healthcare continuum—from prevention and diagnosis to treatment and post-care management.

The summit positions Korea as a global leader in medical AI innovation, highlighting the nation's unique approach that combines robust government policy support, dynamic private sector innovation, regulatory sandbox environments, and collaborative academic research. Through systematic presentation of breakthrough technologies and policy frameworks, the event aims to catalyze meaningful partnerships that will advance healthcare accessibility, quality, and equity across the APEC region.

(Welcome Address) Ju-min Park 

-Affiliation: National Assembly of the Republic of Korea

-Title: Member of the 22nd  National Assembly/ Chairman of the Health and Welfare Committee, National Assembly

-Topic: “K-Medical AI Development Vision and Policy Direction"

(Opening Remarks) Fr. Dong-hyun Go, MBA 

-Affiliation: Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's Hospital

-Title: President and CEO

-Topic: "Medical AI Innovation and Global Cooperation: Korea's Experience and APEC's Future"

(Keynote Speaker) Han-ju Yoo 

-Affiliation: Naver Cloud

-Title: Director

-Topic: "AI for Public Health and Its Contribution"

 (Panel Moderator/Speaker) Eric Jaeho Jung 

-Affiliation: Theragen Health

-Title: CEO

-Topic: TBD

(Panelist) Hyun-woo Kim 

-Affiliation: Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI) Medical IT Convergence Research Center, Convergence System  R&D Division

-Title: Team Leader/ Principal Researcher

-Topic: "AI-driven Public Healthcare: Revolutionizing Medical Accessibility and Health Equity"

(Panelist) Young Sin Ko 

-Affiliation: AI R&D Center, Seegene Medical Foundation

-Title: Director of AI R&D Center 

-Topic: "From Pilot to Scale: Driving Diagnostic Innovation with AI-powered SeeDP at Seegene Medical Foundation"

(Panelist) Kyung-nam Kim 

-Affiliation: Waycen

-Title: CEO

-Topic: "AI-based GI Endoscopy: New Paradigm for Preventing GI Cancers"

(Speaker, Panellist) Sang J. Park 

-Affiliation: Medical I.P.

-Title: Founder & CEO 

-Topic: “AI Digital Twins: Moving Beyond Precision Medicine to Public Healthcare”

(Panelist) Hyeyun Kim 

-Affiliation: Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine, International St.Mary’s Hospital 

-Title: Professor

-Topic: "MedicaVox: Borderless Healthcare through AI Medical Interpretation"

(Panelist) Dong-ho Kim 

-Affiliation: Megazone Cloud

-Title: Vice President

-Topic: "Next-Generation Digital Health Infrastructure: The Future of Medical Innovation through Quantum Computing"

(Panelist) Sangchul Park 

-Affiliation: Seoul National University School of Law

-Title: Associate Professor

-Topic: "Medical AI: Regulatory Landscape in Korea and APEC Regional Cooperation Strategy"

[11:30 - 11:35] Welcome Address

Park Ju-min, Chairman of Health and Welfare Committee

[11:35 - 11:45] Opening Remarks

Go Dong-hyun, Director of International St. Mary's Hospital - "Medical AI Innovation and Global Cooperation: Korea's Experience and APEC's Future"

[11:45 - 12:05] Keynote Speech

Yoo Han-ju, Naver Healthcare - "Global Medical AI Ecosystem and the Future of Digital Healthcare"

[12:05 - 12:10] Keynote Q&A Session

[12:10 - 13:30] Main Panel Discussion - "Korea's Medical AI: Transforming Healthcare System Through Innovation"

Sectoral presentations by 8 panelists covering Public Institution/Policy, Diagnosis & Prevention, Treatment & Surgery, Medical Accessibility & Service, Infrastructure & Technology Foundation, and Regulation & Policy Cooperation sectors

Cross-panel discussion on sectoral linkage and APEC regional cooperation strategies

Q&A session with country representatives

Comprehensive response and future cooperation direction by all panelists