The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority announced on the 21st that it will hold an international symposium on smart cities at the Gyeongwonjae Ambassador Hotel in Songdo International City at 2 p.m. on the 25th. The event will be broadcast live on the YouTube channel.

The symposium, which marks its fifth anniversary this year, will be hosted by the Incheon Economic Agency and will be joined by the Canadian Embassy in Korea, the Quebec State Representative in Korea, the Stanford Center in Korea, and the Incheon Startup Park residents.

The event slogan is “Meeting Incheon and Quebec,” and it shares and discusses the latest technologies and policies of smart cities in Incheon and Quebec, Canada, and innovation and cooperation projects led by startups.


The symposium will consist of a keynote speech by Marie Yves Jean, vice president of Quebec Investment Corporation, Yonsei University professor Junghoon Lee, chairman of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s National Smart City Committee and Public Data Opening and Utilization Committee, and Jesse Vincent Huskovich, vice president of Canada’s Innovation Research Institute.

In Session 1, Yonsei University’s Quantum Information Technology Director Moon Kyung-soon will present the latest technologies for quantum computing, urban air transportation (UAM), and autonomous driving that will lead to smart city innovation in both countries.

In Session 2, Richard Chernier, CEO of Sentech, a Quebec deep-tech startup promotion agency, and Lee Ji-sun, CEO of Shinhan Square Bridge, will present their efforts to create an innovative ecosystem to spread smart cities in Incheon and Quebec.