On October 25, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) hosted a seminar to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Korea’s joining of the OECD. The ECCK Secretary General Christoph Heider participated as a presenter of the day’s event, discussed on the economic achievements Korea has made over the past two decades and …
The ECCK has been kept busy with a number of activities, particularly, the month of October was an extremely eventful time for us. The Chamber has hosted reputable conferences including EU Research & Innovation Day, Global Alternative Investment Insights Conference, and Korea-EU IPR Conference in October. Joined by more than 1,000 participants in total, our October events …
Green Drinks Seoul finally held its launch event on October 25 at Le Moulin in Noksapyeong. Green Drinks Seoul is an informal networking event for people interested or working in the environmental field, supported by the ECCK. Green Drinks started in 1989 in London and now it is active in over 500 cities around the world. …
The ECCK held an Extraordinary General Meeting on October 11 at Banyan Tree Seoul for the approval of the amendment of the Articles of Association (AoA) of the Chamber. The adoption of restated AoA has been approved as the ECCK members agreed unanimously on the suggested amendments. The Chamber is currently waiting for the final confirmation of the new AoA from the …
On October 20, the ECCK organized the 4th Korea-EU Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Conference at the Conrad Hotel in Yeouido. This year’s Conference was co-hosted by the European Patent Office (EPO), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the French Patent & Trademark Office (INPI), and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO). During the morning, …
Christoph Heider, ECCK Secretary General, participated SDG Round Table on Sustainable Urban Development co-hosted by UNDP Seoul Policy Centre and Ministry of Environment at Korea University on October 14. This meaningful event was participated by sustainable field experts from all around the world, actively discussed on the overarching theme of sustainable cities and communities of the future. …