• Mayor Oh Se-hoon attends opening ceremony of CES 2024 at the Seoul Pavilion, promoting business for innovative enterprises
• Participation by 81 Seoul-based startups at Eureka Park for expansion into overseas markets

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) announced that Mayor Oh Se-hoon attended the opening ceremony of CES 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tue, Jan. 9 at 11 AM local time. Mayor Oh Se-hoon took part in networking with global enterprises, startups, governments and IT experts from countries around the world while promoting Seoul-based enterprises and Seoul’s competitiveness as a smart city on the world stage.

At the Seoul Pavilion at CES 2024, the 670 m2 Eureka Park startup exhibition space featured 81 Seoul-based startups and 13 institutions, such as the Seoul Biohub and the Seoul AI Hub presenting their innovative technologies and products to global investors.

In particular, among the 81 participating enterprises in the Seoul Pavilion, 18 won the CES 2024 Innovation Award—Top Table (innovative individualized nutritional kit) and Lordsystem (mobile passport platform) were among the 1% of participating enterprises to receive the “Best of Innovation” Innovation Awards.

Mayor Oh Se-hoon said, “The Seoul Pavilion at CES 2024 showcased some of the best Seoul-based enterprises, among which 18 won the CES Innovation Award, which will assist their high-speed growth. I sincerely hope that the futures of the Korean enterprises that participated in CES are as bright as the Seoul Color (Sky Coral) that adorned this year’s Seoul Pavilion.