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‘Evolution of Blue Food Digitalization, Development Strategies for the Blue Food Tech Industry Ecosystem’… 2025 Blue Food Tech Forum to be Held

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Busan Metropolitan City Mayor Park Heong-joon announced that the city will hold the Blue Food Tech Forum tomorrow (4th) at 2 p.m. at the Convention Hall of Pukyong National University.

The event is hosted by Busan Metropolitan City and co-organized by the Busan Techno Park Blue Food Center and the Busan Chapter of the World Food Tech Council.

The forum will be attended by Professor Ki-won Lee of Seoul National University, Co-Chair of the World Food Tech Council, Professor Young-mok Kim of Pukyong National University, Chair of the Busan Chapter of the World Food Tech Council, as well as officials from related organizations, groups, businesses, and academia, with approximately 100 participants expected.

This forum has been organized in response to the growing global interest in the importance of blue food as an eco-friendly and sustainable food resource. It aims to explore ways to transition from the conventional fisheries and food industry to the Blue Food Tech industry, which can generate new value.

Blue food refers to fishery products based on aquaculture or wild-caught seafood. With low greenhouse gas emissions and minimal environmental impact, blue food is expected to provide sustainable and healthy diets for future generations.

The Blue Food Tech industry refers to innovative technologies that integrate advanced fields such as biotechnology, artificial intelligence (AI), big data, the Internet of Things (IoT), 3D printing, and robotics into the production, distribution, and consumption of blue food. This signifies a transition beyond raw material production to a science-based, high value-added industry.

The forum will begin with an opening session and a keynote speech by Professor Ki-won Lee of Seoul National University, Co-Chair of the World Food Tech Council, under the theme ‘Evolution of Blue Food Digitalization, Development Strategies for the Blue Food Tech Industry Ecosystem.’

Keynote and thematic lectures will include:

• ●Ki-woong Lee, Director of R&D at Dongwon F&B, presenting on upcycling tuna by-products and fishery residues;

• ●Ki-hyun Nam, Executive Director at Harim, speaking on the development direction of digital intelligent factory (smart factory) models;

• ●Soo-yong Lee, CEO of ASC Korea, addressing upstream processes and lifecycle-based Blue Food Tech;

• ●Seung-mok Cho, Professor at Pukyong National University, presenting on functional materials derived from marine resources.

The comprehensive discussion will be chaired by Professor Young-mok Kim of Pukyong National University, joined by Chang-mo Ma, Director General at the Korea Maritime Institute, and other experts, who will engage in in-depth discussions on the development of the Blue Food Tech industry ecosystem.

Geun-rok Park, Director General of the Marine, Agriculture and Fisheries Bureau of Busan Metropolitan City, expressed his hope that this forum will serve as an opportunity to share strategies for advancing the Blue Food Tech industry ecosystem and explore practical measures for Busan to rise as a global maritime and fisheries hub city. He further emphasized that Busan seeks to grow into a central city for blue food production and technology, calling for strong interest and cooperation.