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Industry and Talent to Drive the Vision Forward: Third and Final Session of the “Global Maritime Hub City, Busan” National Assembly Relay Seminar to Be Held

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will hold the third and final session of the “Global Maritime Hub City, Busan” National Assembly Relay Seminar at 2:00 p.m. today (29) in Meeting Room No. 7 of the National Assembly Members’ Office Building, and will engage in focused discussions on “industry and talent innovation strategies” to drive Busan’s future growth.

This third session follows the first seminar held in November on “announcing the implementation plan and submitting proposals to the central government,” and the second seminar held in mid-December on “discussing space and infrastructure innovation strategies.” It is designed to discuss innovation strategies for “industry” and “talent” that will fill and activate the space.

Attendees will include Jeong Dong-man, Chair of the People Power Party Busan City Party Committee, National Assembly members from the Busan region, Seong Heui-yeob, Vice Mayor for Future Innovation of Busan Metropolitan City, experts from academia and industry, and a student representative. Participants will engage in in-depth discussions to improve Busan’s economic structure and secure new drivers of future growth.

The seminar will focus on two key agenda items: AI and data innovation to accelerate the digital transformation of the maritime and fisheries sector, and measures to cultivate specialized talent to lead in the coming era of Arctic shipping routes.

In the first presentation, Jeon Hyeong-mo, Head of the Maritime and Fisheries AI Transition Support Task Force at the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI), will present a concrete roadmap under the theme “Measures for AI and Data Innovation in the Maritime and Fisheries Sector.” The roadmap will propose ways to create high value-added new maritime industries by integrating artificial intelligence and big data technologies into the maritime and fisheries sector, Busan’s foundational industry.

Next, Professor Kim Jong-gwan of the Department of Navigation Convergence Studies at Korea Maritime and Ocean University (KMOU) will present on the theme “Measures to Foster Future Talent for the Arctic Shipping Route.” He will focus on building a “Busan-style future talent development ecosystem” to systematically nurture polar navigation specialists and global maritime logistics professionals, strengthening Busan’s competitiveness as a key hub city for the Arctic shipping route.

The presentations will be followed by a panel discussion with participation from National Assembly members in the region, representatives from academia and industry, and a student representative to explore practical policy alternatives. Panelists will engage in in-depth discussions on bold regulatory innovation and strategic support at the national level, so that Busan can go beyond being merely a southern regional hub and instead leap forward as a “global maritime hub city” where global talent and capital converge.

Jeong Dong-man, Chair of the People Power Party Busan City Party Committee, stated, “Through the relay seminar held in three sessions, we have once again become confident in the vision and direction Busan must pursue,” adding, “Now that action is more important than anything, I will provide strong momentum for Busan’s leap forward by making legislative support and securing budgets for key projects our top priorities.”

Seong Heui-yeob, Vice Mayor for Future Innovation of Busan Metropolitan City, said, “If space and infrastructure are the hardware that forms the skeleton of a city, then industry and talent are the core software and growth engine that fill it with substance,” adding, “Based on the strategies we have specified today, we will improve Busan’s industrial structure and strengthen an ecosystem where local industry, academia, and research institutions work together so that global talent can pursue their dreams in Busan.” He emphasized, “We will devote all our policy capabilities so that Busan can emerge as a new growth axis leading the future of the Republic of Korea.”

Meanwhile, with the conclusion of the third session, the National Assembly relay seminar series will come to a close. Based on the tasks discussed during the seminars, Busan Metropolitan City plans to 추진 follow-up measures in stages, including strengthening the cooperation framework, identifying new tasks and linking them to national policies, and improving budgets and institutional frameworks.