Medical demands are increasing at an explosive rate due to increased income, lifespan, and the development of anti-aging medical technologies, and the scope of the medical service industry through a convergence of sectors. Consumers pursue well-being in both treatment and prevention, giving rise to international competition in the fast-growing global healthcare market. This is intensifying as more and more patients cross borders and seek lower-cost and higher-quality medical services due to an increase in global medical expenditure.
The development of a high-value-added global healthcare industry is creating additional new industries through the convergence of such relevant sectors as manufacturing, financial, education, and communication. This has had a ripple effect on job creation as well as on the sudden expansion of domestic demand, and is increasingly recognized as the next-generation growth engine. In this session, we will hear the opinions of experts from various fields regarding the prospects of the global healthcare industry as the new growth engine and the convergence of medical sectors to devise a development strategy.
- Prospects and development directions of the global healthcare industry
- Current status of policies to foster domestic and overseas global healthcare industries
- Case studies of smart healthcare through the convergence of sectors

- Moderator
KIM, Hyeung-jin (Managing Director, SAMJONG KPMG Healthcare Group)

- Presenters
YOON, In-mo (Head, Unimedi Plastic Surgery Clinic)
LEE, Myoung-ho (Professor Emeritus, Yonsei University)
CHOI, Jae-hoon (Sr. General Director, Korea Digital Hospital Export Agency)
HONG, Gyung-pyo (Vice President, Enterprise Fast Incubation Center, G&E Group, KT)

- Rapporteur
IM, Min-young (Chief, Research Department, Institute for Industrial Policy Studies)