SK Group to hold social value conference on Sept. 15

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won delivers a speech at SOVAC 2019 held in Seoul. [Courtesy of SK Group]

SOVAC, a social value ecosystem platform led by South Korea’s SK Group, will hold a large-scale event in Seoul on September 15.

According to the platform on Monday, this year’s conference will focus on the theme of connection, cooperation, and sustainable growth.

As a brainchild of SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, SOVAC has served as a venue for communication and interaction between groups of social enterprises, various professionals, and the public, to address social issues and promote social value.

The platform will tap into the upcoming conference to encourage more participation from private companies, public municipalities, and the government, which are all stakeholders in the ecosystem of social entrepreneurship, in order to boost cooperation between the public and private sectors.

Chey will lead the SV Leaders Summit amid an organization of a collaborative social enterprise product market in partnership with Seongdong District in Seoul.

The conference will offer lectures and discussions on various agendas. The topics include opportunities to boost industries in response to climate change, strengthened public-private partnerships to promote global entry from social enterprises, and initiatives aimed at supporting local enterprises.

As many as 48 institutions from the private and public sectors, including the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency, will set booths, with about 2,000 attendees.