Dr Hwang Jong-Sung is a lead researcher at South Korea’s National Information Society Agency, leading research on data and AI national strategies, smart cities, and future government. He served as a master planner of Busan EDC National Pilot Smart City from 2018 to 2021. Dr Hwang holds a doctoral degree in political science from Yonsei University.

Alex is the vice president of Comma Entertainment, an international advertising agency based in South Korea. He has operated marketing campaigns for global brands such as Samsung Display, Jagermeister, HiteJinro, Lotte Chilsung, and NVIDIA.

Manila-based culture writer, consumer researcher, and content strategist, Angel Martinez runs a weekly column with PhilSTAR Life, where she initiates conversations around Gen Z behaviours and issues. Her pieces on identity, the internet, and their intersections have been published in Vice, i-D, Vox, Dazed, and Business Insider, and commissioned by think-tanks including Crowd DNA and Forge Futures. Outside of work, she can be found reading her book of the week in any cafe that serves iced matcha lattes.