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[Pangyo Technovalley, Innovation hub in ASIA] Kakao to Hold the Largest Ever Conference "if(kakao)2020" Online

100 sessions prepared to celebrate the 10th anniversary of KakaoTalk for 3 days.… Diversified topics such as technology, service, business vision, and business partners



Kakao celebrated the 10th anniversary of KakaoTalk this year and prepared a variety of topics including technology-related topics

    LOS ANGELES, CA, November 01, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Kakao (Co-CEOs Yeo Min-su and Cho Soo-yong) announced that it will hold the "if kakao 2020" conference online from Nov. 25 to 27.

If kakao conference on its third run since 2018 had been held as an event to share and communicate core technologies integrated to Kakao's various services to outside.

Kakao celebrated the 10th anniversary of KakaoTalk this year and prepared a variety of topics including technology-related topics, Kakao's services, business vision and direction, business partners, and corporate culture. It is to be the largest event ever this year with 100 sessions for three days to be held online.

At the opening session on Nov. 25 when the conference begins, Kakao's co-CEOs Yeo Min-su and Cho Soo-yong will stand as speakers. Also, CEOs from major affiliates like Kakao Mobility, Kakao Bank, Kakao Enterprise, Kakao Japan, Kakao Pay, and Ground X will give presentations on their businesses and services. Besides, there will also be sessions with on-site employees in charge of development and planning, sessions with external speakers, and interesting sessions to get a glimpse into the way Kakao works.

The detailed conference schedule and session introduction will be released on the official website of if kakao 2020 on Nov. 9, and an event that gives limited-edition emoticons when you log in to your Kakao account and register for a session of interest will also begin on this day. As it is conducted non-face-to-face, anyone can participate without restrictions on the number of people, and it can be viewed on the official website and Kakao TV.

A Kakao official said, "This if kakao 2020 conference conducted online due to COVID-19 is expected to be a new type of on-tact conference that communicates with users. This will be beyond sharing experience and insight, knowledge, and know-how, and be a meaningful place to get a glimpse on Kakao's present and future." (End)

Reference-if(kakao)2020 official website: https://if.kakao.com

Kakao is a mobile life platform company that provides innovative services in the global mobile and Internet markets based on specialized manpower, technology, content and competitive mobile traffic. Under the vision of "a better world created by technology and people," it strives to connect everything that surrounds our daily lives and allow anyone to experience innovation daily. Kakao's headquarters are located in Jeju, and the integrated office in the metropolitan area is located in Pangyo, with about 2,300 employees working. Daum Communication, founded in 1995, and Kakao, founded in 2006, merged and launched as Daum Kakao on October 1, 2014, and changed the company name to Kakao on September 23, 2015 to become the company representing the mobile era.

kakao conference on its third run since 2018 had been held as an event to share and communicate core technologies integrated to Kakao's various services to outside.

Kakao celebrated the 10th anniversary of KakaoTalk this year and prepared a variety of topics including technology-related topics, Kakao's services, business vision and direction, business partners, and corporate culture. It is to be the largest event ever this year with 100 sessions for three days to be held online.

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