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European Innovation Council

Hyungsuk Jin

General Manager, Startup Global Scale Up Department at KITA (Korea International Trade Association) / Ph.D. in International Trade

Hyungsuk Jin

EIC Summit 2026 Speaker

  • EUnicorner session: "Trade driven by Innovation: EU-Asia to NextRise Global"
    Day 1  | EUnicorner, 16:15 - 16:30

Dr. Hyungsuk Jin is a General Manager in the KITA, specialising in global open innovation, corporate–startup matchmaking, and innovation ecosystem development. He has led the organisation of NextRise, Asia’s leading innovation fair co-hosted by KITA and the Korea Development Bank, for the past eight years. He earned his Master’s degree in Geneva and holds a Ph.D. in International Trade from Konkuk University. Dr. Jin has extensive experience in fostering cross-border collaboration and designing scale-up programs for deep-tech startups.