Ryu Je-myung, Vice Minister of Science and ICT, poses for a photo at a roundtable with young AI Startups held at the Korea Telecommunications Operation Association (KTOA) in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the morning of August 13, 2026.

From left, front row: Park Tae-wan, Director General of the ICT Industry Infrastructure Bureau at the Ministry of Science and ICT; Hak-kyoon Kim, CEO of Quantum Ventures Korea; Ryu Je-myung, Vice Minister of Science and ICT; Jae-jun Park, CEO of Teramime; and Song Jae-seong, Executive Vice Chairman of the Korea Telecommunications Operators Association (KTOA).

From left, back row: Jung Geon-yeong, Director of ICT Industry Infrastructure Division at the Ministry of Science and ICT; Cho Joon-youn, Managing Partner of Premier Partners; Kim Chan-gyu, CEO of mAy-I; Lee Jae-won, CEO of Applied Surface Technology Ascend (ASTA); Park Se-jun, CEO of UNIPORT; Kang Sin-il, Chief ESG Officer of Merry Year Social Company (MYSC); and Jung Soon-won, Director of Korea Telecommunications Operators Association (KTOA)