• GP USA 2017 in Chicago
•    GP USA 2017 kicks off from September 19 to 20 in Chicago, United States, to bolster partnerships between North American firms and Korean parts manufacturers. Hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and organized by KOTRA, the event offers diverse programs, including one-on-one business meetings for North American buyers and Korean suppliers, individual
• consultation sessions and tours of buyers’ production and R&D facilities. While U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Made in America” policy has recently surged demand for American-made parts, GP USA 2017 will open up opportunities for Korean firms to enhance cooperation with major players in the North American market, enter their global value chains and explore new markets.
  

• K-Beauty Expo Bangkok
•    From September 21 to 23, KOTRA will host its annual K-Beauty Expo in Bangkok, Thailand. As Thailand is Korea’s top export destination for cosmetics among ASEAN countries and a gateway to the Southeast Asian market, the event is expected to lay the foundation for Korean small and
• medium enterprises to break into the regional market. The exhibition will offer a wide variety of events featuring Korean celebrities. Visitors will also have the chance to experience Korean food and pop culture at K-Beauty Expo.

• Job Fair for Foreign-Invested
  Companies 2017
•    The Job Fair for Foreign-Invested Companies 2017 will be held in Seoul from October 12 to 13 to promote foreign-invested companies in Korea, help them hire premier talent and ultimately boost national employment. The two-day event hosted by MOTIE and organized by KOTRA celebrates its 12th anniversary this year. Keeping
  
• up with the new administration’s job creation policy schemes, this year’s event will gather the largest number of participants ever. The job fair will house pavilions for recruiting seminars and CSR promotion activities. It aims to convene a total of 120 foreign-invested firms.

• Invest Korea Week 2017
•    Invest KOREA, the foreign investment promotion arm of KOTRA, will hold Invest Korea Week (IKW) from November 7 to 9 in Seoul. Formerly known as ‘Foreign Investment Week’, IKW proudly stands as Korea’s largest international investment promotion event. The event will bring together key players from across the globe and serves as a platform for participants to share insights on Korea’s investment environment.
•    Under this year’s theme, ‘Foreign investment’s impact on job creation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution’, IKW will provide information on new investment opportunities amid the rapid pace of industrial transformation. Along with investment conferences, one-on-one business meetings, site visits and networking events, IKW will also host a job fair linking promising Korean talent to foreign businesses.