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Affairs, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Ministry of SMEs and Startups,
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Gyeong-
gi Provincial Government, Korea Patent Attorneys Association, Korea Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, Korea International Trade Association, Korea Invention
Promotion Association, Korea Intellectual Property Strategy Agency, and Korea
Institute of Patent Information.
As part of the educational program during the expo, a special session titled “IP
Wave for Creative Woman Leaders 2023” was held on July 21. This program
aimed to provide training opportunities in the field of intellectual property (IP)
and innovation for women inventors, leveraging the expertise and knowledge of
Korea. Renowned instructors from WIPO and South Korea conducted compre-
hensive sessions on various topics, including global industrial market trends and
the importance of IP, global IP trends, IP support policies in WIPO, exploring
ways of entering global markets, and success stories of women leaders in IP.
KIWIE’s dedication to empowering women in the field of invention and
innovation has garnered global recognition, making it an indispensable
event for female inventors seeking to make a lasting impact in their
respective industries. The expo serves as a testament to the re-
markable achievements and contributions of women in the world
of inventions, and it remains committed to inspiring the next
generation of creative minds and inventors.
At the cultural dinner ceremony, Mr. Masoud Shafaghi, the
Strategic Planning & Executive Office Manager at the Inter-
national Federation of Inventors’ Associations-IFIA, pre-
sented the commemorative trophy of IFIA’s 55th-an-
niversary celebration to Mrs. Soon Sun Kim, the
President of KIWA.
As the 16 edition ended, KIWIE organizers and
th
participants expressed their enthusiasm and
gratitude for the successful event, looking
forward to future editions that will continue IFIA Magazine Septeber 2023
to celebrate the ingenuity and accom-
plishments of women inventors world-
wide.

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