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  • Share the story only you can tell.From finding your feet in a new market to winning your first customer, share what you learned along the way.Speaker proposals are currently closed.

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Meet the People

See who's coming to KOOM Stage, from founders and creators to operators, and find the people you want to meet on the day.

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  • Sehee Lee

    Visual & Product Designer | Design Systems | Former Google Staff Visual Designer (Material Design & Google Fonts) | Co-founder, Super Big Co.

    I’m a visual and product designer who likes working on the big picture and the smallest details. Sometimes that means defining a whole product. Sometimes it means getting a “+” just right. At Google, where I grew into a Staff Visual Designer role, I helped shape the Material Design system across versions 1, 2, and 3, contributing components, guidelines, and developer specifications. I owned and led system iconography for Google products and the open-source community. I also defined Google Fonts’ visual identity and website design system. My product and brand work includes the original Gemini symbol and many other Google product icons. I also created Google’s multicolor “+”—a core brand action icon developed as part of Google’s visual identity redesign. Now, as co-founder of Super Big Co., I lead product strategy and end-to-end design for BigEarnings and Welo. I work directly with an engineer to turn early ideas into working products, bringing together brand identity, design systems, and user experience.

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    Global expansion & international experience

  • Yonghyun Cho

    MISM-BIDA @CMU ’27 | Fintech Growth & Activation | Ex-Startup Co-founder

    MISM-BIDA @CMU ’27 | Fintech Growth & Activation | Ex-Startup Co-founder

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    Team building & hiring, Marketing & branding, Technical & product development

  • Staff

    Eric Kim

    Founder at One Degree Labs | Angel Investor | Ex- Sendbird

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    Hi, I'm Eric. I love to initiate or join projects that can make a positive impact on society. I am passionate about making people want!

    I can help with

    Global expansion & international experience, Team building & hiring, Sales & partnership experience, Technical & product development, Mentoring & advisory

  • Julian Kim

    Project Manager / Product Manager

    • Certified project manager specialized in mobile and web development • Multi-platform product manager of more than 20 iOS / Android apps and games, several web services, and systems-on-chip • Superb communication between developers and designers with native tongues from both tech and creative world • Serving wide range of clients from pre-school children to big business accounts such as Microsoft and Samsung

    I can help with

    Global expansion & international experience, Technical & product development

  • Yeon Hyeoung Kim

    Principal at Log Investment | Family Office

    Hi, I'm Jacki. I'm a Principal at Log Investment, the VC arm of a Korean family office. I invest in Korean startups and cross-border U.S. deals, and I look forward to meeting founders across a wide range of sectors.

    I can help with

    Investment diligence, Mentoring & advisory

  • Min-jung Kim

    Global Business Leader | HR Business & Cross-Border Expansion

    A multi-faceted Business Leader with an HR background, specializing in business model generation, operational scaling, and global expansion. Core Impact & Expertise: • Global Expansion: Driving US/Japan market penetration & revenue growth via strategic partnerships. • HR B2B Business: Built high-engagement HR communities & conferences, unlocking B2B growth avenues. • New Business Launch: Spearheaded 'wanted+', a career content platform, diversifying the HR business ecosystem. • Ops Optimization: Automated core recruitment workflows, boosting operational efficiency and revenue. Bridging deep HR domain expertise with scalable business models and cross-border expansion. Always open to strategic partnerships & global growth opportunities.

    I can help with

    Team building & hiring, Global expansion & international experience, Sales & partnership experience, Mentoring & advisory

  • Seokmin C.

    Improving the Apt Hunting Experience in NYC

    Personal website: ryanchoi.me Building an app to improve the apartment hunting experience in NYC

    I can help with

    Team building & hiring, Technical & product development

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    Holly Jooyoung Diamond

    HR & Recruiting Leader leading AI workforce equity through innovative hiring solutions. 📍 | Founder, WorkOnward | CEO, DHD Consulting | Google I/O 2026 | Techstars · Robin Hood

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    I am Holly (Oh) Diamond, the Founder & CEO of WorkOnward, the map-based job platform making the world of hourly work, work. I have seen firsthand that a working community is a thriving community. It was my own experience leading my family’s restaurant in NYC in the midst of the pandemic and weeding through the many cumbersome and corporate-centric hiring platforms as I worked to grow our staff that led me to found WorkOnward. As a seasoned recruiting executive and HR technology founder in addition to a restaurateur, I’m grateful every day that my unique life path has called me to this endeavor. I passionately believe in the dignity of hourly work as the backbone of American labor. Whether you’re an overworked and understaffed small business owner rolling up your sleeves day in, day out (I’ve been there!), or you’re a skilled service professional tired of the burdens of modern gig life, I am on a mission to connect local employers with local talent with the easiest, most intuitive local job platform ever built. I talk about technology, hiring, recruiting, inclusivity, community, and (of course) food!

    I can help with

    Team building & hiring, Customer & market validation, Sales & partnership experience

  • Will P.

    Fullstack engineer / Indie Hacker

    12+ years of hands-on experienced full-stack engineer. A versatile developer with a deep-rooted passion for creating and contributing to cutting-edge projects. My journey as an indie hacker, open source contributor, and author has allowed me to explore various industries, dynamic global startups. I'm always eager to collaborate on groundbreaking ventures and contribute to projects that leave a lasting mark on the world.

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    Technical & product development, Mentoring & advisory

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The Venue

One of New York's landmark music venues, taken over for a full day: the main hall, three floors of rooms and the rooftop.

Terminal 5 main hall in conference seating
Main Stage
Terminal 5 main hall seen from the top balcony
Three-tier balconies
Terminal 5 rooftop lounge at dusk
Rooftop lounge
Map of Terminal 5 in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan

Terminal 5

610 W 56th St, New York, NY

Fri, Oct 16 · Doors open 9:00 AM ET
7 rooms in parallel · about 500 attendees

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Join Us

Friday, October 16 at Terminal 5. Come for the conference, the evening concert, or both.

  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

    KOOM Stage

    The daytime conference: all 42 talks and panels on the Main Stage and in breakout rooms across six tracks, plus time to meet other attendees. Evening concert not included.

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  • 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

    KOOM Live

    An evening of live K-pop and special performances at Terminal 5, after the conference wraps. Daytime sessions not included.

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  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM

    All Day Pass

    The whole day on one ticket: every KOOM Stage session by day, then the KOOM Live concert at night, both at Terminal 5.

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