The world is still struggling to get out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Decisive actions against climate change have been required to be taken upon all over the countries.

Besides COVID-19, the gauges of the nation's disappointments or stress have been greatly increasing due to long lasting socio-economic problems, political conflicts, and serial policy failures.

People became desperate for a happier or better life. Their desires will be much stronger ahead of the presidential election in March 2022. Now Korea needs new leadership to build hopeful futures.

News1 Future Forum specifically focuses on delivering messages of ‘New Hope’ from various innovative young leaders who have pioneered new life styles, mobile platform business, game-changing technologies.

S. Korea is staying on the inflection points in every field. The country’s future depends on how well leaders cope with the challenges. Creating healthy socioeconomic systems where innovation and competitions could work well is of great importance to people.

Paradigm shifts are getting faster than ever, especially in the field of industry and technology. 'Big Tech' companies equipped with solid mobile platforms are dramatically altering the industrial landscape. Kakao Corporation, where the first speaker, Minsoo YEO serves as a co-CEO, ranked at 7th largest company in the Korean stock market. It launched its first business with Kakao Talk, a fashionable messaging app. about 10 years ago. Coupang, a Korean e-commerce giant which originated Rocket Delivery executed within one day was founded in 2010 when the smart phones began to widely spread. It went public successfully on the NYSE and now valued at $77 billion.

The next generation transportation technologies such as autonomous driving, air taxi, hyperloop bullet train, signal huge changes in our everyday lives. Four professionals overlook and discuss how long until those innovative vehicles can be operated commercially.