Samsung SDS holds forum to strengthen its business ties

Samsung SDS said yesterday it held a Smart Together Forum at its campus in Jamsil, southeastern Seoul, on Tuesday.

According to the company, the forum was targeted at tightening cooperation and enhancing communication with business partners.

Some 80 representatives, including Samsung SDS CEO Jun Dong-soo, attended the forum, where they discussed working together to find new business areas and stepping up cooperation in developing core technologies.

“A company even with outstanding performance could quickly be loose against new players that are equipped with new technology if it fails to read the changing surroundings,” Jun of Samsung SDS said.

Alliance of business coaches will hold two-day culture talk

The Asia Pacific Alliance of Coaches (APAC) said it is holding a two-day forum, “Global Perspectives: Culture, Diversity, Creativity and Transformation,” at the Seoul Millennium Hilton Hotel in Seoul starting Oct. 7.

APAC’s first two forum was held in Singapore in 2010 and 2012.

This event in Seoul is the third forum by APAC.

According to the organizer, roughly 250 people from 15 countries will be attending the event, which will deal with issues regarding business coaching and its essential role in organizations’ culture and in developing talent.

Lecturers include Claire Chiang, co-founder of Banyan Tree, and Peter Szabo, author of “Coaching Plain and Simple.”