Theme: Breathing

The theme of the 2023 TEDxHongikU Event is "Breathing".

Breathing is the process of taking in oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide, and it is the act of being with and in harmony with something. To breathe with something means to understand it, to be fully one with it, to communicate with it.
Throughout our lives, we breathe with people, technology, culture, and many other things. What we've breathed in has shaped us and will continue to shape us. Our lives are enriched by the process of exhaling the old and inhaling the new.

This is what the 2023 TEDxHongikU Event aims to do: to give you insights into how we breathe with the world, so that you can reflect on yourself and examine the way forward.

Garam Hall, Hongik University
94, Wausan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Garam Hall
Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 04066
South Korea

Jaesik Choi

CEO Of Lowlit Collective

- CEO of Lowlit Collective. - Conducted the "Local Ambassador" project, a community-based plastic waste collection campaign. - Entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the SEOUL KFEM (Korean Federation for Environmental Movement) in August 2020, focusing on resource circulation. - Participated in the Seoul Home Deco Table Fair and Seoul Design Festival in December 2021. - Exhibited at the London Design Fair 2023, Retech 2023, and Material Matters 2023 in September 2023. - Received the Gold Award in the Public Design category at the 2023 If Design Awards in April 2023.

Jihyeon Lee

COO Of cultureart4u

- Chief Operating Officer (COO) at 'Culture and Arts for You.' - Co-author of the book "the sound of art scene " - Instructor at the 2023 Jeonju Cultural Foundation Palbok Arts College. - Active member of the 2022 Korean Culture and Arts 'AceSquare' webzine editorial committee. - Artistic director and planner for various art events, including the 2021 Jeonju Bibimbap Festival's "World Bibim Week." - Established and managed the channel "Created because art management graduate school tuition felt wasted" in 2017. - Founded the "Zoomzup" community for art practitioners in 2016.

Kyunghoon Kim

Chief Creative Officer Of Junglim Architecture / President of Division. Junglim Planning Advisory

- Current: Chief Creative Officer (CCO) at Hyun. Junglim Architecture and CEO of JPA - Current: Chairman of the Korean Institute of Architects (Student Council) - Current: International Jury Member for SPACE Category at K-DESIGN AWARDS - Current: Vice Chairman of the Korean Institute of Architects (Public Relations Committee) - Former: Adjunct Professor of Architecture and Architectural Engineering at Hongik University - Former: Adjunct Professor of Architecture at Soongsil University - Selected as one of the "World's Top 100 Architects" in 2012 and served as the inaugural artist for the Korea Architecture Exhibition - Winner of the 2022 Asia Design Prize for SFC BIO Laboratory Space Branding and Design - Recipient of the 2021 Asian Townscape Awards for LAVENICHE - Awarded the Gold Medal at the 2020 ASIA DESIGN PRIZE for Clayarch Gimhae Art Museum

Woongbae Zee

Yonsei University researcher of Centre for Galaxy Evolution Research

- Yonsei University, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Galaxy Evolution Research Center - Lecturer at Yonsei University, The Catholic University of Korea, and others - Host of the YouTube channel "Cosmic Dust's Sage Time" - Co-host of the YouTube channel "BODA" on the show "Exploring Science" - Author of books such as "Dating the Universe," "Thinking About the Universe All Day," "Stars and the Science of Light," and "What If an Artificial Satellite Falls into Our Home" - Recipient of the 2014 Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning "FameLab Korea" Award - Recognized for contributions to the spread of scientific culture and recipient of the Minister of Science, Technology, and Information Communications Award.