Principal Investigator Kevin Esvelt
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The 2026 MIT Korea Conference brings together global industry leaders, researchers, and entrepreneurs to explore breakthrough technologies shaping tomorrow’s industries. MIT Professors Mark Bathe, Juejun Hu, Steven Spear, and Kevin Chen will share insights in programmable biology, robotics, organizational innovation, and silicon photonics. Ten MIT-connected startups will showcase innovations in AI, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, and sustainable chemistry. Designed for executives, senior managers, and thought leaders, the conference offers a rare opportunity to engage directly with MIT’s innovation ecosystem and uncover the ideas and collaborations driving the next decade of global innovation.
Benedetto Marelli Paul M. Cook Career Development Professor, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT CEE
Phil Budden Senior Lecturer, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management, MIT Sloan School of Management
Eugene A. Fitzgerald Merton C. Flemings SMA Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
John Carrier Senior Lecturer, System Dynamics MIT Sloan School of Management
Thomas Boyd Director, Oral Care Product Development & Scientific Capabilities, Colgate-Palmolive, Co. Dan Rippy CEO, LiquiGlide