Dong Won KIM is the Managing Director and Head of Digital Initiatives at the Hanwha Group and leads the FinTech and Innovation efforts for Hanwha Life Insurance. Heading the digital initiatives of the Hanwha Group’s Strategy & Planning Headquarters since 2012, Mr. Kim has been responsible for leading digital marketing and digital business development of the Groups affiliates. With the aim to create an overarching and customer-friendly ‘Hanwha’ brand marketing initiatives, Mr. Kim has successfully launched marketing programs in diverse formats across various industries and developed a comprehensive roadmap of Group’s marketing strategy. Also, Mr. Kim has initiated and created Hanwha DreamPlus，a startup accelerator program, to realize synergy between an innovative business model and existing business and to establish a global network of accelerators with a special focus in Asia to invest in promising startups. Furthermore, Mr. Kim plays an integral role in digitization of Group’s financial businesses and holds the positions as the heads of FinTech and the Innovation Center at Hanwha Life Insurance. In this role, he is responsible for the overall development and application of FinTech at Hanwha Life Insurance. Since his appointment as the Head of the Innovation Center, Mr. Kim has established an internal organization and platform for FinTech and Big Data development. Mr. Kim earned a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Yale University, and was acknowledged as a member of “Global Shaper”, a network of young leaders supported by the World Economic Forum in 2014.