How Schoolab Is Inspiring Eco-Innovation
In a past blog post, we’ve talked about our involvement in “Deplastify the Planet”, an...
Can AI Save the World’s Food Supply?
A staggering 1.6 billion tons of food is wasted every year – one third of all food produced for human consumption on the planet. The cause: centuries of systemic inefficiencies...
Augmented Human in a digital age
This episode of the Samsung interview series "The Next Wave", features President and Chief Strategy Officer of Samsung, Young Sohn, in conversation with Armin Schmidt, Co-Founder and CEO of German...
Extreme Tech Challenge 2020 Global Finals
At Samsung, we are excited to be a founding member of the world’s largest start-up competition focused on the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC).
Where Digital Media meets Innovative Tech
The first episode of "The Next Wave with Young Sohn" features Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer SE, Europe’s leading digital publisher. Both heads of global corporations, Sohn and Döpfner...
World-Changing Startups Set to Face Off in XTC Global Finals
XTC announces seven outstanding category winners of this year’s competition that will go on to compete in the Global Finals on July 15th.
“Deplastifying” the Planet
At Samsung, we are always looking for opportunities to give back to the community through...
Luc Julia, CTO of Samsung Strategy & Innovation Center, Elected to French National Academy of Technologies
In recognition of his influential work in artificial intelligence (AI), human-computer interactions, digital media, and...
Fortune Global Forum — Why Startups And Investors Are Succeeding In Europe
The 2019 FORTUNE Global Forum was held on November 18 and 19 in Paris. There, President...
Samsung, Yahoo and Zoom Energize Entrepreneurs to Scale Their Innovations Globally
Over the past 30 years, only a handful of figures have helped define the technology...
Seizing Opportunities to Scale in Europe
Visionary leadership has the potential bridge divides across industries, borders, and cultures. At a time...
Samsung President & CSO Young Sohn and Yahoo Co-Founder Jerry Yang Discuss Innovation with Purpose
At The 20th World Knowledge Forum, Young Sohn, Corporate President & Chief Strategy Officer, Samsung...
Bridging From IT to the Convergent Future
Corporate President & Chief Strategy Officer, Samsung Electronics As an IT person, I’ve had an...
Convergence in The Era of Autonomous Mobility
Lessons learned from the IT industry can help shape our autonomous future. Watch Young Sohn, Corporate President & Chief Strategy Officer, Samsung Electronics and Chairman of the Board, HARMAN, outline the challenges and promise of Mobility 2.0 as we enter the convergence wave of innovation.
Inside-out: How the Combination of AI, Quantum & Brain Interfaces will Change Us
Dr. Olaf Groth from Cambrian.ai discusses the significant breakthroughs in quantum computing, AI, and brain-computer interfaces that will enable machines and humans to model and understand entirely new dimensions of the world.
CALCALIST “IT TECH TWO TO TANGO” Conference in Tel Aviv
Representatives from leading venture capital firms discussed the challenges facing the high-tech industry, the recent wave of Israeli growth companies, strategic fields of investment, and investment strategies for the coming years.
Tech for Good: An Urgent Movement to Shape Our Future
Last month, a group of 150 global leaders convened at the Tech for Good Summit in Paris to discuss how we can use technology to benefit society and build a more sustainable, equitable world.
2019 Tech for Good Summit – Co-Chair Findings & Roundtable
"Tech is neither good nor bad,” says Global Chair and CEO of McKinsey Kevin Sneader. “It is only what we make of it.” Young Sohn, Samsung’s Corporate President and Chief Strategy Officer, was among the prestigious group onstage at #VivaTech for a roundtable discussion, moderated by Maurice Lévy.
Powering the Future with Purposeful Technology
Business is in the midst of a new industrial revolution, born from the confluence of...
Samsung Electronics Endorses Verimi’s Mission to Help Consumers Gain Greater Control of their Digital Identities
Verimi, the European cross-industry identity and trusted platform welcomes Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. as the latest backer of its secure, single sign-on and payment service.
Samsung Forum: Three Talks for Entrepreneurs
The Samsung Forum is a weekly speaker series hosted by Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center. In this series, prominent speakers address topics around technology, innovation, academic research, social impact and global challenges across various industries and fields.
ICI 2018 – International Conference on Cardiovascular Systems
The ICI Meeting is an acclaimed forum which explores the innovations that will shape the future of cardiovascular systems. Over the last 2 decades, Israel has become a medical “start-up nation”. ICI has contributed to this process by facilitating global interactions between physicians, entrepreneurs, academia and industry.
Samsung Recognized as Champion of Young Companies in Europe
Samsung Electronics was recognized as the most active supporter of European startups at an official ceremony of the Startup Europe Partnership (SEP) Corporate Startup Stars, a pan-European award to honor the most proactive corporate supporters of Europe’s young companies, held recently in Brussels, Belgium.
A Conversation: Promises and Pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence
What’s real in artificial intelligence? What can we expect to see over the next five years and beyond? Watch this wide-ranging conversation between Luc Julia, CTO of Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center, and Jeremy Kahn, Senior Tech Writer for Bloomberg.
Artificial Intelligence, Innovation and the Future
In his keynote speech at Web Summit 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, Young Sohn, President and CSO of Samsung Electronics and Chairman of HARMAN International industries, outlined the huge opportunities that AI presents for global entrepreneurs.
Samsung supports engineering program for high school students
As an engineering-driven company, Samsung is always looking to help nurture and develop future generations of engineers. University student internships are a great way for us to work with undergrads and grad students and help them develop valuable skills.
Samsung CEO Summit 2018 –
A Better World With AI
For the last three years, Samsung has brought together the tech industry’s leading thinkers, entrepreneurs and investors to discuss the technologies that will have the greatest impact on our lives and our future. For 2018, the topic of the Samsung CEO Summit was AI.
Jefferies’ Mobility
Technology Conference
350 professionals from around the globe met to discuss disruptive technology in the mobility sector at the Jefferies Mobility Conference.
Samsung at
VivaTech 2018
Vivatech is finally upon us! We’re excited to be in Paris for this event, and have a busy three days ahead, with panel discussions and an AI-oriented startup pitch contest.
Evaluating Startups at
The Startup Conference
Samsung Catalyst Fund's Jonathan Charles joined a startup pitch judging panel for an informative and entertaining discussion. He offers advice to future attendees of such events.
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Opened in 2015, the Samsung Device Solutions America campus, known as "Samsung@First," is home to Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center.
Historic Le Centorial is home to SSIC's initiatives in Europe, with a focus on VC investments and M&A, as well as cutting-edge developments in AI, especially in the area of automated mobility.
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