K.S. Lee co-founded Silicon Image, Inc. in Silicon Valley, U.S. a developer of semiconductors for communications applications in 1994, and served as the Vice President of Strategic Alliance. He had an experience for successful IPO of Silicon Image in 1999. After that, he was the founding CEO of GCT Semiconductor, a fabless semiconductor company in the United States that designs, develops, and markets innovative integrated circuit solutions for the wireless communications industry. He graduated from electrical engineering department at Hanyang University.

Dr. Lee earned his Ph.D. in Biochemistry/Genetics at Duke University in 1989 after receiving MS at KAIST and B.S. in Biology at Sogang University in Seoul. After postdoctoral training under Dr. Arno Greenleaf in Biochemistry at Duke University, he was a research assistant professor jointly under Dr. Robert Lefkowitz (2012 Nobel Prize Laureate) and Dr. Marc Caron in Cell Biology at Duke University. Then, he moved to pharmaceutical industry and worked for ACLARA Biosciences, EXELIXIS Pharmaceuticals, and ARAGEN Bioscience in US for 14 years. While in EXELIXIS for 10 years, he was a key contributor and project leader that implemented 8 pipelines of cancer drugs, including drugs targeting protein kinases, and anti-metabolic drugs. Also, he has experienced in ARAGEN with developing anti-cancer biotherapeutic drugs such as cancer vaccines, monoclonal antibodies and complex immunotoxin therapeutics. As the VP of Biology, he is currently focusing on the clinical development of KM-819 for Parkinson’s disease. Also, as a Chief Business Officer, he has been working on licensing and other company business.

Suh Tae hwan is the CEO of HI Investment & Securities (CJ Investment & Securities), Executive Director of Financial and Accounting of HYUNDAI Heavy Industries and Director General for International Sales and Financial Services of Hyundai Securities. He worked Outside Director of Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Hyundai Samho and Hyundai Oil bank. He received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Seoul National University and MBA in Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.