ADB-FSS Webinar on Crowdfunding: Lessons from Korea's Experience 27 September 2021 This webinar is organized by the Finance Sector Group, Central and West Department, and Financial Supervisory Services of Korea to understand the crowdfunding regulatory framework through Korea’s experience and how their lessons learned can help in developing Georgia’s crowdfunding model. Program and Learning Materials 27 September 2021 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Introduction Opening Remarks Yong-tae Kim, Director General, International Affairs Department, Korea Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) Introduction Welcome Remarks Shane Rosenthal, Shane Rosenthal Country Director, Georgia Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank Presentation Crowdfunding Regulatory Framework in Republic of Korea This presentation gives an overview of Crowdfunding in the Republic of Korea. Yeseom Yoo, Jaeseung Suk Presentation Examples of P2P Crowdfunding in Korea 8Percent and Peoplefund Panel Discussion Recommendations for Georgia Based on Lessons Learned from Korea’s Case with focus on: Benefits and risks to investors Crowdfunding platform options Financial instruments for crowdfunding Moderator: Junkyu Lee, Chief of Finance Sector Group, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, ADB Yeseom Yoo Jaeseung Suk Malik Kotadia, Fintech expert (ADB consultant) Closing Way Forward and Next Steps Otar Gorgodze, Head of Financial and Supervisory Technologies Development Department, National Bank of Georgia Closing Closing Remarks Tariq Niazi, Director, Central and West Asia Department, ADB Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Finance Sector Group ADB Organizer/s Finance Sector Office Topics Capacity Development Knowledge Management Finance