Overfocus on prestige signaling makes for pretty settings but little substance or real debate, experts say
Conferences on ill-defined themes and hundreds of speakers with little related expertise. Panels crowded with more than a dozen speakers at a single time. Slides overflowing with text. Lineups featuring no women whatsoever.
These are just some of the issues regularly plaguing South Korea’s conference circuit, which despite being an industry worth almost U.S. $10 billion, rarely sparks actual debate or provides information that wasn’t easily available online.
Conferences on ill-defined themes and hundreds of speakers with little related expertise. Panels crowded with more than a dozen speakers at a single time. Slides overflowing with text. Lineups featuring no women whatsoever.
These are just some of the issues regularly plaguing South Korea’s conference circuit, which despite being an industry worth almost U.S. $10 billion, rarely sparks actual debate or provides information that wasn’t easily available online.
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