Generative AI startup Forty2Maru (CEO Dong-Hwan Kim) announced on the 4th that it will be giving a keynote speech on the topic of ‘Development Talent in the Agentic AI Era’ at the ‘Centum Digital Week 2025 Digital Conference’ to be held at the Centum Campus of Gyeongnam Information University in Busan from September 4th to 6th.
Centum Digital Week is a digital technology event hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Busan Metropolitan City, and organized by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) and the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency (BIPA). This year's theme, "Next Code 2025: Beyond AI, Into Agents," provides a multi-faceted look at technological changes and industrial transformations in the era of AI agents. The digital conference, part of the event, will be held from September 4th to 6th at the Convention Hall on the Centum Campus of Gyeongnam Information and Technology University.
In his keynote speech, CEO Kim Dong-hwan will analyze the developer competencies required in the era of AI agents and emphasize the importance of "agentic engineers" equipped with problem definition skills, data interpretation skills, service planning and operation skills, and collaboration capabilities. Furthermore, based on accumulated AI experience (AX) across industries, he will explain the domain understanding and AI engineering integration capabilities developers must possess. He will also highlight the ethical and governance aspects that should be considered when building AI systems.
Forti2Maru is also continuously investing in cultivating practical AI talent. As part of the "Generative AI Talent Development Project," hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Institute of Information and Communications Technology Planning and Evaluation (IITP), Forti2Maru collaborates with leading universities such as Sungkyunkwan University, Pusan National University, UNIST, and Inha University to produce approximately 80 industry-convergence talents annually. The company is also conducting joint research with universities and research institutes through the "Open-ended Alignment AI" project.
In addition, we are contributing to expanding the AI talent pool through various programs, including the AI Star Fellowship, the SW-focused University Digital Competition, and sponsorship and mentoring for the National Youth AI Creative Competition. We are also focusing on fostering talent linked to industry through industry-academia-research workshops and hands-on training.
Meanwhile, Forti2Maru, a startup based on generative AI technology, develops and services augmented search generation (RAG) technology called "RAG42," AI reading technology called "MRC42," and a lightweight specialized model called "LLM42." Through its enterprise private mode, it supports the secure use of sensitive internal data, simultaneously reducing costs and ensuring security required for building and operating AI systems.
CEO Kim Dong-hwan said, “Developers in the era of Agentic AI must go beyond simple coders and possess full-stack capabilities that define problems, design data, and enable AI and organizations to collaborate to produce results.” He added, “We will continue to strive to ensure that domestic talent can be competitive in the global AI market through practical solutions centered on industrial sites and cooperation between academia and industry.”
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