① (Successful Inaugural Event) Achieved the largest attendance (28,732) among similar events outside the Seoul metropolitan area through the first-ever integrated inter-ministerial climate and energy event

• Through active outreach to future generations, approximately 1,440 teenagers attended

② (Spreading Climate Action Messages) Expanded public consensus on the need for clean energy transition and energy security policies through speeches by world-renowned scholars, corporate leaders, and other distinguished figures

• Richard Muller (UC Berkeley Professor), heads of international organizations including IEA, IPCC, IMO, GGGI, and representatives from Google, WBCSD, and others

③ (Building a Foundation for an International Event) 716 participants from 52 countries attended, including senior officials from international organizations and governments in the climate and energy sector; established the groundwork for an international event through partnership with the NYT climate event

• Senior officials from climate-vulnerable nations including Tuvalu, Belize, and Fiji; ministers and vice-ministers from key partner countries including Colombia, Laos, and Ghana; city leaders including New Orleans

④ (Supporting the Busan Expo Bid) Linking this large-scale international event to the Busan Expo theme and hosting it in Busan sent a positive signal for the bid to host the 2030 World Expo Busan

• BIE inspection delegation site visit (April 2023, Busan); final vote on Expo host city (November 2023, Paris)

① (Pre-event) May 24 (Wed.), Welcome Reception for Key Dignitaries

• Key VIPs attended including opening ceremony guests of honor, ambassadors to Korea, corporate CEOs, and heads of ministry-affiliated agencies; welcome remarks, congratulatory speeches, and networking were held

② (Opening Ceremony) May 25 (Thu.), Welcome Addresses, Commemorative Speeches, Keynote Addresses, etc.

• Attended by over approximately 2,000 people (including many industry professionals and student participants representing future generations)
• Keynote: Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the IEA (Honorary Professor, UC Berkeley)
• Prime Minister (Opening Address), KCCI Chairman (Welcome Address), Mayor of Busan (Welcome Address), NYT International President (Congratulatory Remarks)

③ (Conference) May 25 (Thu.) – 26 (Fri.), Three Summits: Business Summit, City Summit, and Leaders Summit

(Business) Discussion on the role of companies in achieving carbon neutrality and a sustainable future, and climate industry business growth strategies

• Google APAC VP, RWE Asia-Pacific President, Equinor APAC VP, EKF Executive Director, NYT International President, IEA Director, ExxonMobil Korea President, Microsoft Korea VP, POSCO Vice Chairman, Hanwha Q CELLS CEO, Doosan Enerbility VP, and others

(City) Invited mayors from 7 overseas cities; discussed cooperation on climate crisis response; announced a joint declaration pledging commitment to the transition to carbon-neutral cities

• Mayor of Busan; mayors and city leaders from Auckland, Casablanca, Dili, Esbjerg, Mombasa, New Orleans, and Santiago; Oceanix CTO; Copenhagen University professor, and others

(Leaders) Discussed international cooperation and solidarity on ocean-related climate change with heads of state from Pacific and Caribbean island nations and leaders of international organizations

• Prime Minister of Korea, Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Prime Minister of Belize, Deputy Prime Minister of Fiji, Foreign Minister of Marshall Islands, Minister of State of the Bahamas, heads of international organizations including PIF, GGGI, and IPCC, Mayor of Busan, and others

④ (Exhibition) May 25 (Thu.) – 27 (Sat.), Eight Main Exhibition Halls Organized and Operated

• Attracted over 500 companies (2,195 booths operated) and achieved 28,732 visitors (daily average of 9,577)
• Despite being the inaugural event, it established itself as a flagship national-level event with the largest-ever corporate participation and exhibition in the history of climate and energy industry expos

⑤ (Side Events) May 25 (Thu.) – 27 (Sat.), 27 International and Domestic Side Events Held

• (Domestic) 21 events including seminars and forums — 2023 Carbon Neutrality Seminar, Climate Future Forum, Eco-Friendly Hydrogen and Ammonia Seminar, \"Carbon-Neutral City Business Private Consultation Meeting,\" etc.
• (International) 6 bilateral events and meetings — Korea-Germany Energy Cooperation Working Group Meeting, Korea-Japan Bilateral Meeting, Korea-Denmark Green Business Forum, Korea-Germany Energy Day, etc.

⑥ (Special Event) May 25 (Thu.) – 26 (Fri.), Co-hosted with The New York Times Climate Change Event

• Invited heads of state and other distinguished figures; discussed obstacles to climate action and ways for businesses and governments to cooperate

⑦ (Closing Ceremony) May 27 (Sat.), Dream Concert Held at Busan Asiad Main Stadium

• Annual joint concert held every year since 1995 (hosted by the Korea Entertainment Producers Association, 29th edition in 2023)
• 70 VIPs and approximately 30,000 audience members attended