The mayor welcomed attendees to the 2019 Asia-Pacific Internet Operation Technology Conference in Daejeon, South Korea. He thanked the conference organizers and expressed Korea's leadership in ICT, having launched the world's first 5G mobile network. The mayor highlighted Daejeon's role as a leading ICT hub in Korea and its efforts to become a global center of technology innovation driving the fourth industrial revolution. He concluded by thanking attendees and wishing them a productive and enjoyable time at the conference.