At the Jan. 7 Entertainment Tech Summit, 10 Korean entertainment tech and AI companies pitch and five exhibit. Free for studios, platforms, investors and buyers, with 1:1 meetings and the Waving Club
K-EnterTech Hub and smartcms have opened the CES 2027 Entertainment Tech Programs. At the Entertainment Tech Summit on Jan. 7, 5–7 p.m., 10 Korean entertainment tech and AI companies pitch and five exhibit, alongside a K-Culture Zone. Studios, platforms, investors and buyers can attend free and book 1:1 meetings through smartcms. Proposed venue: UNLV.
K-EnterTech Hub (K엔터테크허브) and smartcms have opened the CES 2027 Entertainment Tech Programs, built for entertainment tech, media, content and AI companies. For studios, platforms, investors and buyers, the program’s centerpiece is a chance to meet Korean companies in this field in one place during CES week.
That place is the CES 2027 Entertainment Tech Summit, on Thursday, Jan. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. The organizers are working with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as the proposed venue and will confirm the location later. Admission is free.
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10 Korean pitches, five exhibit tables and a K-Culture Zone
The summit’s core theme is the business-model shift from scale to scarcity: Hollywood dealmaking is moving from size toward assets that are hard to replace, such as IP, fandom and live experiences. Read the summit program.
Ten Korean entertainment tech and AI companies will pitch on the main stage. The lineup is drawn from content production and distribution, generative AI, immersive venues and short-form and vertical video technology. Five companies will demo at exhibit tables, and beauty, food and tourism companies will present in a K-Culture Zone. The list of companies will be published once it is confirmed.
Korean companies loom large at CES 2027. In the first round of results the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced on Nov. 9, Korean products took 23 of 38 Best of Innovation awards. Entertainment and media tech companies, though, are scattered among more than 4,100 exhibitors. The summit puts them on one stage.
Hollywood, big tech and investors in the room
The evening opens with talks on Hollywood in the AI era, changing content formats and CES 2027 entertainment tech trends. K-EnterTech Hub has invited speakers from Digital Hollywood, and experts from Adobe, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Hollywood studios are expected. Collaborating partner Pacemakers supports investment review, and the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) helps with local networking. The running order is in our summit program story.
Book a 1:1 meeting with a Korean company
Studios, platforms, investors and buyers who want to meet a particular Korean company can request a 1:1 meeting in advance through smartcms, which arranges the meeting, the interpreting and an escort. Contact Hyunjung Nam, CEO of smartcms, at emilia@smartcms.co.kr.
The Waving Club: a network that carries on after CES
K-EnterTech Hub and smartcms also run the Waving Club, a membership network built around their Waving Night gatherings. Members get event access, industry updates and discounts on future events, and Gold members get free entry to events the two companies host in Korea and abroad, plus consulting and PR support. The events the two companies take part in include WIS, SXSW, Comic-Con and MIPCOM.
Outlook: an evening for Korean entertainment tech in CES week
The CES 2027 entertainment calendar runs from Digital Hollywood on Jan. 5 to C Space on Jan. 6–8. The Jan. 7 summit is the evening in that week built around Korean entertainment tech and AI companies, and the meetings it starts can continue in Los Angeles after the show. Details and the full program are on the CES 2027 Entertainment Tech Programs page.
