JungJin SEO: embracing challenges as opportunities to advance affordable health care
EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2021 JungJin SEO of South Korea embodies a potent combination of purpose and resilience. After losing his job in the automotive industry at the age of 45, SEO was inspired to forge a new path in the pharmaceutical industry. He emerged as a self-taught entrepreneur, going on to create Celltrion Group, now a leading global biopharmaceutical firm.
Under his direction, Celltrion Group has unlocked vital advances in affordable treatment of breast cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and influenza, along with innovations in the use of antibodies to treat powerful viruses.
Now, as he begins a new chapter as Celltrion’s Honorary Chairman, SEO shares his perspective on working with the next generation to build on the legacy of his company’s trailblazing achievements. In conversation with Jennifer Moon, one of South Korea’s leading reporters, SEO reveals what inspired him to make a radical change of direction and reshape the future of medicine and health care. When asked about his future aspirations as an entrepreneur, SEO describes how he “will strive to complete building the next generation health care model and show it to the world,” continuing to turn his dreams into a reality.
Connect online by visiting Celltrion's LinkedIn page.
JungJin SEO, Founder and Honorary Chairman, Celltrion Group
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Reporter biography: Jennifer Moon
Jennifer Moon is the Managing Editor at South Korea’s Arirang television network, which is the latest role in a long and award-winning career in journalism and documentary filmmaking. She appears regularly on BBC World and Germany’s DW as a contributor on Asian affairs and financial markets and is frequently called upon to moderate international panels and events. One of these panels included a discussion on artificial intelligence at WEF 2016 in Davos, which featured speakers on robotics, ethics and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
An alumna of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, Moon’s previous roles include news anchor at Arirang, senior business editor of "Business Today" and news presenter at SBS.
Mate Rimac: revolutionizing the automotive industry through passion and cutting-edge innovation
The documentary also gets behind the wheel with the unstoppable Mate Rimac, who turned his passion for tinkering with cars into a mission to create the world’s most advanced all-electric vehicles. He found The Rimac Group at 21 years old, and two years later, the company developed the world’s first true electric hypercar, the Rimac Concept_One.
Today, the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2017 Croatia is continuing to revolutionize the global automotive industry with sustainable technology innovations, supplying high-performance batteries and electric car components for the world’s most influential automotive brands.
Joined by Nicki Shields, CNN journalist and presenter of BBC’s Formula E racing show, Rimac takes us inside his state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Croatia to reveal how he is navigating the fast-paced world of sustainable mobility technology. He also shares some of the lessons he has learned en route to his journey’s latest milestone — taking control of a legendary brand to create Bugatti Rimac d.o.o. Leading the newly formed company as CEO, Rimac aims to unite his track record of technical expertise and agile operations with Bugatti’s 110-year heritage and engineering performance.
Connect online by visiting Mate Rimac's LinkedIn profile.
Mate Rimac, Founder and CEO, Rimac Group
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Reporter biography: Nicki Shields
A scientist by background, Nicki Shields is best known for her work as a television presenter. This includes her work with BBC’s electric street racing series FIA Formula E Championship and as anchor of "CNN Supercharged" as well as "Going Green," CNN’s flagship environment program. She regularly presents other automotive shows including ITV’s "Goodwood Festival of Speed" and "Goodwood Revival" shows and is seen across other broadcast channels including Channel 5 and Sky Sports.
A science communicator who is passionate about science, technology and the environment, Shields is also active as a host of live events and her popular YouTube channel.
Carla Walker-Miller shares how O’Shea Solar Park, a 2-megawatt solar array in the heart of Detroit, inspires the community.
Carla Walker-Miller
Carla Walker-Miller shares how O’Shea Solar Park, a 2-megawatt solar array in the heart of Detroit, inspires the community.
Mate Rimac
Mate Rimac shows Nicki Shields his state-of-the-art manufacturing facility that enables automotive innovation.
JungJin SEO
JungJin SEO takes us inside his biopharmaceutical production facility, which is one of only 10 like it in the world.
Lauren Maillian
Lauren Maillian talks with Walker-Miller employees to discuss the entrepreneur's value-driven leadership and how it impacts their lives.
Mate Rimac
Mate Rimac takes Nicki Shields behind the wheel of the world’s fastest production car.
Jennifer Moon visits JungJin SEO
Jennifer Moon visits JungJin SEO at the Celltrion campus in South Korea to learn more about the biopharmaceutical hub.
Carla Walker-Miller: fueling the great energy transition through values-driven leadership
We are also introduced to Carla Walker-Miller, the inspiring founder and CEO of Detroit-based Walker-Miller Energy Services, one of the largest African American- and female-owned energy waste reduction firms in the United States. Walker-Miller positioned her business to catalyze momentum in the transition from fossil fuels to greener energy, earning her the award for Entrepreneur Of The Year Michigan and Northwest Ohio Region in 2017. In this documentary, she shares her vision for a more sustainable future of energy and reveals how the energy transformation of Detroit may be just the beginning.
As an entrepreneur, she has demonstrated a relentless commitment to diversifying the workforce, advocating for greater representation of Black people and people of color, women and historically underrepresented communities. Her initiatives have ranged from setting up an industry-leading minimum wage, to implementing her company’s bold “second chance” initiative to creating fair employment opportunities for previously incarcerated citizens.
Speaking candidly with Lauren Maillian — herself a renowned entrepreneur, accelerating economic growth for Black and Latinx women innovators — Walker-Miller shares how her personal values have guided her company’s growth journey.
Connect online by visiting Carla Walker-Miller's LinkedIn profile.
Carla Walker-Miller, Founder and CEO, Walker-Miller Energy Services
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Reporter biography: Lauren Maillian
Lauren Maillian is a marketing and branding executive, technology investor advisor and serial entrepreneur. She is the CEO of digitalundivided, a social startup that uses technology, data and advocacy to foster economic growth among Black and Latinx women founders.
An active angel investor and change agent committed to diversity, innovation, equity and inclusion, Maillian was the first Black woman to start an early-stage venture capital fund, and she has advised and invested in over 40 startups.
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Airing on CNBC television in more than 100 markets around the world and on demand at cnbc.com, “The Unstoppables 2” provides actionable insights and practical solutions that will inspire, excite and re-energize your own growth. Forget out-of-the-box thinking, this is out-of-this-world perspective to help you reframe your future. Now is the time for courage — to embrace diversity, to foster belonging, to reduce inequalities — so we can revitalize the economy and build a world that works better for all. These unstoppable innovators help shine a light on the path ahead to help inspire us all.
