KUSCO is pleased to support that 2023 STEP-UP program which was held on May 20-21 in Newport Beach, CA. Its mission is to promote and enrich the KSEA members’ entrepreneurship as well as to discuss the success of innovative companies, particularly in the domains of the arts, entertainment, and technology innovation and entrepreneurship. A total of 136 in-person participants registered to the STEP-UP 2023. Among the participants, about 70 percent were male and 30 percent were female. Across all the participants, the type for role that was best represented was “Professional” with 54 participants identifying this role as their participant type. The second largest portion of the participant type was “Startup CEO or Representative.