Maggie Kang Joins Origin Summit

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Maggie Kang to Appear at Origin Summit for Exclusive Fireside Conversation

Maggie Kang, the visionary director behind Netflix’s record-breaking K-POP DEMON HUNTERS, is set to join the Origin Summit for an exclusive fireside conversation on global storytelling, fandom, and the rise of culturally-driven IP.

Origin Summit Overview

The Origin Summit, hosted by Story in collaboration with Blockworks and Hankyung Media Group, is the premier institutional event at the intersection of AI, blockchain, finance, and intellectual property. The event will explore how AI, crypto, and capital are converging to unlock the world’s most valuable untapped asset class. This year’s summit will take place during Korea Blockchain Week in Seoul.

Maggie Kang’s Background and Achievements

Maggie Kang is an animation director, writer, producer, and story artist based in Los Angeles. She is best known for originating, writing, and directing the global phenomenon K-POP DEMON HUNTERS for Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation. The film has achieved 236 million views in the first nine weeks and had a $19 million theatrical debut, the largest in Netflix history. Its soundtrack produced eight Billboard Hot 100 hits, including the #1 single "Golden," and earned acclaim as the first soundtrack in the last three decades to land three Billboard Top 10 Singles.

previously Announced Speakers

Maggie Kang joins an impressive lineup of global heavy-hitters, including:

Kyoung In Jung (CEO, The Black Label)
Ryan Seungkyu Lee (Co-founder, The Pinkfong Company)
Arthur Hayes (Founder, Maelstrom)
Justin Sun (Founder, TRON; Advisor, HTX)
Amy Oldenburg (Head of Emerging Markets Equity, Morgan Stanley Investment Management)
Lee Sung-soo (CAO, SM Entertainment)
Jake Jaekyung Song (Co-founder, Nexon)
Rayhaneh Sharif-Askary (MD, Grayscale)
Brandon Yu (President, HYBE APAC)
Luca Netz (CEO, Pudgy Penguins & Igloo, Inc.)
Yat Siu (Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Animoca Brands)
Sandeep Nailwal (Founder & CEO Polygon Foundation and Co-Founder Sentient)
Jangwon Lee (CEO, Contents Technologies)

Event Logistics

The Origin Summit will take place on September 23, 2025, in Seoul, South Korea, during Korea Blockchain Week. The event is curated for institutional investors, IP holders, AI builders, and cultural leaders. Interested parties can request access via the event website at www.originsummit.xyz.

Impact and Future Prospects

The inclusion of Maggie Kang in the Origin Summit lineup is a significant development, as it highlights the growing importance of culturally-driven IP in the global entertainment landscape. From a retail investor perspective, this trend is worth watching, as it could lead to new opportunities for investment in the entertainment and media sectors. The convergence of AI, blockchain, and finance is likely to continue shaping the future of intellectual property, and events like the Origin Summit will play a crucial role in defining the infrastructure powering the programmable IP economy. As the industry continues to evolve, it will be interesting to see how investors and creators navigate this new landscape and capitalize on the emerging trends in culturally-driven IP.

About Story and Blockworks

Story, the world’s IP blockchain, has rapidly become the leading blockchain infrastructure for tokenized intellectual property. Backed with $136 million from a16z, Polychain, and Samsung Ventures, Story enables creators, developers, enterprises, and AI labs to turn media, data, and AI-generated content into programmable, legally enforceable digital assets. Blockworks, on the other hand, is an information platform that sits at the center of the crypto industry, providing actionable research, trusted news, and world-class events to drive the industry forward.

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