What does courageous leadership look like?
Tue, Apr 14
|Mishmash
Meet MinSung Kim, the 22-year-old gamer who founded an organization to protect women facing threats and organized harassment in South Korea's gaming industry. Hear his inspiring story about finding courage to lead with his values.
Registration closes Apr 07, 2026, 11:50 PM
Time & Location
Apr 14, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Mishmash, 47 Changdeokgung-gil, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
About the Event
Breaking the Silence: A Presentation with MinSung Kim
In South Korea's gaming industry, female developers are harassed, investigated, and fired for perceived feminist beliefs. Organized campaigns of male gamers monitor and target women working in this industry.
Minsung Kim is a gamer and activist. He founded an organization dedicated to supporting victims of anti-feminist abuse in the gaming industry. That he does important work was clear, when a game animator faced death threats over a single animation frame misinterpreted as feminist messaging, MinSung’s organisation stepped in to help. Thanks to this strategic intervention, the female employee kept her job. A rare victory in an industry where women are routinely fired to appease angry mobs.
MinSung's work is about more than gaming. It's about courage, values-driven leadership, and what it means to be an ally when the stakes are high and the backlash is real. As a man in a too…
Registration closes Apr 07, 2026, 11:50 PM