On Thursday, November 2, 2023, IFEZ hosted the 2023 IFEZ Korean Speech Contest. The competition, designed to promote the excellence of Korean culture and Hangeul, saw 12 foreigners from a total of seven countries advance to the finals after qualifying. Showing his fluent Korean skills, he selected one of "IFEZ I experienced, Incheon I experienced" or "Free Topic" and presented it for five minutes each.