On Friday, July 21, 2023, Incheon Metropolitan City and the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority (IFEZ) held a press conference for domestic and foreign media at the Seoul Press Center regarding the 1st World Health City Forum. The press conference was arranged to introduce the forum, which was scheduled to be held from November 20 to 22, 2023, at Songdo Convensia in Songdo International City, to Korean and international media. Under the theme “Globalization of Risks, How to Make the World Safer?”, the organizers shared the forum’s direction and plans for global discussions in the fields of healthcare, smart cities, and sustainability.