Overview

• The inaugural event at the Grand Hyatt Seoul brought Korean and U.S. officials, business leaders and experts to frame cybersecurity as a matter of national and economic security.
• AmCham chairman James Kim cited the recent SK Telecom breach as proof that AI-driven cyberattacks can erode public trust and disrupt critical services.
• Speakers from Korea’s National Assembly and the U.S. FBI warned that blurred lines between state-sponsored hackers and cybercriminals demand joint international responses.
• Simon Green of Palo Alto Networks called for unified cybersecurity platforms and for security principles to be embedded in AI systems from their inception.
• AmCham pledged to deepen public-private partnerships and policy coordination across the Korea–U.S. tech alliance to bolster digital resilience.