Overview
- HD Hyundai will host the Future Tech Forum: Shipbuilding in Gyeongju on Oct. 27–30 as an APEC CEO Summit side event, with the company serving as an official summit sponsor.
- Chairman Chung Ki-sun will deliver the keynote highlighting advances in artificial intelligence, decarbonization solutions and manufacturing innovation, and will outline plans for expanded defense and shipbuilding alliances.
- Speakers from partners including Huntington Ingalls Industries, Anduril, the American Bureau of Shipping, Siemens and Persona AI are slated for sessions on maritime defense, AI-driven shipyard manufacturing and Korea–U.S. cooperation.
- The company will demonstrate Avikus autonomous navigation, AI welding robots and a next-generation nuclear-powered ship model at an APEC exhibition organized by KOTRA through Nov. 22.
- The announcement follows Chung’s promotion to chairman and his vision prioritizing smart shipyards under the FOS initiative, MASGA-linked U.S. collaboration and construction equipment upgrades to confront oversupply from China and a global slowdown.