Overview
- Set for Oct. 28–31 in Gyeongju, the APEC CEO Summit is an official side event organized by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
- SK Group will host the Future Tech Forum AI on Oct. 28 and unveil an AI data center solution built with SK hynix, SK Telecom, SKC and SK Enmove.
- Organizers are courting high-profile guests, with industry reporting that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is viewed as most likely to attend though not yet confirmed.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been invited, and other possible attendees include Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Jane Fraser, Eddie Wu and Shou Zi Chew, with many schedules expected to firm up by mid-October.
- AI is slated as a key topic for leaders as Seoul promotes an APEC AI Initiative, while OpenAI expands in Seoul and SK advances an AWS-linked Ulsan AI data center targeted for 2027 operations.