According to Yonhap News,

South Korea will host various business events during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering this week to showcase domestic companies' technological competitiveness and promote exports, the industry ministry said Monday.

Throughout this week, a number of APEC-related business events will take place under the official theme, titled "The Global Leap of Korean Companies Beyond APEC," exhibiting local companies' capabilities in advanced industries, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and in addressing global challenges.

In the southeastern host city of Gyeongju, the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) will host the APEC CEO Summit from Tuesday to Friday, bringing together 1,700 participants from APEC member economies and global companies.

Among the attendees will be AI chip giant Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang, Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman, Google's Chief Marketing Officer for Asia Pacific Simon Kahn, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser and Johnson & Johnson CEO Joaquin Duato.

The CEO summit, to be held under the theme "Bridge, Business, Beyond," will feature 20 sessions covering various topics, such as AI, sustainable economy, biohealth and finance, with President Lee Jae Myung set to deliver a special address.

From Monday to Thursday, major Korean companies will host a future-tech forum on six cutting-edge technologies, with HD Hyundai Co. taking charge of a shipbuilding forum, Hanwha Aerospace Co. hosting a defense industry forum, SK Group holding an AI forum and the state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) hosting a forum on future energy.

From Tuesday to Friday, the K-Tech Showcase event will showcase AI, mobility, robotics and display technologies of Korean firms.

The ministry said a number of business events will also take place in Seoul in connection with the APEC summit slated for this week, including the Invest Korea Summit, Export Boom-up Korea event and a global tech conference.



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Source: Yonhap News (October 27, 2025)