▲ SK Group's '2026 New Icheon Forum' Concludes
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has proposed the adoption of a "one-agent-per-person" system, emphasizing the need for swift execution by management and employees to accelerate the group's AI transformation (AX).
SK Group announced on June 14 that Chairman Chey stated, "It is time to dive into AI transformation (AX) at full speed, in all directions," during the '2026 New Icheon Forum' (hereinafter the Forum), held from June 11 to 13 at the SKMS Research Institute in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, under the theme of "Disruptive Innovation Brought by AI: A Great Transformation Toward AX-Centered Management."
As the first step of AX, Chairman Chey said, "It is important to accurately define our work and determine what and how we will innovate through AI."
He explained that it is necessary to establish a foundation where data is consistently accumulated, allowing for real-time identification and improvement of issues.
Proposing the introduction of a one-agent-per-person system, he emphasized the evolution from "my AI" to "our AI."
"Beyond AI used for personal tasks, we need AI that truly assists in 'our work' by connecting individual efforts to the performance of the entire organization," Chey said. "I, too, will create countless agents to communicate with the management and members of each company."
Chairman Chey defined the essence of AX as "Operational Improvement (O/I)."
"Since the power to overcome numerous challenges and respond to future opportunities comes from O/I capabilities, we must solidify our fundamentals and execution through AX-based O/I," he urged.
The forum also featured discussions on global AI industry trends and an assessment of SK Group's competitiveness.
"Few companies possess a 'full stack' of capabilities, ranging from the memory required in the AI era to data center infrastructure, and the energy and electrification capacity to support it," Chey assessed. "SK's business areas are equipped with the essentials to open the AI era."
At the same time, he emphasized a sense of urgency to the management, stating, "If we do not execute an all-encompassing AX at full speed right now, the golden opportunity we are facing will not come easily again."
Since 2019, SK Group has used the Icheon Forum to discuss ways to strengthen global competitiveness through innovative technologies such as AI and digital transformation (DT). However, this marks the first time the forum has focused exclusively on a single topic—AI—for its entire three-day duration.
This year's forum was notable for the active participation of virtual panel agents utilizing AI.
An AI agent named "Sky" provided real-time summaries of the management's discussions, and an AI panel consisting of consultants, executives, and employees in their 50s participated in panel discussions alongside current employees in real time.
(Photo: Provided by SK Group, Yonhap News)
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