13th to 16th 'AI Innovation Collection' 2026 Korea Electronics Exhibition... Samsung, LG, etc. participated

Exhibition in six fields including AI conversion, robotics, mobility, and digital health

Joint event with the U.S. CTA hosted by CES… “Expand into a global business platform”

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Seong-ho = The Korea Electronics Show 2026 (KES 2026), the largest electronics and information technology (IT) exhibition in Korea, will open for four days on the 13th.

The Korea Electronics Industry Promotion Association (KEA) announced on the 12th that the 2026 Korea Electronics Show will be held from the 13th to the 16th at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

The Korea Electronics Exhibition, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and organized by KEA, is a representative exhibition that started in 1969 and has accompanied the growth of the Korean electronics and IT industries. This year, with the theme of ‘Beyond technology to reality, beyond imagination to movement’ (AI in Motion), it highlights the changes in how artificial intelligence (AI) technology is used throughout industry and daily life.

A total of 500 companies from 28 countries, including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, LG Innotek, and Daedeok Electronics, will participate and exhibit in six fields: AI conversion (AX), robotics, mobility, digital health/life, extended reality (XR)/spatial computing, and electronic components/materials.

In particular, the 'CES Asia Unveiled Seoul' event will be co-hosted with the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which hosts CES, the world's largest IT and home appliance exhibition, to provide a stage to share global technology trends and expand exchange and cooperation between domestic and foreign industry officials.

A CTA delegation, including CTA Chairman and CEO Kinsey Fabrizio and CTA Vice President of Innovation and Trends Brian Comiskey, will visit Korea and participate in key programs such as the KES opening event, opening keynote, and business networking.

Through this, KES plans to develop into a global platform that connects Korea's innovative companies and the global technology ecosystem and creates exchanges and business opportunities leading to CES 2027, which will be held in Las Vegas, USA, in January next year.

At the KES 2026 opening keynote held on the afternoon of the opening day, starting with CTA's CES 2027 technology and industry outlook, NVIDIA Korea, Mango Boost, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, etc. will participate to look at the trend of AI expanding across industries, from AI infrastructure to industry-specific application and conversion cases.

At the KES Innovation Awards, a total of 42 innovative products and technologies from 35 companies are selected and awarded, including 26 from 20 domestic companies and 16 from 15 companies from 9 overseas countries.

Jaeyoung Park, vice president of the Promotion Association, said, "KES 2026 is a venue that shows how AI goes beyond the development of technology and leads to practical changes in industry and daily life. We will expand KES into a global platform where innovative technology and the market meet to create business opportunities."