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SK holds '2026 Ulsan Forum' with Ulsan Chamber of Commerce and Industry... Simultaneously held with Ulsan World Future Industry Expo

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  • SK and the Ulsan Chamber of Commerce and Industry will hold the '2026 Ulsan Forum' at the Ulsan Exhibition and Convention Center on the 11th.
  • It will consist of two sessions on the theme of artificial intelligence transformation in manufacturing and artificial intelligence in everyday life, and will be held simultaneously with the Ulsan World Future Industry Expo.
  • It is sponsored by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Local Development Committee, and Ulsan Metropolitan City, and about 300 people are expected to attend.

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The Ulsan Forum, now in its 5th year, is an event that seeks regional innovation plans focusing on the transition to artificial intelligence in the manufacturing industry and artificial intelligence in everyday life.

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Held simultaneously with the Ulsan World Future Industry Expo at the Ulsan Exhibition and Convention Center

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Seong-ho = SK announced on the 6th that it will hold the '2026 Ulsan Forum' with the Ulsan Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Ulsan Exhibition and Convention Center (UECO) on the 11th.

The event, which marks its 5th anniversary this year, will be held under the theme of 'Leading AX, Smart Life Ulsan', which seeks regional innovation plans focusing on artificial intelligence transition (AX) in manufacturing and artificial intelligence (AI) in everyday life.

The forum consists of two sessions: ▲ Physical AI Wave, Manufacturing AX Transformation ▲ AI for Everyone, and Smart Local Ulsan.

In the first session, policy measures and implementation strategies for the AI ​​transformation of the manufacturing industry that has led Ulsan will be discussed. Lee Min-woo, head of the Industrial Growth Office of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, will deliver a keynote speech on the government's direction of manufacturing AX to foster regional bases, and share empirical cases for each major industrial group in Ulsan at the 'M.AX Alliance', which was launched in September last year with the participation of manufacturing and AI companies, universities, and research institutes.

In the second session, the future regional vision where AI solves community problems and builds an AI ecosystem will be shared. Son Son-in, head of Upstage Education Division, and Lim Min-hyuk, professor of Artificial Intelligence and Medical Science at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), will deliver a keynote speech on the topic of ‘AI era: Intelligence permeating daily life, technology embracing society.’

This forum is co-hosted by SK and the Ulsan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It is sponsored by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Local Government Committee, Ulsan Metropolitan City, Ulsan City Council, University of Ulsan, UNIST, and Ulsan University of Science and Technology. About 300 local figures, including Ulsan Mayor Kim Sang-wook, Ulsan City Council Chairman Lee Young-hae, and Ulsan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Lee Yun-cheol, will attend and be broadcast live online.

In addition, in connection with the Ulsan Forum, the Ulsan World Future Industry Expo (WAVE 2026), Ulsan's representative industrial exhibition, will be held simultaneously at UECO for three days from the 10th to the 12th. SK Group plans to introduce how the AI ​​capabilities it has accumulated through semiconductors and data centers are implemented in actual manufacturing sites.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Specific policy directions for AI transformation in manufacturing will be presented through the Ulsan Forum.

    Likely · Within weeks

  • At the Ulsan World Future Industry Expo, examples of SK's semiconductor and data center-based AI capabilities being applied to manufacturing sites will be revealed.

    Likely · Within days

Open Questions

  • What specific policy measures will be presented at the forum?
  • What are the future plans of the M.AX Alliance?
  • What technologies will be demonstrated at the Ulsan World Future Industry Expo?

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PeopleSeongho LimLee MinwoolossMinhyuk Lim
OrganizationsSKUlsan Chamber of Commerce and IndustryMinistry of Trade, Industry and Energylocal era committee
PlacesUlsan Exhibition and Convention CenterUlsan
TopicsUlsan Chamber of Commerce and IndustryUlsan Forumartificial intelligencemanufacturingaiUlsan World Future Industry Expo
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