Chey Tae-won: Break the Mold and Redefine SK Subsidiaries as AI Companies

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has asked the top executives of the group's subsidiaries to break out of the existing business frameworks and redefine each affiliate as an "AI company." The goal is to expand the business portfolio from AI semiconductors, infrastructure, and energy into the services sector, building an "AI flywheel" so that growth continuously drives new growth. SK Group said on the 15th that it held the "2026 CEO Seminar" from the 12th to the 14th at the SKMS Research Institute in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, with about 50 senior executives attending, including Chairman Chey Tae-won, Vice Chairman Chey Jae-won, and SK Supreme Management Committee Chairman Chey Chang-won. On the 14th, the final day of the seminar, Chey Tae-won personally presided over an in-depth discussion on future growth strategy. He said, "We must break the inherent patterns of our existing businesses and redefine ourselves as an 'AI company,'" and stressed, "Let each member company find a new positioning and build an AI flywheel that connects AI services and the token economy." Chey Tae-won also emphasized global cooperation in the AI era. "In the AI era, no one can do everything alone," he said, calling for open cooperation with global companies.