Bottles of beer collided on an outdoor terrace along the coast of San Francisco, the United States. ..

Bottles of beer collided on an outdoor terrace along the coast of San Francisco, the United States. When President Lee Jae Myung shouted “We are” on the 24th (local time), people sitting around the table responded, “We are a family.” Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, responded, “We are a family.” The combined market capitalization of companies led by those sitting at the “Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Leader Dinner” prepared by President Lee on this day exceeds KRW 1.7 trillion. The weight of the global AI industry, from Nvidia, Microsoft, and Broadcom to Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, and Naver, is gathered at the same table.

CEO Hwang, CEO of Broadcom, Microsoft Azure Hardware President Rani Borkar, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Eui-sun and Naver Board Chairman Lee Hae-jin were present at the dinner. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyounghun and Blue House Policy Director Yongbum Kim were also present.

The seat took the formality away. Fish and chips, kalamari fries, crab cakes, and clam chowder were served on the terrace of The Lamp Restaurant with a view of the sea and accompanied by beer. The intention was to share local food together and talk without hesitation.

President Lee lightly bumped into the beer bottle with the attendees, saying, “You’ll need chicken,” as if he had a ‘Kkombu Chicken Meeting’ in mind. When CEO Hwang visited Korea last year, he had a “chimaek” meeting with Chairman Lee and Chairman Chung at Kkanbu Chicken. President Lee made a toast and asked, “In Korea, the family is called a family member who is ‘eating together’, and if I shout ‘we are’ please say ‘we are family members’.”

KOSPI (stock market) has also become a hot topic. When President Lee gave an assessment that the economic growth rate has risen, some of the participants said, “Korean stock prices have also risen a lot.” Then, President Lee expressed concern, saying, “The stock price has recently been adjusted,” and CEO Hwang replied, “It will be covered.”

South Korea’s economic growth led by the semiconductor boom was also mentioned. President Lee said, “Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is rising as AI semiconductor sales prices rise.” In response, Chairman Lee gave credit to CEO Hwang, saying, “Thanks to you.”

[San Francisco Reporter Oh Soo-hyun / Silicon Valley Reporter Wonho-seop / Seoul Reporter Sung Seung-hoon]