AI Leadership Program Kicks Off First Cohort on the 26th
The AI Leadership Program, hosted by Maeil Business Newspaper and the K-Green Foundation, launches its first cohort on the 26th. It runs for 10 weeks and includes a field workshop in China from April 5-8. The agenda is built for decision-makers who want direct exposure to how top companies are using AI-on the ground, with practitioners.
Program Snapshot
- Hosts: Maeil Business Newspaper and K-Green Foundation
- Duration: 10 weeks starting on the 26th
- Overseas Workshop: China, April 5-8
- Site Visits: Alibaba Group (Hangzhou), DeepRobotics (Hangzhou), SenseTime (Shanghai). Benchmark product strategy, deployment models, and operating playbooks with local experts.
Faculty Lineup
Former Minister of Science and ICT Choi Ki-young, National AI Strategy Committee Vice Chair Lim Moon-young, KAIST Distinguished Professor Kim Jeong-ho, and KAIST Vice President for Research Lee Sang-yeop will cover technology, policy, and industry directions.
KAIST Professor Jung Joon-sun will lecture on "The Present and Future of Speech Recognition." Kang Jeong-soo, head of the AI Research Center at BlueDot AI, and Professor Han Jae-kwon of Hanyang University will present industrial AI case studies.
Who's in the Room
Participants include Kang Tae-sun (BYN Black Yak), Yoon Hong-geun (Genesis BBQ Group), Choi Hyun-soo (KleanNara), Park Il-dong (DSEC), Bae Hyung-geun (Hyundai Motor Securities), Do Ki-tak (HDC), Park Jung-hoon (Woori Finance Research Institute), and Yuk Hyun-pyo (KAAF). Senior leaders from Samsung Electronics, SK Group, Kia, and Shinsegae are also taking part.
What Executives Will Gain
- First-hand views of AI commercialization at leading firms, with live discussions on go-to-market and governance.
- Policy and national strategy context to de-risk enterprise AI bets and plan budgets with confidence.
- Concrete playbooks in speech tech, robotics, and sector-specific deployments you can adapt to your portfolio.
- Peer benchmarking with chairs, presidents, and C-levels facing similar transformation timelines.
Focus Areas
- AI technology trends, regulatory direction, and industry strategy
- Speech recognition now and next
- Applied AI in robotics and enterprise operations
Why It Matters
"AI is now a core factor that determines the survival of companies and nations, as well as competitive advantage and future value," said Lee Mi-kyung, head of the K-Green Foundation. "Through the field-centered curriculum we built in our ESG Leadership Program, we aim to cultivate the leaders needed in the AI era."
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Learn more about one of the companies on the itinerary here: Alibaba Group.
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