LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo convened nearly 40 top executives from major affiliates on September 16 for an eight-hour strategy session focused on AI investment and execution. The meeting, held at LG Inhwa Won in Icheon, signals an acceleration of the conglomerate's push to anchor its future on AI factories, humanoid robots, and global big tech partnerships.
The quarterly executive gathering, announced September 17, follows themed sessions earlier this year on AI transformation in March and R&D strategy in June. Attendees included leaders from LG Electronics, LG Display, LG Innotek, LG Chem, LG Energy Solution, and LG Uplus.
From optional response to core axis
Chairman Koo drew a hard line on urgency during the meeting. "AI is no longer an optional area to respond to but a core axis that determines future competitiveness," he said. "I urge the executive team to act with speed and relentless execution to win in the critical battlegrounds of AI's future."
The group has been developing execution plans around several growth engines: partnerships with global big tech firms including NVIDIA, bipedal walking humanoid robots built on a robot foundation model, AI factories, and semiconductors. The executive team discussed investment directions and strategies to secure future competitiveness across these areas.
Concentrating resources amid uncertainty
The leadership agreed that rapid technological shifts and heightened uncertainty demand a bold concentration of resources and capabilities on necessary areas. Rather than spreading investment thinly, the emphasis fell on focused execution to strengthen competitive positioning.
A source from LG Group said the discussion centered on practical value, not technological ambition for its own sake. "While debates continue over the pace of AI investment and development, the executive team shared a consensus that LG's AI should focus on enhancing real-life value for people, rather than the technology itself."
Why this matters for executives and strategy
LG's move reflects a pattern emerging across large enterprises: AI strategy is shifting from experimental budgets to core capital allocation decided at the chairman level. For executives outside the tech sector, the signal is clear. If AI investment is now a boardroom-level priority at a conglomerate spanning chemicals, batteries, displays, and telecom, the question for other leadership teams is whether their own AI planning carries equivalent weight and specificity. The eight-hour format also suggests that meaningful strategy requires sustained, detailed discussion - not a 30-minute briefing slot tacked onto a regular agenda. For more on how leadership teams are structuring their approach, see this AI Learning Path for CEOs or browse resources on AI for Executives & Strategy.
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