Lee Hosts AI Leaders Worth 17 Quadrillion Won at Fish-and-Chips Dinner

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President Lee Jae-myung, on a tour of the United States and South America, poses for a commemorative photo with attendees at a global AI leaders' dinner held in San Francisco on Sept. 24 (local time). From left: Lee Hae-jin (Naver board chairman), Chey Tae-won (SK Group chairman), Rani Borkar (Microsoft hardware president), Jensen Huang (Nvidia CEO), President Lee Jae-myung, Hock Tan (Broadcom CEO), Lee Jae-yong (Samsung Electronics chairman) and Chung Euisun (Hyundai Motor Group chairman). San Francisco — Kwon Wook - Seoul Economic Daily Politics News from South Korea
President Lee Jae-myung, on a tour of the United States and South America, poses for a commemorative photo with attendees at a global AI leaders' dinner held in San Francisco on Sept. 24 (local time). From left: Lee Hae-jin (Naver board chairman), Chey Tae-won (SK Group chairman), Rani Borkar (Microsoft hardware president), Jensen Huang (Nvidia CEO), President Lee Jae-myung, Hock Tan (Broadcom CEO), Lee Jae-yong (Samsung Electronics chairman) and Chung Euisun (Hyundai Motor Group chairman). San Francisco — Kwon Wook
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President Lee Jae-myung toasts with attendees at a global AI leaders' dinner held at The Ramp restaurant in San Francisco on Sept. 24 (local time). San Francisco — Kwon Wook - Seoul Economic Daily Politics News from South Korea
[CAPTIONS] President Lee Jae-myung toasts with attendees at a global AI leaders' dinner held at The Ramp restaurant in San Francisco on Sept. 24 (local time). San Francisco — Kwon Wook
President Lee Jae-myung, on a tour of the United States and South America, talks with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Chairman Chey Tae-won, Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Euisun, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Naver board Chairman Lee Hae-jin at a global AI leaders' dinner held in San Francisco on Sept. 24 (local time). San Francisco — Kwon Wook - Seoul Economic Daily Politics News from South Korea
President Lee Jae-myung, on a tour of the United States and South America, talks with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Chairman Chey Tae-won, Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Euisun, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Naver board Chairman Lee Hae-jin at a global AI leaders' dinner held in San Francisco on Sept. 24 (local time). San Francisco — Kwon Wook
President Lee Jae-myung, on a tour of the United States and South America, enters with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Chairman Chey Tae-won, Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Euisun, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Naver board Chairman Lee Hae-jin for a global AI leaders' dinner held in San Francisco on Sept. 24 (local time). San Francisco — Kwon Wook - Seoul Economic Daily Politics News from South Korea
President Lee Jae-myung, on a tour of the United States and South America, enters with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Chairman Chey Tae-won, Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Euisun, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Naver board Chairman Lee Hae-jin for a global AI leaders' dinner held in San Francisco on Sept. 24 (local time). San Francisco — Kwon Wook
President Lee Jae-myung, on a tour of the United States and South America, poses for a commemorative photo with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Chairman Chey Tae-won, Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Euisun, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Naver board Chairman Lee Hae-jin at a global AI leaders' dinner held in San Francisco on Sept. 24 (local time). San Francisco — Kwon Wook - Seoul Economic Daily Politics News from South Korea
President Lee Jae-myung, on a tour of the United States and South America, poses for a commemorative photo with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Chairman Chey Tae-won, Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Euisun, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Naver board Chairman Lee Hae-jin at a global AI leaders' dinner held in San Francisco on Sept. 24 (local time). San Francisco — Kwon Wook

President Lee Jae-myung, who is visiting San Francisco, held a dinner at a local restaurant with chief executives of global Big Tech companies on the 24th, Presidential Chief Spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said.

Earlier, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visited "Kkanbu Chicken" during his trip to Korea last year, holding a "chimaek" (chicken and beer) gathering with Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee and Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Euisun Chung.

Attending the dinner were Huang, Broadcom President and CEO Hock Tan, Microsoft Azure Hardware President Rani Borkar, Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, Hyundai Motor Chairman Euisun Chung, and Naver board chairman Lee Hae-jin.

The menu included fish and chips, fried calamari, crab cakes, and clam chowder, along with light beer, Kang explained.

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Original reporting by Kwon Wook for Seoul Economic Daily.

AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.

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