Chairman Chey Tae-won’s Europe Trip... Possibility of Attending 'Google Camp'

Private Billionaires' Social Gathering... Held Every Summer

Choi Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, has been confirmed to have departed for a business trip to Europe since last weekend.

Choi Tae-won, Chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is delivering a congratulatory speech at the 22nd National Assembly Members Welcome Reception hosted by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, held on the 3rd at the Conrad Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

According to the business community on the 29th, Chairman Choi left for Europe last weekend and is currently engaged in business schedules. An SK official said, "The detailed schedule is unknown," adding, "It is understood that he is meeting with global business partners."

Inside and outside the business community, it is presumed that Chairman Choi departed to attend the 'Google Camp,' a billionaire social gathering.

Google Camp is a private social event held every summer by Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. This year, it is held from the 29th (local time) for two nights and three days at the Rocco Forte Verdura Golf Resort in southern Sicily, Italy. According to local media, this year’s attendees include former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde, and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of the American big tech company Meta, is also reported to be attending. All official attendees and details of the event are kept confidential.

The reason Chairman Choi’s attendance is presumed is that this year’s Google Camp theme is artificial intelligence (AI). Since SK Hynix is leading in the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market, which is considered a core part of the AI industry, Chairman Choi is also known to have been invited.

Among Koreans, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong is also expected to attend. Chairman Lee has consistently participated since the early days of Google Camp. He departed for France on the 24th and visited the Olympic event for the first time in 12 years. Samsung Electronics stated, "Chairman Lee is carrying out business meetings and other schedules in Paris."

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