To Explore Future Growth Drivers
SK Group announced on June 8 that it will hold the 2022 SK Global Forum in San Jose, California, from June 10 to 12 (local time).
This year’s forum is organized by five SK Group affiliates -- SK Innovation, SK Telecom, SK Hynix, SK Siltron and SK Inc. Each company will hold a session independently, focusing on its major business portfolio and exploring new growth drivers.
Top executives, including SK Innovation vice chairman Kim Jun and SK On president Ji Dong-seop, will attend the forum. SK innovation is shifting the focus of its business to the green business under the Carbon to Green strategy.
In line with these changes, the forum will zero in on four themes -- the status and prospects of zero/low carbon energy, energy and chemical companies’ strategies to achieve net zero, the status of resource recycling systems such as waste plastic recycling and innovative technology for the commercialization of next-generation batteries. Participants will share insights and various opinions to transform SK Innovation into a green energy & materials company pursued by SK Innovation with experts from the industries and academia.
SK Hynix and SK Siltron will also hold their own forums and meetings with the focus on enhancing competitiveness in next-generation semiconductors and materials.
SK Hynix, which is promoting the establishment of a semiconductor R&D center in Silicon Valley, invited semiconductor experts to talk about recent technology and R&D trends in DRAM, NAND flashes, system on chips (SoCs) and packaging.
SK Siltron recently acquired and expanded a silicon carbide (SiC) wafer plant, a key material for power semiconductors, in Michigan of the United States. It will hold a session under the topic of “SiC wafers: A Bold Attempt to Move Forward to High-Quality Volume Production.”
SK Telecom and SK C&C have selected artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, data solutions, and blockchain as their core next-generation business technologies. They will hold sessions and expert meetings on topics such as digital transformation.