A large-scale technology seminar will be held to explore future strategies for Korea's maritime industry as artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a core competitive edge in the shipbuilding and shipping sectors. The event is expected to serve as a forum to discuss ways to strengthen the domestic maritime industry's competitiveness amid the global digital transformation trend.
The Korean Register (KR) will host the "KR Anniversary Technology Seminar" at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul on the 11th, the organization said Monday. The event was arranged to mark KR's 66th anniversary. With AI and digital transformation changing the paradigm across the shipping and shipbuilding industries, the seminar focuses on discussing the domestic maritime industry's response strategies and future growth directions.
The seminar's theme is "Strengthening AI-Based K-Maritime Leadership." Key figures in the maritime industry, including officials from the shipping, shipbuilding, and equipment sectors as well as government representatives, will attend to share the impact of AI technology on industry competitiveness and ways to utilize it.
In particular, attention is focused on the keynote speakers: Kim Hyung-kwan, president of HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, who has been leading digital innovation in the domestic shipbuilding industry, and Yoo Hyun-kyung, vice president of global big tech company Microsoft.
Kim will introduce AI-based shipbuilding industry innovation strategies and cases of building smart shipyards, while Yoo will present future industry changes and response strategies from the perspective of a global technology company in the era of the great digital transformation.
Kim Dae-heon, vice president of KR, will conclude the seminar by presenting KR's direction for technological innovation and future tasks to strengthen the AI competitiveness of Korea's maritime industry.
The industry views this seminar as an important milestone in establishing future strategies, as AI use has been expanding across the maritime industry recently, including in autonomous vessels, smart ships, and digital classification services.
After the seminar, an official dinner will also be held, providing a venue for expanding cooperation and building networks among maritime industry officials. Lee Young-seok, chairman of KR, said, "I hope this seminar will become a practical milestone for enhancing the global AI competitiveness of the domestic maritime industry and for sustainable growth."
