KGCCI Unveils Full APK 2026 Program
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The full program for the 19th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business (APK 2026), which the Korea-Germany Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI) is co-hosting locally in Seoul, has been unveiled.
The event will be held in Seoul from the 29th to the 31st, and about 800 senior figures from government and business in Germany, Asia and the Pacific are expected to attend.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kim Jung-kwan are among those expected to attend, with discussions focused on Industrial AI, supply chains and the trade environment.
The full program for the 19th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business (APK 2026), which the Korea-Germany Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI) is co-hosting locally in Seoul, has been unveiled. The event will be held from the 29th to the 31st.
About 800 senior figures from government and business in Germany, Asia and the Pacific are expected to attend. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is scheduled to deliver the keynote speech, and Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kim Jung-kwan is also expected to attend.
Katherina Reiche, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, is set to attend as co-chair, while Roland Busch, chairman of the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business (APA) and CEO of the Siemens Group, is also expected to attend. Other key figures from the two regions will also be present.
APK is a conference co-hosted by the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business (APA), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) and the German Chamber of Commerce Abroad Network (AHK). Since 1986, APK has served as a leading economic conference connecting government and business leaders in the Asia-Pacific region.
APK 2026 will be held in Seoul, beginning with a welcome reception on the 29th and continuing for the following two days. The event will focus on shaping Germany-Asia-Pacific relations as a key agenda item and will discuss major issues in the global economy, including the economy, geopolitics and technology.
Speakers emphasized the strategic importance of the Indo-Pacific amid the restructuring of the global economy. Minister Reiche said the Indo-Pacific is a rapidly growing market in a new multipolar global economy and a key hub where dynamic innovation and future technologies converge.
Reiche also said Germany is expanding its practical role in the region through a clear strategy, close partnerships and investments in resilient supply chains. He stressed that actively engaging with Indo-Pacific markets amid the restructuring of the global economy is the path to jointly leading future change.
Busch said Asia-Pacific, especially South Korea, has the ideal conditions to advance industrial innovation, based on advanced technology, strong manufacturing capabilities and solid partnerships. He added that APK 2026 in Seoul will be a place where customers, suppliers and industrial leaders driving strategic and technological innovation can gather to explore the future together.
The speaker said the event is intended to build Industrial AI that creates tangible value on the factory floor. He also set out the intention to build resilient and competitive supply chains and create a trade environment that supports shared growth between the two economies. He further explained that new industrial transformation can begin only when the will of those driving change comes together.
At this conference, Korean companies and industry leaders will take part in key programs. Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon and Siemens Group Chairman Roland Busch will hold a 'Tech Dialogue on Industrial AI.' An 'AHK Business Lunch Session' spotlighting the Korean market will also be held.
In addition, the 'AI Startup Award' will feature the Korea representative of Modiens Vision, the winner of the 'Korea-Germany Connect: AI Startup Pitching Challenge 2026' hosted by KGCCI in July. The conference program has been arranged to link the intention to build Industrial AI, supply chains and a trade environment, as well as the will to unite as conditions for industrial transformation, into a concrete schedule.
Source: TECHWORLD · Lee Kwang-jae
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=407804
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