SEOUL, August 05 (AJP) - South Korea's largest AI-focused exhibition and conference will return to Seoul later this month with a larger show floor and a sharper focus on how companies are putting artificial intelligence to work across industries, COEX said Wednesday.
AI Summit Seoul & Expo 2026, or AISE 2026, will run from Aug. 19 to 21 at COEX in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul, jointly organized by COEX, DMK Global and the Korea International Trade Association (KITA).
The exhibition will be held in COEX Hall B, while the accompanying conference will take place in the Grand Ballroom.
This year's show floor will host 125 companies across 300 booths, a 150 percent increase from last year, according to the organizers.
Exhibitors will present AI solutions spanning manufacturing, logistics, finance, health care, customer experience and workplace productivity, alongside infrastructure for developing and operating generative AI systems.
The lineup reflects the industry's shift from generative AI to agentic AI and physical AI, or AI built into robots and other machines.
Global participants include Seagate, Adobe, Oracle, HP and Genspark, alongside Korean AI companies.
A hands-on "EX-Zone" will allow visitors to try AI technologies directly. Companies including shotAi and AI Taekwondo will offer demonstrations such as sports-motion analysis and AI-based taekwondo poomsae experiences.
A separate humanoid robot zone will feature AgiBot, RealMan Robotics and Pudu Robotics.
The conference will run alongside the expo on Aug. 19 and 20.
KAIST professor Kim Dae-sik will speak on the shift "from AI to AGI" and how AI agents could reshape work and industry.
Jack Chua, CEO of Valent Health and a former Meta executive, will discuss building startups in the AI era. Kim Jung-kyun, a director at Seagate Technology, will address the future of ultra-high-capacity storage beyond AI computing.
On the final day, Korea Startup Forum will host a startup pitching session, while KITA will run an investor-relations pitching day.
Other side programs include AI business-matching sessions and workshops on applying AI in the workplace.
The expo will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Aug. 19 to 20 and close at 4 p.m. (0700 GMT) on Aug. 21.
AJP Takeaway:
- AI Summit Seoul & Expo 2026 will take place at COEX in southern Seoul from Aug. 19 to 21, bringing together 125 companies across 300 booths, a 150 percent increase from last year.
- The event will focus on industrial applications of generative AI, agentic AI and physical AI across manufacturing, logistics, finance, health care, customer service and workplace productivity.
- Global technology companies including Seagate, Adobe, Oracle, HP and Genspark will participate alongside Korean AI firms, while dedicated zones will feature humanoid robots and hands-on AI demonstrations.
- The accompanying conference on Aug. 19 and 20 will include sessions on artificial general intelligence, AI startups, workplace transformation and ultra-high-capacity data storage, with speakers from KAIST, Valent Health and Seagate Technology.
- Startup pitching, investor-relations sessions, business matching and workplace AI workshops will position AISE 2026 as both a technology showcase and a platform for commercial partnerships and investment.
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