Intel moved to strengthen ties with partners to build South Korea's AI ecosystem. Intel Korea said it held the "2026 Intel AI Summit Seoul" on Nov. 12 at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul, attended by about 1,000 domestic and overseas partners and industry officials. Fifty-two companies took part, including Lenovo, LG Electronics, SK Hynix, SK Telecom and Samsung Electronics. Five government and public institutions also joined, including the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), the Korea Institute of Startup and Entrepreneurship Development, and the Seoul AI Hub.

A launch ceremony for the "K-AI Full Stack Alliance" was also held. The goal is to build an ecosystem spanning sovereign AI, which runs data and infrastructure with in-house technology, and physical AI, which operates real-world devices. The 23 initial members will cooperate from hardware to software and industry-specific solutions, and strengthen a base centered on domestic servers. Intel Korea also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Seoul AI Hub to support AI startups' solution development and verification.

The keynote speech was delivered by Dan Rodriguez (댄 로드리게스), corporate vice president and general manager of Intel's Edge Computing Group, under the theme "AI That Moves the World: With the Ecosystem, from PC to Edge." Rodriguez described a trend of AI spreading beyond PCs to the edge and industrial sites. He also stressed that deploying AI in real environments requires cooperation among hardware, software and the ecosystem. Intel said it would provide tools for developers and partners to innovate.

In the afternoon, technical sessions were held across three tracks: AI infrastructure and sovereign AI, physical AI and ecosystem, and enterprise and edge AI. The infrastructure track included KTNF, HPE, Seagate and ASUS, while the enterprise and edge track included MegazoneCloud, Naver, Shinsegae I&C, KT and Dell Technologies. The physical AI track consisted of sessions on Intel's open edge, robotics AI, custom ASICs designed for specific uses, and the APJ startup program.

Tae-won Bae (배태원), CEO of Intel Korea, said, "AI is now expanding into diverse areas from PCs to data centers, the edge and robotics, without being limited to a specific technology or industry." He added, "Intel will contribute to the development of the domestic AI ecosystem by working closely with domestic partners and the government to help companies convert AI's potential into business performance."