Jensen Huang to Announce Cooperation Plan with SK Tomorrow... Visits Krafton, NC, Hyundai Motor, and Doosan with Surprise Gifts [NC]

Jensen Huang’s Hectic Schedule on Day 3 of His Visit to Korea
Stresses “Robotics” in Meetings with Top Conglomerate Leaders Including Hyundai Motor
Accelerates AI Partnership Talks with Gaming Companies
Mentions Robotics in Meeting with Park Jung

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, who is on a five-day visit to Korea, continued his whirlwind schedule on the third day, June 7, sweeping through locations such as PC cafes, baseball stadiums, and chicken restaurants. On this day, after expanding the scope of cooperation with game companies such as Krafton and NC, he also met with Euisun Chung, Executive Chair of Hyundai Motor Group, and Park Jungwon, Chairman of Doosan Group, hinting at the possibility of expanding collaboration in the field of robotics. In the evening, at a 'Kkanbu gathering' with Chey Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group, he declared, "We are preparing for significant growth with SK hynix in the second half of this year and next year," and announced that a joint cooperation plan would be revealed on June 8.

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, and Chey Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group, along with company presidents, are taking a commemorative photo after finishing a chicken and beer gathering on the 7th at Kkanbu Chicken Samsung Branch in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Yonhap News.

11:50 Meeting with Euisun Chung at 'Woo Rae Oak'

Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, and Euisun Chung, Executive Chair of Hyundai Motor Group, are leaving the restaurant after having a meal on the 7th at Woo Rae Oak in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

For his first appointment of the day, around noon, CEO Huang had lunch with Executive Chair Chung at Woo Rae Oak, a famous Pyongyang Naengmyeon restaurant in Euljiro, Seoul. The two are scheduled to meet again on June 8 at Hyundai Motor Group's headquarters in Yangjae-dong, Seoul. Executive Chair Chung recently announced plans to use the remodeled headquarters as a testbed for the group’s robotics and physical AI strategies by deploying three types of robots. Hyundai Motor has continued cooperation with Nvidia on autonomous driving and robotics, and further discussions on these topics are expected on June 8.

13:30 Pledge to Strengthen AI Cooperation with Krafton and NC

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Krafton Chairman Byung-gyu Jang (left) meet in front of a PC cafe in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the 7th, giving a thumbs-up. Photo by Yonhap News.

After lunch, in the afternoon, CEO Huang visited a PC cafe in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, where he met sequentially with Byung-gyu Jang, Chairman of Krafton, and Kim Taekjin, CEO of NC. CEO Huang introduced the new AI PC 'RTX Spark' and presented it as a gift to users he met on site. He also demonstrated Krafton's flagship game Battlegrounds and the AI collaboration model PUBG Ally on the RTX Spark platform.

Nvidia has decided to accelerate its cooperation with Krafton following this meeting. CEO Huang and Chairman Jang discussed ways to continue technological collaboration on optimizing major Krafton titles such as Battlegrounds and Enjoy for the RTX Spark platform. They also discussed potential cooperation in the field of robotics.

Nvidia will also strengthen cooperation with NC in the area of physical AI. Through collaboration between the two companies, they aim to advance gaming experiences by focusing on real-time simulation, sophisticated physics-based computing, and AI-driven interaction technologies. CEO Huang is also scheduled to attend a closed-door meeting on the following day with NC’s AI specialist organization, NC AI, along with domestic robotics and AI startups.

14:14 First Pitch for Doosan Bears and Discussion of Robotics Cooperation with Doosan

Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, embraced Park Jungwon, Chairman of Doosan Group, who took the ceremonial first pitch before batting ahead of the 2026 professional baseball KBO League game between the Kiwoom Heroes and Doosan Bears held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on June 7, 2026. 2026.6.7 [Photo by Yonhap News Agency Joint Photography Team]

Around 4:14 p.m., CEO Huang arrived at Jamsil Baseball Stadium to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a Doosan Bears home game. Wearing his signature navy jumper, he greeted Chairman Park Jungwon, who was waiting for him. CEO Huang took the mound in a Doosan Bears uniform with number 93, signifying Nvidia’s founding year, 1993. Chairman Park wore a uniform with number 96, symbolizing Doosan’s founding year of 1896, and took his turn as the ceremonial batter.

A self-proclaimed chicken enthusiast, Jensen Huang enjoyed BBQ chicken while watching the baseball game. According to the restaurant industry, 113 boxes of Crunch Boneless Cracker chicken were delivered to Nvidia’s group seating area. BBQ is reported to have dispatched its headquarters staff to the site to assist with chicken preparation and service.

Before throwing the first pitch at the Doosan Bears vs. Kiwoom Heroes game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, CEO Huang also had a separate conversation with Chairman Park. Chairman Park personally welcomed CEO Huang at the central entrance and guided him to a reception area set up on the second floor of the stadium. It is reported that the two companies discussed expanding cooperation in areas such as physical AI, which serves as a convergence point for artificial intelligence.

After the game, CEO Huang responded to reporters’ questions about his conversation with Chairman Park, saying, "We talked about the Doosan Bears. We discussed how they are performing well this season and how they have won many championships. We also talked about my pitching." When asked about his impression of the first pitch, he laughed and said, "It was a really terrible pitch. It was awful." He joked, "The ball went straight toward Chairman Park. It nearly hit him."

When asked about potential areas of cooperation with Doosan, CEO Huang replied, "Robotics," signaling the possibility of expanded partnership. He praised Korea, stating, "There is a lot of robotics activity here. Korea excels in software and AI, and its manufacturing capabilities are also outstanding." He added, "The intersection of AI and manufacturing is robotics. There are great opportunities in that field."

Doosan is regarded as a major partner for Nvidia in the field of physical AI, which Nvidia is fostering as a future growth engine. Doosan possesses vast amounts of manufacturing site data across its robotics (Doosan Robotics), construction equipment (Doosan Bobcat), and power device (Doosan Enerbility) businesses, making it well-positioned to provide optimal data for applying Nvidia’s physical AI technologies in real industrial environments.

18:50 'Kkanbu Gathering' with Chey Tae-won and Announcement of Upcoming Cooperation

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, and Taewon Choi, Chairman of SK Group, are meeting on the 7th at Kanbu Chicken Samsung Branch in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News.

After the first pitch, CEO Huang headed straight to 'Kkanbu Chicken' in Samseong-dong, Seoul. Here, he reunited with Chey Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group, just two days after their previous 'brotherly gathering' over pork belly and soju at a restaurant in Mapo-gu, Seoul on June 5, promising a strengthened AI alliance. CEO Huang arrived first, signing autographs for citizens, and was later joined by Chairman Chey. The two greeted each other warmly, sat down, and toasted with draft beer. They were also seen giving each other a high-five during the gathering.

CEO Huang wore the same Doosan Bears uniform from the first pitch to the dinner. On entering the restaurant, he also signed a uniform for a young citizen who requested it.

The gathering with Chairman Chey drew attention as it came just two days after their previous meeting and took place at the same venue as last October’s famous 'Kkanbu Gathering' with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung. It is reported that this meeting was initiated at Nvidia’s suggestion.

In attendance were Nohjeong Kwak, President of SK hynix; Juseon Kim, President in charge of AI infrastructure at SK hynix; Jaehun Jeong, President of SK Telecom; and Seokgeun Jeong, Head of SK Telecom’s AI CIC and Chief Technology Officer (CTO). From the Nvidia side, CEO Huang’s wife Lori Huang and their eldest daughter, Madison Huang, Senior Director of Omniverse & Robotics Product Marketing at Nvidia, also participated.

Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, is distributing chicken to citizens in front of Kanbu Chicken Samsung Branch in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 7th. Photo by Jin-Young Kim.

CEO Huang’s characteristic showmanship was also on display. During the meal, he stepped outside to hand out chicken to people on the street, telling them, "IT'S HOT, be careful." Chairman Chey joined him to distribute chicken to citizens as well. Meanwhile, President Kwak handed out HBM snacks, to which CEO Huang, echoing his remarks from the June 5 meeting, said, "I want more HBM," drawing laughter from the crowd.

During the dinner, CEO Huang responded to questions from reporters. When asked about collaboration with SK Group, he said, "We achieved truly remarkable results with SK hynix this year. We are preparing for very significant growth in the second half of this year and next year."

According to both companies, Nvidia and SK Group plan to announce their cooperation plans at a media briefing to be held at 8:30 a.m. on June 8 at the SK Group headquarters in Seorin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.

CEO Huang particularly suggested the possibility of semiconductor collaboration with SK hynix. He said, "We have introduced the innovative Vera CPU, which is expected to use SK hynix DRAM," adding, "We are collaborating across a wide range of industries, from AI supercomputers to CPUs, new PCs, and robotics." He stressed that he visited Korea to plan with SK Group and that some announcements will be made on June 8.

He also mentioned the possibility of cooperation with domestic telecommunications companies such as SK Telecom. Industry sources expect that, following this gathering, there will be discussions on expanding AI collaboration with SK Telecom, which has been building digital twins using Nvidia’s platform. On this day, CEO Huang stated, "In the telecommunications sector, we want to make more active use of AI supercomputers. Today’s communication networks are only for data transmission (in bits), but in the future, they will also be used for AI." He continued, "We are having many discussions and hope to reinvent communication networks for the AI era."

Meanwhile, CEO Huang also announced a planned meeting on June 8 with Young-Hyun Jeon, CEO and President of Samsung Electronics and Head of the Device Solutions (DS) Division.

After about an hour at the dinner, CEO Huang was the first to leave. Madison Huang, Senior Director, continued the conversation with Chairman Chey and other SK Group executives for another hour before the gathering concluded. It is reported that President Kwak took care of the bill that evening.

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