President Lee to Host 'Three Major Mega Projects' National Briefing at Blue House on 29th... Samsung and SK to Present Investment Plans Directly

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Chairmen Jay Y. Lee and Chey Tae-won in Attendance
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On June 29, President Lee Jae-myung will preside over the "Korea Grand Leap: National Briefing on the Three Major Mega Projects" at the State Guest House of the Blue House, unveiling a detailed blueprint for the national growth strategy in his administration’s second year. The event will serve as an opportunity for the president to directly explain to the public the nation’s large-scale industrial transformation strategy spanning semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), energy, and national infrastructure. Samsung Electronics and SK will also have the chance to present their corporate investment plans in person.

President Lee Jae-myung shook hands with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong as he entered the business roundtable held at a hotel in Rome, Italy, on the 12th (local time). 2026.6.13 Yonhap News Agency Photo by Yonhap

Kang Yoo-jung, chief spokesperson for the Blue House, announced to the press on the 28th that the "Korea Grand Leap: National Briefing on the Three Major Mega Projects—From Recovery to Leap Forward, Korea in a Class of Its Own" will take place at 2 p.m. on the 29th at the State Guest House of the Blue House. The event will begin with a keynote speech by the president, followed by policy presentations from government ministries, corporate investment plan announcements, and an open discussion session.

This briefing is notable as it marks the first public stage where the Lee Jae-myung administration’s "Korea Grand Leap" initiative, which has been repeatedly emphasized, is being presented as a concrete, nationwide execution project. The government will have the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport sequentially present their policies. The intention is to offer a comprehensive package that combines advanced industry promotion, the strengthening of science, technology and AI competitiveness, expansion of power and infrastructure, and regional and national development strategies.

In particular, Samsung Electronics and SK will feature in the segment on corporate investment plans. Both companies are regarded as core pillars of domestic semiconductor and AI infrastructure competitiveness. The government will first outline policy directions by ministry, after which Samsung Electronics and SK are expected to present their respective investment plans. Chairman Jay Y. Lee and Chairman Chey Tae-won will attend the briefing.

Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee (left) and SK Chairman Chey Tae-won are in conversation at a pre-meeting of the Korea-Vietnam Business Forum held at a hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, on April 23, 2026 (local time). Photo by Yonhap News Agency

There is growing anticipation within and outside the Blue House that, through this briefing, plans for establishing advanced industrial hubs outside the Seoul metropolitan area, expanding the semiconductor and AI ecosystem, and strengthening infrastructure such as data centers and power grids will be further detailed. Previously, Blue House policy chief Kim Yong-bum commented on the scale of the related investments, noting that "the numbers may seem unfamiliar because they are so large," and explaining that these are combined investment plans in response to new economic phenomena. Reportedly, the scale of investment by region exceeds 1,000 trillion won.

The main points to watch can be summarized into three areas: the specific scope of the "three major mega projects" as defined by the government; which regions and sectors Samsung Electronics and SK will target with their investment plans and to what extent; and how the government intends to address essential infrastructure issues—such as power, water, site, and transportation—that are critical for the expansion of the semiconductor and AI industries.

The Blue House and the government are also expected to continue communicating with the public after this national briefing, providing further explanations on the significance and implementation plans of the related projects.

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