Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang is expected to visit South Korea next week following appearances at the company’s GTC Taipei 2026 conference, according to semiconductor and technology industry officials familiar with the plans.
The visit would mark Huang’s second trip to South Korea in about seven months, after attending the APEC CEO Summit in Gyeongju in October 2025.
GTC Taipei 2026 is scheduled to run from June 1 through June 4 local time in Taiwan, where Huang is expected to deliver a keynote presentation outlining Nvidia’s next-generation artificial-intelligence chips and broader AI infrastructure strategy.
Industry executives are closely watching whether Huang’s South Korea visit will lead to expanded discussions with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix on high-bandwidth memory, next-generation AI accelerators and foundry cooperation.
Huang is also expected to meet LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo to discuss broader collaboration in physical AI, an emerging field that combines artificial intelligence with robotics and real-world industrial systems.
Beyond Nvidia’s existing partnership with LG Electronics, discussions could include cooperation with LG AI Research, developer of the Exaone large-language model, along with LG Innotek in semiconductor substrates and robotic sensing technologies, and LG Uplus in cloud infrastructure.
Huang is also expected to hold talks with major South Korean technology companies including Naver on cloud computing and AI-related business partnerships.
Industry officials say there is speculation Huang could also meet Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun during the visit.
The Nvidia chief executive has steadily expanded ties with South Korea’s leading conglomerates as the company strengthens its central role in the global AI supply chain.
Chey is expected to meet Huang separately at Computex 2026, a major technology trade show taking place in Taiwan during the same week as GTC Taipei. If confirmed, the meeting would mark the fourth time the two executives have met in the past seven months across South Korea, the U.S. and Taiwan.
Attention is also building over whether Huang, Lee and Chung could reunite in South Korea following their widely discussed informal dinner gathering during the October 2025 APEC summit in Gyeongju.
The meeting, dubbed the “Kkanbu gathering” by local media, drew widespread attention after the executives were spotted dining together at a fried chicken restaurant.
Huang’s October 2025 visit marked his first trip to South Korea since 2010.
Separately, Huang is also reportedly arranging meetings with Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jun Young-hyun, who oversees the company’s semiconductor division, along with other senior chip executives.
