SK Chairman Chey Tae-won to Appear on EBS's 'Great Minds' as First Korean Speaker

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won is set to appear on EBS's renowned 교양 program "Great Minds," marking the first time a Korean national will be a featured speaker on the show. The program, jointly organized by the National Institute for Lifelong Education and EBS, invites global scholars and experts to share their insights.

Chey's lecture, titled "AI and New Capitalism and Youth," is scheduled to be recorded in Seoul on October 14. The broadcast is slated for October. This appearance follows previous guests on "Great Minds" such as evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, economists Gregory Mankiw and Paul Krugman, author Yuval Noah Harari, and philosopher Slavoj Žižek.

While Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Kang Hyung-won also appeared, he was a 1.5-generation Korean-American who emigrated to the U.S. at age 13. Chey's participation as a Korean national is a significant first for the program.

The lecture will delve into five sub-topics: AI and semiconductors, AI and the Korean economy, AI and leadership, AI and education, and AI and New Capitalism. Given Chey's consistent emphasis on the need for a "new capitalism" that incorporates social values in the age of AI, his talk is expected to convey this message.

The target audience for the lecture is young adults aged 19 to 34. Applications are being accepted through the Korean version of MOOC (K-MOOC) and EBS until August 31. Selected participants will be announced on September 4. Applicants are required to submit questions they wish to ask Chairman Chey.