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South Korea president shares burgers, beer with big tech leaders: We're family

Published on 25 Jul 2026 10:02:17 PM

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung capped a day of AI diplomacy in San Francisco on July 24 with burgers and beer, hosting US and South Korean tech leaders for a casual dinner after a government-backed summit aimed at making the country a global AI powerhouse.

At the table, Lee clinked bottles with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Broadcom's Hock Tan, seated alongside Samsung Electronics executive chairman Jay Y. Lee and SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won.

Lee called out "we are" prompting the executives to answer "family".

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