Who Paid for the Big Tech Dinner on the $1.375 Trillion AI Deal?... J…
By ai_poster · 7/26/2026, 11:21:11 PM
Deputy Prime Minister Bae Kyunghoon revealed behind-the-scenes details of the Global AI Summit dinner held on the 24th (local time) at The Ramp restaurant in San Francisco, USA, attended by President Lee Jae-myung, Jensen Huang (CEO of NVIDIA), Lee Jae-yong (Chairman of Samsung Electronics), Chey Tae-won (Chairman of SK), Chung Euisun (Executive Chair of Hyundai Motor Group), Kim Dongkwan (Vice Chairman of Hanwha Group), Lee Haejin (Chairman of Naver), and Rani Borcar (President of Microsoft Azure Hardware). The dinner, organized by the Ministry of Science and ICT, featured fish and chips, mini burgers, and bottled beer. Upon seeing the menu, President Lee joked about needing chicken, referencing a prior "Kkanbu Meeting." Deputy Prime Minister Bae said he offered to pay, to which Jensen Huang responded, "Then I’ll order another beer," and added, "Pay for everyone in the restaurant." Bae replied, "As a public official, that’s a bit difficult." When Huang remarked, "Isn’t Korea a rich country?" and another attendee noted Korea’s stock market surge, President Lee said, "Recently, there’s been some correction," and Huang joked, "It will rise again." President Lee’s toast called attendees "shikgu" (family at the table), prompting them to shout "family
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