Plenary Sessions
Korea Cloud and Datacenter Convention 2026 (KRCDC 2026) will convene Korea’s leading cloud, data center, and digital infrastructure stakeholders to examine how the nation is scaling next-generation platforms to support AI-driven growth, sovereign cloud requirements, and ultra-low-latency digital services.
As one of Asia’s most advanced digital economies, South Korea is rapidly evolving its cloud and data center landscape driven by AI workloads, hyperscale expansion, 5G-enabled edge computing, and the continued growth of strong domestic cloud platforms. KRCDC 2026 will explore how operators, cloud providers, enterprises, and policymakers are addressing critical challenges including power density and availability, site and grid constraints, sustainability mandates, and regulatory compliance, while strengthening Korea’s position as a strategic digital hub in Northeast Asia.
Through high-level keynotes, executive panels, fireside discussions, and technology showcases, participants will gain practical insights into building AI-ready data centers, modernizing cloud architectures, deploying advanced cooling and energy solutions, and ensuring secure, scalable, and resilient operations. The agenda will also highlight investment trends, cross-border connectivity, and collaboration opportunities between local champions and global hyperscalers.
Join industry leaders, innovators, and decision-makers on September 1, 2026, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at COEX, ASEM Ballroom (2F North), Seoul, to connect, exchange insights, and help shape the future of Korea’s cloud and data center ecosystem. KRCDC 2026 is where strategy meets execution empowering organizations to lead the next phase of Korea’s digital infrastructure transformation.
This keynote outlines South Korea’s national priorities for cloud, data centers, and AI infrastructure, including sovereign AI, public-private collaboration, and long-term digital competitiveness. It sets the policy and regulatory context shaping infrastructure investment decisions across Korea and Northeast Asia.
This panel examines Korea’s role in the NEA digital ecosystem, comparing its strengths against Japan, China, and Singapore in areas such as connectivity, talent, and market demand. Speakers will discuss what is required to attract regional AI workloads, hyperscale investment, and cross-border cloud deployments.
This session explores how hyperscalers and large operators are responding to Korea’s rapid growth in AI and cloud demand. It focuses on site selection, capacity planning, and the strategic importance of Korea within regional cloud and AI expansion roadmaps.
As AI workloads drive unprecedented power density, this panel addresses Korea’s grid capacity, energy mix, and long-term power security challenges. Speakers will share approaches to ensuring reliability, sustainability, and scalability amid rising AI infrastructure demand.
This fireside chat explores how Korean cloud providers and enterprises are balancing global hyperscaler reliance with domestic cloud and AI platforms. The discussion centers on data sovereignty, regulatory compliance, and building long-term digital resilience in NEA.
This session examines how cloud architectures are evolving to support large-scale AI training and inference. It highlights hybrid, multi-cloud, and GPU-accelerated models increasingly adopted by enterprises across Korea and Northeast Asia.
This panel discusses the investment landscape for AI and data center projects in Korea, including financing structures, risk considerations, and return expectations. It provides insight into why Korea is attracting both domestic institutional capital and global infrastructure investors.
This keynote shares an enterprise perspective on moving AI from experimentation to core business operations. It highlights infrastructure, security, and performance requirements shaping cloud and data center decisions in Korea’s enterprise market.
This session focuses on the growing importance of cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, and operational resilience in AI-driven facilities. It reflects increasing enterprise and government expectations in Korea and NEA for secure, sovereign, and reliable digital infrastructure.
This panel explores how operators are balancing rapid capacity expansion with sustainability goals and operational resilience. Speakers will discuss best practices in energy efficiency, lifecycle management, and ESG alignment within Korea’s evolving regulatory environment.
This keynote dives deeper into next-generation cooling solutions and infrastructure technologies required for high-performance AI environments. It addresses how these innovations are becoming critical differentiators for data center competitiveness in NEA.
This closing panel brings together government leaders, hyperscalers, data center operators, and large-scale enterprises to align on the next phase of Korea’s digital infrastructure journey. The discussion will focus on how operators are scaling capacity, improving resilience, and meeting power and sustainability constraints while supporting Korea’s ambitions as a leading AI and cloud hub for Northeast Asia.
