Invest Korea Summit 2026 Draws $2.0 Billion
About 2,000 business figures from South Korea and abroad, including overseas investors and 267 foreign-invested companies, gathered at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas. Invest Korea Summit 2026 (IKS), the country’s comprehensive investment promotion forum hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Indu
The Invest Korea Summit 2026, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, attracted over 2,000 business figures from South Korea and abroad. The event, held at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas from November 4 to 6, showcased seven global companies investing a combined $2.0 billion in semiconductor, advanced materials, and energy projects, marking the largest result ever. Foreign investment constitutes 21% of South Korea's exports and 6% of employment.
Notable investments included Air Liquide's specialty gas production facility, Amkor Technology's advanced packaging plant expansion, Henkel's research and development center for high bandwidth memory (HBM) materials, Tokyo Electron's semiconductor equipment and materials plant, and Enscale's AI data center construction. Singapore's Gurīn Energy and Norway's Deep Wind Offshore announced investments in solar and offshore wind power generation complexes, respectively.
Edwards, Valeo, and Ibiden aimed to establish R&D centers and strengthen technological cooperation in future mobility and advanced materials.
Experts praised South Korea's manufacturing infrastructure and expressed optimism about semiconductor demand driven by artificial intelligence and stable clean energy supply. Local governments intensified competition for investment, with 11 cities unveiling incentives linked to regional growth engines. KOTRA President and CEO Kang Kyung-sung highlighted South Korea's strong manufacturing base and abundant industrial data as attractive investment destinations for AI-transformed manufacturing, emphasizing the country's potential to expand economic territory through foreign investment, regional growth, and global cooperation.
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