AI Native Transformation Should Start from Finding Hidden Value in Accumulated Data

• Megazone Cloud CEO Yom Dong-hoon delivers lecture on 「AI Native Starting with Data」 at Korea Economic Association CEO Breakfast Lecture
• ▲AI-Ready Workforce ▲AI-Ready Business Process ▲AI-Ready Data Foundation - Presents 3 key elements for AI Native transformation
• "AI development and business adoption are accelerating, but CEOs must not forget that AI is a tool, not a business strategy"

"To transform into an AI Native, the first priority is to discover hidden value from the data accumulated in each of your companies."

Yom Dong-hoon, CEO of AI and cloud leader Megazone Cloud, made this statement during a one-hour lecture on 「AI Native Starting with Data」 at the 442nd Korea Economic Association (KEA) CEO Breakfast Lecture held at the Grand Ballroom of FKI Tower Conference Center in Yeouido, Seoul on the 18th.

At the breakfast lecture attended by approximately 200 CEOs of major domestic conglomerates and mid-sized and small-to-medium enterprises, CEO Yom emphasized, "The concept of AI Native is not simply using AI as a tool, but integrating it into all business areas of the company. Since this is about transforming the core foundation of business operations with AI, the CEO's decision is the most important factor in successful AI adoption."

The KEA CEO Breakfast Lecture is a representative CEO-targeted lecture event in Korea. Since 1986, it has been a prestigious event that invites major figures from politics and business, humanities scholars, and industry experts as speakers to share economic issues and future visions.

During the lecture, CEO Yom introduced, "More than 1 billion people worldwide are already experiencing AI, which is 2-4 times faster adoption rate compared to existing innovative technologies such as smartphones, search services, and SNS. Currently, 75% of Fortune 500 companies have adopted or are pursuing adoption of generative AI technology, and 79% of global leaders expect generative AI to be a key factor in business success within the next three years."

CEO Yom stated, "However, more than 70% of companies have not advanced their generative AI projects beyond the proof-of-concept (PoC) stage," adding, "This shows that many companies are struggling to transition AI into a practical efficiency stage."

CEO Yom diagnosed that many companies are facing difficulties in AI adoption because they focus on AI as a tool while overlooking the connection to the unchanging value of business objectives, or fail to structure data containing hidden value for AI utilization. As a solution, CEO Yom presented three key conditions: ▲AI-Ready Workforce ▲AI-Ready Business Process ▲AI-Ready Data Foundation.

CEO Yom emphasized as the first condition, "Guiding employees to naturally utilize AI in their daily work and systematically conducting necessary technical training and capability enhancement." The second condition is "Applying AI across major business processes such as sales, human resources, and finance," and the third condition is "Building a data infrastructure that can stably collect and manage high-quality data based on metadata and governance, and effectively supply it to AI."

Additionally, CEO Yom stated, "For AI to create tangible business value, all employees must understand the importance of data and a cultural foundation must be established where data-driven decision-making can be executed."

Finally, CEO Yom said, "Rather than blindly following innovative technologies, an approach that focuses on unchanging customer value and strategically applies AI technology is necessary," adding, "For this, the organic combination of data, human resources, and processes is key."

Megazone Cloud is an AI and cloud native leader with approximately 2,000 cloud and AI technology experts, serving as a digital transformation (DX) partner for approximately 7,000 customers domestically and internationally. Based on strategic partnerships with global and domestic major cloud service providers (CSPs), the company supports customer innovation and growth through approximately 140 ISV partners and self-developed cloud, AI, and security solutions. Under the vision of 「Transform Tomorrow, Together,」 the company is creating future competitiveness for customers through technology, data, and the passion of its employees. Megazone Cloud operates local subsidiaries in 9 countries including Korea, North America, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Oceania, growing together with customers as a global partner.