MegazoneCloud shares 'AI practical utilization strategy' with executives from manufacturing and financial companies in Busan and Gyeongnam

• Part of Chief Collaboration Circle launched in May…Expanding AI expertise to regional companies beyond the Seoul metropolitan area

Megazone Cloud (CEO Yom Dong-hun), a leading AI and cloud company, shared practical AI transformation strategies with executives from major manufacturing and financial companies in the Busan and Gyeongnam regions.

On August 26, Megazone Cloud held the 'CxO Circle: AI in Action' event at Park Hyatt Busan with approximately 60 executives from major manufacturing and financial companies in the Busan and Gyeongnam regions in attendance. This event was organized as part of 'Chief Collaboration Circle (CCC)', an annual program operated by Megazone Cloud for C-level executives of domestic companies, to share experiences and insights on AI transformation with regional companies beyond the Seoul metropolitan area.

The Busan and Gyeongnam regions, centered on companies that form the foundation of domestic manufacturing, are also experiencing active growth in finance and logistics industries, making them areas with high interest and demand for AI adoption. This event reflected these regional characteristics and was organized around topics including ▲AI transformation strategies for manufacturing ▲AI utilization directions for the financial industry ▲scalable AI robot implementation cases ▲industry-specific cyber threats and response strategies.

Gong Sung-bae, CAIO (Chief AI Officer) of Megazone Cloud, who presented on 'AI Transformation Strategy for Manufacturing Industry', said, "Since AI adoption involves various possibilities and variables, it is important to focus on applicable fields and clearly set where AI should be applied within business processes," and added, "This strategic approach leads to successful internalization, and the experience accumulated in the process connects to long-term results."

CAIO Gong also stated, "Just as good coaching has a significant impact on initial skill improvement in golf, the AI adoption journey requires a good partner to secure core competencies early," emphasizing that "Megazone Cloud is an AI-Native partner that helps companies adopt AI based on verified success cases across various industries."

Lee Won-hee, Director at EY Consulting, presented on AI utilization and transformation direction in the financial industry. Director Lee said, "Domestic financial companies are considering AI adoption to innovate existing business methods, improve employee efficiency, and enhance customer accessibility," and added, "Now, we must move beyond simple technology verification and view AI as a means of creating business value. Within the regulatory environment, we should internalize improvable tasks first, establish governance, and then gradually expand to customer touchpoints."

Lee Bong-gi, Master at PTC Korea, an AI-based manufacturing solutions company, introduced complexity management through data-driven foundation building, engineering process innovation, intelligent value chain, and product lifecycle management strategies under the theme 'Redesigning the Entire Manufacturing Process with AI'.

Jung Dan-il, Director at Cato Networks, a cloud-based network security company, introduced cloud security management strategies optimized for manufacturing through the SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) platform under the theme 'Security Insight: Integration of Security and Network, Simpler and Stronger'.

Wi Su-young, Unit Head of Megazone Cloud's HALO Unit, said, "Understanding the rapidly changing threat environment is most important for security," and stated, "Based on our understanding and experience in AI and cloud security, Megazone Cloud systematically manages the safety and utilization of learning data and supports the establishment of AI governance."

Han Chang-geun, CEO of Formation Labs, a smart factory solutions company who participated in the event, said, "Through Megazone Cloud's AI-native strategy, we were able to gain specific direction on how manufacturing and financial companies can internalize AI and connect it to growth," and added, "In particular, it was very helpful to confirm AI utilization methods that can be applied to production efficiency improvement and other areas in manufacturing sites."

Jo Dong-geun, Director of TKG Taekwang, said, "This event was an opportunity to discuss manufacturing innovation through LLM-based generative AI and physical AI," and expressed, "We hope that manufacturing innovation using AI will continue in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam region."

Megazone Cloud is a leading AI and cloud-native company with 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 major global and domestic cloud service providers (CSPs), the company supports customer innovation and growth through 140+ ISV partners and self-developed cloud, AI, and security solutions. Under the vision '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.