Event held at Shilla Hotel Seoul on Wednesday

Forum highlights AI proficiency, English communication and cross-cultural collaboration

The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea and Speakeasy Labs co-hosted an event on AI-era talent strategy and organizational innovation at the Shilla Hotel Seoul on Wednesday. Pictured after the event are Connor Zwick (second from left), co-founder and CEO of Speak, and Kwon Oh-hyung (center), vice chairman of AmCham and senior vice president and president of Qualcomm Technologies' Asia-Pacific region, among others. [AmCham Korea]
The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea and Speakeasy Labs co-hosted an event on AI-era talent strategy and organizational innovation at the Shilla Hotel Seoul on Wednesday. Pictured after the event are Connor Zwick (second from left), co-founder and CEO of Speak, and Kwon Oh-hyung (center), vice chairman of AmCham and senior vice president and president of Qualcomm Technologies' Asia-Pacific region, among others. [AmCham Korea]

The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea and Speakeasy Labs, operator of the AI-powered English learning platform Speak, held a joint discussion on developing global talent and strengthening corporate competitiveness through AI.

AmCham announced Thursday that it co-hosted the event with Speakeasy Labs at the Shilla Hotel Seoul on Wednesday, bringing together executives and human resources leaders from domestic and international companies to discuss talent strategy and organizational innovation in the AI era.

The event was designed to place people at the center of AI-driven innovation and explore ways to translate rapidly advancing technology into stronger talent competitiveness and sustainable corporate growth. Participants examined how AI is set to reshape talent development, internal communication and global collaboration.

In his opening remarks, Kwon Oh-hyung, vice chairman of AmCham and president of Qualcomm Technologies' Asia-Pacific region, said, "The true value of technology is realized only when there are people with the capability and confidence to use it." He added that a company's success depends not only on technology investment but also on how well it develops employees who can use AI effectively and collaborate with colleagues from different cultural backgrounds.

Connor Zwick, co-founder and CEO of Speak, said another key factor determining competitiveness in the global market is ensuring that employees can communicate smoothly overseas, adding that AI has fundamentally changed the cost structure of education, making it possible to offer personalized learning opportunities tailored to each person's role. AI proficiency, he said, is itself a form of global workplace competitiveness.

Andrew Xu, chief technology officer of Speak, said in his keynote that the spread of AI is in fact raising the importance of English communication skills. He called on companies to move beyond using AI merely as a tool to speed up work and instead redesign the way they work altogether.

Handok Corporation shared a real-world case study on AI talent education. Team Leader Choi Chung-nam said linking leadership transformation, practical skill development, on-the-job application and the spread of results is key to connecting individual productivity gains to broader organizational innovation.

AmCham said it plans to continue working with industry and experts to run programs addressing key corporate challenges, including AI, talent development and organizational innovation.


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