“Introducing AI requires a company-wide strategy”… Samso KPMG holds “AI Summit”

AI needs to focus on execution, speed, and operations

Our analysis shows that for companies to take full advantage of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence (AI), it is essential to go beyond simple implementation and establish a data-driven foundation and governance framework through an enterprise-wide strategy.

Samjong KPMG announced on the 15th that it held the “AI Summit 2026” to discuss these themes on June 12th at POSCO Tower in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

At this event, experts from Samjong KPMG introduced important topics and real-world applications of AI transformation (AX) under the theme of “New Operational Strategies in the Age of Agent-based AI.”

The first session focused on new operational strategies needed in the age of agent-based AI. Junseob Kim, executive director of Samjong KPMG, emphasized that data is the core competitive advantage that determines AI performance. He explained that it is necessary to first establish standardization, cleansing, and integration of data according to the purpose of AI, and that building data governance is the starting point for successful AI transformation.

The presentations that followed were: ▲ An agent-based operation system completed through AI Operations (AIOps) (Samjong KPMG Managing Director, Seungyeon Jung). ▲ Dangerous AI and safe innovation completed through AX-security (Changmin Lee, Managing Director of Samjong KPMG). ▲Main obligations and challenges after the enforcement of the AI ​​Basic Act (Mr. Dongkeun Lee, Managing Director of Samjong KPMG)

Examples of AX initiatives being implemented in the field were also shared. Samjong KPMG’s Managing Director Jung Hyun-ho and Managing Director Jung Tae-kyung introduced “Innovation in internal control of financial reporting (SOX) using AI” with a focus on the manufacturing industry and financial sector. He explained that by automating internal control evaluations using AI, it is possible to simultaneously increase the effectiveness and productivity of internal control operations.

Other sessions include: ▲ Implementing an integrated risk and compliance management system using AI (Jamyeon Koo, Managing Director, Samjong KPMG). ▲ AX transformation strategy for anti-money laundering (AML) (Mr. Jung Ki-joon, Managing Director of Samjeong KPMG). ▲ Examples of intelligence agents being utilized in various business fields (Mr. Choi Jeong-won, Managing Director of Samjong KPMG).

Jingui Kim, head of Samjong KPMG Consulting Services Department 1, said, “Currently, the paradigm shift in business operations brought about by AI has entered the execution, speed, and operation stage. We hope this event will be an opportunity for businesses to identify the core challenges of the AI ​​transformation process and accelerate implementation.”

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