Facebook founder likely to meet with Korean tech leaders: sources
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg waves toward reporters upon arrival at the Seoul Gimpo Business Aviation Center in western Seoul, Feb. 27. Yonhap
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will likely meet with business officials from leading Korean tech companies and startups, including Samsung Electronics, during his visit to Seoul, industry sources said Wednesday.
The CEO of Meta Platforms, Facebook's parent company, arrived in Korea on Tuesday night following his visit to Japan.
This marks Zuckerberg's first visit to Korea in more than 10 years.
Sources said Zuckerberg is likely to hold talks with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and LG Electronics CEO Cho Joo-wan to discuss possible cooperation in the fields of extended reality (XR) and artificial intelligence (AI) businesses during his stay in Seoul.
He is also scheduled to meet with representatives from at least five unidentified XR startups at Meta Korea's office in southern Seoul in a closed-door session, the sources said.
Meta has reportedly arranged the meeting directly with the startups as part of apparent efforts to advance the company's XR headset technology.
Zuckerberg is also expected to meet with President Yoon Suk Yeol before departing the country on Thursday to travel to India.
Meta Korea said it cannot confirm any details of Zuckerberg's trip to Seoul. (Yonhap)