Under the theme “The Era of Great Transformation: What Shapes the Future?”, the group’s future growth strategies were discussed in connection with three major megatrends.
Chairman Chang stated, “We must not be trapped by past successes, but maintain a sense of urgency,” and emphasized, “Technology is the key to opening the future of a world-class company.”
Safety was highlighted as a prerequisite for all business operations, with executives urged to take responsibility and fundamentally eliminate risks.
At the 2025 POSCO Forum, In-hwa Chang, Chairman of POSCO Group, joined group executives and renowned global scholars to directly confront the challenges facing the group and seek solutions for sustainable growth amid a period of technological transformation.
Now in its seventh year, the POSCO Forum brought together all group executives to assess the internal and external business environment and discuss strategies for growth and innovation. This year’s forum, held at the POSCO Songdo Global R&D Center from September 22 for two days, was themed “The Era of Great Transformation: What Shapes the Future?”
Chairman Chang remarked, “We must not be confined by previous methods of success, but maintain a sense of urgency so that technology can become the key to POSCO Group’s future as a world-class company. We will stay ahead of the curve, read the future, and lead industrial change to achieve sustainable growth.”
Regarding safety, he stressed, “We will humbly accept the results of safety inspections and fundamentally eliminate risks so that all group members can create results creatively in a safe workplace. We will fulfill our responsibility to establish and spread K-Safety best practices in domestic manufacturing and construction sites.”
In the keynote speech, Andrew McAfee, Professor at MIT Sloan School of Management, reviewed the evolution of society, economy, and industry driven by technological revolutions, and proposed growth strategies for companies navigating the transitional period of innovations such as AI, robotics, and quantum mechanics.
The following sessions, organized around three megatrends—New Mobility, AI Transformation, and Energy—provided insights for preparing for the future from a broader and long-term perspective through expert lectures, discussions, technology demonstrations, and dialogues.
The ‘New Mobility’ session introduced cases and implications of mobility innovation evolving into software, services, and aviation. The ‘AI Transformation’ session included demonstrations of robotics technology and analyzed changing manufacturing trends driven by advances in AI and robotics. The ‘Energy’ session addressed the shift from traditional fossil fuels to emerging electrification-centered systems, covering response cases and future strategies of major companies and countries.
Since his inauguration, In-hwa Chang has declared the management vision of “Materials for Tomorrow, Innovation for Excellence,” focusing on the importance of technology as one of the strategic directions for executing seven major future innovation tasks, including rebuilding the steel business and securing competitiveness in battery materials, and leading future technology-based super-gap businesses.
POSCO Group aims to strengthen its technology innovation system by encouraging technological development that drives sustainable growth through the POSCO Forum, the Group Technology Strategy Meeting chaired by the Chairman, and the POSCO Group Tech Forum, while reinforcing the link between technology and business strategy to secure world-class competitiveness and create new future businesses.
▲ In-hwa Chang, Chairman of POSCO Group, speaks with Andrew McAfee, Professor at MIT Sloan School of Management and keynote speaker, at the 2025 POSCO Forum held at POSCO Songdo Global R&D Center on September 22.