LG CEO courts engineers at US tech conference

LG Electronics CEO Lyu Jae-cheol courted talented engineers during a recruiting event in San Francisco as part of the company's efforts to secure specialists in future growth businesses such as robotics, artificial intelligence (AI) data center cooling solutions and mobility. According to LG Electronics on Monday, Lyu, Chief Technology Officer Kim Byoung-hoon and other executives attended the North America Tech Conference in San Francisco on Saturday (local time), where they shared the company’s vision for its future businesses and highlighted its technological competitiveness. The event drew around 100 participants, including doctoral students and researchers from Stanford University, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of California, Berkeley and other leading universities and research institutions across the U.S. Experienced research and development professionals working at local Big Tech companies and startups also joined the event. Sharing his career experience as an engineer-turned-CEO, Lyu said LG Electronics places great impor