[Seminar] The New Normal of Profits in Semiconductor and AI Firms: Beyond Samsung Bonuses

The Center for Free Enterprise (CFE), together with the office of member of the National Assembly Yongtae Kim, the “The New Thinking” program of the Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development of the Korean Peninsula, and Weekly Chosun, held a discussion titled “The New Normal of Semiconductor and AI Company Profits: Asking What Comes After Samsung’s Performance Bonuses.” Prompted by the recent record-breaking earnings of semiconductor and AI companies and the debate over performance bonuses, the event examined to whom corporate profits should be distributed and according to what standards. The discussion broadly covered the spread of performance bonuses across industry, debates over social redistribution, the balance between shareholder and worker rights, and ways to cultivate talent in semiconductors and AI.

We thank everyone who attended.

◇ Date and Time: Thursday, July 23, 2026, 5:00 p.m.

◇ Venue: Conference Room No. 7, Members’ Office Building of the National Assembly

◇ Hosts: member of the National Assembly Yongtae Kim, Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development of the Korean Peninsula, Center for Free Enterprise (CFE), Weekly Chosun

▶ Moderator

- Sangmi Chae, Professor, School of Business, Ewha Womans University

▶ Presenters

1. Seungjae Choi, Professor, Department of Law, Sejong University

2. Mingyun Kim, Professor, Department of Business Administration, Sogang University

3. Yongtae Kim, member of the National Assembly

▶ Free Discussion

- Kwangsoo Kim, Chairman, Korea Fabless Industry Association

▶ Attending Members of the National Assembly

- Dongjin Koh

- Kihyun Kim

- Eunhee Cho

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Original title: [세미나] 반도체·AI 기업 이윤의 뉴노멀, 삼성 성과급 이후를 묻다

Author: Center for Free Enterprise (CFE)

Date: 2026-07-24

Source: https://www.cfe.org/bbs/bbsDetail.php?cid=seminar&pn=1&idx=29311