Shinhan Financial Group Selects 100 ‘AX Innovation Leaders’ from Practical Business Staff

100 Leaders to Be Trained Over Three Years... Company-Wide AX Implementation Accelerated
Jin Okdong: "This Year, All Employees Will Use AI in the Field"

Shinhan Financial Group announced on January 14 that it has selected 100 ‘AX Innovation Leaders’ as core talents for the group’s AI transformation (AX) and will transition to a company-wide AX implementation phase focused on practical work.

Jin Okdong, Chairman of Shinhan Financial Group, is taking a commemorative photo with the 'AX Innovation Leaders' at the launch ceremony held on the 13th at the headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Shinhan Financial Group

In this context, the group held a launch ceremony for the ‘AX Innovation Leaders’ at its headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, the previous day.

The selected leaders will drive tangible results in their respective work areas by identifying AI and data-driven work innovation initiatives and redesigning repetitive or inefficient tasks from an AX perspective. Initially, they will receive basic training on planning, designing, and developing AI agents that can be immediately applied in their daily work, as well as advanced training tailored to each company’s work environment. Subsequently, they will accumulate hands-on experience and expertise in AX by directly designing and implementing AI agents optimized for their work using in-house generative AI and unstructured data platforms.

The launch ceremony was attended by Chairman Jin Okdong, key executives, and the 100 ‘AX Innovation Leaders’ selected from each group company, who shared future plans for the initiative. A talk concert with the management also fostered a shared understanding of the action-oriented direction for AX.

Chairman Jin stated, “Last year, we assessed the awareness and potential of AX through AI education for executives. This year, it is time for all employees to move to a stage where they actually utilize AI in their daily work. I ask the 100 leaders to maximize their ability to use AI agents and serve as catalysts for enhancing AX competitiveness across the group.”