POSCO Group is holding the 2026 POSCO Forum on Sept. 17 and 18 at the POSCO Global R&D Center in Songdo, Incheon, to give concrete shape to its Triple-Core growth strategy and develop a medium-term execution agenda. The framework, unveiled at the group’s CEO Investor Day in July, covers steel as an industrial resource; lithium, cathode and anode materials, and rare earths as strategic resources; and liquefied natural gas and renewable energy as energy resources. Under the theme "Secure Future Value on the New Playing Field of Competition," executives and outside experts will examine changing competitive conditions, growth priorities and how to complete the group’s transition across three sessions. Chairman Chang In-hwa said speed of execution is critical amid geopolitical realignment and shifts in technology, highlighting steel localization, early positioning in key lithium and rare-earth markets, and the energy business’s buffer role as core tasks. Dominic Barton, chairman of the Rio Tinto board, will deliver the keynote address on the effect of geopolitical and technological changes on corporate value, portfolio restructuring and focused investment. The forum will also consider physical AI-driven autonomous manufacturing and ways to increase future value.