Friday, July 3
11:00 – 19:00 · ITSquare, Oakwood Premier COEX Center, 2F
Full-day workshop on agentic AI the Friday before ICML. Keynotes from international researchers, Korean ICML author presentations, 1-on-1 networking matching. Co-hosted by SK Inc. AX.
Research
Agents
Near COEX
Korea Institute for Advanced Study, 85 Hoegi-ro, Dongdaemun
Co-located conference on probabilistic ML running alongside ICML. At capacity with waitlist. See probml.cc for details.
Research
Waitlist
July 5–7 · Popup, all day
Gabedo, COEX · After Party: Devil's Door, COEX (July 7)
3-day popup cafe by Cerebras and OpenAI. Free coffee, quiet space to work. No ICML pass needed. After party with food and drinks on July 7.
Free
Open to all
In COEX
Sunday, July 6 · Opening day
16:00 doors, 16:30 program · Hashed Lounge 20F, 374 Gangnam-daero (1 min from Gangnam Station)
Exclusive 100-person gathering for researchers and founders at ICML. Korea's AI ecosystem spotlight with guests from OpenAI, Meta, MIT, Stanford, DeepMind, Anthropic. Co-hosted by Hashed, MoE Capital, Goodwater Capital.
Invite only
Networking
Gangnam
Spaceshare Samseong COEX Center, Yeongdong-daero 96-gil, B1
One-day research workshop on AI capabilities: open-endedness, self-evolving agents, alignment, and intelligence. Part of GIST AI Days co-located with ICML.
Research
Agents
Near COEX
Tuesday, July 7
19:00 – 22:00 · KSTET, Seoul · by ICML x Delta
Rooftop gathering with DJ performance, Seoul skyline views, glow sticks, and exclusive merch. Part of the ICML x Delta series.
Rooftop
DJ / Party
18:00 – late · Rooftop near COEX · by Contra Labs
Rooftop networking for ICML attendees interested in creative AI. Live music, cocktails, Seoul skyline views. Leads to a surprise karaoke after-party. Currently full, waitlist available.
Waitlist
Rooftop
Party
18:30 – 23:30 · JBK Convention Hall, 619 Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam
Evening mixing AI researchers, scientists, entrepreneurs, investors, and builders. Live K-pop performance by KISS OF LIFE. Food and drinks included. By Aureka, Z Potentials, 5Y Capital, NVIDIA, and GenBio Workshop.
Networking
Live music
Free food/drinks
18:00 – 21:00 KST · Seoul (venue on confirmation) · by Simular
Invitation-only gathering of published researchers in computer-use agents. Discussion around Agent S3 and human-baseline performance. Attendees from Stanford, ETH Zürich, UIUC, SNU, and others.
Invite only
Research
Agents
19:00 onwards · COEX Convention Center, Room E5-E6, 3F · by KRAFTON AI & Odyssey
Talks, panel, and networking on in-game AI agents, interactive world models, and AI for game production.
Research
In COEX
Networking
Wednesday, July 8
17:30 arrival, 18:00 talks, 19:00 networking · Near COEX (address on registration) · by SGLang & OCI
Lightning talks on AI infrastructure and deployment, followed by networking and food. Brings together engineers, researchers, and AI practitioners. Co-hosted by LMSYS Org and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
AI Infra
Free food
Open to all
NAVER D2SF Gangnam, Samsung Fire & Marine Seocho Tower 18F · by Team Attention
5th edition hackathon during ICML week. Two tracks: build an agent that creates a paper-style research artifact, or an agent that reviews papers in ICML format. Prizes up to $10,000 in API credits + 6 months ChatGPT Pro.
Hackathon
Agents
$10K prizes
Private venue (address on registration) · by SemiAnalysis & AI Frontier Podcast
Exclusive dinner for professionals in semiconductors and AI — chip design, hardware, infrastructure, and investment. Intimate format, limited seating.
Invite only
AI Hardware
Bloom Bar, Seoul (address on registration) · by Snorkel AI
Exclusive cocktail lounge gathering with Snorkel AI's research team presenting 5 papers at ICML covering LLM evaluation, data selection, steering, and hybrid sequence models. Approval required.
Approval required
Networking
Nami Island, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do · by Minseok Kim & Nikhil Suresh
Casual day trip — lunch, walking around the island, optional wakeboarding or water skiing. Attendees cover own expenses. Currently full (9 people), check for waitlist.
Day trip
Outdoors
Full / waitlist
Seoul (address on registration) · by Hugging Face KREW
Inaugural Korean open-source AI meetup. Talks on Korean LLMs, domain-specialized AI, and community building. Sponsored by Hugging Face and AWS.
Open source
Open to all
Community
Sionic AI, 950-6 Dogok-dong, Gangnam · by Instruct.KR & Exa
Gathering for researchers and engineers in search, RAG, and retrieval infrastructure for AI agents. English only. Food and drinks provided.
Search / RAG
Agents
Free food
10:00 – 18:00 · Tes-Eotes, 9 Yeongdong-daero 106-gil, Gangnam
All-day informal cafe gathering. Free coffee and refreshments. Come to work, network, or decompress between sessions.
All day
Free coffee
Open to all
FuriosaAI HQ, 145 Dosan-daero 7F, Gangnam · by FuriosaAI
Exclusive evening offsite at FuriosaAI's Seoul HQ. Deeper conversations on AI systems and infrastructure. Limited spots, RSVP required.
AI infrastructure
Limited spots
Seoul (address on registration) · by Dev Korea & OpenAI
Evening featuring OpenAI's Codex software engineering agent. Talks, live demos, and networking. English and Korean with real-time translation.
Coding agents
Open to all
English / Korean
Evening · KSTET, Seoul
Inventive drinks, a little bit of theater, and conversations at a well-regarded speakeasy in Seoul. Early RSVP recommended.
Speakeasy
Party
Thursday, July 9
14:30 – 19:00 · Near COEX, beside Seolleung Station · by NUS & Jane Street
Curated research summit on agentic AI: memory, multi-agent coordination, and optimization. Keynotes and roundtables. Attendees invited to co-author a position paper for a top-tier venue.
Research
Agents / Memory
Co-authorship
Evening · Jongno, Seoul · by Women in Frontier AI
Relaxed evening for women researchers, builders, operators, and investors in AI. Drinks and conversation in Jongno. Currently full, waitlist available.
Waitlist
Networking
Evening · Seoul (address on registration) · by Deccan AI & AWS
Live jazz, relaxed conversation, and networking with researchers, builders, and AI founders to close out ICML week. Very limited spots remaining.
Jazz
Party
Limited spots
Evening · Seoul (address on registration) · by E14 Fund, Axiom Math, Hico Ventures
Networking for researchers, engineers, and founders in automated reasoning, formal verification, math-native models, and applied ML. Host approval required.
Math / Reasoning
Approval required
19:00 doors, 19:30 talks, 21:00 social · Near Gangnam Station · by Instruct.KR
Lightning paper presentations from Canadian AI researchers (10 min each), followed by food, drinks, and open networking.
Lightning talks
Networking
Seoul (address on registration) · by MATS Research
Casual mixer for MATS alumni, mentors, and collaborators in AI safety and alignment. Small bites, drinks, and research conversation. Approval required.
AI Safety
Approval required