LEAP returns to Riyadh in February – Saudi Gazette

LEAP returns to Riyadh in February – Saudi Gazette

RIYADH — The second edition of the global tech event (LEAP) is scheduled to commence in Riyadh under the theme "Into New Worlds", from Feb. 6 to 9, 2023, at the Riyadh Front Exhibition and Convention center.

LEAP is organized by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, the Saudi Federation for Cyber Security, Programming and Drones, and Tahaluf Company, with the participation of major government and private entities, and technology and communications companies.

This year's edition represents a huge economic leap within the Kingdom through several partnerships, deals, and investment tours.

In its second edition, LEAP conference brings together more than 700 speakers from more than 50 countries, representing the world's most important sides in technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation, such as Joseph Bradley, Dr. Satyam Priyadarshy, Abdulrahman Al-Thaiban, Sofia Graflund, and Rajiv Ramaswami, where women’s participation exceeds 35 percent of the total speakers.

Over 900 global and local companies, including Ericsson, STC, Huawei, IBM, Mobily, neoleap, NEOM, SAAB, Aramco, SITE, Elm, Google Cloud, Amazon, Dell, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Alibaba Cloud, and other technology companies, as well as more than 400 local and international emerging technology companies are participating in the conference.

LEAP will address many topics such as innovative economics, FinTech, smart