Zain Great Idea participants showcase their tech startups at LEAP in Riyadh

Zain Great Idea participants showcase their tech startups at LEAP in Riyadh

KUWAIT: Zain, Kuwait’s leading digital service provider, announces that ten Kuwait-based tech startups have successfully participated in LEAP, the world’s biggest tech conference recently held in Riyadh, attended by over 170,000 innovators, tech enthusiasts, investors, and visitors. LEAP was the second destination in the regional phase of the 7th Zain Great Idea (ZGI) tech startup accelerator program.

ZGI reached its second regional destination in Riyadh at the global conference, which was recently organized by the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity and Programming (SAFCSP), and several local and global companies.

The theme of this year’s event, Into New Worlds, focused on the new horizons of what technology brings, and its role in achieving sustainability. LEAP23 became the world’s biggest tech event, having attracted over 170,000 visitors, and announced over USD $2 trillion of investments to support future technologies, emerging digital entrepreneurship, and tech startups.

The conference presented an invaluable opportunity for ZGI’s participants to learn new ideas, build partnerships, and connect with innovators and investors from the region and the world. Zain saw the need and ambition of Kuwait-based startups to expand into the MENA region and has selected this global event for its program’s