Saudi Arabia: latest & Biggest leap Into New World Economies

Its ambitions will be showcased on a global stage, and the Kingdom itself will become a hub that connects three continents.

According to the report, LEAP is a manifestation of this ambition. A seismic event that accelerates the adoption of technology and transforms Saudi Arabia’s economy Together with LEAP, the Kingdom will see mass tech adoption, a shift away from oil as the principal strategic economic resource, and instead become a regional hub for both traditional and emerging technology.

According to the report, LEAP - the world's most visionary technology event - returns to Riyadh in February with an even bigger format promising to attract the greatest digital thinkers and doers to empower entrepreneurs, ignite innovation, and leap into new worlds.

An expected 100,000 global tech innovators and disruptors will gather at the Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Centre from February 6–9, 2023, to unveil and accelerate a huge platform of breakthrough products and ideas and forge partnerships that will drive new worldwide collaborations leveraging technology’s limitless potential, it further mentions.

Taking place alongside LEAP, the inaugural DeepFest, in partnership with the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA), will run from February 7-9 and gather drivers of the global artificial intelligence eco-system to unveil life-changing, multi-sector initiatives in a thought-leadership conference and sector-specific tracks, training, live demos, start-up pitches, and an exhibition featuring companies transforming the world we live and work in.

Global business leaders, technocrats, and experts will take to LEAP’s main stage to bring new perspectives to pressing world issues, including climate emergency and sustainable development, health crises, equality, inclusion, belonging, and diversity. They will discuss the leadership strategies of tech giants and unicorns, explore web3’s business potential, and look to redefine governance paradigms for privacy, safety, and security, said the report.

According to the report, the event will host over 700 billionaire investors, astronauts, technocrats, and sporting superstars turned tech investors across LEAP’s various stages, which will house 15 conferences.

With over 900 exhibitors confirmed for 2023, LEAP has drawn a powerful international line-up, some of which will take part in new mega tent displays and include world-leading names from throughout the USA, Middle East, Levant, North Africa, the Sub-continent, Europe, and Scandinavia.

Faisal Al Khamisi, Chairman of the SAFCSP, said, "Our rapidly changing world demands we keep pace with appropriate regulation and governance, and we need the best brains in the business to help us navigate a globally appropriate pathway."

Themed "AI Beyond Imagination," DeepFest will see thought-leaders, change-makers, big tech, data scientists, innovators, enterprises, academia, start-ups, and innovative business entrepreneurs unveil government AI initiatives and multi-sector innovations through a thought-leadership conference and sector-specific tracks, training, live demos, and innovation sessions. The new conference programme this year has tracks for cleantech, the metaverse, and women in technology, while the DeepFest exhibition will feature the world’s top tech companies and breakthrough stars, according to the report.

"These are the 21st century inventors who are presenting the world of living and working—but not as we currently know it," said Michael Champion, regional EVP, MEA at Informa Markets, which organises LEAP.

He also said, "This is a unique mix of exhibitors from all over the world that will send technological progress into a whole new orbit.""LEAP is the window to tomorrow’s world, an event that powers the future and empowers those looking to shape it."

report concluded, sponsors for LEAP23 include NEOM, STC, Saudi Aramco, Mobily, IBM, Microsoft, Ericsson, Huawei, and Najm Insurance. The 2023 edition will also host country pavilions from the United Kingdom, Finland, Japan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Oman, and India.

By Sumita Pawar