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Investing in understanding: Why cultural capital matters in tech
Learn why tech investors who build depth, context, and empathy are the ones shaping markets that endure.
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Liquidity, Leadership and the New VC Reality
2025’s VC landscape demands sharper targeting, smarter liquidity, and stronger leadership. Discover how investors are adapting – and why LEAP 2026 is where the next moves will be made.
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Why LEAP is a force-multiplier for your portfolio (and your investor career)
Find out why four days at LEAP can redefine your deal flow and your investor brand.
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Why leaders should show up curious (to enable security and speed)
Find out why leading with curiosity enables tech leaders to strengthen cybersecurity culture and build resilient teams.
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How do you design for resilience in the era of machine decision-making?
Critical industries are supported by an invisible architecture – energy, finance, and logistics now depend on AI systems that make decisions faster than humans can react. And building resilience into that architecture is becoming one of the tech industry’s most urgent challenges. The team over at Black Hat MEA recently
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Cybersecurity as a (helpful) creative constraint
Research shows moderate constraints boost creativity. See how cybersecurity can act as a design partner for tech innovation, offering the ideal conditions for growth.
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The invisible cost of insecure innovation
Breaches cost millions and destroy trust. Learn why building security into innovation from day one saves money, culture, and growth.
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Why culture, care and communication are critical for the future of tech
People are everything in tech and security. Culture and communication are essential for developing tech that has a positive impact, and for building cybersecurity resilience.
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On data awareness and data diversity
Edosa Odaro (Chief Data Analytics Officer at Tawuniya) is a new Saudi Arabia resident, bringing his huge data science experience to the Middle East. Before he takes to the keynote stage at #LEAP23 we asked him to share just a little of his unique, powerful perspective on data, connectivity, and
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Understanding green hydrogen
According to a comprehensive 2019 report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), women only make up 22% of the labour force in the oil and gas sector – in spite of the fact that women account for 48% of the global labour force across industries. The balance is a little
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Fintech to help local communities thrive
There’s something we’re addicted to at LEAP: the stories of how tech founders navigate the entrepreneurial road and create ways to make life better. We asked #LEAP23 speaker Hamish Blythe (Founder of Trilo) how his journey led him to launch a fintech startup, and he said: “While at
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Could AI change the way we treat cancer?
Dr. Istvan Petak, MD, PhD (Founder and CEO at Genomate Health) is coming to #LEAP23 to share new developments in AI healthcare – specifically, how AI can help oncologists find the right targeted therapy for every cancer patient. Petak is a biomedical scientist with more than 25+ years experience in precision
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Going beyond: Use tech to build a society that works
We asked #LEAP23 speaker Kee Yuan Ngiam (Chief Technology Officer at National University Health System, Singapore) what the biggest challenges are for healthcare management in Singapore – and how technology can help overcome them. He said: “Singapore has the same healthcare challenges as many developed nations, namely, an ageing population, burden
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Telecom technology leaders can unlock tomorrow’s growth opportunities in the GCC today
There is heated competition for market share among GCC telecom operators. The result is a slow, but steady increase in capital expenses and sluggish revenue growth. Operators need to break out of today’s stagnant environment to capitalize on tomorrow’s growth opportunities. A lot can and is being done
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Interview: Tech can create opportunities for homeless entrepreneurs
Andrew Funk (Founding President at Homeless Entrepreneur) is one of the keynote speakers we’re really excited to hear from at #LEAP23. Not just because his Barcelona-based organisation is so unique (it empowers homeless people to build new companies and careers, centred around their passions), but also because Funk himself