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What happens when AI becomes part of the team?
How AI agents, automation and hybrid workforces are changing enterprise teams in Saudi Arabia.
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Why Saudi Arabia doesn’t need to be first
Why Saudi Arabia’s ‘fast-follower’ approach to AI and technology may be its biggest competitive advantage.
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How technology blurred the boundaries of travel (and life)
Discover how technology is transforming travel in 2026, blurring the boundaries between movement, work, identity and everyday life.
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Three incredible things tech has achieved in 2026
Explore three major tech breakthroughs of 2026, from fusion energy advances to space robotics and humanoid surgical systems.
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The rise of water intelligence platforms
Find out how water intelligence platforms are transforming infrastructure through smart meters, IoT sensors, cloud systems, and real-time analytics across global cities.
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The startup opportunity inside ageing water systems
Ageing water infrastructure is creating new opportunities for startups in predictive maintenance, smart metering, infrastructure analytics, and water technology platforms.
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How SUSTAIN turns ambition into action
Saudi Arabia’s SUSTAIN platform shows how AI can turn sustainability ambition into coordinated execution.
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How Saudi Arabia is building sovereign AI
How Saudi Arabia is bringing together energy, infrastructure, and capital to build sovereign AI capability.
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What is ‘investment readiness’?
“On an individual level, innovative entrepreneurship has the potential to educate and inspire people to improve their lives and communities.” #LEAP23 speaker Ana Barjasic (Founder and CEO at Connectology) is a Board Member on the European Innovation Council, and an international expert on entrepreneurship. With a focus on early-stage
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Interview: Electrified air travel by 2028
Did you know that in the not-too-distant future you could be flying to work in electric aircraft, or heading to a vertiport (instead of a train station or an airport) to catch a domestic flight? If you didn’t know this, you’re not alone. But as we’
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The top tech growth areas for 2023
One of the investors who levelled up our knowledge at #LEAP23 was Alvaro Abella (Managing Director at Gulf Capital). With more than 20 years of experience in tech investments across Europe, the Americas and the MENA region, Abella has led investments into companies including Careem, SellAnyCar, and Vezeeta. With the
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From agile research to effective health tech
Just before she arrived in Riyadh for #LEAP23, we caught up with Reena Sooch (Head of Digital and Connected Health at Ipsos) to get a quick preview of the wisdom she’d share on the keynote stage. Sooch leads Ipsos in developing capabilities in evolving digital techniques, and has a
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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