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Robotics in the real world

Industrial robotics is expanding beyond manufacturing. Discover adoption data, AI-driven advances, and the future of robotics deployment.

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Ocean tech is finding its depth

Ocean tech is evolving – from autonomous ocean data to seaweed farming and tidal energy. Discover three innovations that are changing climate, food, and energy systems.

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LEAP’s fifth edition takes place from 31 August – 3 September 2026 in Riyadh. Explore the available passes and choose the option that best matches how you want to take part.

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A Surgical LEAP, Shaping the Future of Surgery

Step into the theatre as we explore the future of surgical technology and how innovative discoveries are reshaping the way surgeons operate and train the next generation. Join some of the worlds most renowned surgeons as they look to the future of health tech and how technology can change lives

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Investors and NFTs: Is It Worth The Investment?

Today, it seems as if you cannot avoid NFTs. The news, social media, business moguls, venture capitalists, and teenagers alike are all buzzing about them. From mid-2021, we have started to see venture capital investment in NFT marketplaces, along with some exclusive NFT-directed funds being established. Now we

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Women In Tech, Inspiring Future Generations

To celebrate International Women’s Day and the theme #Breakingthebias, we will be looking at exciting projects that are being led by women and how tech is opening opportunities for female leaders. Get first-hand experience from female leaders in the tech industry, including 2019’s Woman of the Year

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Industry 5.0: How, What, Where and When?

Industry 5.0 is said to already be on the horizon but what is the actual difference between Industry 4.0 vs Industry 5.0? What technologies are at the cusp of the fifth industrial revolution? And what will real personalisation look like in Industry 5.0? Find out from

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The Unlimited Potential of Web 3.0 and the Metaverse

Web 1.0 was static, decentralised, mostly read-only home pages. Web 2.0 is about blogging, social media and e-commerce centralised and owned by tech giants. Web 3.0 is about whatever we want it to become. According to Chris Dixon: “We are now at the beginning of

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What does a Space Architect do on Earth?

Have you ever met a Space Architect? Let us introduce you to #LEAP23 keynote speaker Phnam Bagley (Space Architect at Nonfiction Design). Nonfiction is a creative studio that turns science fiction into reality, blending space architecture with Earth-based design and facilitating a future in which the world around us

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What makes you feel like flying?

Our weekly pick of thought-provoking insights from some of the most innovative names in tech – right here in your inbox. subscribe   This week we’re quoting… Elnaz Sarraf (Founder and CEO at ROYBI Robot) What Sarraf said: “I am a person who gets excited even for small things in

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An AI-powered robot for education and empowerment

We interviewed #LEAP23 speaker Elnaz Sarraf (Founder and CEO at ROYBI Robot) to learn how she came up with her life-changing product (clue: it started with sketches on paper in her bedroom), and how she navigated the journey from the seed of an idea, to raising funding of $4.

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Fintech: it’s a force for evolution

“…under one roof (an unfathomably big roof) we have smart energy, smart cities, and health tech bumping into fintech tech. LEAP 2023 afforded me the chance to talk with others from around the world, in different industries, about that intersectionality of smart data use cases in an open framework; a

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The tech behind your favourite movies

We’re lucky: we get to interview some of the most interesting names in tech, and the ideas they share serve as a constant source of thought-provoking inspiration. So we share some of that inspiration with you every week, here in your inbox. subscribe   This week we’re quoting…

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Never underestimate the power of stories in tech

“I just don’t understand technology. It’s too complicated, it’s not my thing. When the conversation turns to new tech, I switch off.” Have you ever heard people who don’t work in tech say things like this? Being a self-identifying technophobe is a really common way

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How tech can diversify food production (+increase security)

A little while back we interviewed #LEAP23 keynote speaker Arnavaz Schatten (Director of Sustainability at Infarm) to get the lowdown on her work in vertical farming and sustainability.  Schatten said:  “…the idea behind vertical farming is not to replace traditional agriculture – it’s to supplement and improve it, make it

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Why payments are part of being human

Discover our regular dose of wisdom from #LEAP23 speakers right in your inbox – with interviews exclusive to the LEAP blog and newsletter. subscribe   This week we’re quoting… Dr. Ritesh Jain (Co-Founder of Infynit) What Jain said: “If financial services are the heart of the economy, payments are the