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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
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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

Investors and NFTs: Is It Worth The Investment?
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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

Women In Tech, Inspiring Future Generations
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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

Industry 5.0: How, What, Where and When?
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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

The Unlimited Potential of Web 3.0 and the Metaverse
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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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Could a digital twin of the earth solve climate change?
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Could a digital twin of the earth solve climate change?

“We want to be able to simulate the planet Earth up to a kilometre small,” said Dr. Simon See (Head of Nvidia AI Technology Centre and AI Nation) at #LEAP22. “We want to be able to visualise it.”  He was talking about technology under development by Nvidia that could change

The power of augmented reality in e-commerce
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The power of augmented reality in e-commerce

The e-commerce industry has benefited enormously from pandemic-accelerated digitisation. According to IBM’s 2020 US Retail Index assessment, Covid-19 has accelerated the shift to digital commerce by about five years. So, what exactly is causing this shift? According to reports, emerging technologies are playing a significant role

Welcome to the metaverse – the Internet’s next level
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Welcome to the metaverse – the Internet’s next level

Metaverse is a word that has only recently entered our dictionary. The word popped up 128 times in company conferences in 2021, compared to only 7 in 2020. We can credit Mark Zuckberg for bringing the obscure term to common usage. In October 2021, the founder of the social media

Building the Future with Geospatial Imaging
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Building the Future with Geospatial Imaging

Saudi Arabia’s $500 billion, smart mega-city, NEOM, is breaking ground on the unspoilt coastline of the Red Sea, setting in motion a chain-reaction of construction projects creating a city where robotics is revolutionizing everything and outnumbering people, and self-driving cars are the norm. NEOM will be

AI in life sciences: What we can learn from China
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AI in life sciences: What we can learn from China

The US is recognised as the current leader in AI research and development – but China is closing the gap. And when it comes to the use of AI in life sciences, China has already edged ahead, as Dr. Kai-Fu Lee (CEO and President at Sinovation Ventures) noted during his

Malicious, or just good at the job?
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Malicious, or just good at the job?

Welcome to this week’s LEAP:IN newsletter. Each week, we unpack leader’s powerful quotes and decipher the tech landscape. With exclusive content from some of the world’s leading experts in AI, robotics, space, edutech, climate tech and more, read on to discover this week’s insights and

Four key metaverse trends to invest in
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Four key metaverse trends to invest in

Renato De Castro (Executive Director at RMA Advisory) opened his #LEAP22 keynote with a touch of regret. In February 2009 he received a “very strange” offer – the opportunity to buy something called Bitcoin, for about $0.09.  He didn’t buy it.  Then in 2010, his child was born. “We

The argument for local cybersecurity in Saudi Arabia
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The argument for local cybersecurity in Saudi Arabia

As the world has made a rapid shift to digital since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, some countries have moved faster than others. Saudi Arabia stood out from the start as a nation with the drive to accelerate the rollout of digital services. According to the World Bank,

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