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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.

Find the right pass for LEAP 2026

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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Sustainability Leadership: Push, Don't Pull

As Zainab Al Amin (VP of Digital Transformation at Microsoft) pointed out at #LEAP22, the greatest challenge that humanity is facing right now is sustainability. We have no doubt that technological innovations will play an essential role in our ability to move through this time — but climate tech won’t

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Fusion Energy: Chasing Star Power

Nuclear fusion – which mimics the power of the sun and stars — is no longer science fiction, and could emerge as a viable energy source in less than a few decades. Nuclear fusion is a complex technology that mimics the energy produced by the stars. The technology has been painstakingly worked

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The New Age of Space

The Middle East region has become a hotspot for space technology, with a number of countries vying to get a foothold in the burgeoning new sector. While space has long fascinated the curious for millennia, for the past fifty years it has remained the domain of the public sector. But

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Central Banks Enter Brave New Worlds of Crypto

Digital currencies are all the rage these days and central banks are not immune to their charm. There were more than 7,500 cryptocurrencies by the end of 2021, from around 66 in 2013, and while most are unlikely to survive, they have sowed the seeds of the popularity of

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How Chatbots Feed Into Millennials Need for Convenience in Banking

In partnership with Infobip The digitalisation of the banking industry is an ongoing trend that has fundamentally altered the way consumers interact with their banks over the last fifteen years. It all started with moving paper-based statements and transactions online to allowing customers easier access to their financial information

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How Do You Train for Jobs That Don't Exist Yet?

No-one knows exactly what the future of jobs holds. With new jobs, technology and even industries popping up all the time, all we know is that the next generation of employees need to find a way to prepare for a future workplace that seems to be in a state

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Why Innovation Isn't Only About Newness

“If technology is not geared and designed to create access and to better the conditions of everybody in society, then what is it for, really?”  When we talk about innovation, we usually think of newness. New ideas, new technologies, smart inventions. But as we look into the future and imagine

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Global Governance For Data: Is It Possible?

Data regulation is bitty. Different countries, regions, and even different companies have their own policies, and implement those policies with a level of subjectivity (and often deceptive design) that makes it very difficult for digital citizens to get a handle on when, why, how, and by whom their data is