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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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When you make space for women, you make space for growth

Carine de Meyere (President and Founder at Women of the World) is known around the globe for her strategic investment strategies and her commitment to empowering entrepreneurs.  She’s an expert communicator – not just speaking multiple languages, but also relating easily to people from varied cultural backgrounds. And Meyere’s

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Pivoting into tech: How to find a new career path

There’s been a bit of a media trend recently for highlighting professionals who’ve pivoted their career into tech. They build on their existing skills and experience in any given profession, and take all of that into the tech industry – to cultivate a future-proofed career that can carry them

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Two things that are good for you

We’ve been talking to some of our keynote speakers in the run-up to #LEAP23 – and here’s just a little of what they said.  subscribe   This week we’re quoting… Marlies Schijven (Professor of Surgery at Amsterdam UMC; Chair on Digital Health, Project Leader eHealth Dutch Federation of Universities)

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How gender-diverse VCs drive performance and social change

One of our commitments at LEAP is to help close the gender gap in tech. So we were keen to catch up with #LEAP23 keynote speaker Kinga Stanislawska (Co-Founder and Managing General Partner at Experior VC) to learn about her perspective as a woman with decision-making power in the world

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Healthtech research and the power of collaboration

#LEAP23 is just around the corner. This week, we interviewed Marlies Schijven (Professor of Surgery at Amsterdam UMC; Chair on Digital Health, Project Leader eHealth Dutch Federation of Universities) to get a glimpse into her work before she steps onto the keynote stage in Riyadh.  Also the former Chief Medical

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Open-source data and re-learning everything

It’s nearly time for #LEAP23. We’ve been catching up with our speaker line-up to get a first glimpse into the wisdom they’ll share in Riyadh this February – and it’s clear they won’t disappoint. subscribe   This week we’re quoting… Ulrich Ahle (CEO at FIWARE) What

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Can biotech innovation support Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030?

Established in 2021, Dammam Valley is a source for biotechnology innovation in Saudi Arabia, aiming to support the nation’s plan to diversify its economy as laid out in Vision 2030.  Dr. Abdulrahman Al Olayan (CEO at Dammam Valley) was a Founding CEO (and is still a board member) at

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How open source data frameworks will drive global equality

We’ve written a love letter to data before. When it comes to the future of life-enhancing technology, good quality data is an essential foundation – which is exactly why we’re looking forward to hearing from #LEAP23 speaker Ulrich Ahle (CEO at FIWARE).  “For 2023 it is in the core