“During my time there, I had a visceral connection with the world I was living in – I could feel the edges, breathe the oxygen supplied by the plants. At one point, I and the rest of the crew turned orange from eating so many sweet potatoes.” LEAP 2024 speaker Jane
It’s not every day that you land on your next big idea while you’re trekking on horseback through Mongolia. But that’s exactly what happened for Jack Withinshaw (Founder and CEO at Airspeeder). Together with co-founder Matthew Pearson, Withinshaw is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in
From working in Parliament in Austria to pushing the boundaries of digital tech in Riyadh, LEAP 2024 speaker Margarete Schramboek (Board Member at Aramco Digital; Former Minister of Economy and Digital, Austria) has a passion for the potential of digitisation to transform our world. We asked her what entrepreneurs should
follow us on spotify Artificial intelligence is already changing our lives, and the pace of that change is accelerating. Quite naturally, this causes a lot of concern; and given the unintended consequences we have all experienced from other technological breakthroughs, these concerns are well-founded. Since it is unlikely that we
Robby Yung (CEO at Animoca Brands) has invested in more than 30 companies and raised numerous rounds of venture and public capital. Now, he’s focused on connecting the world through Web3 – and enabling people and businesses to own digital property rights. The shift from digital content being economically worthless,
According to data from Next Move Strategy Consulting, the global autonomous vehicle market reached nearly 17,000 units in 2022. By 2030, it’s projected there will be 127,000 autonomous vehicles on the roads worldwide. This week we interviewed LEAP 2024 speaker Helen Pan (General Manager at Baidu’s
Imagine taking your first trip into space. You’re about to turn to the window and look down at Earth from above for the very first time – what would you be hoping to see? Well, some scientists are looking down in the hope of spotting a beaver. OK, not exactly.
Welcome to the 222 new techies who have joined us since last Friday. If you haven’t already, subscribe and join our community in receiving weekly tech insights, updates, and interviews with industry experts straight to your inbox. This week we’re quoting Dr. Istvan Petak, MD, PhD (Founder and
Saudi Arabia is investing heavily in AI. As detailed in the Vision 2030, the country is dedicated to driving innovation and economic transformation through tech investments, as well as other support for startups and innovators.
LEAP is proud to facilitate partnerships across the tech industry. Since the first event in 2022, we’ve seen countless strategic partnerships and professional relationships grow as a result of in-person networking among the LEAP community. Startups have partnered with investors; researchers and developers have partnered with tech companies; and
Hyperloop technology has had a lot of…well, hype. With several firms promising years ago that we would already have a large-scale ultra-fast travel system by 2023, the general public has – understandably – developed a collective eye roll when hyperloop comes up in conversation. So we thought we’d interrupt that
Quantum computing is an emerging technology that aims to harness the laws of quantum physics in order to solve problems that conventional computers can’t. A quantum computer leverages the properties of subatomic particles to perform calculations with power that’s far greater than the computers we’re all familiar
At LEAP 2023, Anna Tutova (CEO at Coinstelegram) spoke about how crypto payments are the next big thing. We caught up with her this week to give you – LEAP blog readers – an exclusive look into Tutova’s world. We also asked her what developments she’s seen in crypto payments
Welcome to the 69 new techies who have joined us since last Friday. If you haven’t already, subscribe and join our community in receiving weekly tech insights, updates, and interviews with industry experts straight to your inbox. This week we’re quoting Amy Peck (Founder and CEO at Endeavour
We all know about the big ones: investments in AI, cloud computing, sustainable tech, robotics and IoTs continue to grow. But as we prepare for LEAP 2024, we’re noticing new trends in tech investments that are coming up in conversation more frequently – so we thought we’d share them
For entrepreneurs developing new ideas, or tech companies that aim to launch new innovations, tech acceptance is an important concern. Sometimes, people just aren’t ready for your technology – it’s a few steps too far ahead of the curve. So how do you know if the timing is right;
