LEAP Tech Event
LEAP is an annual tech event that was founded in 2022 by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Saudi Arabia) (MCIT), the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones (SAFCSP) and Tahaluf, an Informa company. The event was hosted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The conference’s topics include Fintech, Edutech, Smart Cities, Health technology, Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), Creative Economies, Cleantech, Investment, Future Energy, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). History
LEAP was founded by Informa Tech, SAFCSP and MCIT, and the first event was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 1–3 February 2022. The event noticed over 100,000 visitors in the period of three days. About 700 tech companies, 330 investors, and 500 CEOs and tech experts participated in LEAP 2022. The event tallied to over $6.4 billion worth of initiatives and programs. The event also conducted its "Rocket Fuel Start-up Competition" where altogether a million USD was awarded to promising start-ups. The event also hosted the world's largest Kaleidoscope with a length of 40-meter. LEAP 2023, the second edition of the annual tech event took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 6-9 February, 2023. Over the four days, LEAP hosted more than 172,000 visitors, 900 exhibitors, 700 speakers who spoke on 11 stages from 50 countries, 500 start-ups, 1026 investors with a combined AUM of 2Tn. At LEAP 2023, six start-ups have won a share of a $1 million prize fund at Rocket Fuel, the start-up pitch competition. Some of the notable companies in attendance included Hiroshi Ishiguro, Magic Keys, bHaptics, and Mirror. Speakers and partners
The speaking panel has included many top-level executives, government officials, sportspersons, and subject matter experts, including Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, Börje Ekholm, Peggy Johnson, Stephane Houdet, Eugene Kaspersky, Michel Salgado, Christian Klein, Makaziwe Mandela, Maëlle Gavet, Susan Kilrain, Sian Proctor, Karren Brady, and Steven Bartlett. LEAP's sponsors and partners include venture capitalists, Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, education institutes and start-ups, including Microsoft, Cisco, SAP SE, Citrix, IBM, Zoom, Hitachi, Ericsson, Huawei, PWC, Aramco, Tonomus and Deloitte. See also
Web Summit
Consumer Electronics Show
Slush

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Technology conventions
Annual events