LEAP 2024 in Riyadh: Global Tech Conf. Showcasing New AI Horizons

The city of Riyadh is set to host the third edition of the world’s most attended tech conference, “LEAP 2024”, from March 4 to 7, 2024. The conference is organized by the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming, and Drones, in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, the Digital Cooperation Organization, and the General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises “Monsha’at”.
The conference aims to present the latest developments and innovations in various technology fields, highlighting the opportunities and challenges facing the tech sector amidst the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the global digital transformation, according to “Sabq”.
LEAP 2024 Discusses Vital Technology Topics
The conference features numerous platforms and stages addressing vital and emerging tech topics, including:
- The Main Stage: Discusses topics like “Web 3”. It refers to the third generation of the internet based on technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing. This stage aims to make the web more democratic, transparent, and secure. It also covers strategies of major tech companies, user privacy in technology, and challenges facing tech innovation worldwide.
- The “Investors” Platform: Attracts investors, entrepreneurs, and innovators from various tech sectors. It offers them an opportunity to network, collaborate, and explore the latest investment and funding opportunities in the tech market.
- The Educational Technology Stage: Showcases the latest tech solutions and tools that enhance the quality of education and promote self-directed, collaborative, and interactive learning, ensuring equal and inclusive educational opportunities for all.
- The Retail Technology Stage: Explores how technology can transform the retail sector to meet customer expectations and needs. It also aims to improve shopping, payment, and delivery experiences, and increase efficiency, productivity, and profitability.
LEAP 2024 also features platforms like:
- The Financial Technology Stage: Discusses the role of technology in transforming and developing financial and banking services. It also discusses the role of technology providing innovative, convenient, and secure digital financial solution. This stage also discusses promoting financial inclusion and economic empowerment.
- The Health Technology Stage: Presents the latest health technologies that improve individual and community health and well-being. It also aims offer high-quality and low-cost health services, and enhance prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
- The Fourth Industrial Revolution Stage: Showcases emerging and advanced technologies shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution, such as Industrial Internet of Things, robotics, 3D printing, augmented and virtual reality, and quantum computing, and their impact on industries, businesses, and societies.
- The Future Energy Stage: Discusses energy technologies contributing to energy security and sustainability, providing clean, renewable, and efficient energy sources, and improving energy efficiency, diversity, and distribution.
- The Smart Cities Stage: Explores using technology to transform cities into smarter, more vibrant, flexible, and livable places, improving the quality of urban, environmental, social, and cultural services.
Conference Hosts “Deep Fest” AI Platform
Among the prominent platforms hosted by the conference is the “Deep Fest” AI platform. It is returning for the second time at LEAP 2024 in partnership with the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority “SDAIA.” It comes under the theme “Artificial Intelligence Beyond Imagination”.
The platform features over 150 speakers and more than 120 entities showcasing the latest projects, solutions, and applications in artificial intelligence. Each day during LEAP 2024, the platform addresses a different AI topic, including:
- Day One: Covers the beginnings of AI from foundations to developments. It will also showcase the history, stages, significant achievements, and challenges in the field.
- Day Two: Focuses on current AI achievements and their impact across various sectors and industries, such as health, education, commerce, security, arts, sports, and more.
- Day Three: Highlights the role of emerging technologies in AI, such as blockchain, cloud computing, augmented and virtual reality, quantum computing, and more, and how they enhance AI capabilities and expand its scope.
- Day Four: Discusses the future of AI and its potential opportunities, challenges, and impacts on humanity and life, addressing ethical, legal, and social issues related to AI.
The Conference Attracts Top Global Tech Companies
LEAP 2024 features participation from over 1800 exhibitors from leading global tech companies, such as Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Dell, Cisco, Avaya, SAP, ServiceNow, Amazon Web Services, IBM, Alibaba, Huawei, and others, showcasing their new and advanced tech products, services, and solutions.
The conference also provides an opportunity for startups and investors to connect, explore investment and funding opportunities, potential partnerships, and benefit from the expertise, advice, and guidance offered by experts and speakers at the conference.
World-Class Tech Experts
The conference attracts a cadre of speakers and experts in the tech field from around the world. They will share their experiences, opinions, and visions on various tech topics. They will also discuss key challenges, solutions, and trends in the tech sector.
Vision 2030: Enhancing Innovation in Saudi Arabia
LEAP 2024 reflects Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 to enhance innovation and digital transformation in the Kingdom. It also aims to achieve leadership in modern and advanced tech fields. The conference also aims to provide a supportive and stimulating environment for tech companies, startups, investors, and innovators.
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