LEAP 2026 will bring technology leaders, investors and innovators to Riyadh from 31 August to 3 September, as Saudi Arabia marks 2026 as the Year of Artificial Intelligence.
The four-day event will take place at RECC Malham in Saudi Arabia. Speakers announced include AMD Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su, HUMAIN CEO Tareq Amin, Lenovo’s Matthew Zielinski and Nick Law, Creative Chairperson at Accenture Song. Senior representatives from EY, PwC, Qualcomm and Luma AI are also expected to join the programme.
LEAP’s Tech Arena will focus on practical AI applications, with 93% of sessions set to feature a live demonstration, working prototype or inventor-led conversation, according to the announcement. The programme will include demonstrations of PSYONIC’s AI-powered prosthetic hand and Cognixion’s Axon-R brain-computer interface.
A new Inventor Fireside Chat series will feature figures including Axiom Space CTO and astronaut Koichi Wakata, as well as Mike Pell, one of the creators of the PDF at Adobe.
The event’s website lists more than 600 startups, 1,000 speakers, 1,900 investors and 201,000 attendees for the 2026 edition. Free general admission passes are available before 30 August, alongside premium ticketing options.
Source: One Giant Leap
