LEAP 2026 is set to open in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, bringing technology leaders, investors, startups and innovators together for the event’s fifth edition.

The four-day programme will explore developments across artificial intelligence, advanced computing, mobility, gaming, sports and emerging technologies. The event will feature 16 stages and more than 20 content tracks, with AI expected to remain a central theme amid Saudi Arabia’s Year of AI.

The Main Stage will host prominent technology and business figures, including senior executives from AMD, Cisco, HUMAIN, NVIDIA, Google, Meta, Lenovo and other global companies.

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Visitors will also experience live technology demonstrations, including humanoid and robotic systems, brain-signal technology, autonomous mobility solutions and flying taxis. Gaming and sports attractions will feature esports experiences, racing simulators and an interactive Formula 1 activation.

Investment and startup opportunities will also be a major focus. More than 1,200 investors representing over 1,000 firms are expected to attend, while the Rocket Fuel competition will bring together finalists competing for a US$1 million equity-free prize pool.

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Annabelle Mander, Executive Vice-President and Co-Creator of LEAP, said: “Five years ago, together with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and SAFCSP, we set out to create a place in Riyadh where the global technology community could come together and turn ambition into meaningful action. What LEAP has become since then goes far beyond its scale. It is about the people who connect here, the partnerships that begin here and the opportunities that continue long after the doors close. Tomorrow, we open our fifth edition, bringing the world’s technology community together once again and reflecting the extraordinary progress of both LEAP and Saudi Arabia’s technology ecosystem.”