RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, August 30, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ —
LEAP 2026 is set to mark its milestone fifth edition tomorrow, with four days of major announcements, technology showcases, and new experiences across Riyadh—bringing together everything from global tech leaders and investors to live robotics, gaming, sport, and future mobility.
Tomorrow, LEAP 2026 will open its doors in Riyadh for its fifth edition, a milestone for an event that has grown into one of the world’s largest gatherings of the global technology community. Since its launch in 2022, LEAP has grown rapidly in scale and global reach, attracting technology companies, investors, startups, speakers, and innovators from around the world.
LEAP 5 will welcome technology leaders, investors, founders, and innovators from around the globe for four days of major announcements, live demonstrations, and conversations spanning AI, advanced computing, mobility, gaming, sports, and emerging technology. The programme will feature 16 stages and more than 20 content tracks, along with new zones and experiences that reflect LEAP’s evolution over its first five editions.
Headline Main Stage speakers include some of the most influential figures in global technology: H.E. Eng. Abdullah Alswaha, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology; Dr. Lisa Su, Chair and CEO of AMD; Chuck Robbins, Chair and CEO of Cisco; and Tareq Amin, CEO of HUMAIN. They will be joined by futurist and theoretical physicist Michio Kaku; LaLiga President Javier Tebas; and senior leaders and voices from companies including NVIDIA, Google, Roblox, Uber, Meta, Lenovo, Nokia, and Luma AI.
Against the broader backdrop of Saudi Arabia’s Year of AI, AI will thread through LEAP 2026’s programme, speakers, and experiences, with particular emphasis on how the technology is moving from discussion into real-world application.
Away from the headline discussions, LEAP 2026 will animate technology through some of the event’s most striking experiences. In the Tech Arena, Unitree robots will take the floor for live dance demonstrations, alongside AGIBOT’s A2 Ultra humanoid robot and COGNIXION’s brain-signal technology, which allows users to communicate with and control devices using brain signals.
The Future Mobility Zone will present robotaxis, autonomous delivery drones, and flying taxis on the show floor. GameX Creative, meanwhile, will feature new game reveals, LEAP’s Roblox obstacle course, and an ESL FACEIT esports racing simulator experience. SportsHub will put visitors behind the wheel with an interactive F1 experience powered by Saudi Motorsport Company and the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, including a racing simulator and an interactive journey through Jeddah Corniche Circuit. LEAP Studios, new for this edition, will serve as a live hub for podcasts, interviews, and creator-led content from across the event.
Global capital and startup growth will also be a major focus: 1289 investors from 1016 firms, representing US$14.5 trillion in combined assets under management, are confirmed to attend. Rocket Fuel will feature 100 finalists competing for a US$1 million equity-free prize pool, following more than 3,000 applications. Ecosystem Xchange will create further opportunities for founders to access new markets and build partnerships. LEAP Connect will offer a dedicated space for the international technology community to connect beyond the stages, bringing founders, investors, and technology leaders together across the four days.
Beyond the venue, LEAP Nights will extend LEAP 5 across Riyadh from 30 August to 4 September, with 60 events at more than 15 venues bringing networking, business, culture, and entertainment into the city. The programme will include executive and investor gatherings, founder and VC experiences, cultural activations, and community events, giving the global technology community additional opportunities to connect while experiencing Riyadh beyond the show floor.
A new strategic motorsport partnership between LEAP Nights and F1 Saudi Arabia Motorsport will also connect LEAP with experiences beyond the event itself, giving LEAP attendees access to a 20 per cent early-bird ticket offer for the Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2027 in Jeddah.
Annabelle Mander, Executive Vice-President and Co-Creator of LEAP, commented: “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.”
More programme information is available at onegiantleap.com.
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About LEAP:
Saudi Arabia’s ambition to reach beyond the realms of the possible provides the ultimate backdrop for LEAP.
LEAP puts the Kingdom’s technology ambition on a global stage as Saudi Arabia continues to grow as a hub connecting three continents. The numbers are clear: LEAP 2025 attracted more than 200,000 attendees, making it the world’s most attended tech event. LEAP showcases the inspiring technology of tomorrow across every major sector, including health, finance, energy, education, digital entertainment, transport, smart cities, and more. The event is also guided by a speaker faculty of globally celebrated technology innovators, focusing on the most innovative technology case studies from around the world.
LEAP stands apart from other tech events: from the ground up, its community, stakeholders, and project team are challenged every day to do something wildly creative and bold, reflecting the seismic advances in technology adoption taking place in Saudi Arabia.
About Tahaluf:
Headquartered in Riyadh, Tahaluf brings together strategically important commercial communities from Saudi Arabia, the wider Gulf region, and around the world across a portfolio of world-class exhibitions and digital platforms.
Tahaluf is a joint venture partnership between Informa PLC, the world’s largest trade show organiser; the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones (SAFCSP); and the Events Investment Fund (EIF). Sela, the Saudi-owned event production company known for creating spectacular event experiences, intends to join the joint venture in the near future.
Tahaluf is responsible for the award-winning technology events LEAP, DeepFest, and LEAP East, along with Money 20/20 Middle East, the Global Health Exhibition, Cityscape Global, Black Hat MEA, and CPHI Middle East.
More information about Tahaluf is available at https://tahaluf.com
Lama Alqasem
Tahaluf
+966 57 359 2514
lama.alqasem@tahaluf.com
