LEAP's
2026 Agenda

Curious about how technology is shaping the world around us?

 

Hear directly from the people building it. LEAP brings together more than 1,000 speakers from across global tech, investment and public policy, sharing insight across four days of content designed to inform real decisions and real-world impact.

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12:00
  • Orbital 1 - Hall 4
  • Apr 15, 2026 12:00 - 12:10

Welcome Note

  • Opening Remarks
Georgia Tolley
Journalist and MC
  • Leap Connect Hall 4
  • Sep 02, 2026 12:00 - 12:45

ISP: founder's only brunch

  • Professional Networking
12:15
  • Investor & Founder Stage Hall 1A
  • Apr 15, 2026 12:15 - 12:20

MC Welcome: The Mechanics of Real Scale

  • Opening Remarks
Ozan Sonmez
Founder
Brutally Honest Group
13:00
  • Investor & Founder Stage Hall 1A
  • Apr 15, 2026 13:00 - 13:20

The Deals That Got Away: How Misses Shape the Biggest Winners for Global VCs

  • Keynote
Harish Consul
Founder & CEO
Ocgrow Ventures
  • Orbital 3 - Hall 3
  • Sep 02, 2026 13:00 - 14:00

Workshop

  • Workshop
  • Orbital 4 - Hall 3
  • Sep 02, 2026 13:00 - 13:10

Day 3- Welcome Address

  • Opening Remarks
Ninyaz Aziza
Radio Presenter
MDLBeast
  • Leap Connect Hall 4
  • Sep 02, 2026 13:00 - 13:45

GameX Creative Professionals

  • Professional Networking
13:10
  • Orbital 1 - Hall 4
  • Apr 15, 2026 13:10 - 14:00

From Access to Impact — What Borderless Education Means for Global Talent

  • Workshop
Christian Rebernik
Founder, CEO, and Chancellor
Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences
14:00
  • Orbital 1 - Hall 4
  • Apr 15, 2026 14:00 - 14:40

The AI-Humanity Equation: Redesigning Education for a World Beyond Work

  • Panel
Aman Merchant
Founder and General Partner
ReimaginED Collective
  • DeepFest - Hall 5
  • Sep 02, 2026 14:00 - 14:10

Welcome from MC

  • Opening Remarks
15:00
  • Orbital 1 - Hall 4
  • Apr 15, 2026 15:00 - 15:20

Adobe Agentic in Action: Unlocking AI-Powered Marketing Agility

  • Sponsored
  • DeepFest - Hall 5
  • Apr 15, 2026 15:00 - 15:40

Rewriting Healthcare with Predictive Intelligence

  • DEEP DIVE
Faisal Saeed
Associate Professor
Birmingham City University, UK
Atul Gupta, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Philips
  • Orbital 4 - Hall 3
  • Sep 02, 2026 15:00 - 15:20

Designing the Game Behind the Game

  • Keynote
Charity Joy
CEO
Mirai
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
  • Sep 02, 2026 15:00 - 15:30

The Data Value Chain: Acquisition, Consolidation, and Monetisation of data in Sport

  • Fireside Chat
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
Peter Hutton
Board Member
Saudi Pro League
Javier Sobrino
Investment, Innovation & Strategy expert
DEPE
  • Leap Connect Hall 4
  • Sep 02, 2026 15:00 - 15:45

Telecom Professionals

  • Professional Networking
15:20
  • Orbital 1 - Hall 4
  • Apr 15, 2026 15:20 - 15:40

Beyond the Buzz: Real-World AI for Underserved Labor Markets

  • Fireside Chat
David Lazaro
Director of Edraak
Queen Rania Foundation
Joel Blake OBE
Founder & CEO
GFA Exchange
  • Orbital 4 - Hall 3
  • Sep 02, 2026 15:20 - 16:20

Saudi Gaming Founders Present

  • Panel
Musab Almalki
CEO
Spoilz
Hani Hesham
CEO
Fahy
Meaad Aflah
Co-founder & CEO
Stavania Studio
15:40
  • DeepFest - Hall 5
  • Apr 15, 2026 15:40 - 16:00

Physical AI

  • Keynote
16:00
  • DeepFest - Hall 5
  • Apr 15, 2026 16:00 - 16:20

Data is Not Boring - Why Great AI is Built on Great Data

  • Fireside Chat
Chandra Donelson
Global Award-Winning Data and AI Strategist, Bestselling Author and 3 × CDAO
  • Leap Connect Hall 4
  • Sep 02, 2026 16:00 - 16:45

Health tech Professionals

  • Professional Networking
  • Investor & Founder Stage Hall 1A
  • Sep 02, 2026 16:00 - 16:30

Close to Home: Diaspora Capital Building the Next Generation of Global Companies

  • Panel
Bas Godska
Founder
Acrobator Ventures
Chanmeet S. Narang
Chief of Staff
Singh Capital
Valentina Primo
Founder & CEO
Startups Without Borders
16:20
  • DeepFest - Hall 5
  • Apr 15, 2026 16:20 - 16:40

Keynote

  • Keynote
  • Orbital 1 - Hall 4
  • Apr 15, 2026 16:20 - 16:35

Unleashing Human Potential: Soft Skills for the Age of Automation

  • Keynote
Mohammed Husamaddin
Knowledge and Edtech Expert
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
  • Sep 02, 2026 16:20 - 16:40

Leveraging Sports to Turn Schools and Communities into Centers of Play and Wellness: Lessons from 2 Decades in Sports

  • Presentation
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
Saumil Majmudar
Co-founder, CEO & Managing Director
Sportz Village
16:35
  • Orbital 1 - Hall 4
  • Apr 15, 2026 16:35 - 17:10

Breaking Barriers: Overcoming Today’s Key Challenges in EdTech for a Future-Ready Generation

  • Panel
Mohammed Husamaddin
Knowledge and Edtech Expert
17:00
  • DeepFest - Hall 5
  • Apr 15, 2026 17:00 - 17:40

AI in Motion - Rethinking Fulfillment, Returns, and Real-Time Logistics

  • DEEP DIVE
  • Investor & Founder Stage Hall 1A
  • Sep 02, 2026 17:00 - 17:20

Letters to Our Future LPs and Founders

  • Fireside Chat
Eric Martineau-Fortin
Chairman & CEO
White Star Capital
Reem Wyndham
Founding Partner
PactVC
17:30
  • Orbital 1 - Hall 4
  • Apr 15, 2026 17:30 - 17:45

The Future of Custom LLMs (2026–2028): Beyond Text, Beyond Scale

  • Keynote
17:35
  • Investor & Founder Stage Hall 1A
  • Apr 15, 2026 17:35 - 17:40

Day 3 Closing: “What Will Outlive Us?”

  • Daily Wrap-up
Ozan Sonmez
Founder
Brutally Honest Group
17:45
  • Orbital 1 - Hall 4
  • Apr 15, 2026 17:45 - 18:00

Borderless Innovation: Building Trust and Belonging in the Age of Intelligent Systems

  • Keynote
Michelle Sakande
SENDCO and Author
The Arbor School
18:00
  • Orbital 1 - Hall 4
  • Apr 15, 2026 18:00 - 18:15

Human-Centered AI Governance in the Public Sector: Best Practices and Strategic Mechanisms for Responsible Innovation

  • Keynote
  • DeepFest - Hall 5
  • Apr 15, 2026 18:00 - 18:40

Smarter, Faster, Autonomous: How Generative AI Is Redefining Robotics at Scale

  • DEEP DIVE
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Maha Achour
Co-Founder & CEO
Kodamai
  • Orbital 4 - Hall 3
  • Sep 02, 2026 18:00 - 18:40

She Plays

  • Panel
Charity Joy
CEO
Mirai
Rema Alyahya
VP, venture Capital, Gaming
Merak Capital
Meaad Aflah
Co-founder & CEO
Stavania Studio
18:15
  • Orbital 1 - Hall 4
  • Apr 15, 2026 18:15 - 18:30

Tasks to Talent: How AI Becomes the Great Equalizer

  • Keynote
Eleni Lialiamou
Founder and Principal Product Coach
Kimolian
18:30
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
  • Jun 06, 2026 18:30 - 18:30

End of Day 3

  • Closing Remarks
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
  • Orbital 3 - Hall 3
  • Sep 02, 2026 18:30 - 19:10

The Next Evolution of Air Mobility: From Cleaner Fuel to Smarter Skies

  • Panel
Victoria Coleman
Associate Provost
Berkeley Space Center
Parmjit Dhanda
Executive Director
Back Heathrow
Lionel Sinai-Sinelnikoff
Strategic Advisor
Beyond Aero
Dr. Gerald Wissel
CEO
Airborne Consulting
12:40
  • Investor & Founder Stage Hall 1A
  • Sep 02, 2026 12:40 - 13:00

Inside the Arabic AI Models Stack - Real Enterprise Use Cases

  • Demo
Nour Taher
Cofounder and CEO
intella
12:45
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
  • Sep 02, 2026 12:45 - 12:50

Welcome Note

  • Opening Remarks
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
12:50
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
  • Sep 02, 2026 12:50 - 13:05

From Orbit to Operations: Delivering Multi-Domain Capabilities for National Security

  • Keynote
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
Shaima Saleh AlHusseini
Managing Director
Saudi Sports for All Federation
13:05
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
  • Sep 02, 2026 13:05 - 13:25

The FA Blueprint

  • Fireside Chat
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
Mark Bullingham
CEO
The English FA
Peter Hutton
Board Member
Saudi Pro League
13:40
  • Orbital 4 - Hall 3
  • Sep 02, 2026 13:40 - 14:15

Recipes for innovative storytelling: Abir El Saghir's journey from social creator to animated star

  • Panel
Abir El Saghir
Creator
  • Investor & Founder Stage Hall 1A
  • Sep 02, 2026 13:40 - 14:10

The Founder’s Survival Loop: Energy, Psychology & Leading Under Extreme Pressure

  • Panel
Julian Issa
Host
The Beyond Tomorrow Podcast
Zakaria Hersi
Investment & Portfolio Manager
The Inner Foundation
13:45
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
  • Sep 02, 2026 13:45 - 14:05

Tim Krul’s Blueprint for Career Longevity

  • Fireside Chat
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
Tim Krul
Retired Footballer Turned Investor
TimClaltd
Finn Hatherell
Venture Partner
Next Sequence
14:10
  • Investor & Founder Stage Hall 1A
  • Sep 02, 2026 14:10 - 14:30

The Two-speed Ad Market - Legacy Gloom, AI-driven Digital Boom

  • Fireside Chat
Sir Martin Sorrell
Executive Chairman
S4 Capital
14:20
  • DeepFest - Hall 5
  • Sep 02, 2026 14:20 - 14:40

Keynote

  • Keynote
14:25
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
  • Sep 02, 2026 14:25 - 15:00

Driving New Age Fans and Eyeballs To Sports

  • Panel
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
Adrian Wells
Commercial & Marketing Director
Surrey Cricket Club, The Oval
14:30
  • Sep 02, 2026 14:30 - 14:55

The Investing Machine: How AI and Data Are Rewriting the VC Playbook

  • Fireside Chat
14:40
  • DeepFest - Hall 5
  • Sep 02, 2026 14:40 - 15:00

Demo

  • Demo
Atul Gupta, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Philips
14:50
  • Orbital 3 - Hall 3
  • Sep 02, 2026 14:50 - 15:30

Transportation as a Catalyst for Economic Diversification

  • Panel
Dr Omaimah Bamasag
Dep. Transport Enablement
Transport General Authority
Youssef Abouseif
Managing Director Saudi & Bahrain
Uber
Umar Zakir Abdulhamid
Head of Cerebrum
Johor Corp.
Mitchell Price
Director
Future Strategy Group
15:30
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
  • Sep 02, 2026 15:30 - 16:00

Building Data-Native Sporting Ecosystems

  • Panel
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
Matt Roberts
Business Consultant ‐ Research & Insight
Aston Martin Aramco Formula One® Team
Thomas de Buhr
Founder & CEO
TDB - OFF THE PITCH
Sayed Farouk
Director of IT
Saudi Pro League (SPL)
  • Investor & Founder Stage Hall 1A
  • Sep 02, 2026 15:30 - 16:00

Vision 20XX: Visionary Capital for 20–50-Year Bets

  • Panel
Charles Beyrouthy
Managing Partner
Forma Prime
  • Orbital 3 - Hall 3
  • Sep 02, 2026 15:30 - 16:10

From Localization to Globalization: Building a World-Class Auto Hub

  • Panel
Michael Mueller
CEO
TASARU Mobility Investments
Christopher Goodey
Chief Manufacturing Officer
CEER
Majid Matbouly
Chief Industrial Valley Officer & Acting COO
Emaar, King Abdullah Economic City
Faisal Sultan
President - Middle East
Lucid Motors
16:10
  • Orbital 3 - Hall 3
  • Sep 02, 2026 16:10 - 16:50

AI at the Wheel: Building Trust, Safety, and Scale for Autonomous Mobility

  • Panel
Ann Yu Shi
VP of Strategy
Pony.ai
Aravind Kailas
Advanced Technology Policy Director
Volvo Group North America
Luis De La Cruz
Managing Director - Digital Services & Experiences
General Motors
Dr. Rahima Yakoob
Head of Cloud Development
Porsche AG
16:30
  • Investor & Founder Stage Hall 1A
  • Sep 02, 2026 16:30 - 17:00

Regenerative Returns: Designing Sustainable Ecosystems

  • Panel
Heba Ali
Founding Partner
Arche Capital
Ertan Can
Founder
Multiple Capital
Mohammed Alzubi
Founder & Managing Partner
Nama Ventures
Alexandre Mars
Founder & CEO
blisce/
16:40
  • DeepFest - Hall 5
  • Sep 02, 2026 16:40 - 17:00

In conversation with

  • Fireside Chat
Steve Nouri
CEO
Generative AI
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
  • Sep 02, 2026 16:40 - 17:00

From Agents to Architects: How Talent Managers are Shaping World Sport IP

  • Fireside Chat
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
Tuhin Mishra
Managing Director & Co-founder
Baseline Ventures
16:50
  • Orbital 3 - Hall 3
  • Sep 02, 2026 16:50 - 17:30

Lessons learned and the next evolution of public transport

  • Panel
Taavi Roivas
Chairman
Auve Tech
Nicolas Letendre
CEO
Letenda
Will Peters
Regional Head
Lime
17:20
  • Investor & Founder Stage Hall 1A
  • Sep 02, 2026 17:20 - 17:35

Saudi as a Launchpad: Why ‘Build Here, Scale Everywhere’ Works

  • DEEP DIVE
Jussof Breshna
CEO / Managing Director
Graphit Holding
  • Orbital 4 - Hall 3
  • Sep 02, 2026 17:20 - 17:40

Building Africa's Gaming Ecosystem Through Local Stories

  • Keynote
Hugo Obi
Founder
Maliyo Games
17:40
  • Orbital 3 - Hall 3
  • Sep 02, 2026 17:40 - 18:20

Delivery unmanned: the intersection of AI and Robotics in Logistics

  • Panel
MJ Chun
Co-Founder, VP of Product & Design
Serve Robotics
Will Zhao
Executive President
NEOLIX
Alan NG
Founder & CEO
QUIKBOT Technologies
Junwei Yang
General Manager
Keeta Drone
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
  • Sep 02, 2026 17:40 - 18:10

The New Architects of Sport: Redefining Accessibility, Training, and Community

  • Panel
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
Dr. Sam Impey
Chief Scientific Officer
Hexis
David Deneher
Co-founder
Field of Vision
John Hyland
Founder
ClubSpot
18:10
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
  • Sep 02, 2026 18:10 - 18:30

Fueling the Algorithm: Where Performance Nutrition Meets Real-Time Data

  • Presentation
  • Sports Tech Stage - Hall 6
Mark Gorski
CEO
Sports Data Labs Inc.