The Builders Behind the Builders

Name: Leap 2026 Tech Conference
Start: 2026-08-31
End: 2026-09-03
Location: Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center

Panel

A conversation with ecosystem architects: incubators, sovereign accelerators, institutional LPs, university labs: the quiet hands who shape entire generations of founders.

Speakers

Rick Rasmussen

Industry Fellow & Faculty Member

UC Berkeley

Samantha Evans

Managing Director, GCC & Africa

Startup Genome

Emon Shakoor

Founder & CEO

Blossom Accelerator

The Builders Behind the Builders

Speakers

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To launch an event like LEAP

Mike Champion (CEO of Tahaluf & Co-Creator of LEAP)

Annabelle Mander (EVP of Tahaluf & Co-Creator of LEAP)

To sponsor or exhibit

Clement Edwards

Marketing & Media

Lulu Khushaim

For strategic initiatives

Basma Dawwas

For 2026 speaking opportunities

Fares Sahnoune

For Investors & Startups

Igor Ovcharenko

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