The LEAP 2026 technology expo opens in Riyadh under the theme “Into New Worlds,” underscoring more than $15 billion in AI and advanced technology launches and investments and signaling Saudi Arabia’s push to become a global hub for digital infrastructure and talent.

As the fifth edition of LEAP, the event runs from late August through early September at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Centre, drawing wide participation and multi-stakeholder partnerships.

LEAP 2026 introduces new platforms like the Sports Tech Hub and World Tech Zone and runs in tandem with the Digital Saudi exhibition, featuring government digital launches, agreements, and dialogue sessions.

Cisco and NVIDIA anchor the ecosystem, with Cisco providing AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, and governance capabilities, and NVIDIA delivering accelerated computing and AI software for generative AI, vision, and digital twin workloads.

A lab will integrate NTT DATA’s AI solutions with Cisco and NVIDIA to offer a secure, scalable AI foundation across infrastructure, platforms, and services.

Cisco contributes AI infrastructure foundations with networking, security, observability, and collaboration tools; NVIDIA supplies AI software for generative AI, computer vision, and digital twins.

Amazon’s stock remains rich-valued, supported by a premium forward multiple amid expectations that growth and expanding margins will justify an ongoing franchise-driven rally.

Three drivers of Saudi revenue growth include sustained government and enterprise digital transformation spending (cloud, cybersecurity, managed services), growing use of digital services by agencies and individuals, and expanding data/AI infrastructure and data center investments.

In the first half, Solutions led with roughly 6.24 billion riyals in revenue (up 9%), and net profit rose to 824 million riyals (up 2.1%).

Recent client mandates across sectors—GCC AI governance platform, US-based AI legal solutions provider, spacecraft engineering, engineering software, RegTech for e-invoicing/tax compliance, and EdTech—showcase diversified demand for AI and digital services.

HUMAIN’s Arabic LLM ALLAM will be available on Amazon Bedrock, with HUMAIN Fabric sold via AWS Marketplace to support regional AI workloads from Saudi data centers.

AWS services, including ALLAM on Bedrock and HUMAIN Fabric through AWS Marketplace, will help regional developers manage datasets and accelerate local AI deployments.