Events

Past editions

• GAIN Summit 202615 September 2026Riyadh

  Held within Global AI Week alongside the UNESCO Global Forum on AI Ethics (14-17 Sept; ICAIRE reports ~60 ministers and heads of delegation, 200 speakers, 10,000+ visitors); no verified GAIN-specific outcomes found.

  spa.gov.sa
• LEAP 202631 August 2026Riyadh

  Nearly $15bn in launches, investments and agreements; AWS region Dec 2026; Microsoft region Nov 2026; humain-m3; 2027 edition 12-15 April.

  english.aawsat.com
  $15bn
• Future Investment Initiative 202527 October 2025Riyadh

  Over $50bn in agreements and pledges; 9,000+ delegates; HUMAIN-AirTrunk, Qualcomm, HUMAIN One.

  sharikatmubasher.com
  $50bn
• LEAP 20259 February 2025Riyadh

  $14.9bn announced on opening day: Alat-Lenovo $2bn, Groq-Aramco Digital $1.5bn, Salesforce $0.5bn, Databricks $0.3bn.

  gulfbusiness.com
  $14.9bn
• Future Investment Initiative 202429 October 2024Riyadh

  FII Institute reports 30+ announcements worth $70bn; PIF and Google Cloud sign global AI-hub partnership; pre-event guidance was ~$28bn.

  aap.com.au
  $70bn
• GAIN Summit 202410 September 2024Riyadh

  30,000+ delegates, 450+ speakers, 80+ agreements; ICAIRE UNESCO C2, SAMAI launch, AI Adoption Framework, ALLaM on Azure.

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• LEAP 20244 March 2024Riyadh

  $11.9bn announced (others count $12-13bn+): AWS $5.3bn, DataVolt $5bn; Aramco Metabrain unveiled.

  gulfbusiness.com
  $11.9bn
• Future Investment Initiative 202324 October 2023Riyadh

  'The New Compass'; deal total and attendance not retrieved.

  aap.com.au
• LEAP 20236 February 2023Riyadh

  About $9bn announced (organiser later said $9.5bn+): Microsoft $2.1bn, Oracle $1.5bn, Huawei $0.4bn.

  mena.entrepreneur.com
  $9bn
• Future Investment Initiative 202225 October 2022Riyadh

  28+ deals worth over $9bn; 400+ speakers, 6,000 delegates.

  aap.com.au
  $9bn
• GAIN Summit 202213 September 2022Riyadh

  15,000+ participants; Riyadh AI Call for Action Declaration; World Bank partnership; Google Cloud programme to train 25,000 women.

  aap.com.au
• LEAP 20221 February 2022Riyadh

  $6.4bn announced incl. Prosperity7 Ventures ($1bn); 350+ speakers from 80 countries.

  middleeastainews.com
  $6.4bn
• Future Investment Initiative 202126 October 2021Riyadh

  'Invest in Humanity' fifth-anniversary edition; attendance and deal totals not retrieved.

  businesswire.com
• GAIN Summit 202021 October 2020Riyadh

  National Strategy for Data and AI launched, with 2030 targets (SAR 75bn investment, 20,000 specialists, 300 startups).

  gulfbusiness.com
• Future Investment Initiative 201929 October 2019Riyadh

  Dates confirmed; nearly 300 speakers from over 30 countries; no deal total retrieved.

  argaam.com
• Future Investment Initiative 201823 October 2018Riyadh

  Deals of over $55bn reported signed on the first day (energy, petrochemicals, transport).

  newtimes.co.rw
  $55bn
• Future Investment Initiative 201724 October 2017Riyadh

  NEOM unveiled ($500bn) and Sophia granted citizenship; 2,000+ attendees.

  tradearabia.com