Second Global AI Summit draws 15,000 participants in Riyadh
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In brief
The second Global AI Summit, organized by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), ran for three days from 13 September 2022 at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center, with more than 15,000 participants and more than 200 speakers from more than 90 countries.
The second Global AI Summit, organized by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), ran for three days from 13 September 2022 at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center, with more than 15,000 participants and more than 200 speakers from more than 90 countries. Outcomes included the Digital Cooperation Organization's Riyadh AI Call for Action Declaration, Saudi Arabia's accession to the World Bank's Digital Development Partnership, and an SDAIA and Google Cloud program to train 25,000 women in AI over five years.
SDAIA's own release cited more than 40 agreements and MoUs.
Key figures
- 15,000peopleparticipants
- 25,000peoplewomen to be trained
Sources
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- 1The Global AI Summit Wraps Up in Riyadh, Reaffirming Saudi Arabia's Growing Stake in Shaping the Future of AI AAP / Cision (SDAIA press release) · 16 Sept 2022
- 2Global AI Summit Saudipedia
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Cicada Desk. "Second Global AI Summit draws 15,000 participants in Riyadh". Cicada, 13 September 2022. https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/gain-2022-second-edition
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