SaudiCon
Ended

DeepFest 2026

31 AUG – 03 SEP 2026· 4 days · In person
Daily 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Riyadh Exhibition & Convention Center (Malham) · Riyadh
From $50
DeepFest 2026

About the event

DeepFest is the region's leading event dedicated to artificial intelligence, running 31 August - 3 September 2026 at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Centre in Malham, organised by Tahaluf alongside and inside LEAP.

The organiser states 68,000+ visitors, 180+ speakers and 120+ global brands across four days.

Speakers include Dr Lisa Su, Chair and CEO of AMD; the physicist Michio Kaku; Dr Yaser Al-Onaizan, Deputy CEO and President of Data and AI Models at HUMAIN; H.E. Dr Essam Alwagait, Director of the National Information Center at SDAIA; Dr Majed Alshammari, CEO of Data Regulation at the National Data Management Office; Safa Alrashed, Assistant Deputy Minister for Future Skills at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology; and Caroline Faraj, Vice President and Arabic Editor-in-Chief at CNN.

Partners include HUMAIN as Global AI Partner, EY as Knowledge Partner, Salesforce as Diamond Sponsor, Devoteam as AI Transformation Partner and Google Cloud as AI Cloud Partner, with Adobe, Oracle, Snowflake and Supermicro among the Gold sponsors.

Opening hours: visitor doors open at 1:00 PM and close at 9:00 PM daily, with selected pass holders admitted from 12:00 PM.

🎟️ The pass is shared with LEAP and covers the full conference programme of both: the General Pass at $50 (188 SAR) from 31 August · the Priority Pass at $800 (3,000 SAR) · the VIP Pass is sold out.

Contact: [email protected].

Speakers

78
Show the remaining 66 people
Steffan Saxton-WilliamsHead of AINathan HancockVP, UK, Ireland and Middle EastHani AlHemsiDirector of Technology DevelopmentKun Ming LeiCMOJoe AtkinsonGlobal Chief AI OfficerRasmus Winther MølbjergManaging DirectorAbu-Bakr KhanAI Go-To-Market Leader, METADr. Yaser Al-OnaizanDeputy CEO and President of Data and AI ModelsDr. Abdulaziz AlBatliGeneral Manager of Technology EnablementAlex ZhavoronkovFounder and CEODr. Lisa SuChair and CEOEssam AlwagaitDirector of the National Information CenterMichio KakuProfessor of Theoretical PhysicsDaniel BedingfieldSinger, songwriter, record producer and actorJonathan SiddharthFounder and CEOBivek SharmaChief Technology and AI OfficerPrasanna Kumar BallepalliGlobal Chief Technology and Information OfficerRay PangSenior Vice President, Technology and Business EnablementDr. Ali AbusninaManager, Future AI TechnologiesSelwa Al-HazzaaFounder and Chairman of the BoardJoseph BradleyChairman & CEOPeter SkillmanGlobal Head of DesignMoussa BeidasAI Go-To-Market Leader and PartnerDr. Jack McCauleyInnovator in Residence and Board Trustee, UC BerkeleyChandra DonelsonData and AI Strategist, author and three-time Chief Data and Analytics OfficerAmit JainCo-Founder & CEOAbdul Rahman Al ThehaibanManaging Director, Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, Google CloudAnil CheriyanFounder and AdvisorMarco CasalainaVP Products, Core AILama ArabiatAI leader, strategic expert and consultantRachel XieGeneral Manager, Tencent Cloud MENASteve NouriCEOMazen BaroudiMENA Chief Technology Officer and Technology Consulting LeadBadr AlkarniProduct General Manager, NHC InnovationZaid FarekhFounder and CEOAbdullah AlkhodairiChief Strategy OfficerDavid CasemCEO and Co-FounderNajla AltwaijryEducation AdvisorDr. Majid AlShehryInternational Center of AI Research and Ethics (ICAIRE)Sultan MoraishedGroup Head of Technology and Corporate ExcellenceLarissa Abi NakhleVP of External Partnerships, IEEE Global EntrepreneurshipRabi AtitiHead of Inclusion, EMEA and IndiaMohamed El DallalCEO of PodMedia NetworkMaan FarsiGeneral Manager, Cloud Computing and PartnershipsJim DemetriadesCEO and Chairman at Behavioral SignalsJassim HajiPresidentAhmed AdlyVP Technology Solution EngineeringLouis LianVP Partnership and Strategy, GM EMEAMehdi TantaouiChief Product OfficerMaha AchourCo-Founder and CEOSaja AlderaAssistant Professor and Vice-Dean of Development and QualityAbdulAziz AlGhamdiRegional Business Lead, Saudi ArabiaMarcello MariCEOAlaa AlkhuraidlySenior Director, Innovation and Digital ExperienceLaurie FullerBusiness Mentor, Google for StartupsFaisal SaeedAssociate ProfessorJanna SalokangasCo-Founder and CEONollie MaotoGroup Compliance Chief Data and Analytics OfficerSusannah StreeterGlobal Analyst and former BBC Business AnchorIsabelle KumarFormer AnchorDavid LazaroDirector of EdraakAlina TimofeevaManaging PartnerIsa MutlibFounderHugo RileyExecutive DirectorEric Martineau-FortinChairman and CEOAzhar MalikCEO

The venue

25.25N 46.39E
Riyadh Exhibition & Convention Center (Malham)
Malham, North Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Similar events

Browse the sector →
07–13 OCT 2026Upcoming
Energy Hackathon 2026
Riyadh
7 days · In person
TechnologyFree
11–14 OCT 2026Upcoming
FABEX Saudi Arabia 2026
Riyadh · Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center
4 days · In person
TechnologyFree
12–14 OCT 2026Upcoming
ISA Saudi Automation Conference 2026
Khobar · Kempinski Al Othman Hotel Al Khobar
3 days · In person
TechnologyFree