The second annual Google Cloud Saudi Summit concluded yesterday in Riyadh, gathering over 2,500 in-person attendees a diverse audience of leaders, innovators, and visionaries-under the theme: In the Cloud: The New Reality of Saudi Innovation. The event served as a powerful showcase of Google Clouds deep commitment to the Kingdom's future. This commitment was anchored by the unveiling of significant data quantifying the economic value generated in the Kingdom, providing a strong foundation for future national growth.
Google Cloud Saudi Arabia General Manager, Bader Almadi, announced that Google has generated over SAR 31 billion in economic value in the Kingdom in 2024 alone through the combined use of Google Search, Google Play, YouTube, Google Cloud, and Google Advertising tools. This economic contribution reinforces Google Clouds role as an engine of change across major national sectors, including Healthcare, Finance, and the national startup ecosystem, with a specific focus on the strategic partnership with Qiddiya. This partnership, which includes the recent launch of a Cloud Centre of Excellence CCoE designed to accelerate Qiddiya's adoption of cloud technologies to run the new citys systems securely and efficiently, is accelerating the digital foundation for the imminent opening of Six Flags Qiddiya City, a key Vision 2030 attraction.
A moving highlight of the Summit powerfully reinforced that the core of Googles mission is empowering people. The audience was deeply inspired by Dr. Amal AlSaif, founder of the Tawasal charity and mother to Eng. Anas Al-Turki. Dr. Amal shared her personal journey of turning a family crisis into a national contribution by using Google Cloud AI and Text-to-Speech technology to build life-changing solutions, including the Arabic Communication App and the Lip-Reading App, which deliver dignity and independence for the disabled and elderly community. Her son, Anas, a co-innovator and living proof of the mission, delivered a final powerful message to the technology leaders, thanking Google for making innovation accessible and human-centered.
