Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha held bilateral meetings in Seattle with the leadership of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft to discuss expanding the Kingdom's artificial intelligence infrastructure and computing capabilities.
 During talks with AWS CEO Matt Garman, Alswaha reviewed accelerating the expansion of the AI Zone developed in partnership with HUMAIN, deploying AWS Trainium accelerators within Saudi Arabia's computing ecosystem, and integrating AWS AI services to support large-scale model operations.
 In a meeting with Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, the minister discussed fast-tracking AI solution adoption across government bodies and private enterprises, as well as strengthening national workforce capabilities in advanced digital technologies.
 The discussions concluded Alswaha's official visit to the United States, which aimed to deepen strategic partnerships with global technology leaders, develop critical digital infrastructure, and reinforce the Kingdom's position as a regional hub for AI and the digital economy.

Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha concluded the fourth day of his visit to Silicon Valley with a series of high-level meetings with global technology executives and venture capitalists, aimed at expanding strategic partnerships in artificial intelligence infrastructure, semiconductors, advanced computing, and local manufacturing.
 Alswaha met with NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang to discuss scaling AI factories developed by HUMAIN in partnership with the firm, adopting next-generation platforms to accelerate AI model deployment, and expanding national infrastructure capabilities.
 In talks with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, the minister explored expanding semiconductor and advanced computing collaborations, localizing solutions, activating Intel Foundry operations in the Kingdom, and integrating Intel technologies into HUMAIN's computational ecosystem.
 Discussions with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) President and CEO Antonio Neri focused on accelerating local AI hardware manufacturing and integrating HPE's AI factory frameworks with HUMAIN's computing infrastructure.
 To drive tech financing and startup growth, Alswaha met with Kleiner Perkins Managing Partner and General Partner Mamoon Hamid. Discussions centered on expanding investments into Saudi AI and deep-tech enterprises, attracting portfolio companies to establish Saudi operations, and linking domestic startups to international venture capital networks.
 These engagements support Saudi Arabia's strategic drive to embed itself in global AI and semiconductor value chains, localize deep tech, attract foreign direct investment, and enhance the digital economy's global competitiveness.

 Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha affirmed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to build an integrated ecosystem designed to attract global artificial intelligence enterprises and accelerate their worldwide expansion by providing advanced computing capabilities, strategic capital, and direct market access.
 Delivering a keynote address at the Frontier Leaders Forum 2026 in Silicon Valley, held under the theme "AI Forward: A Global Frontier," Alswaha pointed to the Kingdom's early backing of Groq as an operating model, underscoring plans to replicate that success with other international firms.
 Alswaha announced that the Kingdom is partnering with the private sector to develop over 14 gigawatts of computing capacity to support advanced AI enterprises, lower operational costs, and maximize infrastructure efficiency. He highlighted national initiatives spanning generative, agentic, and physical AI, from healthcare tools and public-sector virtual assistants to autonomous logistics systems.
 On the sidelines of the forum, Alswaha held high-level discussions to expand strategic investments and integrate advanced models with the computing infrastructure spearheaded by HUMAIN. In the investment track, he met with General Catalyst CEO Hemant Taneja to discuss expanding the firm's AI investments in Saudi Arabia and enabling its portfolio companies to scale applied AI solutions via HUMAIN.
 Regarding model development and continuous learning, Alswaha held talks with Arcee AI Founder and CEO Mark McQuade on scaling the Trinity open and enterprise models on national infrastructure, and with Engramme Co-founder and CEO Gabriel Kreiman on advancing contextual learning and continuous memory applications.
 Addressing infrastructure and hardware integration, Alswaha met with Supermicro Founder and CEO Charles Liang to accelerate AI factory rollouts using liquid-cooled, high-density server architecture. He also engaged with Upscale AI CEO Barun Kar on high-performance networking interconnects, and with Velaura AI Co-founder and CEO Rajiv Khemani on integrating energy-efficient computing technologies into data centers.
 These engagements advance the Kingdom's digital economy objectives, reinforcing its position as an international hub for tech innovation, computing power, and applied artificial intelligence.