RIYADH: SAMI Advanced Electronics Co. is ready to unveil its state-of-the-art technological innovations as it makes its third appearance at LEAP 2024.
The world’s most-attended tech expo is being held in Riyadh from March 4-7, and will feature the industry’s top figures, including the Executive Vice President of the Business Division at SAMI-AEC Fahad Al-Naeem who told Arab News that his company offers a new component of artificial intelligence to solidify its position as a regional leader in the sector.
“This new layer will enable us to lead able, hard, and proactive services to have solutions that support and give Saudi citizens and residents a higher quality of life,” he said.
Established in 1988, SAMI-AEC is a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Military Industries. The firm focuses on electronics, technology, engineering, and manufacturing, with its services spanning sectors including defense, aerospace, and the digital world, as well as energy and security.
Al-Naeem highlighted that a number of the company’s products and services showcased at the exhibition focus on smart cities and physical and cyber security.
“We have products related to physically securing premises through capturing imagery, and this imagery is analyzed through utilizing AI to identify any foreign objects attached to the car,” he said.
This solution ensures securing premises from objects detected on vehicles and denying access.
Al-Naeem added that the company is continually evolving, saying: “We always add new services with new capabilities. We have very high requirements upon ourselves, so that is a threshold that we have to engage and ensure that all of the services or the majority of our services are Saudized.”
The backbone of this enterprise is a robust workforce of over 2,800 individuals, of whom 86 percent are proficient Saudi nationals, and more than 800 of employees are engineers and certified experts.
Commenting on the participation at LEAP 2024, Ziad Al-Musallam, CEO of SAMI-AEC, said in a press release that hosting this annual event is a notable moment for Saudi Arabia and the regional tech ecosystem.
“With the Kingdom aspiring to transform itself into a hub for innovation and a global leader in developing emerging technologies, platforms like LEAP play a pivotal role in catalyzing and advancing our technological capabilities,” he said.
Al-Mussallam said these international events provide an exceptional opportunity to interact with leading global technology companies, explore potential partnerships and business opportunities, and discover groundbreaking innovations within the digital sector.
He added: “It empowers Saudi organizations to demonstrate their technological capabilities to the world and enhance its global competitiveness.”
