6/ Niccolo De Masi was confirmed as a speaker at the Human Capability Initiative (HCI) 2026 in Riyadh, May 3-4, at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center. HCI is the flagship forum of Saudi Arabia's Human Capability Development Program one of the Vision 2030 Realization Programs. HCI is not a quantum conference. The 2026 theme #TheHumanCode is workforce, skills, AI governance, labor markets. Which is what makes it notable. He's not there to pitch Tempo or trapped ions. He's there to speak directly to ministers and sovereign-level decision-makers in the country writing the largest sovereign checks for frontier-technology workforce build-out. The pattern across the year: → Italy through Villa Firenze and Minister Urso → The UK through the Oxford-Cambridge corridor → The Nordics through Lorenzo Roversi → And now Saudi Arabia through a CEO-level slot at the Vision 2030 forum Merchant supplier. Sovereign channels. $IONQ #HCI2026

$IonQ @NiccoloDeMasi confirmed as speaker at the Human Capability Initiative (HCI) 2026 in Riyadh, May 3-4. King Abdulaziz International Conference Center. Listed on the HCI roster alongside ministers and global CEOs. HCI is the flagship forum of Saudi Arabia’s Human Capability Development Program, one of the Vision 2030 Realization Programs. #TheHumanCode is this year’s theme workforce, skills, AI governance, labor markets. Not a quantum conference. He’s there to speak to ministers and sovereign-level decision-makers about the human capital side of the equation in the country that is writing the biggest sovereign checks for frontier technology workforce build-out. As we tracked a few weeks ago when the IonQ careers page quietly added Dubai and Saudi Arabia to the hiring map. And as Frank Backes was already framing in D.C. at TRENDS US the Middle East as a strategic frontier for the full quantum stack, not just a customer market. The pattern is getting hard to miss. Italy through Villa Firenze and Minister Urso. The UK through the Oxford-Cambridge corridor. The Nordics through Roversi. And now a CEO-level slot at the Saudi forum where Vision 2030 capital gets directed. Merchant supplier. Sovereign channels. 🔗 humancapabilityinitiative.or… $IONQ #IonQ #HCI2026

تدعو #عمادة_شؤون_الطلاب طلبة ومنسوبي جامعة الملك سعود لحضور مؤتمر #مبادرة_القدرات_البشرية (HCI) في نسخته الثالثة، والذي ينظمه برنامج تنمية القدرات البشرية تحت شعار #TheHumanCode يجمع المؤتمر نخبة من قادة الفكر وصنّاع القرار من مختلف دول العالم، لاستعراض الرؤى وأفضل الاستراتيجيات العالمية التي تسهم في تطوير القدرات البشرية على مستوى العالم. التاريخ: 3 – 4 مايو 2026م للتسجيل: humancapabilityinitiative.or… #جامعة_الملك_سعود

Join policymakers, innovators, and global leaders at #HCI2026 as they explore #TheHumanCode and the future of work, education, and technology. Register now: bit.ly/HCI2026 #SaudiVision2030

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2026 is the Kingdom’s Year of Artificial Intelligence In the intelligent age, innovation depends on more than tools yet it needs #TheHumanCode: deep connection, sound judgment, and meaningful creation. #SaudiVision2030 | #HCI2026

At Human Capability Initiative (@HCI_KSA), global leaders explore the future of work, education, AI, and the skills shaping human capability Join us: …tration.humancapabilityiniti… #SaudiVision2030 #TheHumanCode #HCI2026 #SaudiBusinessCouncil

At #HCI2026, global leaders explore the future of work, education, AI, and the skills shaping human capability Join us: registration.humancapability… #SaudiVision2030 | #TheHumanCode

Women shape human capability every day, through excellence, resilience, and impact. On #InternationalWomensDay, we recognize their contribution and the futures they drive into progress. #HCI2026 #SaudiVision2030 | #TheHumanCode

When practice is safe, repeatable, and realistic, skills grow faster. Evidence shows that immersive learning simulate real work scenarios to learn from and strengthen job ready capability without real risk. Join the conversation at #HCI2026 on how capability systems should evolve in the intelligent age. #SaudiVision2030 | #TheHumanCode

H.E. Dr. Majed bin Abdullah Al-Qassabi welcoming the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as the Country of Honor at the #HCI2026 conference and what it represent to developing human capabilities. #SaudiVision2030 | #TheHumanCode