With a significant increase in registrations from last year, the event brought together software developers, webmasters, IT and business professionals, tech entrepreneurs, and university students for two days of training and workshops around the future of innovation in the Kingdom, and how Google's suite of products is a major driving force behind that innovation.
Abdulrahman Tarabzouni, head of Emerging Arabia at Google, said: "Google believes there is a huge opportunity for every Saudi to start or transform their business on the Web to reach rapid growth levels that were not possible in the past. With our technology event g|saudi arabia, we reinforce our commitment to fostering and empowering the Saudi talent and contributing to the growth of the economy."
In response to the unprecedented popularity of YouTube in the Kingdom which has shown a 260 percent rise in views over the last year, Google was planning a special session during g|saudi arabia to discuss the magical opportunities on the popular online video platform with local stars including Fahad Al-Butairi, Omar Hussein, Malik Nejer, and Kaswara Al-Khatib.
This year g|saudi arabia also brought Nelson Mattos, VP, EMEA Product & Engineering, and Ammar Ibrahim, product manager, for Middle East North Africa in addition to a team of more than 45 Googlers who flew in from across the world to give a range of sessions on specialized products and subjects.
