Qatar Economic Forum is a destination of bright minds

In his interview with Qatar News Agency (QNA), Chairperson of the Supreme Committee Organizing the Qatar Economic Forum and CEO of Media City HE Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani has emphasized the great success achieved by the second edition of Qatar Economic Forum, Powered by Bloomberg, which was held in June last year, revealing the launch date of the 3rd edition, which is scheduled for May.

The chairperson of the Supreme Committee Organizing the Qatar Economic Forum said that the 3rd edition, which is expected to take place May 23-25, will attract more influential business leaders, academics and heads of government to highlight the necessary innovations to move the global economy forward.

He pointed out that the second edition of the Qatar Economic Forum brought together around 1000 participants, including CEOs, inspiring entrepreneurs, innovative business leaders and others, adding that their goal was to formulate a dialogue bank to find solutions to some of the most pressing global challenges, such as the ongoing supply chain crisis, the gap between future jobs and the current capabilities of the workforce in the post-pandemic world.

He said that the 2nd edition was an opportunity to seek the opinions of prominent personalities such as the CEO of Boeing Dave Calhoun, retired US Army General David Petraeus, HE KIA Board Member & Managing Director Ghanem Suleiman Al Ghenaiman, CEO of Syngenta J. Erik Fyrwald, Co-Founder and CEO of Eat Just Josh Tetrick, the Chairperson of Mansour Group Mohamed Mansour, President of GoTo Group Patrick Cao, Co-founder and Executive Chairperson of Animoca Brands Yat Siu, CEO and Co-Founder of BitOasis Ola Doudin and presenter and editor of the Qatar Economic Forum, Powered by Bloomberg Haslinda Amin.

He stressed that the aim of organizing a 3rd edition of the Qatar Economic Forum is to chart the course for the future stages of global economic growth by building on previous achievements and successes and the momentum from joining a global dialogue that we contributed to defining its structure.

On the topics that will be addressed in the 2023 Qatar Economic Forum, he said the World Cup Qatar 2022 and sports activities were main topics on the agenda of the second edition of the forum in July.

He said the post-tournament stage will “allow us to draw the world's attention to development plans and economic diversification in a country.”

Qatar Economic Forum serves as a media platform with a diverse agenda that brings together global business leaders to formulate actionable steps towards achieving economic growth. The Forum has been able to achieve this goal in each edition, and has become today an oasis for dialogue and exchange of views. This was supported by the selection of a group of distinguished speakers, such as Chairperson and CEO of the Accor Group Sebastian Bazin; former US Secretary of the Treasury Stegen Mnuchin; Founder and Executive Chairperson of Liquid Intelligent Technologies Strive Masiyiwa; Founder and CEO of Uala Pierpaolo Barbieri; and co-founder and chairperson of the Global Council Peter Mendelsohn. The 2023 edition is set to continue building on the success this Forum has achieved in its previous editions, HE Sheikh Ali stressed.

The Chairperson of the Supreme Committee organizing Qatar Economic Forum pointed out that Qatar Economic Forum 2023 will focus on prominent global challenges that affect societies and economies around the world

However, the most important objective of all editions of the forum has been strengthening interdependence as an international community. Therefore, the 2023 edition will revolve around global growth and establishing a new roadmap for global growth in this challenging economic environment.