One of the world’s biggest technology conferences ‘Web Summit,’ will take place in Qatar in February 2024 and will continue to be held there for five the next five years.

 

Ahead of its role as host nation, dignitaries from Qatar Tourism attended Web Summit 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, connecting with influential figures in the technology industry who are due to attend the inaugural Web Summit edition in Qatar.  

 

Scheduled to run from February 26 to 29, 2024, the Web Summit Qatar will connect the tech world to growing ecosystems across the Middle East, Africa and India. Over the next five years, Web Summit Qatar will create new opportunities for thousands of international investors and industry leaders to connect, network and create a future that is driven by innovation. 

 

Distinctive mark

Commenting on Qatar’s valuable participation in the Web Summit Lisbon and the significance of Doha’s hosting of the next edition of this renowned technology forum for the first time in the Mena region, Sheikh Jassim bin Mansour bin Jabor Al Thani, Director of the Government Communications Office (GCO), said: “The Qatari delegation ensured to participate actively and effectively in the Web Summit Lisbon, hoping to leave a distinctive mark and provide a glimpse of what awaits visitors when they come to Doha’s edition of the world’s biggest tech event.

 

"We constantly aspire to amplify our distinguished technological status both regionally and globally to transform Doha into a vibrant hub for technology, and a home for innovation, which in turn shall boost tech investments to contribute to supporting and diversifying the Qatari economy in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030. We look forward to welcoming participants in Qatar for next year’s edition of the Web Summit, and we are excited that numerous major companies and top tech experts and specialists have already registered to participate.”

 

Eng Abdulaziz Ali Al-Mawlawi, Chief Marketing and Promotion Officer at Qatar Tourism, said: “Qatar’s developed infrastructure, including its airport and growing network of international flights, as well as the expansions that have taken place in the country’s hospitality sector, all form a strong foundation to Qatar’s appeal as a destination for major business events. Business visitors in Qatar will get to experience inspiring architecture, unique traditional souqs and world-class museums, all under first-class hospitality.” 

 

Web Summit Qatar is a game-changer for the rapidly expanding tech scene in the region where the next generation of entrepreneurs in the Middle East will connect with investors, journalists, customers, partners, and more on a global scale.--TradeArabia News Service