Dr. Allan Villegas-Mateos (first right) with panellists at the launch of the report at Qatar National Library.
HEC Paris in Qatar has presented its ‘Evolution of Qatar’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Pathways for Innovation’ second edition at an event at the Qatar National Library.
Attended by 100 guests, including aspiring entrepreneurs, investors, academics, and HEC Paris alumni, the event unveiled the updated version of two years of research by Dr. Allan Villegas-Mateos, Senior Research Fellow, HEC Paris in Qatar.
Welcoming the guests, the Dean of HEC Paris in Qatar, Dr. Pablo Martin de Holan, explained that the research was updated to map Qatar’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and provide stakeholders with tools to overcome the challenges in scaling it and driving transformation in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030.
He added: “At HEC Paris in Qatar, we believe in the importance of entrepreneurs and SMEs as engines of economic growth, innovation, and economic diversification and transformation. HEC Paris in Qatar is proud to support entrepreneurship and innovation in general in Qatar with relevant, actionable research that provides insights to entrepreneurs and decision-makers, and executive education which helps bridge the gap between ideas, implementation, and successful, high-growth entrepreneurial firms.” Following his presentation, Dr. Villegas-Mateos moderated a panel discussion with six panellists who outlined their experiences of navigating and supporting entrepreneurial ecosystems. They included Safi Qazi, Dr. Richard O’Kennedy, Abdulla AlKhenji, Aysha Al Romaihi, and Mohammed Al Emadi,
