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Doha: Entering its fifth year, the annual Qatar Economic Forum, Powered by Bloomberg (QEF), held in collaboration with Media City Qatar, will take place from May 20 to 22, 2025, in Doha.
This year’s Forum, held under the theme ‘The Road to 2030: Transforming the Global Economy’, will once again convene heads of state, influential government officials, international CEOs and investors in Doha, to create an international platform for meaningful deal-making conversations and connections.
As 2025 marks the final stretch towards the 2030 national visions of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, and Bahrain, QEF will focus on how strategic decisions in the Gulf are influencing global economic trends. At a time of shifting geopolitical alliances and economic uncertainty, this year’s Forum will explore the next phase of regional transformation and its impact on global markets.
Discussions at QEF will revolve around the following thematic areas:
Geopolitics, Globalisation and TWrade: GCC economies are rewriting the rules of global trade and investment with ambitious national visions and development strategies. Discussions will explore how the final stages of these economic transformations will progress in the face of regional security pressures and a new policy environment in the United States.
Energy Supplies and Security: The forum will host high-energy conversations with the power brokers setting our global relationship with oil, gas and the long-term transition to renewables.
Technology Hype and Reality: Artificial intelligence has become the dominant buzzword of the era, but separating hype from reality is essential. Conversations will examine how AI applications are delivering tangible benefits today and explore where AI-native startups are set to disrupt entire industries.
Business and Investment Outlook: The biggest names in global business and investment will share insights on how they are achieving market-beating growth while sidestepping the major hurdles facing the global economy.
Sports and Entertainment: Sports investing used to be a play-thing for the super-rich. Now it’s a serious asset class attracting big money from hard-nosed investors. Players, leagues, owners and investors reveal the next wave of disruption poised to hit this multi-trillion dollar industry.
Confirmed speakers include HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, Founder and CEO, KBW Ventures; Huda Al Lawati, Founder and CEO, Aliph Capital; Henadi Al Saleh, Chairperson, Agility; Samia Bouazza, Group CEO and Managing Director, Multiply Group; Mathieu Chabran, Co-founder, Tikehau Capital; William E Ford, Chairman and CEO, General Atlantic; Goodwin Gaw, Chairman, Managing Principal, Member of Investment Committee and Co-Founder, Gaw Capital; Jayne Hrdlicka, CEO, Virgin Australia; Markus Krebber, CEO, RWE AG; Ryan M Lance, Chairman and CEO, ConocoPhillips; Tope Lawani, Managing Partner, Helios Investment Partners; Chee Koon Lee, Group CEO, CapitaLand Investment Ltd; Ted Leonsis, Founder, Chairman, Managing Partner and CEO, Monumental Sports & Entertainment; Rajeev Misra, CEO and Co-Founder, One Investment Management; David H. Petraeus (US Army, Ret), Partner, Chairman of the Global Institute, KKR; with more to follow.
