The first
#WebSummitQatar
has officially come to an end 👏
Check out some of our favourite moments over the past few days!
We hope to meet you back here next year 🗓️
Discover Qatar's tech ecosystem with
@QSTP
at
#WebSummitQatar
Visit the QSTP team on the event floor to meet some of the people behind the incubator's thriving tech startups, and to learn how they're shaping the future of Qatar.
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#WebSummitQatarPartner
In February 2024,
#WebSummitQatar
will gather thousands of entrepreneurs, investors and global leaders in Doha for the first Web Summit event in the Middle East.
@paddycosgrave
,
@WebSummit
founder and CEO, spoke exclusively to Al Jazeera about AI and expanding into the Middle
During
#WebSummitQatar
, we caught up with the
@GcbGulf
team at their survey wall to discuss all things cryptocurrency – including regulations and the factors that affect consumers when choosing cryptocurrency.
Check it out 👇
"Music is omnipresent, it's everywhere. Artists want to work on every single platform... They don't want to optimize just for one platform over another. So a solution like this for superfans has to be a cross-platform solution. We, as a record label, are in a perfect position to
"Our vision is a world where Black people can be safe, where we can survive and where we can eventually thrive; having a multiracial society that works for all of us."– entrepreneur, tech advisor and Black Lives Matter co-creator Ayọ Tometi on Centre Stage at
#WebSummitQatar
This week, we welcomed more than 200 African startups to
#WebSummitQatar
. Meet just a few of them that have exhibited on our event floor, from countries including Nigeria, Angola, South Africa, Egypt and more.
AppAsap
Artfundi
OmniRetail
Mirantes Technologies
1/2
"It's easy to reach the top of the pyramid. But to stay at the top? That's when you have to sacrifice everything." – Patrice Evra on stage at
#WebSummitQatar
, sharing some advice for the younger generation of footballers
Web Summit CEO Katherine Maher recently appeared on the
@mastersofscale
podcast to talk about how
#WebSummitQatar
will bring the Middle Eastern, South Asian and African markets together.
“If I’m an investor, if I’m a startup, if I’m a major corporate partner, I’m wondering: ‘How
#WebSummit
2023 has officially come to an end 👏
Take a look at some of our favourite moments from last week in Lisbon!
Next stop, Qatar in February. We hope to see you there 🗓️
Groq founder and CEO Jonathan Ross demoed the Groq LPU inference engine – a ‘real AI’ built using existing open-source proprietary models – on Centre Stage at
#WebSummitQatar
this morning.
“It is our duty to ensure that our technological advancement serves the greater good, balancing progress with principle” – the State of Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs,
@MBA_AlThani_
, speaking on Opening Night at
#WebSummitQatar
“The growth is in front of us. We need to find the capital within, wait for our founders to get a little richer and put the money back into the ecosystem. The next stage is for Africa to export its tech and export its excellence.” – Aza Finance founder and CEO Elizabeth Rossiello
Web Summit is expanding globally to further connect the tech world, with a brand new event in the Middle East: Web Summit Qatar 🌍
In March 2024, the brightest minds in tech will gather in Doha, Qatar, for the very first Web Summit in the Middle East.
Our PITCH final, powered by Jusour, is kicking off on Centre Stage in a few minutes.
Tune in to find out who will take the 2024
#WebSummitQatar
PITCH trophy 🏆
"I'm worried, to be honest, and I think we are at a place where it's becoming urgent to really accelerate the pace of change and development so that we can utilise this youth population for the good." – Africa Communications Media Group co-founder and group CEO Mimi Kalinda
Have you met any startups at
#WebSummitQatar
yet?
1,043 startups are exhibiting at the event, 31 percent of which are women-founded 😍
10 percent come from Qatar, while 20 percent come from Africa and 50 percent from the wider MENA region 💪
At our inaugural
#WebSummitQatar
this week, 37 percent of our attendees were women.
We caught up with some of our women attendees in our Women in Tech Lounge to discuss the importance of building strong communities in the tech industry.
"Kevin Mayer, a prime contender in the race to succeed Bob Iger as Disney’s CEO, has mapped out what he sees as the must-have traits for the next chief executive officer of the Mouse House." -
@FortuneMagazine
“As human beings, we’re oftentimes prone to viewing these technologies as being human, when it fact sometimes they are just giving us an output that matches our interpretation of what a human being would or wouldn’t do.” –
@TrevorNoah
speaking on Opening Night at
#WebSummitQatar
"The North African and MENA region is definitely an upcoming market that will take over in the music industry." – actress and singer Nora Fatehi joined us on Centre Stage with the CEO of Warner Music Group, Robert Kyncl
#WebSummitQatar
“If you’re a task rabbit, and your day-to-day job is being a task rabbit, you’re going to be replaced. If you’re creative, and you know how to create a strategy around business models and monetisation models and use that context and content to monetise on that, you’re going to be
"We never really had representation, so it was never a possibility. So doing something that you were always told was impossible, I don't take very lightly at all."
Deep Space Initiative founder, CEO and astronaut Sara Sabry joined us on Centre Stage at Web Summit Qatar to
Just one more day until we officially kick off
#WebSummitQatar
and welcome more than 12,000 entrepreneurs, investors and global leaders from around the world to Doha 🙌
"Over the past few years, we began noticing more energy from the region, a growing presence from the Middle East at our events." – Web Summit CEO Katherine Maher speaking at Opening Night of
#WebSummitQatar
.
"The significant number of women-led startups participating in the ongoing Web Summit Qatar, the first event of its kind in the region, represents a commendable stride towards diversity and inclusivity"
👇
#WebSummitQatar
’s VP of Startup Relations, Richard Forde, hosted our first ever Runway to Web Summit Qatar in Casablanca, Morocco last week, where we were joined by over 100 attendees from the African tech ecosystem 👏
We welcomed guest speakers from
@alx_africa
and
“I put so much pressure on myself to fit the bill that I found myself falling behind. I had to re-evaulate and think about the way I was going about it and handling it.” – Loren Gray at
#WebSummitQatar
, talking about the burnout she experienced in social media
The
#WebSummitQatar
2024 numbers are in, and it's the largest gathering of startups in the Middle East 🚀
🌍 The event is sold out, with 15,453 attendees from 118 countries
🙋♀️ 37 percent of attendees are women, 30 percent of our speakers are women, and 31 percent of exhibiting
“Groundbreaking technological advancements are revolutionising the frontier of peace and mediation. We are witnessing an era where AI transforms mediators into powerhouses of efficiency and insight.” –
@Yemeniaty
speaking today at
#WebSummitQatar
@AlJazeera
#WebSummit
events have gathered half a million people across Europe, North America, Brazil and Hong Kong.
In February, with
#WebSummitQatar
, we’re bringing our world-renowned success to the Middle East.
Joining us at
#WebSummitQatar
?
We've teamed up with some of our partners to share exclusive discounts with our attendees. You'll have access to special offers from
Qatar Airways
Lisboa Unicorn Capital
Deel
and more...
Browse the full list on our app👇
“This is the next computing platform. This is the thing that comes after this internet.”
Meta VP of product policy and strategy Andy O’Connell shared Meta’s bet on the metaverse at Web Summit Qatar.
Day 1 of
#WebSummitQatar
has come to a close.
Join us back here tomorrow for Day 2 to learn from top speakers, including Lulwa Al-Marri, Ragy Thomas, and Hamad Al-Hajri
Emmy winner, New York Times bestseller, comedian and presenter
@Trevornoah
will be joining us at
#WebSummitQatar
this February 🎙️
Here are five reasons we're excited for Trevor to join us at Web Summit Qatar 👇
"Regulations will definitely happen, and it's a positive thing for the end consumer. But for content creators on the other side, they need to find different ways to reach their end consumer with the data that is given." – the Bold Group co-founder and CEO Abeer Alessa speaking at
"The biggest red flag or failure oftentimes is the co-founder dynamic, or the founders themselves." – 500 Global founding partner and CEO Christine Tsai speaking on Centre Stage at Web Summit Qatar.
Entry to Opening Night at the DECC begins at 5pm.
We expect Opening Night and Night Summit, both taking place tonight, to reach full capacity. If Night Summit at Barahat Msheireb does reach capacity, we have extra space at Souq Waqif, where our attendees will also be gathering.
Joining us at Web Summit Qatar? We've built a one-stop shop to help you make the most of your experience at the event.
Find out everything you need to know about
#WebSummitQatar
👇
Time is running out!
We project that
#WebSummitQatar
will be sold out within the next 24 hours.
Today may be your last chance to get a ticket to meet more than 12,000 attendees, 400 VCs and investors, and many more.
Don't say we didn't warn you...
General attendee tickets for
#WebSummitQatar
will sell out before the event🚀
- Our startup programme is sold out, with an incredible 1000+ early-stage startups set to join us
- Partnership exhibition space is sold out, with more than 100 world-leading companies on board
- Women
The
#WebSummitQatar
Magazine is here!
Discover some of our highlights from the event, including tech and the quest for justice, Meta's continued big bet on the Metaverse, and the Space X rival aiming for Mars 🚀
Check it out 👇
ستوسع قمة الويب رقعة حضورها عالمياً بهدف تعزيز تواصل مجتمع التكنولوجيا من خلال إطلاق مؤتمر قمة الويب قطر. وسيشهد مارس 2024 اجتماع الآلاف من رواد الأعمال والمستثمرين والقادة العالميين في الدوحة للمشاركة في أولى فعاليات مؤتمر قمة الويب في منطقة الشرق الأوسط.
Curious about the
#WebSummitQatar
women in tech initiative? Not only do women in tech tickets give you the full event experience, they also include
Networking and mentorship opportunities
Exclusive Women in Tech Lounge access
Private women in tech events
Check out some of the
#WebSummitQatar
speakers who are making an impact with their lives and work👇
👉 Ayọ Tometi, co-founder of Black Lives Matter
👉 Ryan Lefers, co-founder and CEO of RedSea
👉 Kiara Nirghin, inventor and scientist
👉 Sky Kurtz, founder and CEO of Pure
Some moments from Corporate Innovation Summit last night, our invite-only event bringing together the leaders at the helm of some of the world’s biggest companies as they confront the major issues facing businesses today.
"With AI, there is massive information asymmetry. Everyone is now a 'well-known expert' for some reason, but you go back and they haven't even studied stats or maths, or computer science. But they’re talking about language models as if they invented them. What that does,
Join us for the first Web Summit event in the Middle East 🎉
Web Summit Qatar is set to bring the worlds of technology, innovation and networking to the Middle East like never before. Will you be there?
ستوسع قمة الويب رقعة حضورها عالمياً بهدف تعزيز تواصل مجتمع التكنولوجيا من خلال إطلاق مؤتمر قمة الويب قطر. وسيشهد مارس 2024 اجتماع الآلاف من رواد الأعمال والمستثمرين والقادة العالميين في الدوحة للمشاركة في أولى فعاليات مؤتمر قمة الويب في منطقة الشرق الأوسط.
We got to hear from some incredible speakers over the last few days 🎉
Check out some of our favourites from our PandaConf stage 👇
Simone Berry, POCLab co-founder and CEO
Gilberto Silva, Brazilian World Cup winner
Eric Struk, content creator and social media personality
Pick up your lanyard and wristband early to avoid waiting for
#WebSummitQatar
.
Registration will be available from 10am.
See our essentials page for more information
👇
#WebSummitQatar
will be back in Doha from February 23-26, 2025. Mark your calendars. Our flash sale is live for a limited time. Save 50% on your tickets to join us next year.
#WebSummitQatar
is just over a month away, and we've announced more speakers who will be joining us, including:
👉 Noor Sweid
👉 Aspa Lekka
👉 Abir "abir.sag" El Saghir
👉 Patrice Evra
👉 Ayọ Tometi
Discover more speakers below 👇
Make your way to Doha's Mina District as
#WebSummitQatar
continues with Night Summit 💃
Situated on the site of Doha’s old port, the Mina District offers stunning sea views, with beautiful cobbled streets and colourful traditional-style buildings 👇
Doha's natural beauty, historic architecture and modern cityscape provide the backdrop for Night Summit at
#WebSummitQatar
.
Join us for curated events at Barahat Msheireb, Mina District and B12 Beach Club, where you can network and immerse yourself in the culture of Doha.
Our event app is your access key for
#WebSummitQatar
📲
Download it now to access personalised content suggestions, plan meetings with fellow attendees, and find your way around the event this February.
Calling all developers 📣
Each year, we give free tickets for our events to the most active developers and open-source contributors in the
#WebSummitQatar
network.
Find out more and apply below 👇
Two months ago at
#WebSummitQatar
, we gathered founders and CEOs of tech companies, fast-growing startups, policymakers, and heads of state to ask a question: Where to next? Our partners helped us ask that question. We loved having TikTok, Snap, Microsoft, Cisco and more join us.
🚀 Our first 25 speakers are set to light up
#WebSummitQatar
this coming February!
Join us for an epic gathering of hundreds of experts diving deep into the future of AI, marketing, startup investing, creative content, and so much more 🌐 ✨
The world is converging in Qatar
"Literally any idiot with a cheque book and venture for about a decade looked like a genius."
– Coelius Capital founder Zach Coelius on Centre Stage
#WebSummitQatar
HH the Amir
@TamimBinHamad
delivered an address during the 78th session of the
@UN
General Assembly in New York, discussing the opportunities
#WebSummitQatar
provides for reviewing technological advancements and fostering global cooperation in the tech industry.
This coming
Did you know that 33 percent of the startups that exhibited on the
#WebSummitQatar
event floor in February were women-founded?
Meet just a few of them:
Compocity
Tyms
Drapp
Talents Arena
Globalfy
Omnibiz Africa
KidzRise
Co-nurse
ReSuit
Merova Health
#WebSummitQatar
brought together startups from 56 countries, including Portugal, the US, Qatar, UAE, India and the UK.
Here are some of the Portuguese startups that joined us in Doha in February. 🇵🇹
@_Akurateco
@murodigitalart
VizitAR
Uptiq
Knowlepsy
During
#WebSummitQatar
, the Qatar Research, Development and Innovation (QRDI) Council announced KTP-Q, an initiative to close the gap between local businesses and academic institutes 👇
Our Impact programme highlights the companies striving to make a positive change within their communities and working to make the UN Sustainable Development Goals achievable.
Meet the Impact startups joining us at
#WebSummitQatar
👇