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A platform for institutional connection and shared expertise

International Business Council Conferences & Exhibitions is a Doha-based institution. It organises events, develops professional relationships and coordinates business services.

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Legal identity

مجلس الأعمال الدولي للمؤتمرات والمعارضInternational Business Council Conferences & ExhibitionsC.R. 112069P.O. Box 47289Building 25, 2nd floor, Office 22, Al Sadd, Doha, Qatar

Trusted by

  • Katara Cultural Village Foundation
  • Katara Tech
  • Strategic Management College (SMC), United Kingdom
  • Ready Future Consultancy
  • American University for Arab Scientists and Investors (USA International University)
  • AIMAC, International Academy of Arbitration and Mediation, Carthage
  • Rosaria Business Services
  • Violet Cultural Creativity Center
  • Al Faisal Holding
  • Qatari Businessmen Association
  • Nama Center
  • HABBA

Definition and identity

International Business Council Conferences & Exhibitions is registered in Qatar and works from Doha. It organises conferences, forums and exhibitions, and coordinates the services that events and delegations need. This page carries its legal details and milestones from its record.

Founding and growth

The International Business Council was founded as a legal entity with financial and administrative independence, later became the International Business Council Conferences & Exhibitions, and began its work from Doha.

The council grew from a need for one platform bringing together businesspeople, institutions and experts. The professional relationships built there rest on shared interests and the exchange of expertise. Its scope now covers conferences, exhibitions, forums, business meetings and institutional relations. Around them the council coordinates the services that companies, delegations and organising bodies need.

Founding and launch

Established
2018
The International Business Council was established as a legal entity with financial and administrative independence; it is registered today as the International Business Council Conferences & Exhibitions (C.R. 112069).
Launched from Doha
2022
The council launched its work from Doha in 2022. On 30 October 2022, a LinkedIn post thanked "(IBC) Qatar for this confidence".
Commercial registration
112069
مجلس الأعمال الدولي للمؤتمرات والمعارض

Vision and mission

Vision
For IBC to become a leading international platform that connects knowledge and expertise with business and opportunity, and a point of contact between individuals, institutions, experts and businesspeople in Qatar, the region and international markets.
Mission
To offer practical products and services in training, business development, technology, consulting, events, personal branding and digital services, helping to turn knowledge, expertise and relationships into opportunities, projects and real economic value.

Key milestones

A selection of the council’s activities, each with its date and its source. Open any milestone to read its full record.

  4. 24th Katara Tech Forum

    The 24th Katara Tech Forum on autism spectrum disorder, in collaboration with the council; the chairman served as general coordinator. Covered by Qatar News Agency and Al-Sharq newspaper.

    The Katara Tech 24 stage carrying the council name

  5. Doha Summit for Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship 2026

    The Doha Summit for Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship, at Katara, under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, chairman of Al Faisal Holding Group, with around 80 personalities from 15 countries across 7 committees.

    A group recognition moment in front of the 2026 sustainable development and entrepreneurship summit banner
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The council’s leadership and team

Meet the chairman and the team, each in the institutional capacity the approved records give. Names appear once their publication consent is complete.

Dr. Eng. Mohsen bin Ali Al-Ajji, President of the International Business Council

Dr. Eng. Mohsen bin Ali Al-Ajji

Chairman

Chairman of the Board, International Business Council

Chairman of the Board since the council's founding, and chairman of Gulf International Group since 2016. Moved from engineering into business and management, led all three council events at Katara, and advises several centres and institutes.

Institutional and advisory roles

  1. Chairman of the International Business Council
  2. Chairman of Gulf International Group
  3. Secretary-General of the Doha Summit for Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship 2026
  4. Conference Chair, the Gulf-African Forum on Investment and Dispute Resolution in the Age of AI
  5. General Coordinator of the 24th Katara Tech Forum
  6. Qatar Director, United Nations Peace Ambassadors Foundation (UN-PAF)
  7. Founder
  8. National Representative, Doha, Qatar, United Nations Peace Ambassadors Foundation
  9. Organiser of conferences and periodic events
  10. Chairman of the International Business Center in Doha

Principal roles and engagements

  • Signatory for the council on the memorandum of understanding with the Arab Women Leaders Network, Doha, 10 June 2024.
  • Signatory of the academic cooperation protocol, signed and sealed, 12 June 2025, in his capacity as chairman.
  • General coordinator of Katara Tech 24, 30 June and 1 July 2025, according to Al-Sharq.
  • Chair of the Gulf-African Forum on investment and dispute resolution in the age of artificial intelligence, 17 and 18 August 2025.
  • Secretary general of the Doha Summit for Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship 2026, 22 and 23 January 2026.

Board of directors

  • Counsellor Dr. Abdulkarim Mansoor Al AsfoorVice Chairman of the International Business CouncilKingdom of Bahrain

Executive management

  • Saleh Ahmed Al-AzbiBusiness Coordination and Marketing

Advisory council

  • Dr. Abdul Salam ZaqoudLegal Counsel and ResearcherUnited Kingdom (London)

Meet the leadership

Message from the Chairman

Message from the Chairman

As Chairman of the Board of the International Business Council in the State of Qatar, I am pleased to affirm our firm commitment to supporting the national economy by attracting quality investment and opening wide horizons for trade and economic cooperation, regionally and internationally.
Dr. Eng. Mohsen bin Ali Al-AjjiChairman of the Board, International Business Council
Read the Chairman’s messageRead the Vice Chairman’s message

Institutional relations and cooperation

Bodies the council has worked with on a specific event or agreement. Each entry gives the nature of the relation, its date and its source. The scope of that cooperation stays within the event or agreement named.

  2. Second International Scientific Conference: Modern Directions in Sustainable Development in the Age of AI

    • Strategic Management College (SMC), United KingdomKnowledge partner
    • Manara Foundation for Development and EducationKnowledge partner
    • Arab Development Experts ForumKnowledge partner
    • Al-Hamdaniya UniversityKnowledge partner
    • Mustansiriyah UniversityKnowledge partner
    • Samarra UniversityKnowledge partner
    • University of Science and Technology, MogadishuKnowledge partner
    • Elite Center for ResearchKnowledge partner

  8. Doha Summit for Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship 2026

    • Katara Cultural Village FoundationKnowledge partner
    • American University for Arab Scientists and Investors (USA International University)Co-organiser
    • Al Faisal HoldingPatron
    • European Organisation for Academic and Cultural Exchange (OEAEC)Knowledge partner

  15. Strategic Sustainable Development Seminar: An Arab-British Vision

    • Strategic Management College (SMC), United KingdomCo-organiser
    • Manara Foundation for Development and EducationCo-organiser
    • Tamkeen AcademyCo-organiser
    • Arab Development Experts ForumKnowledge partner
    • Yondarkin Foundation for DevelopmentKnowledge partner
    • Arab Federation of Private SchoolsKnowledge partner

  17. Franchise Business Camp, Istanbul

    • Istanbul Gelisim UniversityKnowledge partner
    • Emaan BusinessKnowledge partner
    • IFEFA, International Franchise and Trade Agencies ForumKnowledge partner
    • TebadulKnowledge partner

  19. First International Forum: Family and Contemporary Challenges

    • Katara Cultural Village FoundationHost
    • Manara Foundation for Development and EducationCo-organiser
    • Arab Development Experts ForumCo-organiser
    • Violet Cultural Creativity CenterCo-organiser
    • HABBACo-organiser
    • Ready Future ConsultancyCo-organiser

  24. Arab SMEs Summit

    • ESCWA, UN Economic and Social Commission for Western AsiaCo-organiser
    • Qatar Development BankCo-organiser

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Address
Building 25, 2nd floor, Office 22, Al Sadd, Doha, Qatar
Official email
info@ibc.qa

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