International Business Council, Doha
About the council

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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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.

مجلس الأعمال الدولي للمؤتمرات والمعارض

International Business Council Conferences & Exhibitions

Commercial registration
112069
P.O. Box
47289

Founding and launch

Established
2018
The International Business Council was established, the legal personality with financial and administrative independence that would become the International Business Council Conferences & Exhibitions (C.R. 112069).
Launched from Doha
2022
The council actually launched from Doha in 2022. A third-party LinkedIn post dated 30 October 2022 reads "Thank you (IBC) Qatar for this confidence", the earliest documented external trace of the council’s dealings.
Commercial registration
112069
مجلس الأعمال الدولي للمؤتمرات والمعارض

Key milestones

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

  1. 10 June 2024

    Memorandum of understanding with the Arab Women Leaders Network

    The Chairman of the Board signed a memorandum of understanding with the Arab Women Leaders Network, published by both parties.

  2. 29 January 2025

    The school performance quality-assurance workshop

    An evening workshop with the Global Studies Institute and Quality House Consultancy, Wednesday 29 January 2025, 19:00–21:00.

  3. 27 February 2025

    First International Forum: The Family and the Challenges of the Age

    The council, alongside five other organising bodies, held the First International Forum "The Family and the Challenges of the Age" at Katara, with eleven speakers.

  4. 30 June 2025

    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.

  5. 22 January 2026

    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.

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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

Chairman

Dr. Eng. Mohsen bin Ali Al-Ajji

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

  • Dr. Ambassador Abdul-Karim Al-AsfoorVice Chairman of the Board, International Business CouncilKingdom of Bahrain

Executive management

  • Jabr NasserExecutive Director, International Business CouncilQatar

Advisory council

  • Dr. Abdul Salam ZaqoudLegal Counsel, International Business CouncilUnited Kingdom (London)
  • Amine SamiAdvisor to the International Business Council in QatarMorocco

Event committees

Committees formed for a specific event. Each lists its members, their capacities and the date of that event.

Doha Summit for Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship 2026

22, 23 January 2026
  • Dr. Ambassador Abdul-Karim Al-AsfoorChair of the Higher Authority; IBC vice chairman
  • Dr Rana Hussein HotaytGeneral Executive Supervisor
  • Dr Majed Khaled AarajMedia Spokesperson
  • Dr Sheikha Al-KhaterMedia Advisor
  • Dr Khaled Abdel Fattah El Sayed MohamedChair, Media Committee
  • Dr Sheikha Al-KubaisiChair, Coordination Committee
  • Prof Sami Ibrahim Jaafar Al-RubaieChair, Scientific Committee
  • Captain Rabih Mustafa BaalbakiChair, Scholars and Innovators Committee
  • Dr Inaam Al-ShihabiChair, Recommendations Committee
  • Dr Rana Abou DhaherChair, Public Relations and Protocol
  • Kamal HenchiriChair, Logistics Committee
  • Dr. Khamis Al-AjmiGeneral Advisor to the Doha Summit 2026

Membership of these committees is tied to the event concerned and its duration. It is not a seat on the council’s permanent leadership bodies.

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.

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

14 November 2026, announced date
  • 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

Doha Summit for Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship 2026

22, 23 January 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

Strategic Sustainable Development Seminar: An Arab-British Vision

24, 25 July 2025, 7 p.m., online
  • 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

Franchise Business Camp, Istanbul

27 June, 2 July 2025
  • Istanbul Gelisim UniversityKnowledge partner
  • Emaan BusinessKnowledge partner
  • IFEFA, International Franchise and Trade Agencies ForumKnowledge partner
  • TebadulKnowledge partner

First International Forum: Family and Contemporary Challenges

27, 28 February 2025
  • 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

Arab SMEs Summit

From the council’s archive
  • ESCWA, UN Economic and Social Commission for Western AsiaCo-organiser
  • Qatar Development BankCo-organiser

Contact the council

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Official email
[email protected]
Address
Building 25, 2nd floor, Office 22, Al Sadd, Doha, QatarP.O. Box 47289
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