Doha Summit for Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship 2026

The summit was held under the patronage of Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, chairman of Al Faisal Holding, who attended in person. Eng. Mohsen Al-Ajji, chairman of IBC in Qatar, served as the summit’s secretary-general; Dr Siham Al-Bayati, president of the American University for Arab Scientists and Investors, chaired the summit; and Dr Abdul Karim Al-Asfour, IBC’s vice chairman, chaired the summit’s Higher Authority.

The organising committee included Dr Khamis Al-Ajmi as general advisor, Dr Rana Hussein Hotayt as executive supervisor, Dr Majed Khaled Aaraj as media spokesperson, Dr Sheikha Al-Khater as media advisor, Dr Khaled Abdel Fattah El Sayed Mohamed chairing the media committee, Dr Hisham Kadi chairing the organising committee, Dr Sheikha Al-Kubaisi chairing the coordination committee, Prof Sami Ibrahim Jaafar Al-Rubaie chairing the scientific committee, Captain Rabih Mustafa Baalbaki chairing the scholars and innovators committee, Dr Inaam Al-Shihabi chairing the recommendations committee, Dr Rana Abou Dhaher chairing public relations and protocol, and Kamal Henchiri chairing logistics.

Sessions covered innovation and sustainable entrepreneurship, the green economy, digital transformation, the role of SMEs, economic empowerment of youth and women, and bridging investors with innovators, within a research track that received abstracts through November 2025 and full papers through December 2025. The summit honoured Dr Essam Al-Badri, president of the European Organisation for Academic and Cultural Exchange (OEAEC), from Brussels.

Al Shabaka Mubasher, Sayidat wa Aamal, znn and Wakalat Al-Hadath covered the summit, and Al-Mughtarib Channel produced a series of video interviews with its organisers and participants. Organisers described the summit as an important conference for developing relationships and tracking sustainable development, and as an international event affirming Qatar’s position as a regional and global hub for innovation and sustainable entrepreneurship.