Digital Qatar Symposium & Awards 2021

Forbes Middle East hosted its inaugural Digital Qatar Symposium and Awards 2021, under the patronage of the Ministry of Communications & Technology Qatar and in partnership with Dukhan Bank, the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), and the Qatar Smart Program (TASMU) on December 8, 2021.

Her Excellency Reem Al Mansoori, Assistant Undersecretary of Digital Society Development at the Ministry of Communications and Technology, and Khalid Al-Subeai, Chief Executive Officer at Dukhan Bank, commenced the event with keynote speeches. The symposium was organized to discuss and map out Qatar’s digital transformation journey thus far and to highlight how future investments in innovations, technology, entrepreneurship, and the startup world can boost the country’s economy. The live-streamed event consisted of three panel discussions, followed by an awards ceremony.

His Excellency Sheikh Mansoor bin Khalifa AlThani and Daniyal Baig, Chief Operating Officer at Forbes Middle East, were invited onstage to present the awards. The ceremony was held to honor the companies that have significantly contributed to the growth of the Qatari economy and the overall prosperity of Qatar. The companies whose efforts were acknowledged and rewarded were selected from three categories: Most-Funded Startups in Qatar, Top Unlisted Companies in Qatar, and the Most Valuable Listed Companies in Qatar.