{"id":158624,"date":"2026-02-02T16:45:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/?p=158624"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:16:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:16:35","slug":"web-summit-qatar-opened-in-doha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/?p=158624","title":{"rendered":"Web Summit Qatar opened in Doha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Qatar is actively competing with other countries in the MENA region to attract innovative companies by offering a favorable business environment. Web Summit Qatar in Doha is an opportunity for industry participants to synchronize their schedules.<br \/>\nThe third edition of Web Summit Qatar kicked off in Doha to a sold-out crowd. More than 30 000 guests from the high-tech and innovation sectors attended the event, including representatives of 1600 startups, 900 investors, and 400 speakers from around the world, making it the largest event in Qatar to date.<br \/>\nThe summit, held from February 1 to 4, is considered a key platform for specialized conferences and discussions covering various aspects of technological development \u2013 from artificial intelligence and corporate innovation to fintech and new energy solutions.<br \/>\nParticipants came from more than 120 countries, and leading global companies, including IBM, Microsoft, Huawei, and Qatar Airways, are among the event&#8217;s partners.<br \/>\n<strong>Shifting Technological Power<\/strong><br \/>\nSpeaking at the opening, Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave noted the shifting global dynamics in technology. &#8220;We&#8217;ve just seen the capabilities of the world&#8217;s most advanced humanoid robots, created by the Chinese company UniTree,&#8221; he said.<br \/>\nCosgrave noted that while Western companies remain key players today, they are &#8220;struggling to keep up with the accelerating pace of Chinese innovation.&#8221; &#8220;Three years ago, people were talking about entering a multipolar world,&#8221; he noted. &#8220;Now we&#8217;re already living in it.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>Startup Support<\/strong><br \/>\nThe summit also featured important announcements aimed at strengthening Qatar&#8217;s startup ecosystem. Qatar&#8217;s Investment Authority (QIA) announced at the opening of the Web Summit in Doha that it will invest another 2 billion dollars in a program to encourage venture capital companies, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdurrahman Al Thani announced.<br \/>\nTwelve major venture capital groups are already operating in Doha along these lines, underscoring Qatar&#8217;s commitment to developing as a regional tech hub.<br \/>\nOther keynote speakers at the summit include Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Eduardo Saverin of B Capital, Larry Lee of Amino Capital, Colin Kaepernick of Lumi, and Greek economist and former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qatar is actively competing with other countries in the MENA region to attract innovative companies by offering a favorable business environment. Web Summit Qatar in Doha is an opportunity for industry participants to synchronize their schedules. The third edition of Web Summit Qatar kicked off in Doha to a sold-out crowd. More than 30 000 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":158600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10916],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158624"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=158624"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":158625,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158624\/revisions\/158625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/158600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=158624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=158624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=158624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}