Qatar Economic Forum 2024 | Bloomberg L.P | 13 May 2024 | TBA, Doha, Qatar

This year, more than 50 nations – representing half the world’s population – are bracing for elections that will decide our shared future and set the roadmap for global geopolitical risk, economic disruption and global trade and investment. This pivotal election year could be an inflection point, propelling the global economy on a new trajectory. Powered by Bloomberg, will explore the issues driving global boardroom conversations and spotlight the Gulf’s rising prominence. In a region where ambition converges with capital, key states are strategically deploying wealth to enhance their global influence, diversify economies and gain international prominence. The Forum, an exclusive convening of diverse international perspectives, will explore the Gulf’s strategic standing as we navigate this year of uncertainty.

2024 Speakers

HEADS OF STATE & GOVERNMENT:

H.E. Andrzej Duda
President, Republic of Poland

Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim
Prime Minister, Malaysia

PLENARY SPEAKERS:

Shurick Agapitov
Founder & CEO, Xsolla

Will Ahmed
Founder & CEO, WHOOP

H.E. Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser
Chairman, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group

H.E. Ali bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari
Minister of Finance, State of Qatar

H.E. Mansoor Ebrahim Al-Mahmoud
CEO, Qatar Investment Authority

H.E. Maryam Buti Al Suwaidi
CEO, Securities & Commodities Authority (SCA)

H.E. Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al-Thani
Governor, Qatar Central Bank

Sheikha Hanadi N. Al Thani
Chairperson, INJAZ Al Arab

André Andonian
Chair of Asia Pacific & Strategic Advisor, Flagship Pioneering

Pierpaolo Barbieri
Founder & CEO, Ualá

Michael J. Biercuk
CEO & Founder, Q-CTRL

Todd L. Boehly
Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO, Eldridge Industries

Gerry Cardinale
Founder, Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, RedBird Capital Partners

Jim Coulter
Founding Partner & Executive Chairman, TPG

Ola Doudin
Co-Founder & CEO, BitOasis

Francis Dufay
CEO, Jumia

Bruce Flatt
CEO, Brookfield Asset Management

Beth Flippo
CEO, Drone Express

Robert Friedland
Founder & Executive Co-Chairman, Ivanhoe Mines

Raj Ganguly
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, B Capital

Brandon Gardner
Partner, Co-Founder & President, Raine

Rick Gerson
Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Investment Officer, Alpha Wave

Maxwell Gomera
Director, Africa Sustainable Finance Hub, UNDP

Kenneth C. Griffin
Founder, CEO & Co-Chief Investment Officer, Citadel

Rajeeb Hazra
CEO, Quantinuum

Jenny Johnson
President & CEO, Franklin Templeton

Fatih Karahan
Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye

Jeffrey Katzenberg
Founding Partner, WndrCo

Arama Kukutai
CEO, Plenty

Vinnie Lauria
Founding Partner, Golden Gate Ventures

Manfredi Lefebvre
Chairman, Heritage Group

Gregg Lemkau
Co-CEO, BDT & MSD Partners

Nisa Leung
Managing Partner, Qiming Venture Partners

Samer Lezzaiq
Vice President & Head of Global Health Unit, Bayer AG - Pharmaceuticals Division

Yimei Li
CEO, China Asset Management Co.

Cindy Lim
CEO, Infrastructure, Keppel Limited

Julian Ma
Founder & CEO, Inceptio Technology

Jayesh Maganlal
Group Chief Information and Digital Officer, ROSHN

Steffen Meister
Partner & Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Partners Group

José Ignacio Peleteiro Ramallo
Founder & CEO, GROINN

General David H. Petraeus (US Army, Ret.)
Partner and Chairman, KKR Global Institute

Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman of the Board & CEO, TotalEnergies SE

Dina Powell McCormick
Vice Chairman, President & Global Head of Client Services, BDT & MSD Partners

Noel Quinn
Group Chief Executive, HSBC

Ronnie Screwvala
Co-Founder & Chairman, upGrad

Christian Sinding
CEO & Managing Partner, EQT Partners

Rohit Sipahimalani
Chief Investment Officer, Temasek

Amanda Staveley
Founder & CEO, PCP Capital Partners, Co-Owner, Newcastle United F.C.

Fred Swaniker
Founder & CEO, Sand Technologies

Noor Sweid
Founder & Managing Partner, Global Ventures

Tidjane Thiam
Executive Chairman, Freedom Acquisition Corporation

Alina Truhina
CEO & Managing Partner, The Radical Fund

Dan Vahdat
Founder & CEO, Huma Therapeutics

Shawn Xinrong Woo
Co-CEO & Chief Investment Officer, E Fund Management Co., Ltd.

Darren W. Woods
Chairman & CEO, Exxon Mobil Corporation

Lei Zhang
Founder & Chairman, Hillhouse

Samaila Zubairu
President & CEO, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)

BREAKOUT SPEAKERS:

Abeer Al Hammadi
Director of Innovation and Economic Development, Innovation Center, Hamad Bin Khalifa University

Shaika Al-Jabir
Partner, Rasmal Ventures

Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida
CEO, Qatar Financial Centre (QFC)

H.E. Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser
Chairman, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group

Fatma Ali AlKhater
Founder, Torba Market

Khalid Mohamed Al-Kubaisi
CEO, Malomatia

Hussain Almarhoon
Co-Founder, HALA Ventures

Aysha Al Mudahka
Program Director, Qatar Research Development Innovation Council (QRDIC)

Abdulrahman Hesham Al-Sowaidi
CEO, Qatar Development Bank

Mohammed Al-Sowaidi
Chief Investment Officer Region, Americas, Qatar Investment Authority

Fahad Hamad Hassan Al-Sulaiti
CEO, Education Above All Foundation

Sheikh Mohammed H. F. Al-Thani
CEO, Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ)

Margaret Anadu
Senior Partner, The Vistria Group

Santiago Bañales
Managing Director, Iberdrola Innovation Middle East

Ola Brown
General Partner, HealthCap Africa

Manfredi Catella
Founder & CEO, COIMA

Noah Deich
Deputy Assistant Secretary - Office of Carbon Management, United States Department of Energy - Office of Fossil Energy & Carbon Management

Ahunna Eziakonwa
Assistant Secretary General & Director, Regional Bureau for Africa, UNDP

Jörg Goschin
Co-CEO & Senior Managing Director, KfW Capital

Amy Gu
Founder & Managing Partner, Hemi Ventures

Himanshu Gupta
CEO & Co-Founder, ClimateAI

Alison Harding-Jones
Global Head of Mergers and Acquisitions & Managing Director, Deutsche Bank

Ayman Hariri
Co-Founder & CEO, VERO

Tom Isherwood
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

Saeeda Jaffar
Senior Vice President & Group Country Manager - GCC, Visa

Chua Ming Jie
CEO & Board Director, EVYD Technology

Katie Koch
President & CEO, The TCW Group, Inc.

Chris Kojima
Global Head of Capital Solutions, General Atlantic

Banke Kuku
CEO & Founder, Banke Kuku

Sky Kurtz
Co-Founder & CEO, Pure Harvest Smart Farms

Jack Lau
President, Qatar Science & Technology Park

Vinnie Lauria
Founding Partner, Golden Gate Ventures

Anne Le Guennec
Senior Executive Vice President, Water Technologies Zone, Veolia

Tara Luthra
Managing Director & Head of Global Banking for MENA, UBS

Matteo Massardi
Senior Vice President, Group Asset Management, Qatar National Bank

Rahul Malhotra
Head of Emerging Markets & Member of the Executive Board, Julius Baer Group Ltd. and Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd.

T.H. Prof. Tahir Mamman, OON, SAN
Minister of Education, Federal Republic of Nigeria

Tamer Mohamed
Founder & CEO, Aspect Biosystems

Silvina Moschini
CEO, Unicorns Inc, Founder & Chairwoman, Unicoin, Inc.

Marc Nachmann
Global Head of Asset & Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs

May Nasrallah
Founder & Executive Chairwoman, deNovo Partners

Hakan Ozdemir
CEO, Smart Infrastructure, Middle East & CEO, Qatar, Siemens

Manish Pant
Executive Vice President, International Operations, Schneider Electric

Mohsin Pirzada
Head of Funds, Qatar Investment Authority

Sakari Puisto
Chairman of the Commerce Committee, Finnish Parliament

Omid Raghimi
Senior Executive, Palantir

Ram Ramachandran
Head & Senior Vice President, MEA Region, Tech Mahindra

Svilen Rangelov
CEO & Co-Founder, Dronamics

Tomaso Rodriguez
CEO, Talabat

Roo Rogers
Co-Founder & CEO, Utopia Capital Management

Jack Selby
Managing Director, Thiel Capital

Jai Shroff
Chairman & Group CEO, UPL Ltd.

Richard Smith
President & CEO, Airline and International, FedEx

Richard Tallant
Managing Director of Qatar Shell & Executive Vice President of GTL, Shell

Abdulrahman Tarabzouni
Founder & CEO, STV

H.E. Ville Tavio
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Republic of Finland

BLOOMBERG MODERATORS:

Abeer Abu Omar
Deputy United Arab Emirates Bureau Chief, Bloomberg

Haslinda Amin
Chief International Correspondent, Southeast Asia & Anchor, Bloomberg Television

Joumanna Bercetche
Anchor, Bloomberg Television

Shartia Brantley
Executive Editor & Head of Inclusive Programming, Bloomberg

Christine Burke
Saudi Arabia Bureau Chief, Bloomberg

Farah Elbahrawy
Reporter, Bloomberg News

Zainab Fattah
Gulf Economy and Government Correspondent, Bloomberg

Bobby Ghosh
Senior Editor, Bloomberg

Mallika Kapur
Executive Editor, Bloomberg Live Experiences

Gary Kazantsev
Head of Quant Technology Strategy, Bloomberg LP

Jason Kelly
Chief Correspondent, Bloomberg Originals

Francine Lacqua
Anchor, Bloomberg Television

Matthew Martin
Chief Correspondent, Middle East Money and Power, Bloomberg

John Mickelthwait
Editor-In-Chief, Bloomberg

Mark Miller
Senior Executive Editor, Bloomberg Live Experiences

Dinesh Nair
Chief Deals Correspondent, Bloomberg

Archana Narayanan
Finance Reporter, Middle East, Bloomberg

Erik Schatzker
Editorial Director, Bloomberg New Economy

Jacqueline Simmons
Editorial Lead, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Bloomberg

Jennifer Zabasajja
Anchor, Bloomberg Television

2024 Sponsors and Partners

OFFICIAL PARTNERS:
• MOCI
• Media City

INNOVATION SPONSOR:
• qrdi.org

PREMIER SPONSORS:
• QIA
• QNB

PARTICIPATING SPONSORS:
• HSBC
• Icmarkets
• Invest Qatar
• QDB
• QFC
• QFZ
• Shell

EDUCATION SPONSOR:
• Qatar University

CONNECTIVITY SPONSOR:
• Ooredoo

KNOWLEDGE SPONSOR:
• Mckinsey & Company

TOURISM SPONSOR:
• Visit Qatar