Doha, 31 Jan. 2026 (QNA)

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has revealed the programme of its participation in the third edition of Web Summit Qatar 2026, taking place from 1 to 4 February 2026 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC).

The Ministry will take part through a comprehensive and integrated programme, reflecting an active and impactful presence at one of the world's leading platforms for technology and innovation.

This participation comes as part of MCIT's commitment to engaging directly with industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors, contributing to global discussions on the future of the digital economy, and showcasing Qatar's national experience in digital transformation, entrepreneurship, and future skills development.

The Ministry's programme features a fully integrated interactive booth designed as an open space for dialogue and direct engagement. The booth includes an interactive theatre hosting more than 22 panel discussions and live presentations, with the participation of leading technology experts, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators, in coordination with Invest Qatar.

These sessions focus on strategic themes including digital transformation, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, and innovation, as well as their practical applications in vital sectors and their role in supporting sustainable development and national talent development.

The Ministry of Sports and Youth also participates within the booth through a range of youth-focused initiatives and programmes, in collaboration with the Qatar Scientific Club. This participation reflects institutional integration in supporting Qatar's national innovation ecosystem and aims to empower youth and entrepreneurs, enhance technical and practical skills, and create opportunities for learning, experimentation, and engagement with local and international expertise in scientific and technological fields.

The interactive booth highlights MCIT's flagship programmes supporting entrepreneurship, including the Digital Incubation Center, which has supported the graduation of more than 415 startups; the TASMU Accelerator, which has supported more than 72 startups; and the Scale Now Programme, which has graduated 30 startups.

As part of the Summit programme, MCIT will organise four specialised courses covering innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital skills development.

Furthermore, the booth will allocate dedicated exhibition spaces for startups incubated under the programmes of MCIT and the Ministry of Sports and Youth, with approximately 24 startups participating throughout the Summit days on a rotational basis. This model aims to enable a larger number of startups to showcase their solutions, strengthen their presence, build new networks, and explore partnership and investment opportunities within the Summit ecosystem.

In addition, Director of the Digital Innovation Department at MCIT, Eman Al Kuwari will participate in a dialogue session within the Summit program titled "Sovereign AI: Building Technology in a Transnational World". In this session, she will highlight AI developments in national contexts and the role of digital initiatives in Qatar in this field.

On the sidelines of the Summit, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology is scheduled to sign more than 10 agreements and partnerships with a number of local and international partners, aimed at strengthening cooperation in digital innovation, skills development, startup empowerment, and accelerating digital transformation across priority sectors.

Web Summit was founded in Dublin in 2009 by Paddy Cosgrave. It started as a 150-person tech conference in October 2009. Since 2009, Web Summit has gathered together over a million business people from around the world. Its flagship event is Web Summit in Lisbon, which takes place every November. During the year, Web Summit now hosts events around the world, including Web Summit Rio in South America, Web Summit Qatar in the Middle East, Collision and Web Summit Vancouver in North America, and RISE in Asia.

Web Summit’s mission has been to create software that enables meaningful connections between the CEOs, founders, investors, media, politicians and cultural figureheads who are reshaping the world.