Today, in cooperation with the Youth Pioneers Club, Qatar Development Bank organized the seventh edition of the 2025 Investment Forum, which is considered one of the most prominent investment events, which aims to increase cooperation between entrepreneurs and investors in the State of Qatar.
The forum attracted a group of international investors, bold capital funds, families and financial institutions, as well as a group of entrepreneurs and startups, providing a major platform for exchanging ideas and experiences and building sustainable partnerships.
This year, under the slogan “Family offices: Towards a smart investment for the future generation”, was held, during which the role of these growing offices was highlighted in formulating the investment scene in Qatar, and its impact on promoting innovation and entrepreneurship and support for economic diversification, in line with Qatar National Vision 2030.
Throughout its sessions, the forum hosted in -depth specialized dialogues, which dealt with the most prominent developments in the global investment scene, reviewing the promising growth opportunities in the emerging sectors. The forum also provided a distinct space for communication between investors and local and international entrepreneurs, in order to enhance Qatar’s position as a promising investment center.
The forum also represented a special opportunity for startups, to display their projects to attendance from investors and experts in the field, as eight Qatari and regional startup companies presented their innovative projects.
The forum included a ceremony honoring the two best projects for the two categories: The Excellence Award for Innovation and the Excellence Award in the project presentation, as “Wafir” won the Excellence Award for Innovation, while “Atragim” won the Excellence Award in the project presentation.
On this occasion, Mr. Abdul Rahman bin Hisham Al -Suwaidi, CEO of Qatar Development Bank, said that the investment forum proves every year its prestigious position in the investment scene, at the local and regional levels, “noting that” this version was distinguished by the extent of the development that we witnessed in the nature of the discussions that took place between the attendees in various categories, and the results that it produced. “
He continued, that the forum illuminated on the other hand the large extent of interaction between capital and innovative ideas locally, reflecting the position of the leadership of Qatar in the investment sector globally, and again proves the level of its advanced investment environment, and its ability to translate aspirations into effective and influential investment projects in the national economy.
Al -Suwaidi explained that the forum focused this year on the role of the global and regionally escalating family offices, as it has become a partner in drawing the future of the entrepreneurial system, through the accumulated experience and the ability to direct investments towards the future sectors, pointing out that the forum stressed the need to involve these institutions in the national pioneering system, as a basic pillar of the investment sector.
For his part, Mr. Abdul Rahman Tariq Al -Emadi, Vice President at the Youth Entrepreneurship Club, said that “the forum represents a vital platform that combines innovative minds with supportive capital, which opens wide horizons for young entrepreneurs to achieve their aspirations.” He added, “We at the Youth Entrepreneurs Club believe that investing in the new generation of creators is an investment in the future of Qatar, in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 in building a diversified economy And sustainable.
In addition, Mr. Fahd Abdel Rahman Badar, Executive Director General, Head of Comprehensive and International Banking Services at Commercial Bank, said that “the forum represents a real opportunity to determine the latest developments in the investment system locally and internationally, as an event that brings together the most important actors in this regard,” noting that “the goals of this event with our vision seeking to consolidate an integrated financial system that allows entrepreneurs and small companies Medium, real opportunities for growth and prosperity. “
The forum witnessed this year support from the Ministry of Trade and Industry, “Doha Tech Angeles, Makinzi and Co.”, as well as the care of the Qatar Investment Authority, the commercial bank in Qatar, and the Qatar Financial Center, who contributed to promoting the forum’s presence and the success of its work.
It is worth noting that the Qatar Development Bank continues to strengthen the Qatari business system, as an attractive system for investment at the regional and global levels, stressing through the success of this version, its commitment to continuing to build an advanced innovative investment environment, which supports today and tomorrow’s generations of pioneers and investors.