The third and final day of Qatar Economic Forum, Powered by Bloomberg began today. The conference was organized under the theme ‘New Perspectives for Tomorrow.’
The morning sessions focused on topics related to the state of the global economy in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and recovery expectations.
Today's panel discussion discussed the growth goals of 5G and the impact it will have on trade in the future, as well as the Internet of Things' (IoT) role in addressing future health emergencies. A third panel discussion focused on the New Silk Road and its impact on the future of manufacturing in the developing market. Other topics included the future trends in real estate following the acceleration of the move online.
In the session ‘Preparing for the Future: IoTs Role in Future Health Emergencies’, Director of Public Health Department at Ministry of Public Health in the State of Qatar HE Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al-Thani discussed Qatar's experience in using the latest technologies to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, stressing that it was an important tool for responding to the challenges posed by the epidemic.
In the session ‘The New Silk Road: The Future of Manufacturing in Developing Markets’, participants discussed the booming manufacturing growth in South-East Asia. Deputy Undersecretary for Economic Affairs in Ministry of Finance of the State of Qatar Saud Al Attiyah and Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Development Bank Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Al Khalifa participated in the session. They discussed the State of Qatar's views on advancing manufacturing and supporting SMEs.
The session ‘Springboarding Women and Girls: Ensuring Access to Digital Opportunities’ discussed the gender digital gap. Participants discussed global efforts to bridge that gap, given women will remain the central force driving economic growth in the future. They also discussed potential innovations in education that could help bridge that gap.
Other topics on today's agenda are ‘Sustainable Smart Cities’, ‘In the Eyes of the Beholder’ which focuses on the beauty industry, ‘The Future of Travel and Tourism’ which discusses to rethink the global travel and tourism business model after the pandemic cost the industry billions of dollars and millions of jobs, ‘Quicker, Faster, Safer: The Future of Global Healthcare Supply Chains’, ‘Delivery First: Fast-Moving Consumer Goods in a Covid-19 World’, ‘Investing for a New Age’, ‘Powering Global Finance’ which sees authorities and policy-makers discuss the lessons learned from the 2008 financial crisis and chart a way forward for the global economy., ‘The Global Outlook’ which sees the worlds top investors share their views on what they look for in getting the highest returns, ‘The Liquidity and Sustainability Facility’ which focuses on how the UNs new Liquidity Sustainability Facility will revolutionize Africas access to capital markets and power their post-pandemic economic recovery, ‘Investing with Purpose’ which discusses how shareholder capitalism is fast ceding ground to stakeholder capitalism, ‘Avoiding an Unequal Recovery’, ‘Rethinking Investment in Africa’ which discusses how investment continuity in Africa to try and avoid a potential $290 billion financing gap in sub-Saharan Africa in particular, ‘Space-based Internet: the Future of Global Communication’, ‘Pandemic Premiums: Health Insurance Repercussions in a Post-Covid World’, ‘Next Generation Supply Chains: Leveraging AI in Future Manufacturing’, ‘Thinking Outside the Box: Alternative Infrastructures for Education’, ‘A Bold Agenda for Female Leadership’ discusses the impact the pandemic has had on women in terms of the loss of jobs and how to find solutions to the set of problems facing women post-pandemic. (QNA)
