Ninth Euromoney Qatar Conference to be held in Doha on May 29

The ninth Euromoney Qatar Conference will be held in Doha on May 29, it was announced Saturday.
The Euromoney Conference, co-hosted with Qatar Central Bank, will focus on the latest developments around Qatar’s strategy and finance in the new global landscape.
As the eyes of the world turn to Qatar for 2022 FIFA World Cup, they will see a country that has emerged from the pandemic in strong economic shape and with an increasingly important role in regional and global geopolitics.
“Euromoney will explore how Qatar can capitalise on the success of its strategy. What’s next for the nation, its financial institutions, and its investors? How will they deploy their capital domestically and internationally? How will the financial sector get ahead in the drive for digitalisation? What are the risks and challenges? The event will focus on answering these questions and more,” a statement said.
Victoria Behn, commercial director at Euromoney Conferences commented, “It’s been over two years since the last Euromoney Qatar Conference and a lot has happened. It’s wonderful to be back in Doha, meeting face-to-face and charting all the developments and future opportunities for Qatar’s financial sector.”
According to the Euromoney Qatar Conference website, the sessions will include prominent and influential Qatari and international speakers.
Key themes include ESG and climate change – what does ESG mean in Qatar?; Qatar and the region in the new global security landscape – opportunities and threats; Qatar’s response to the pandemic – managing the economy in challenging times; economic diversification pre- and post- World Cup 2022; long-term macro outlook for energy exporting nations; the evolution of the Qatari banking sector; digitisation of Qatari banking and financial services; fintech and innovation; crypto, DeFi, centralised digitalised currencies and other applications of blockchain.