{"id":50329,"date":"2025-08-24T20:38:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T17:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/?p=50329"},"modified":"2025-08-24T20:44:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T17:44:25","slug":"doha-set-to-host-inaugural-mwc25-with-expanded-agenda-highlighting-smart-cities-and-digital-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/2025\/08\/doha-set-to-host-inaugural-mwc25-with-expanded-agenda-highlighting-smart-cities-and-digital-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Doha Set to Host Inaugural MWC25 with Expanded Agenda Highlighting Smart Cities and Digital Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"516\">The Qatari capital, Doha, is preparing to host the first edition of MWC25 this November with an expanded agenda that reflects Qatar\u2019s growing ambition to establish itself as a regional hub for technological innovation and the telecommunications industry.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"851\">Organizers have announced the inclusion of Smart City Expo \u2013 the world\u2019s largest event dedicated to urban innovation \u2013 as part of MWC25, alongside the GSMA Digital Leaders Programme, which will take place in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for the first time following successful editions in Barcelona and Shanghai.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"853\" data-end=\"890\">Exhibition and Key Participants<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"891\" data-end=\"1185\">The exhibition will expand across three main halls at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC). Among the newly confirmed exhibitors and sponsors are Google, Nokia, Cisco Mannai, Turkcell, VEON, Qatar University, as well as several regional and international institutions.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1187\" data-end=\"1273\">High-profile global tech leaders will also take part in keynote sessions, including:<\/h2>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1274\" data-end=\"1546\">\n<li data-start=\"1274\" data-end=\"1320\">\n<p data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1320\">Peggy Johnson, CEO of Agility Robotics<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1413\">\n<p data-start=\"1323\" data-end=\"1413\">Deemah AlYahya, Secretary General of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1452\">\n<p data-start=\"1416\" data-end=\"1452\">Hatem Dowidar, Group CEO of e&amp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1504\">\n<p data-start=\"1455\" data-end=\"1504\">Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo, Group CEO of Ooredoo<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1546\">\n<p data-start=\"1507\" data-end=\"1546\">Kaan Terzio\u011flu, Group CEO of VEON<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1548\" data-end=\"1597\">A Platform for Innovation and Collaboration<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1598\" data-end=\"1705\">The event is expected to serve as a meeting point for policymakers, innovators, and investors, featuring:<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1956\">\n<li data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1774\">\n<p data-start=\"1708\" data-end=\"1774\">4YFN, the dedicated platform supporting technology startups.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1956\">\n<p data-start=\"1777\" data-end=\"1956\">The GSMA Ministerial Programme, which will bring together ministers and policymakers from across the region and beyond to shape the future of digital transformation in MENA.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1958\" data-end=\"1974\">Key Themes<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1975\" data-end=\"2021\">MWC25 Doha will focus on three major themes:<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2022\" data-end=\"2097\">\n<li data-start=\"2022\" data-end=\"2038\">\n<p data-start=\"2024\" data-end=\"2038\"><strong data-start=\"2024\" data-end=\"2036\">AI Nexus<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2039\" data-end=\"2068\">\n<p data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2068\"><strong data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2066\">Intelligent Economies<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2069\" data-end=\"2097\">\n<p data-start=\"2071\" data-end=\"2097\"><strong data-start=\"2071\" data-end=\"2095\">Connected Industries<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2099\" data-end=\"2319\">These will be addressed through a series of specialized summits on the AI economy, 5G networks, cybersecurity, satellite technologies, fintech and digital commerce, smart mobility, and the Internet of Things (IoT).<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2321\" data-end=\"2358\">A Digital Future for MENA<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2359\" data-end=\"2697\">Scheduled for 25\u201326 November 2025 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC), MWC25 Doha is set to be a pivotal platform shaping the future of connectivity and the digital economy in the Middle East and North Africa. The event underscores Qatar\u2019s growing role as a regional hub for innovation and emerging technologies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Qatari capital, Doha, is preparing to host the first edition of MWC25 this November with an expanded agenda that reflects Qatar\u2019s growing ambition to establish itself as a regional hub for technological innovation and the telecommunications industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":50325,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"post_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8566],"tags":[9335,9336,9334,8984],"class_list":["post-50329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai","tag-agility-robotics","tag-digital-cooperation-organization-dco","tag-mwc25","tag-mwc25-doha"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}