{"id":51620,"date":"2025-09-23T11:13:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/?p=51620"},"modified":"2025-10-02T11:20:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T08:20:39","slug":"gsma-mwc25-doha-over-200-visionary-speakers-and-over-200-exhibitors-expected-to-gather-in-doha-in-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/2025\/09\/gsma-mwc25-doha-over-200-visionary-speakers-and-over-200-exhibitors-expected-to-gather-in-doha-in-november\/","title":{"rendered":"GSMA MWC25 Doha: Over 200 visionary speakers and over 200 exhibitors expected to gather in Doha in November"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"3\" data-end=\"249\">First-ever MWC in the Middle East \u2013 Doha: MWC25 Doha will take place on 25\u201326 November 2025, featuring over 200 speakers and around 200 exhibitors, including global players like Microsoft, Google Cloud, Huawei, Ooredoo, Vodafone, and Meeza.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"3\" data-end=\"249\">Qatar\u2019s Vision and Strategy: The event is part of <em data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"337\">Qatar\u2019s Digital Agenda 2030<\/em> and <em data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"370\">Qatar National Vision 2030<\/em>, aiming to position Doha as a global hub for technology, policy, and innovation, with a focus on AI, intelligent infrastructure, and digital economies.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"789\" data-is-last-node=\"\">\n<p data-start=\"529\" data-end=\"789\" data-is-last-node=\"\">New Partnerships and Collaborations: Five MoUs were signed with CRA, Qatar University, Media City Qatar, Ooredoo, and Vodafone to support the event, alongside key programs such as 4YFN (startups), the GSMA Ministerial Programme, and Smart City Expo Doha.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>23 September 2025, Doha:<\/strong>\u00a0The GSMA and Qatar&#8217;s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT Qatar)\u00a0today shared updates and new details for the inaugural\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcdoha.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MWC25 Doha<\/a>\u00a0during a press briefing at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center. As the first MWC event in MENA, MWC Doha forms a central part of Qatar\u2019s Digital Agenda 2030, across two days of agenda-setting debate, innovation, and collaboration, it will convene:<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Over 200 speakers<\/li>\n<li>Over 150 exhibitors confirmed today, of which 80% are international, with 200 expected when doors open<\/li>\n<li>Attendees from more than 60 countries \u2013 including over 40% at director level and above<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">At the press briefing, the GSMA was honoured to welcome Her Excellency Mrs. Reem Mohammed Al Mansoori, Assistant Undersecretary of Digital Industry Affairs at MCIT Qatar, and Mr. Khalid Aljumaily, Public Relations and Communication Director at MCIT Qatar. They were joined by GSMA CMO, Lara Dewar, and GSMA Ltd. CEO, John Hoffman.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">More than\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcdoha.com\/speakers?\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">200 world-class speakers are set to appear<\/a>, alongside a diverse line-up of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcdoha.com\/exhibitors?\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exhibitors<\/a>\u00a0that already includes Cisco, Dell, Google Cloud, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Huawei, Mannai, Microsoft, Nokia, Ooredoo, PwC, Qatar University,\u00a0VEON, Vodafone, ZTE and the latest addition &#8211; leading Qatari data centre and AI services provider, Meeza.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">His Excellency Mr. Mohammed bin Ali Al Mannai, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>\u201cHosting the inaugural MWC25 Doha is an important milestone for Qatar and for the region. It reflects our commitment not only to advancing digital transformation under the Digital Agenda 2030 and Qatar National Vision 2030, but also to positioning Doha as a global meeting point for technology, policy, and innovation. By joining Qatar\u2019s calendar of leading global technology events, MWC25 Doha strengthens Qatar\u2019s position as a destination for technology dialogue, digital transformation in the region, and fostering global collaboration. Together with GSMA, we bring the world\u2019s leading voices in ICT to Doha for the first time, to explore the future of AI, 5G, and digital economies.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The press briefing was followed by the signing of five Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) agreements with Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA), Qatar University, Media City Qatar, Ooredoo, and Vodafone in support of the inaugural MWC Doha. Please visit the Press Zone for more information.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Vivek Badrinath, Director General of GSMA, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>\u201cWe are extremely excited to host our first MWC in the region in Doha, and grateful to MCIT for their partnership to make MWC Doha a success. With bold ambitions, strong investment capacity and a policy environment that largely supports innovation, MENA is one of the world\u2019s most exciting digital markets right now. And with Qatar at the forefront, Doha is the perfect location for this event. We look forward to welcoming the global tech ecosystem to MWC25 Doha in November.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">MWC Doha takes place on 25\u201326 November at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, in partnership with MCIT. Spanning three halls, the event brings tech pioneers, leading industry voices, and iconic brands to explore how AI, intelligent infrastructure, fintech, mobility and frontier technologies are transforming economies and societies.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcdoha.com\/agenda\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">agenda<\/a>\u00a0is focused on the themes shaping tech and business &#8211; AI Nexus, Intelligent Economies, and Connected Industries \u2013 and features the regional debut of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcdoha.com\/articles\/4yfn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">4YFN<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 the official startup platform of MWC \u2013 the \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcdoha.com\/ministerial\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GSMA Ministerial Programme<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcdoha.com\/digital-leaders-programme\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GSMA Digital Leaders Programme<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcityexpodoha.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Smart City Expo Doha<\/a>, a spin-off from Smart City Expo World Congress, the world\u2019s leading event on cities and smart urban transformation, organised by Fira de Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Registration for general attendees is open now, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcdoha.com\/passes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First-ever MWC in the Middle East \u2013 Doha: MWC25 Doha will take place on 25\u201326 November 2025, featuring over 200 speakers and around 200 exhibitors, including global players like Microsoft, Google Cloud, Huawei, Ooredoo, Vodafone, and Meeza. Qatar\u2019s Vision and Strategy: The event is part of Qatar\u2019s Digital Agenda 2030 and Qatar National Vision 2030, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":51621,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"post_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9799],"tags":[9800],"class_list":["post-51620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mwc","tag-gsma-mwc25-doha"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51620","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\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}