Qatar and UNCTAD set the ninth World Investment Forum for 25–27 October
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Doha will host the World Investment Forum with more than 70 sessions, 211 announced speakers and seven thematic tracks. The programme covers artificial intelligence, critical minerals, energy, infrastructure, sustainable finance, tourism and culture, and the space economy.
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- Horizon Strategies
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- Qatar · Trade & Investment
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What changed
Doha will host the World Investment Forum with more than 70 sessions, 211 announced speakers and seven thematic tracks. The programme covers artificial intelligence, critical minerals, energy, infrastructure, sustainable finance, tourism and culture, and the space economy.
Business impact
- The 25–27 October forum concentrates more than 70 sessions, 211 announced speakers and seven thematic tracks into a defined institutional-access window in Doha.
- Its coverage of AI, critical minerals, energy, infrastructure, sustainable finance, tourism, culture and space supports targeted meeting preparation across multiple Horizon priority sectors.
- Attendance does not prove committed investment or procurement; value depends on selecting relevant institutions and converting the programme into pre-arranged conversations.
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- The final agenda, speaker confirmations and participant organisations relevant to each target sector
- Official side events, meeting mechanisms and registration deadlines
- Post-forum investment commitments, programmes or calls that can be verified independently
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The facts above are attributed to Qatar News Agency / UNCTAD and were checked by Horizon against the linked official record for this 2026-10-05 edition. Horizon's operational interpretation is separately identified and is not presented as a statement by the source.
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Qatar · Trade & Investment
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