World Summit AI Qatar will return to the Doha Exhibition & Convention Center on December 9–10, bringing together global leaders from enterprise, startups, academia, and government to tackle the most pressing issues in responsible artificial intelligence. Hosted in partnership with Qatar’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, the event supports the nation’s Digital Agenda 2030 and its commitment to ethical, transformative AI adoption.
Now in its second edition, the summit will feature 10 thematic tracks, 4 stages, and more than 100 high-profile speakers from major organizations such as NVIDIA, the United Nations, Scale AI, Halliburton, SAP, Swisscom, UNICEF, and the Digital Cooperation Organization. The 2025 theme, “A Brave New World: Building the Future with AI,” will delve into breakthroughs in frontier AI, next-gen infrastructure, governance, sustainability, and enterprise adoption.
Key speakers include Deemah AlYahya, Simon See, Chris Stephens, Lucia Velasco, James Sayles, Mohamed Shaaban, Nour Al Hassan, Santiago Bañales Lopez, Jesper Schleimann, Nikita Gordeev, Rajarshi Gupta, Jean-Marc Rickli, Lars Gehrmann, Tee Ganbold, and others leading the global AI discourse.
Major themes for 2025 span frontier AGI, robotics, encrypted learning, compute infrastructure, sustainability, decarbonisation, enterprise ROI, regulatory frameworks, and positioning the Gulf as a central hub connecting Africa, Asia, and Europe. The summit will also spotlight AI applications in new economies, inclusive education, water security, and urban mobility.
Maisie Holder, Managing Director of World Summit AI, said the event’s return to Doha reflects a shared vision for strategic, ethical, and globally competitive innovation. With the MENA AI market projected to reach $166.3 billion by 2030, Qatar continues to play a key role in regional digital transformation and cross-sector knowledge exchange.
