The participants of the Rowad Conference 2019 at the Doha Exhibition & Convention Center in Doha recently.
Doha: The Qatar Development Bank (QDB) has concluded the fifth edition of Qatar Entrepreneurship Conference 2019 (Rowad Conference 2019), which drew a large number of participants from a variety of industries in Qatar as well as SMEs, and featured a host of valuable workshops and interactive talks and discussions from November 12-14 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC).
The Rowad Conference 2019 was launched with the announcement of the four winners of the Rowad Award in its second edition, during the first day of the conference.
The conference featured more than 49 workshops which were attended by 1,207 participants. A total of 1,535 visitors from the general public also attended the various entrepreneurship sessions throughout the conference. Commenting on the wrap up of Qatar Entrepreneurship Conference 2019, QDB CEO Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa, said: “We are delighted to see the large numbers of participants at the fifth edition of Rowad Conference. This is yet another testimonial of QDB’s vision and mission to support SMEs in Qatar through a myriad of advisory and financial services, and to contribute to the diversification of the national economy.”
The Rowad Conference 2019 hosted a large number of entrepreneurs and investors in addition to the general public who attended to explore the entrepreneurial landscape in the State, offering a valuable platform for networking and knowledge exchange.
The inauguration of Qatar Entrepreneurship Conference 2019 was marked with the announcement of the four winners of Qatar Rowad Award in its second edition.
This edition featured the Innovation Award category launched for the first time to attract creative entrepreneurs, and to emphasise on the importance of innovation as one of the vital elements of entrepreneurship that ensures sustainability of the business and its ability keep abreast of the latest developments in the global market.
The conference occurred as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week, and is a national initiative that brings together Qatari entrepreneurs and industry key players in Qatar to exchange knowledge and discuss possible opportunities to support entrepreneurs across different sectors.
