Overview

Qatar has never treated the future as something to wait for. Across the country, digital infrastructure, cloud, data and connectivity are changing how we live, move, shop and create. The same ideas that shape our cities are now shaping how we design them.

Doha Design District sits where culture, craft and technology meet. So we are asking the question that matters to anyone designing for tomorrow: what does innovation really mean for Doha?

Join us at Sada for an hour with leading voices from telecommunications infrastructure, global technology and one of Qatar’s homegrown digital platforms. Together we will explore how technology is shaping the spaces, services and everyday experiences of a design-forward city.

Join Us

As part of DDD’s initiative to explore different aspects of design, architecture, fashion and innovation, Doha Design District invites you to join a panel discussion exploring the intersection of technology, innovation and the future of design in Qatar. The discussion will bring together leading voices from telecommunications infrastructure, global technology and homegrown digital platforms.

Speakers
  • Cynthia Layous

    Cloud Sales Manager, Google

  • Haitham Al-Haidari

    General Manager of New Ventures,Snoonu

  • Abdulhalim Kolko

    Managing Director – Buildings; Head of Portfolio Enablement, Middle East ,Siemens

  • Firas El Zaknoun

    MEEZA’s Strategic Alliances Manager

  • Shaikha Al Thani

    Moderator

Program / Agenda
  • • The role of digital infrastructure, cloud, data and connectivity in enabling smart, design-forward cities

  • • Global technology trends and their local application in Qatar's innovation ecosystem

  • • How platform businesses are shaping consumer behaviour and urban convenience

  • • What "innovation" means for a design district positioned at the intersection of culture, craft and technology

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