GCO Director H E Sheikh Jassim bin Mansour bin Jabor Al-Thani meeting Senior Fellow at Mastercard, Raja Rajamannar in Doha.
Doha, Qatar: Director of the Government Communications Office (GCO) and Chairman of the Permanent Web Summit Organising Committee H E Sheikh Jassim bin Mansour bin Jabor Al-Thani held a series of meetings with senior international leaders from the technology, investment, media, and creative economy sectors during Web Summit Qatar, which concluded on Wednesday.
Discussions explored ways to expand international cooperation and explore new strategic partnerships with leading global institutions, reinforcing Qatar’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
The GCO Director met with President of the Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkiye Ahmet Burak Daglioglu, and his delegation, to explore collaboration opportunities in major international platforms, led by Web Summit.
He also held talks with CEO of Stability AI Prem Akkaraju, on harnessing AI for content creation and government communications and advancing partnerships to develop innovative, intelligent solutions to support innovation.
Sheikh Jassim also held discussions with Senior Fellow and ex-Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Mastercard Raja Rajamannar, focusing on collaboration in the digital economy and exploring partnership models that enhance public trust.
He also held talks with Kevin Mayer, Co-CEO of Candle Media on investing in creative content and leveraging new platforms to strengthen cultural impact and national branding.
Furthermore, he held talks with President, COO, and CFO of iHeartMedia Rich Bressler and CEO of iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group Conal Byrne, focusing on existing partnership initiatives and opportunities to expand collaboration in audio media, with a particular emphasis on original Arabic content.
Sheikh Jassim also met with several prominent international content creators, including Questlove, Steven Bartlett, and Chris Williamson.
He held a meeting with Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of B Capital Eduardo Saverin and Raj Ganguly, focusing on collaboration to support startups and enhance investment partnerships, as part of efforts to attract global investors and increase fund participation at Web Summit.
The GCO Director also met with representatives of major global social media platforms, including TikTok, Meta, X, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Google, and Reddit to discuss potential cooperation and partnership opportunities.
These meetings came in the framework of the GCO’s ongoing commitment to advancing international partnerships and expanding collaboration with leading global institutions, in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 to build a knowledge-based economy.
