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SUMMARY:Qatar Webinar – Opening Doors to the Growing Middle East Market
DESCRIPTION:Date: 17th of June 2026 at 9:00 - 10:15 Helsinki time   Venue: Microsoft onlineRegistration: The event is free of charge. Participation needs registration at latest on the 15th of June 2026. Teams link will be sent to the registered participants on the 16th of June 2026.  \nQatar and other Gulf countries are currently offering exceptionally interesting growth opportunities for Finnish companies. Qatar is investing heavily in the reform of its economy and building a future beyond oil and gas. The country is investing in billion-dollar projects around digitalization\, artificial intelligence\, smart cities\, healthcare\, education\, fintech and green energy\, among other things.  \nFor Finnish companies\, this means concrete opportunities:\n• expansion into new markets• strategic partnerships• public and private projects• pilots and commercialization• access to financing and investor networks for startups and growth companies.\nQatar also acts as a gateway to the entire GCC region\, whose combined market offers access to tens of millions of consumers and significant investment opportunities. \nJoin the webinar to hear where the real opportunities are right now — and how Finnish expertise can build success in Qatar and the wider Middle East.  \nThe webinar is co-organized by the Embassy of Finland to Doha\, the Finland Chamber of Commerce\, Finnish-Arab Business Association\, and the Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce. \nThe event is moderated by Mr. Kimmo Laaksonen\, Commercial Counsellor Embassy of Finland to State of Qatar.\nProgram\n09:00Opening remarksMr. Juha Mustonen\, Ambassador of Finland to State of QatarMs. Päivi Pohjanheimo\, Director of International Affairs & Trade\, Finland Chamber of Commerce\, Country Director Secretary General\, ICC Finland   \n09:10 Qatar as a business environmentMr.  Juha Perälampi\, Senior Advisor at Qatar University \n09:20Business case of successful export operations (health technology): Hur OyMr. Bilal Qudisat\, Vice President\, Hur Oy  \n09:30Qatar as an innovation environmentMr. Hind Zaki\, Director for International Affairs\, Qatar RDI Council  \n09:40 Business case of successful innovation cooperation: Qatar Open Innovation Mr. Karno Tenovuo\, CEO Awake.AI\n09:50Closing remarks H.E. Mr. Mohammed Abdulla M. K. Al-Jabir\, Ambassador of State of Qatar to FinlandBusiness Finland representative (tbc)  Mr. Maher Khadour\, Chair\, Finnish-Arab Business Association\n10:15End of the event\n \n \nPicture: Pixabay
LOCATION:Microsoft online
URL:http://tapahtumat.kauppakamari.fi/event/bMylX
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