Doha, Qatar: During Web Summit Qatar 2026, technology ventures developed by alumni of Qatar Foundation’s (QF) unique ecosystem of education are being showcased to investors and stakeholders.
Ranging from health and education to sustainability, finance, and cybersecurity, 20 startups created by graduates of QF’s Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) and QF’s international partner universities are being exhibited at the summit. Meanwhile, 54 startups incubated by QF’s Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) are being spotlighted in the tech innovation and entrepreneurship hub’s Web Summit Qatar 2026 pavilion.
QSTP is also contributing to the judging of the summit’s pitch competition, delivering an AI masterclass, and hosting a side event on the leading role of women in technology development and investment; while, President of QSTP Rama Chakaki, is among the panellists in a summit session on the region’s emergence as a global driver of AI infrastructure, deep tech, and intellectual property development.
During the summit, WISE will collaborate with QSTP for a panel discussion exploring how ‘precision education’ – powered by AI, data, and adaptive technologies – can enable inclusive, scalable learning systems that reach those who have been underserved by traditional education models. This collaboration will continue after Web Summit Qatar 2026 with a bootcamp at QSTP to support the progress of edtech solutions developed through the WISE Accelerator programme.
In the field of health innovation, WISH – QF’s global health initiative participated in a Web Summit Qatar 2026 session exploring Qatar’s fast-growing health tech ecosystem, from research and innovation to investment, partnerships, and digital, AI, and biotech advances, alongside the QRDI Council, HBKU’s Qatar Computing Research Institute, the Ministry of Public Health, Doha-based Prorenata Biotech, and Itqan Clinical Simulation and Innovation Centre.
QF’s Earthna Centre for a Sustainable Future held a panel discussion that explored the environmental challenges faced by cities in hot and arid climates, and the smart and innovative technical solutions that can address them. During the summit, Earthna is also holding a session focusing on ‘Industrial Policy for Green Economic Diversification in Qatar and the Gulf Region’.
HBKU will be hosting talks and showcasing technologies developed within its colleges and research institutes during the event, with QF partner universities Northwestern University in Qatar and HEC Paris, Doha, also participating in the summit.
