President of Business Continuity and Resilience Conference Eng. Abdullatif Ali Al-Yafei (second left) with other officials during the press conference, yesterday. Pic: Rajan Vadakkemuriyil / The Peninsula
Doha, Qatar: The 4th Business Continuity & Resilience Conference (BCRC) 2025 reaffirms its commitment to strengthening Qatar’s economic resilience by exploring latest trends in AI that are redefining business continuity by integrating technology and sustainability.
Revealing the details of the upcoming conference, President of BCRC, Eng. Abdullatif Ali Al-Yafei noted that this conference continues the momentum of the previous three successful editions, which brought together over 100 Qatari companies and institutions represented by business owners, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and resilience experts.
The conference will be held on November 27 under the theme ‘Smart Solutions and AI’ on will take place under the patronage of the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. It will shed light on resilient practices to protect the future by navigating the digital threat landscape and discuss resilient strategies for various sectors.
Qatar, as a rapidly growing economy with ambitious goals for a knowledge-based economy, under its national vision 2030 must ensure that its public and private sectors are equipped with the latest tools and strategies to navigate these challenges.
It requires enterprises to integrate resilience into their core strategies, ensuring they remain agile and competitive in the face of uncertainty.
Eng. Abdullatif Al-Yafei said, “The 4th Business Continuity and Resilience Conference embodies Qatar’s unwavering commitment to cultivating a business ecosystem that does not just endure challenges but uses them as catalysts for innovation, growth, and competitive advantage.”
“This year’s theme, ‘Business Continuity and Resilience – Smart Solutions and AI,’ captures our bold vision for the future. We stand at a pivotal moment where artificial intelligence, machine learning, and predictive analytics are fundamentally transforming how organisations approach risk.
“These technologies empower businesses to move beyond reactive crisis management to proactive resilience. This is the new frontier of organisational resilience that we will explore together,” he added
On the sidelines of the event, speaking to The Peninsula, Al-Yafei noted that this conference will highlight the crucial role of risk management, business continuity, resilience, and crisis management in an era where the widespread adoption of smart solutions, AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics is fundamentally transforming how organisations approach risk.
AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics are redefining how organisations manage risk and crises. These technologies empower companies to move beyond simply responding to crises and build proactive resilience. This is the new frontier of organisational resilience that should be explored.
Traditional business continuity management, resilience, and risk management, often reactive in nature, are no longer sufficient to meet these challenges. Instead, organisations must adopt smart, proactive, and adaptive strategies to leverage disruptions as opportunities for innovation and competitive advantage, he said.
The BCRC 2025 will gather leading national and international experts in Business Continuity, Organisational Resilience and Risk Management in Qatar.
“We are also pleased to announce the National Excellence Awards 2025 in Business Continuity & Resilience which will honour leading institutions and individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in resilience and continuity. Six award categories will recognize innovation, leadership, and effectiveness across public and private sectors. Nominations close on 15th November 2025, with winners to be announced during the event,” he said.
The event was attended by Senior Director Business Accounts at Ooredoo Qatar, Hassan Al Emadi; Cyber and Digital Trust Partner at PwC, Nayaz Mohammed; Qatar Businessmen Association (QBA) GM, Sarah Abdulla and other sponsors and supporters.
More than twenty-four consultants, experts and practitioners will take part in the panel discussion that are experienced in managing major crises and disruptions in large operations, transportation, cybersecurity, supply chains, food security.
BCRC 2025 is backed by a distinguished network of partners, sponsors and supporters, reflecting the event’s strategic importance. This includes the Ministry of Commerce and Industry as the strategic partner, Ooredoo as the official telecom partner, PwC Middle East as the knowledge partner, Qatar Businessmen Association as strategic supporter, Alfaisal Holding as silver sponsor, Institute of Risk Management (IRM) and Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) as institutional partners.
