Doha, Qatar: Under the auspices of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, the 1st Qatar Real Estate Forum 2023 will launch today.

Organised by the Ministry of Municipality, the two-day forum will be held under the theme “Regulations and Legislations for an Optimal Quality of Life and a Sustainable Real Estate Industry”. It will see participation by a number of ministers, CEOs of firms operating in the real estate sector, and several active personalities from Qatar and abroad.

Featuring 35 keynote speakers and 1,500 leaders, decision makers, experts and active entities in real estate sector at the local and international level, the forum will highlight the best practices relevant to the real estate sector to bolster the process of creating a conducive environment for real estate sector and formulating essential approaches and mechanisms to manage and develop this sector in a way that best suits Qatar’s ambitions in supporting and reviving this vital sector since it leads the development engine to other numerous sectors.

The event includes numerous panel discussions and workshops that address several key themes, such as future trends in real estate, anticipating the future of the sector, its governance, digital innovation for a sustainable real estate industry, real estate sector post-World Cup, investors’ journey between reality and hope, funding policies and mechanisms, as well as future cities for a better life quality. 

The workshops will address four topics, namely mortgage systems and real estate funding, Qatari real estate investment (stages, challenges, and solutions), real estate appraisal, international reference and professional practice, real estate development project management and facilities management programmes.

The forum’s organising committee had previously launched the forum’s website to facilitate participants, emphasising that it has streamlined the subscription process, as logistical assistance has been provided to participants to follow up on places of residence and movement, along with all other logistical details related to residence during the convention period.

The committee has also organised an exhibition on the sidelines of the forum to showcase the state-of-the-art technologies achieved in sustainable real estate industry.

The Ministry of Municipality is organising the forum in partnership with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Justice, Expo 2023 Doha Qatar, and Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company.

The forum patronises a number of national enterprises and institutions, and it comes within the framework of the great interest prioritised by Qatar for this critical sector.

The forum includes a broad range of platforms that bring together business leaders in real estate sector at all levels, locally, regionally and internationally to lay out a roadmap for the real estate development process, encourage young national talents working in this sector and support the implementation of real estate sector development strategy in Qatar and its outcomes in light of the current distinguished stature of Qatar as a prosperous financial, trade and economic hub.