The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), one of the world's leading and fastest growing onshore business and financial centres, concluded the tech edition of its regular Fast, Forward events. The event offered a unique networking opportunity for firms registered on the QFC's platform to share their business ideas, proposals and project updates.

The event reflects the importance of the technology sector in Qatar's economy, which was estimated to be approximately USD$ 3.9 billion in 2017[i], and is expected to grow by an impressive 2.3 percent per annum to reach USD$ 4.4 billion by 2021.[ii]

Attended by Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida, Chief Executive Officer, QFC Authority and Raed Al-Emadi, Chief Commercial Officer, QFC Authority, the event included panel discussions and Q&A sessions on pertinent topics such as cyber security and cyber resilience, as well as digital strategy and advanced analytics. These engaging discussions were led by QFC licensed firms KPMG, Protiviti Member Firm, BCT and Global Risk Advisors.