Qatar Pavilion

Today's business is undergoing fundamental changes associated with digital transformation in all aspects from corporate governance to corporate culture and communications. The digitalization of business and entire industries is the only way to meet the rapidly changing global environment. The digital transformation of industry, retail, the public sector, and other areas is already changing the lives of every person and every company. What unique digital infrastructure exists in Russia and Qatar, and what opportunities does it offer? How will digital technologies develop further? What is it like, the digital world of the future we are entering today? What are the business benefits of big data technologies, blockchain, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, corporate information systems, e-commerce, and do these technologies have a downside? How is the digital economy developing in Russia and Qatar, and what opportunities does it offer for the development of international economic cooperation?

Moderator
Mikhail Serdyuk, Business Ambassador in Qatar

Panellists
Thani Almalk, Executive Director of Business, Chief Executive Officer, Ooredoo Qatar
Sarah Al-Dorani, Chief Marketing Officer, Qatar Financial Centre (QFC)
H.E. Sheikha Alanoud bint Hamad Al-Thani, Managing Director, Qatar Financial Centre Authority
Anatoly Valetov, Acting General Director, Moscow Innovation Cluster
Evgeniy Kovnir, General Director, Digital Economy
Igor Runets, General Director, Bitriver Rus
Pavel Titov, President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)
Henk Jan Hoogendoorn, Managing Director of Financial Sector Office, Qatar Financial Centre

Evgeniy Kovnir

General Director, Digital Economy

Igor Runets

General Director, Bitriver Rus

Pavel Titov

President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)

Henk Jan Hoogendoorn

Managing Director of Financial Sector Office, Qatar Financial Centre

Henk Jan Hoogendoorn is the Managing Director, Financial Sector Office at QFC, where he is responsible for delivering on QFC's mission of attracting financial and regulated businesses to Qatar through the QFC platform, in line with the Second Financial Strategy and Qatar National Vision 2030.

He has extensive experience in international finance, management, and transforming and building businesses in the financial sector. Henk has held senior management roles at ABN AMRO Bank and Deutsche Bank in the Netherlands and the Middle East and has a solid track record of implementing businesses in the financial sector.

Prior to joining QFC, Henk served as Mashreq Qatar's Country CEO and Managing Director of Deutsche Bank, Head Non-Bank Financial Institutions, where he was responsible for insurers, pension funds, fintech, and implementing strategic and business plans across Europe.

He holds a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands and has participated in executive education at the London Business School and INSEAD.