Qatari-Turkish partnership on events management launched

Doha: Qatar Chamber (QC) Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani and Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Qatar 

H E Dr. Mustafa Goksu recently attended the signing ceremony of the establishment of a Qatari-Turkish partnership under the name CEO Event Qatar company, which is specialised in managing events and conferences.

The agreement was signed by Ali bin Shabib Al Attiyah, a Qatari businessman, and Cevat Olcok, President of the Board of CEO Event Turkey Co.

The ceremony was also attended by Dr. Mourad Aly, an expert and consultant in strategic management and media campaign management, alongside several businessmen from both sides.
Sheikh Khalifa praised the new partnership, stressing the QC’s support for similar alliances between Qatari and Turkish firms. 

He added that relations between Qatar and Turkey have witnessed great development over the recent years, which is reflected on the cooperation between both countries’ business sectors.

Sheikh Khalifa also reiterated that the new company is the latest addition to the growing number of Turkish-Qatari companies here, which play a vital role in the country’s economic activity. 

Al Attiyah said he was pleased to sign the founding contract of CEO Event, a global Turkish company specialised in managing events and conferences which seeks to enter the Qatari market against the backdrop of the upcoming World Cup. 

Al Attiyah added: “We are confident about signing this partnership and that the Qatari market needs Turkish expertise in this field. This agreement is an important step in the context of our journey to organise and supervise special events with the start of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which requires building talents and capabilities at the global level, cooperating in all operational areas with global talents that we will see on the field”. 

Al Attiyah explained that the ‘partnerships we are building today aim to support our efforts to build a legacy that will contribute to supporting social and economic development in Qatar, especially in the field of event management in a new way, and this is what we seek in our strategy in the coming period’. 

Olcok added: “We have executed many successful events in Turkey and abroad for many years. When we want to extend our experience outside the country, our brother country Qatar steps up as the first choice. We are happy to open and establish a new partnership in Qatar. We strive to provide a new addition in the Qatari market, especially since Qatar is a huge and large market in the world of events and conferences”. 

He added that the new Doha-based company will provide all expertise in the field of event management, including various areas of sports management and the organisation of major events such as governance, planning, financing, marketing and communication, media, and professional practice.

According to Aly, the Qatari market needs the presence of international companies such as CEO Event in managing events and conferences, noting that the presence of Turkish companies in Qatar would contribute to the state’s economic diversification.

It is worth noting that CEO Event was established in 2006 by an experienced team who wanted to transfer their expertise in the field of advertising and political communication to the field of event management. CEO Event redefined the concept of “events” in Turkey through its performance since its inception. It has enjoyed an international reputation in event management in the world where it has gained several global clients in addition to establishing a new concept away from traditional concepts.

CEO Event has organised several international events and conferences including the World Humanitarian Summit (the biggest conference held by UN outside USA), NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting, World Energy Congress, Extraordinary session of the Islamic Summit Conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Conference on Mediation in Istanbul.