2026 Speakers

H.E. Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani

H.E. Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani

Chairperson, Qatar Museums, Doha Film Institute, Reach Out to Asia and Qatar Leadership Centre
Ibrahim Mahama

Ibrahim Mahama

Artist and Founder, Savannah Center for Contemporary Art
Norman Foster

Lord Norman Foster

Founder and Executive Chairman, Foster + Partners
gayane

Gayane Umerova

Chairperson, Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation
bibi

Bibi Duaij Al Jaber Al Sabah

Chairperson, AlSadu Society
Fahad Al Obaidly

Fahad Al Obaidly

Director, Design Doha Biennial
Sheikha Reem Al Thani

Sheikha Reem Al Thani

Deputy C.E.O.,AL RIWAQ, Public Art and Rubaiya Qatar, Qatar Museums
Takashi Arai

Takashi Arai

Photographer and Visual Artist
Bouthayna M. Baltaji

Bouthayna M. Baltaji

Director of Museography and Heritage Museums Development, Qatar Museums
aric chen

Aric Chen

Director, Zaha Hadid Foundation
Tony Cragg

Tony Cragg

Sculptor
krantinaari

Ashwini Hiremath A.K.A. Krantinaari

Co-Founder, FolkSoul and Wild Wild Women
Richard Hsu

Richard Hsu

Dean, School of Design, Shanghai University of Engineering Science
Francis Kere

Francis Kéré

Founder, Kéré Architecture
Fernando Laposse

Fernando Laposse

Designer
manuela lucadazio

Manuela Lucà-Dazio

Curator of Architecture, Triennale Milano
tim marlow

Tim Marlow

Director and C.E.O., Design Museum, London
Willie Ng’ang’a

Willie Ng’ang’a

Artist, Kairos Futura
Otobong Nkanga

Otobong Nkanga

Visual Artist
Ab Rogers

Ab Rogers

Designer and Founder, Ab Rogers Design
Adama Sanneh

Adama Sanneh

Co-Founder and C.E.O., Moleskine Foundation
Wael Shawky

Wael Shawky

Artist and Artistic Director, Fire Station, Qatar Museums
rosanne somerson

Rosanne Somerson

Advisory Art Director, Dadu Children’s Museum of Qatar and President Emerita, Rhode Island School of Design
Marko Stanojevic

Marko Stanojevic

Design Director, Zero Bureau
Achilles Tsaltas

Achilles Tsaltas

Founder and President, Democracy & Culture Foundation