German Startup Pavilion 2026 - Day 1
The German Startup Pavilion, Official Ceremonial Opening - Day 1 Web Summit
The German Startup Pavilion was officially inaugurated through an opening ceremony attended by more than 200 guests, including senior German and Qatari dignitaries, underscoring the high-level political and institutional support for the initiative. Among the attendees were H.E. Mr. Steffen Schütz, State Minister for Digital Affairs and Infrastructure of the Free State of Thuringia; H.E. Mrs. Jutta Bieringer, State Secretary and Authorized Representative of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to the Federal Government; H.E. Mohammed bin Ali bin Mohammed Al Mannai, Minister of Communications and Information Technology; H.E. Saleh Al Khulaifi, Assistant Undersecretary for Commerce Affairs at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry; H.E. Sheikh Ali Alwaleed Al Thani, CEO of Invest Qatar; and Mansoor Rashid Al-Khater, Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Financial Centre (QFC).