Doha Forum announces 2026 theme: "Redefining Global Trust"

Davos: Doha Forum, a leading global platform for dialogue and diplomacy, Monday announced the theme of its 24th edition, Redefining Global Trust, ah...

Davos: Doha Forum, a leading global platform for dialogue and diplomacy, Monday announced the theme of its 24th edition, "Redefining Global Trust," ahead of a panel co-hosted with Foreign Policy at the Invest Qatar Pavilion during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026, in Davos, Switzerland.

The theme highlights the growing need to reassess long-held assumptions about global cooperation and to chart new pathways for building trust in an increasingly complex international landscape.

To take place in Doha, in December 2026, the Doha Forum 2026 will convene political leaders, policymakers, experts, and practitioners from diverse regions and sectors to explore what it means to redefine trust in today's global context.

Discussions will examine how diplomacy, mediation, credible institutions, and effective cooperation can continue to evolve to meet contemporary realities, bridge divides, and identify practical pathways toward stability, collaboration, and shared prosperity.

Speaking at the Doha Forum panel in Davos, Executive Director of Doha Forum, HE Mubarak Ajlan Al Kuwari emphasised the need to move beyond inherited assumptions about trust. "In a world undergoing profound change, trust can no longer be taken for granted or sustained by past assumptions alone," Al Kuwari said.