"A total of 16 business councils and chambers of commerce gathered at the Ritz Carlton to celebrate the pre-World Cup networking event in the presence of 14 ambassadors.
Not only were the attendees from nearly half of the World Cup qualifying countries, but also from business councils whose members actively supported the country in the preparation of Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The introductory speech was made by Dr Fariborz Samadian of the Swiss Business Council who declared: "It’s been three years since we haven’t had so many business councils and chambers of commerce united and we’re very happy with such a big turnout of business people celebrating their involvement in Qatar’s success and readiness as the host for the 2022 World Cup”, Qatar Tribune.