New Date for CNN's Global Perspectives: In Doha

Christiane Amanpour, Richard Quest, Becky Anderson and Eleni Giokos to lead conversations at the first Global Perspective event in the Middle East and Gulf Region, with Media City Qatar as Host Partner. 

23 June 2026: CNN's flagship events series Global Perspectives will take place in Doha on 29 October, convening dignitaries, political and business leaders and visionaries for important conversations on geopolitics, technology, media and culture. 

Global Perspectives: In Doha marks the first time that CNN will hold its flagship events series in the Middle East and Gulf region. The event will take place at the Rosewood Doha, with Media City Qatar as Host Partner, building on an established relationship following CNN's dicision to launch a new operation in Qatar last year as part of the network's broader global and regional content strategy. The new date for Global Perspectives in Doha was agreed following a meeting between CNN Worldwide Chairman & CEO Sir Mark Thompson and His Excellency Sheikh Abdulla bin Ali Al Thani, Chairman of Media City, Qatar. 

At October's event, CNN journalists including Christiane Amanpor Richard Quest, becky Anderson and Eleni Giokos will lead conversations with leaders from the region and beyind, examining how regions such as the Gulf are shaping the world's next chapter of ecnomic power, technological innovation and cultural influence. Editorial content and news-making interviews from the event will run across CNN platforms. 

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