Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive addressed more than 150 international guests with keynote speech at the New York Times ‘Art for Tomorrow’ conference in Doha

• His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker delivers keynote speech on the importance of art as a pillar of society and connector of people around the globe
• Insight shared on the intricacies of transporting global masterpieces

DOHA, Qatar, 2015-3-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, delivered a keynote speech today at the prestigious New York Times ‘Art for Tomorrow’ conference, held in Doha for the first time and addressed more than 150 international guests. The conference was chaired by Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani.

The two-day conference, held at the W Hotel in Doha, explored the changing dynamics of art and architecture and their potential to change people and places. Bringing together guests from the arts, public and private sectors, the conference enabled those present to explore the links between art as a connector in society, with links to tourism, city planning and business development.

His Excellency, Mr. Akbar Al Baker, Group Chief Executive of Qatar Airways, spoke today highlighting the airline’s role as a connector of people and the growing phenomenon of art tourism, and also detailing the crucial role that the Group’s cargo business plays in transporting artwork around the world.

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Notes to Editors:

Qatar Airways celebrated its one year anniversary, in October 2014, of joining the oneworld global alliance. Qatar Airways was the first Gulf carrier to join this global airline alliance, enabling its passengers to benefit from almost 1,000 airports in more than 150 countries, with 14,250 daily departures. The award-winning oneworld alliance was named the World’s Best Airline Alliance 2014 by Skytrax for the second year running.

At the Farnborough Air Show, the airline placed an order for 100 Boeing 777X aircraft, taking Qatar Airways’ orders to more than 335 aircraft with a value of US $70 billion.

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Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, delivers a keynote speech at the New York Times Art for Tomorrow Conference in Doha