The Ministry of Transport Undersecretary H.E. Mohammed Abdullah Al-Maadeed today inaugurated the 4th Qatar Conference on Supply Chain Management, shortcut SCMC, organized by Dar Al Sharq Media Group and sponsored by the MOT.

Attended by several senior officials and decisionmakers, SCMC 2026 served as an ideal platform for exchanging expertise, discussing key challenges facing supply chains, and exploring modern solutions and technologies that help improve the efficiency of logistics operations, enhance supply chain resilience, and ensure the continued flow of goods and services amidst current economic and geopolitical shifts.

The MOT’s sponsorship reflects the importance that Qatar places on developing transportation infrastructure—including ports and airports—and fostering integration across various industries in step with the directives of the Amir of the State of Qatar HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and which aim to consolidate the foundations of economic security and achieve sustainable development.

Addressing the conference, H.E. Al-Maadeed said in his keynote that supply chains are no longer merely an economic and commercial system; rather, they have become a cornerstone of national security and a state’s capacity to withstand crises.

He suggested that the classical view of supply chains had always focused on maximizing operational efficiency; however, a succession of geopolitical, economic, and health-related crises has reshaped priorities, revealing that efficiency alone is insufficient, and today the critical benchmark is supply chain resilience—that is, the capacity to withstand, adapt to, and recover from disruptions.

Therefore, building resilience, he explained, is no longer an option that can be deferred; rather it has become a national imperative that necessitates an all-out vision and a clear, actionable resolve.

The robustness of supply chains, he said, cannot be achieved through isolated measures or temporary responses; rather, it requires an integrated national framework that unites the efforts of both public and private sectors and such a framework ensures the continuity of the economy and essential services, while strengthening their capacity to adapt and endure—regardless of how circumstances may shift or how intense crises may become.

H.E. Al-Maadeed also warned that successive crises have shown that relying on a single route, a single source, or a single gateway is not just an operational risk, but a strategic vulnerability that can threaten supply security at the very first sign of disruption.

He also said that the resilience of supply chains is a shared responsibility and, for that, the private sector is not merely a supporting partner; but a fundamental pillar of the national economic security ecosystem.

Former Secretary General of the GCC H.E. Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah and First Vice-Chairman of Qatar Chamber Mohammed bin Twar Al Kuwari also addressed the conference.

The event featured three sessions attended by representatives from the MOT and from various government entities and academia, including Mwani Qatar, the Ministry of Municipality, the Qatar Red Crescent, QU, UDST, and CCQ.