IDEAS OVER
COFFEE
Small café evenings in Doha where professors and experts give a 45-minute talk, then open the floor to conversation.
Next talk: Who Wrote This? AI and the Future of Human Creativity · Sun 15 Nov 2026
Next Talk
Who Wrote This? AI and the Future of Human Creativity
Dr. George Mikros, Professor & Associate Dean of Research, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
When AI can write, paint, compose and even help us think, whose work is it? A conversation on creativity, originality and what makes your work yours.
- Doors 7:00 PM · Talk 7:30 PM · Ends 9:00 PM (Doha time)
- QAR 150, coffee or tea + dessert included
- Online booking closes at midnight on Saturday, 14 November
- A café in Doha, emailed to you within 24 hours of payment
Past Talks
How Science Fiction United Science and the Humanities
Dr. Jörg Matthias Determann, Professor, VCU Qatar
Read about this talk →Coffee and International Politics
Dr. Mehran Kamrava, Professor of Government, Georgetown University in Qatar
Read about this talk →What is Qahwa Talks?
Qahwa Talks is a series bringing professors, experts, and thinkers into Doha's best cafés for a 45-minute talk followed by open conversation. The whole evening takes about two hours.
No lecture halls. No formality. Just people thinking together over coffee.
We believe learning is a lifelong practice — and it shouldn't end when your degree does.
Why Qahwa Talks?
45-Minute Talk
Deep enough to matter. Then Q&A and conversation; allow two hours for the evening.
Real Dialogue
Your questions matter. This is conversation, not performance.
Café Culture
The best thinking happens over coffee with people who care about ideas.
HOW IT WORKS
one evening,
three moments.
Show your ticket, grab the coffee that's already included, and take a seat — it starts the way any good café evening starts.
A 45 minute talk from a professor on something they're genuinely excited to think out loud about.
Open conversation after — questions, pushback, tangents welcome. The talk ends; the thinking doesn't.
In the News
The Most Interesting Classroom in Doha Might Be a Coffee Shop
“I’ve come to think of Qahwa Talks as an attempt to make education less transactional.”
Read the Article →WHO IT'S FOR
three ways in.
Curious Minds
You left the classroom but never left the habit of wanting to think. Come sit in on the next session — no background required, just curiosity.
Book the next talk →Hear about future talks →
Professors & Experts
Have knowledge worth sharing? We bring the audience, the café, and the conversation. You bring the ideas. Pilot-friendly, low-commitment, high-impact.
Pitch your talk →Cafés
Give a reason for people to linger on a weekday evening. We bring the crowd, the content, and the documentation — you host the room.
Host a session →Follow Along
On Instagram
Behind-the-scenes from past sessions — @qahwatalks.qa
