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Sun Valley With Sand Dunes: Barack Obama, Ryan Reynolds and Ari Emanuel Touch Down in Doha for Inaugural Sportico World Summit


Qatar capital city Doha played host to the Sportico World Summit this week, with Barack Obama and Ryan Reynolds in attendance.

Heads of state including President Barack Obama, former British prime ministers Boris Johnson and Tony Blair, “Deadpool and Wolverine” star Ryan Reynolds, Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel and host of other bold names hit the Arabian Peninsula for the inaugural Sportico World Summit. Speaking of, the Doha program attracted names like Tottenham Hotspurs chairman Daniel Levy, Ariel Investments Co-CEO Mellody Hobson, Magic Johnson, Eldridge Industries founder and CEO Todd Boehly, actor Omar Sy, FIFA president Gianni Infantino and former Italian PM Matteo Renz. Recapping his trip to Qatar where Obama made onstage remarks, Reynolds said the event featured “heavy hitters” and that conversation “swung wildly from technology to lower league football to Teletubbies.

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