Welcome to the Future Leaders Challenge

future leaders challenge Saudi Arabia

Key themes of the Future Leaders Platform

01

Build

Building a hospitality and tourism platform within the MEA region to share knowledge and connect stakeholders

02

Inspire

Inspire the industry with creative solutions to strategic issues created by top talents of the schools

03

Empower

Empower (future) talent to step into their full potential.

04

Attract

Attract and inspire future talents to choose
a career in the tourism and hospitality
industry within the MEA region

The Strategic Board of Saudi Arabia

Attract and inspire future talents to choose a career in the tourism and hospitality industry within the Saudi Arabia region

Eddy Tanous

COO Rotana Hotel Management Corporation

John Bevan

CEO
Dnata Travel

Hubert Ummels

Owner and Founder
GameChangers Group

Jeroen Greven

L&D Director
NEOM

Stephanie van Oorschot

Industry Relations Officer
Hotel Management School NHL Stenden

Judi Nwokedi

Chair Gauteng Tourism Authority
South Afrca

Mark Kirby

Head of Hospitality
EMAAR Hospitality Group

Guy Hutchinson

President Middle East, Africa & Turkey
Hilton

Tim Cordon

Chief Operating Officer Middle East & Africa
Radisson Hotels

Mahir Abdulkarim Julfar

Executive Vice President
Dubai World Trade Center

Moyo Ogunseinde

Executive Director Uraga real estate Anchorage leisures & Hospitality Radisson Blue

Nadia Bouayad

Managing Director
SHB

Khalid AIAwar

Director - Business Stakeholders and Government Relations
Dubai Economy of Tourism

Jonathan Sheard

SVP Operations
Middle East, Africa & Turkey
Accor

Participating Schools

The Future Leaders Challenge Saudi Arabia is collaborating with different hospitality and tourism Schools spread over the country

How it works for your school

major

Your school offers a major in hospitality and/or tourism industry

location

Your school is based in Saudi Arabia

language

Your selected students and representatives master the English language

Finals

Your school will provide 4 students that will be final year students in year 2024-2025

Do you want to be a partner?

Do you want to be a partner?