Dubai hosts the first edition of the MEA Future Leaders Challenge

Dubai hosts the first edition of the MEA Future Leaders Challenge

Dubai, UAE – The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management in Dubai, one of the founding partners of the MEA Future Leaders Challenge along with GameChangers Community and Hilton, is hosting 60 students from 12 schools across the region to compete for the live finals of this competition. The Challenge will kick off today, Monday 16th January, and will run until Wednesday, 18th January 2023.

The MEA Future Leaders Challenge (MEA FLC) is a new initiative that creates a community to tackle future challenges in the hospitality industry and aspires to develop the MEA Region as the best talent developer in the world. The platform brings together industry leaders, students, and universities; and focuses on game changing collaborations and initiatives between these stakeholders, to enhance the quality of education, talent development and human capital focus. The overarching goal is to attract and inspire talent to choose hospitality and tourism as their choice of career.

Jochem-Jan Sleiffer, president, Middle East, Africa and Türkiye at Hilton; and founding partner of the program, underlines the importance: “As the hospitality industry continues to witness rapid growth across the Middle East & Africa, it is crucial that we have a strong pool of diversified talent to resource this