Saudi’s Future Hospitality Summit...

Selected finalists will have five minutes to present their concept to judges

Saudi Arabia’s Future Hospitality Summit Startup Den is set to return in 2025, offering opportunities for hospitality entrepreneurs to secure exposure, mentorship, funding and prizes.

One of the most anticipated annual events on the FHS calendar, the Startup Den offers entrepreneurs in the region’s hospitality industry an opportunity to present their business model to a panel of judges and investors.

The Startup Den is open to young businesses in the hospitality sector with a viable product or service. Applications can be submitted at Future Hospitality Summit and 10 finalists will be selected to make their business case to the panel.

Each finalist will have five minutes to present their concept, business model, and supporting data, with two minutes for judges’ questions. The winner will be announced during FHS.

The panelists are Fahad Al Obailan, Group CEO, BAAN Holding; Khalid Alsatti, Senior Specialists, UN Tourism; Sundip Patel, CEO Ezdaher Financing Company and Ahmad Arab, Founding Partner, Horwath HTL Saudi.

“FHS Saudi Arabia is all about innovation, forward-thinking and sustainability, focussing on the opportunities and challenges today to help shape the hospitality industry of tomorrow,” said Jonathan Worsley, Chairman of FHS organiser The Bench.

“With KSA’s unprecedented tourism transformation as part of Vision 30 well underway and major events like Expo 2030 and FIFA World Cup 2034 drawing near, entrepreneurship is fundamental to the continued success and evolution of the country’s hospitality and tourism sector.”

FHS Saudi Arabia will be held at Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah, Riyadh, from 11 to 13 May 2025.

For more information, visit www.futurehospitality.com/sa

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