FHS Award goes to one of our very own!

Congratulations to our Alumna, Veronica Asthana

Dubai - FHS World 2025 honoured leading luminaries shaping the future of the Middle East’s hospitality and tourism sector with four FHS Awards to celebrate the best of the best in the industry.

The 2025 FHS Award winners are:

• Lifetime Achievement Award: Abdullah Ahmed Al Moosa, Founder and Chairman, A.A. Al Moosa Enterprises (ARENCO Group)
• Impact Leader Award: Laura Eggleton, General Manager, Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown
• Future Leader Award: Veronica Asthana, Managing Director, miniMAX Hospitality
• Leadership Award: Fadi Alaseri, Senior Director, Education and Capability Building, Red Sea Global

FHS Awards candidates are carefully chosen after several rounds of assessment by an elite jury, comprising senior leaders and experts from the hospitality sector.

Future Leader Award: Veronica Asthana, Managing Director, miniMAX Hospitality

Held in partnership with EHL Hospitality Business School, the FHS Future Leader Award recognises young individuals who create a significant impact on the global hospitality industry or at their company at a young age and in turn become an inspiration to their peers and industry colleagues. The accolade is dedicated to individuals aged 35 years or younger, who exemplify the next generation of hospitality leaders on a global scale.

The judging panel comprised Dr. Achim Schmitt, Dean, EHL Hospitality Business School; Stephane Haddad, Corporate Finance and Higher Education, EHL and Jonathan Worsley, Chairman & CEO, The Bench.

FHS Saudi Arabia

Dates: 20-22 April 2026

Location: Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia