Future Leader Award at FHS World

Award Criteria

The Future Leader Award honours outstanding individuals who are 35 years old and younger, and serve as exemplary leaders in the global hospitality industry. We seek candidates whose career path or impactful initiatives demonstrate a commitment to change and notable achievements at a young age.

Criteria for Nomination:

The candidate must,

• Be born after 27 October 1990.
• Be working within the hospitality industry.
• Demonstrate significant leadership and innovation in their role.
• Have made a notable impact on the global hospitality industry.
• Be nominated by their peers or line manager - “Referee”.

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Award Timeline:

Two-Round Nomination Process:

• Round 1: Selected candidates that make it through the initial application process will be informed in the last week of September.

• Round 2: Finalists will be required to submit a 2-minute video answering a key question related to their success in the industry.
  

Candidates who successfully pass Round 1 of the application process will receive a 20% discount on EHL’s 5-week online training courses or 3-day on-campus programs in Lausanne.

Prize Details:

• A 5-week EHL online training course (valued at $2,800), or
  
• A 3-day on-campus program in Lausanne (valued at $3,150, with on-campus lunch included)

About EHL

EHL – originally founded as Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne – is the global leader in hospitality and business education with 4,000+ students from more than 120 nationalities across 3 campuses in Switzerland and Singapore.

Their holistic approach to education, a hallmark of the Swiss system, seamlessly integrates
academic rigor with hands-on experience and a deep commitment to human connection.
At EHL, they educate hearts, hands, and minds. Within their two institutions they shape
confident, versatile, and resilient leaders for careers in hospitality and wider experience-driven sectors:

• EHL Hospitality Business School, accredited by AACSB, NECHE and consistently
  ranked at the top of its field, offering undergraduate, graduate, and executive
  programs that deliver practical leadership, strategy, and operational insights.
  
  
• EHL School of Practical Arts, providing vocational and professional programs in
  hospitality, boasting expertise from 6 “Meilleurs Ouvriers de France” and an
  awarded and Michelin-starred academic restaurant.

For more than 130 years, they have been committed to leading innovation in the hospitality and services industry with a focus on emotional intelligence and business acumen. At EHL, education is more than knowledge – it’s a transformative experience shared by a community of 30,000 passionate Alumni, who redefine excellence wherever they go.
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