On March 12, 2024, at 14:00, the Azerbaijan Hotel Association organized a "Future Hospitality Leaders - Success Stories" meeting, facilitated by the Career and Alumni Center. The event took place in the Marble Hall and was attended by students from Khazar University's School of Economics and Management, as well as the School of Science Engineering, specializing in "Tourism" and "Design" respectively. Zarifa Aliyeva, Director of the Career and Alumni Center, extended a warm welcome to the guests and students, emphasizing the significance of raising awareness about the hospitality industry.

Then the dean of the School of Economics and Management Jeyhun Mammadov, after giving brief information about the University and the faculty, emphasized the importance of the development of Tourism and the importance of students ' experience in this field. Bahadur Baysal, coordinator of the School of Economics and Management, and Gahraman Yusupov, faculty member from the same school, also expressed their views on the subject.

Four Seasons Hotel Baku hotel manager Özgür Sezercan, JW Absheron Baku Hotel & The Ritz-Carlton Baku Cluster HR Director Sevinj Purvis, Radisson Hotel Baku Commercial Director Nigar Nasirova, Azerbaijan Hotels Association Deputy Executive Director Narmin Aktash spoke at the event. Each speaker spoke for 10-15 minutes on “The Story Behind Success”, “Why Hospitality” or similar inspiring topics and each shared their success stories with the students and what obstacles they faced while building their careers, what is important to do for the development of hospitality principles, tourism sector they said that they always take initiative to ensure sustainable development.

The event concluded with a question-and-answer session. The six most engaged students were chosen as winners, receiving the opportunity to have coffee with the speakers at their respective hotels.