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Jazan meeting focuses on supporting visitors

Jazan meeting focuses on supporting visitors
Jazan Encounters 2024 was organized by the Human Resources Development Fund at Jazan University. (Supplied)
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Updated 12 December 2024

Jazan meeting focuses on supporting visitors

Jazan meeting focuses on supporting visitors
  • Meetings were structured around five key tracks: job seeking, private sector employment, student development, employer services, and entrepreneurship
  • Organizers deployed dedicated staff members to assist visitors with special needs throughout the venue

JAZAN: Jazan Encounters 2024 demonstrated its commitment to inclusivity by implementing support services for visitors with disabilities. The initiative featured real-time sign language interpretation and accessible infrastructure for people with mobility challenges, ensuring all those attending could fully participate and access the event’s venues.

Organized by the Human Resources Development Fund at Jazan University and concluding on Thursday, the event attracted significant crowds. Meetings were structured around five key tracks: job seeking, private sector employment, student development, employer services, and entrepreneurship.

Organizers deployed dedicated staff members to assist visitors with special needs throughout the venue. The assistants helped attendees navigate the event’s various sections and participate in scientific sessions, workshops, seminars, and educational lectures.

The event provided real-time sign language interpretation for deaf and hard-of-hearing visitors, and also featured specially designed pathways and facilities to accommodate those with mobility impairments.


Coffee and chocolate festival draws crowds for a flavorful experience

Coffee and chocolate festival draws crowds for a flavorful experience
Updated 07 November 2025

Coffee and chocolate festival draws crowds for a flavorful experience

Coffee and chocolate festival draws crowds for a flavorful experience
  • The exhibition provided opportunities for those interested in increasing their knowledge or professionally pursuing coffee or chocolate making, to attend workshops presented by specialists using the latest training methods

JEDDAH: The Jeddah International Coffee and Chocolate Exhibition 2025, which was held from Nov. 5-7 at the Hilton, drew in thousands of visitors this year. 

The popular annual event featured over 70 exhibitors, including top coffee and chocolate suppliers and manufacturers, entrepreneurs, and professionals in the industry and distribution sector.

The popular annual event featured over 70 exhibitors, including top coffee and chocolate suppliers and manufacturers, entrepreneurs. (AN photo)

It also included a diverse selection of booths for manufacturers and suppliers promoting sweets, dates, and ice cream.

The exhibition provided opportunities for those interested in increasing their knowledge or professionally pursuing coffee or chocolate making, to attend workshops presented by specialists using the latest training methods.

The popular annual event featured over 70 exhibitors, including top coffee and chocolate suppliers and manufacturers, entrepreneurs. (AN photo)

Speaking at the event, Suhail bin Bakr Al-Tayyar, CEO of Nitaq Business Co. who organized the event, stressed that this year’s edition witnessed broad participation from local and international companies, and interactive programs enriched the visitor experience and supported the growth of this vital sector in the Kingdom.

He said: “The exhibition represents a leading national platform to empower Saudi youth and entrepreneurs, and to promote a culture of quality and creativity in the coffee and chocolate industry, in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 in supporting innovation and developing promising sectors.”

The popular annual event featured over 70 exhibitors, including top coffee and chocolate suppliers and manufacturers, entrepreneurs. (AN photo)

Alongside traditional coffee beverages and chocolate tasting, the exhibition included the first-ever Saudi Coffee and Chocolate Championship, along with a number of workshops, competitions, and panel discussions presented by specialists in coffee preparation and chocolate making. 

The opening ceremony on Wednesday was attended by top officials from Jeddah Municipality, elite coffee and chocolatiers, entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors.