30 Nov - 2 Dec

Applications closed

FT Talent hosted its first-ever Talent Challenge in New York from November 30 to December 2, 2022. 50 bright entrepreneurial minds interested in the Future of News brainstormed on boosting business school engagement with the media.

Participants competed in teams to solve real business & strategic cases related to the digital and media world while working directly with FT mentors who supported them throughout the event.

They worked on challenges related to how the FT can be better at attracting and engaging younger readers and more specifically business school students. Through this challenge, FT made these students part of the change by hearing directly from them on how the FT can be catering to them.

Speakers

  • Peter Spiegel

    Peter Spiegel

    US Managing Editor, Financial Times

  • Tania Cherkas

    Tania Cherkas

    Head of Global Media Strategy and Brand Partnerships, Financial Times

  • Andrew Jack

    Andrew Jack

    Global Education Editor, Financial Times

  • Virginia Stagni

    Virginia Stagni

    Head of Business Development & FT Talent Challenge Director, Financial Times

  • James Fontanella-Khan

    James Fontanella-Khan

    US Corporate Finance and Deals Editor, Financial Times

  • Kirsty Devine

    Kirsty Devine

    Head of US HR & Global Projects, Financial Times

  • Nick Fallon

    Nick Fallon

    Managing Director, B2B / Enterprise, Financial Times

  • Dilyana Evtimova

    Dilyana Evtimova

    Senior Product Manager, Financial Times

  • Noor Hafez

    Noor Hafez

    Business Development Coordinator, Financial Times

  • Hayah Al Shihabi

    Hayah Al Shihabi

    Business Development Coordinator, Financial Times

The FT Talent Challenge is a competition from the Financial Times that invites bright young talent from all over the world to pitch solutions for our most pressing business challenges.

Are you a creative and motivated university student in New York? Are you intrigued by the world of media and want to learn more? Do you have ideas about what the future of media can look like? We want to hear from you!

What's in it for you?

  • Connect with and learn from FT professionals first hand

  • Network with like-minded, motivated individuals and build connections for life 

  • Work in teams to think creatively and get support to build a professional pitch

  • Get an opportunity to influence the future university engagement strategy at the FT