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13 November 2026 (Friday)

1:00 - 1:30 PM GMT

Microsoft Teams

Meet with International Human Resource Management Programme Director

Speaker: Chris McLachlan

13 November 2026 (Friday)

1:30 - 2:00 PM GMT

Microsoft Teams

Meet with Marketing in the Creative Industries MSc Programme Director

Speaker: Zafeirenia Brokalaki

Zafeirenia Brokalaki is a cultural scholar working at the intersection of marketing and consumer research, cultural studies, and performance studies. She joined Queen Mary Business School as Lecturer in Marketing in 2022 and currently acts as Programme Director for the MSc Marketing in the Creative Industries. Prior to this, she held academic positions at King’s College London (Departments of Culture, Media and Creative Industries and Digital Humanities), the University of Leicester (School of Business), the University of Arkansas (Walton College of Business), and the University of Peloponnese (School of Theatre Studies).

20 November 2026 (Friday)

1:00 - 1:30 PM GMT

Microsoft Teams

Meet with Heritage Management MA Programme Director

Speaker: Professor John Davis

Professor John Davis is joint Programme Director for MA Heritage Management. He is employed by Historic Royal Palaces. John has published widely on British, German and European history, international relations and heritage. He holds a PhD from the University of Glasgow.

20 November 2026 (Friday)

1:30 - 2:00 PM GMT

Microsoft Teams

Meet with Digital Marketing MSc Programme Director

Speaker: Dr Farrah Arif

Dr Farrah Arif is a Marketing academic passionate about bridging theory and practice. As a Commonwealth Scholar, she earned her PhD in Marketing (2012) from the University of Cambridge's Judge Business School—an intellectually transformative journey that continues to shape her teaching and research. She is a Harvard Business School–trained academic, having completed executive programmes in participant-centered learning and case method teaching, which deeply inform her pedagogical approach. She is also a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), UK.

27 November 2026 (Friday)

1:00 - 1:30 PM GMT

Microsoft Teams

Meet with Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management MSc Programme Director

Speaker: Dr Gloria Appiah

Dr. Gloria Appiah is passionate about supporting the survival and growth of new and small businesses, particularly those that have the potential to make a positive impact on the lives of their owners and stakeholders. Her research focuses on entrepreneurship, individual and organisational creativity and innovation, as well as organisational resilience in technology and digital platforms. She has published her work in journals, such as the Journal of Business Research, R&D Management, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and IEEE Transactions. She is a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation leading two exciting postgraduate modules on Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship within Queen Mary Business School, having previously worked as a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at the University of Kent Business School.

27 November 2026 (Friday)

1:30 - 2:00 PM GMT

Microsoft Teams

Meet with Creative Industries and Arts Organisation MA Programme Director

Speaker: Dr Paula Serafini

Dr Paula Serafini holds a BA in Art History and Arts Management (Universidad del Salvador, Argentina), an MA in Anthropology and Cultural Politics (Goldsmiths) and a PhD in Social and Cultural Analysis (King’s College London). Prior to joining Queen Mary, she was a Research Associate at CAMEo Research Institute for Cultural and Media Economies at the University of Leicester. Dr Serafini’s work is in the field of cultural politics, and her research interests include extractivism, social movements and art activism, cultural labour, and socioecological transitions. Her research has been funded, among others, by the British Academy, and in 2023 her latest book Creating Worlds Otherwise received an honourable mention from the Visual Cultures Studies section of the Latin American Studies Association. In addition to her academic work, Dr Serafini has over 20 years of experience working in and collaborating with the cultural sector.