ON STAGE

In an effort to disseminate the findings of my research to academic audiences, share my experiences with non-academic publics and give back to the community, I take part in a range of public engagement activities. For example, I participate in conferences, symposia and public discussions, I get voluntarily involved in the activity of cultural companies, non-for-profit organisations and social enterprises, and I contribute to academic services.

Conferences

I tend to present my research work at international marketing, arts and cultural studies/management/policy conferences, such as the Association for Consumer Research Conference (ACRC), the Consumer Culture Theory Conference (CCTC), the International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management (AIMAC), the Transformative Consumer Research Conference (TCR), the International Conference on Cultural Policy Research (ICCPR), the European Marketing Association Conference (EMAC), the Royal Geographical Society Conference (RBS, IBG), the Dance Studies Association Conference  (CORD + SDHS), the Academy of Marketing Conference (AM), the Place Management and Branding Conference (IPBA), the International Visual and Performing Arts Conference (ATINER) and more.

I have also participated as a PhD student in workshops, seminars and masterclasses, such as the Canon of Classics, Birkbeck’s Critical Theory Summer School, the Lille CCT Research Methods Workshop and various Interpretive and Consumer Culture Theory Doctoral Seminars.

This year, I am planning to take part in the International Conference on Cultural Policy Research (ICCPR) in Kyoto, Japan in September 2020, the Consumer Culture Theory Conference (CCTC) in Leicester, UK in June 2020, the Institutional Marketing Theory Conference (NITMKTG3) in London, UK in June 2020, the International Conference on Cultural Economics (ACEI) in Lille, France in July 2020 and in EURA 2020 Conference in Oslo, Norway in June 2020.

Public Engagement

I often participate in public discussions for non-academic audiences on the subjects of my interest, I offer courses on arts marketing and entrepreneurship to independent artists and I work with industry professionals for public events, presentations and wider collaborations. I also invite industry professionals to the academic programmes I lead, I participate in arts community projects and I take part in research, cultural and policy networks. I am a Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), a Trustee at artFix London, a Member at Sadler’s Wells, the Tate, Institution of Contemporary Arts (ICA), ArtFund and the Ivy Club.

Academic Services

I am an academic member of the Association for Consumer Research (ACR), the Consumer Culture Theory Consortium (CCTC), the European Marketing Academy (EMA), the European Network on Cultural Management and Policy (ENCATC), the Transformative Consumer Research (TCR), the Academy of Marketing (AM) and the Royal Geographical Society (RGS). I have presented at and reviewed for leading cultural management, marketing and arts conferences and journals, including ACR, EMAC, CCTC, TCR, RGS, AM, the Social Enterprise Journal and the Arts Journal. I am currently participating in the Journal of Consumer Research (JCR) Reviewer Trainee programme.