Experienced international business development professional. Creates, develops and delivers a successful external engagement strategy, through a strong understanding of discipline-specific market trends and collaboration with business leaders and our fantastic alumni network.

I serve as Dean of the School of Management, at the University of Bath in the United Kingdom, where I began my career. Before Re-joining Bath, I held senior roles in research-intensive universities in the United Kingdom (the Universities of Warwick, and Birmingham) and Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. As Dean of the School of Management, I am responsible for the strategic direction of one of Europe's leading centres of business research and education. As a member of the University's Executive Board, I also contribute to the leadership, positioning, and prosperity of the wider University. In a former life, I am a leading scholar in the fields of business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability. Specifically, my research explored firm-stakeholder relationships, the strategic management of these, and corresponding impacts on company performance and reputation. I continue to serve as an Associate Editor of the British Journal of Management, as a member of a number of journal editorial boards, and served for a number of years as a member of the scientific committee of the Chartered Association of Business School's Academic Journal Guide.

Managing Director, WTS Hansuke. Ali actively advises bank boards on financial, regulatory and governance matters. He brings over 25 years of financial services industry experience, after having held successive leadership roles including as Head of Tax at BlackRock and as International Partner of Deloitte UK and Middle East. Ali is a frequent speaker at conferences and has also written on a wide range of topics.

Ash Atalla is the CEO of Roughcut Television. He is one of Britain’s most prolific and award-winning producers. With a Primetime Emmy, a Golden Globe, six BAFTAs, four RTS awards and three British Comedy awards to his name, Ash is best known for the multi award-winning series The Office, The IT Crowd, Stath Lets Flats, Cuckoo and People Just Do Nothing. As he continues his hugely successful career in television, Ash recently turned his attention to the movie industry and drama. His first feature film, People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan, launched to critical acclaim in 2021. Ash also has a number of high-end drama projects including Little Disasters which is currently shooting for Paramount, and COMA, Roughcut’s latest well received drama which landed to huge ratings earlier this year. Ash is a pioneering producer in the comedy genre with over 60 executive producer credits to his name. He recently championed Jack Rooke, creator, and writer of the Roughcut/Channel4 comedy Big Boys. The first series aired to critical acclaim and multiple BAFTA nominations. The second series has just launched to a 5-star response and the third series is currently in production. Ash is a regular commentator on race, politics, disability & diversity in television and film both on & off screen plus the comedy & drama landscape. He writes a regular column for Broadcast magazine, appears on multiple industry panels and as a frequent contributor to Today, BBC Radio 4’s flagship news programme.

Becky Toogood is the Alumni Engagement Communications Officer for the University of Bath, School of Management. With a first-class degree in journalism and a marketing background, Becky has experience in digital, print and multimedia communications. Working in higher education, Becky likes to showcase those leading innovation in their respective areas to celebrate success in the community, whilst inspiring others.

Daniela Defazio is a lecturer in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Bath's School of Management. She conducts research on the significance of social interactions in innovation and entrepreneurship. She explores social interactions and collaborations in different contexts, from physical to digital settings, and examines the factors that influence their effectiveness in achieving various outcomes. Her research emphasises the value of networks and established relationships in knowledge creation, effective communication and active engagement in acquiring resources in a digital context, and the role of values in generating collective commitment.

Dr Luke Fletcher is an academic at The University of Bath, School of Management. Luke teaches a range of HRM and applied psychology topic areas, particularly around strategic HRM, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, and work design. Dr Fletcher has particular interests and provides research in areas such as LGBT+ inclusion at work and in business, diversity and inclusion climate and the role of allyship, employee engagement and meaningful work, talent development and diversity of talent.

Dr. Margaret Heffernan produced programmes for the BBC for 13 years. She then moved to the US where she spearheaded multimedia productions for Intuit, The Learning Company and Standard&Poors. She was Chief Executive of InfoMation Corporation, ZineZone Corporation and then iCast Corporation, was named one of the “Top 25” by Streaming Media magazine and one of the “Top 100 Media Executives” by The Hollywood Reporter. The author of six books, Margaret’s third book, Willful Blindness : Why We Ignore the Obvious at our Peril was named one of the most important business books of the decade by the Financial Times. In 2015, she was awarded the Transmission Prize for A Bigger Prize: Why Competition isn’t Everything and How We Do Better, described as “meticulously researched…engagingly written…universally relevant and hard to fault.” Her TED talks have been seen by over 13 million people and in 2015 TED published Beyond Measure: The Big Impact of Small Changes. Her most recent book, Uncharted: How to map the future was published in 2020. It quickly became a bestseller and was nominated for the Financial Times Best Business Book award, was one of Bloomberg’s Best Books of 2021 and was chosen as the “Medium Best of the Best” business book. ,. She became a member of the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame, in recognition of her lasting impact on management thinking. She is a Professor of Practice at the University of Bath, Lead Faculty for the Forward Institute’s Responsible Leadership Programme and, through Merryck & Co., mentors CEOs and senior executives of major global organizations. She chairs the board of DACS and is a parish councillor.

Dr Poornika Ananth is an Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Bath School of Management. She received her Ph.D. from University College London. Her research focuses on creativity and the dynamic processes through which individuals and groups navigate tensions in creative work, particularly in the context of long-term creative endeavours. Poornika’s research has been published in Administrative Science Quarterly and in the Handbook of Research on Creativity and Innovation. She has appeared as a guest on BBC Radio London and was an invited speaker at the Industry and Parliament Trust meeting on Designing a Sustainable Creative Sector.

E-J Roodt is the CEO and co-founder of Epowar, a female-founded safety app addressing violence against women with an innovative, AI-powered solution, including automatic attack detection.

Bath School of Management alumna Florence Ward (MSc Management with Marketing 2016) is a growth marketing consultant at Accenture and an ocean rower. During the pandemic, she rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, breaking the world record for the youngest female trio to row an ocean. The trio, Atlantic Antics, took 52 days to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, on an adventure of a lifetime. They battled everything from 30ft waves to a broken watermaker on New Year’s Day, but highlights included a visit from whales on Christmas Day and the phosphorescence and moonrises that lit up the night. In her professional life, she honed her craft in data & analytics in agency land (most recently at Publicis Media) before switching to consulting where she now covers all things data and technology in the marketing space. In 2021 she was recognised at an industry level when she won a Campaign Female Frontier award for 'Marketing - Rising to the Top'. Outside of work, she's a public speaker for schools and companies on topics of female resilience and lessons from the ocean that are transferable to the office.

Holly is the founder of Niya, the Career Management Platform making it easier for refugees, migrants and other unconnected people to pursue their chosen career. Niya unifies networking, training and employment opportunities into one place, using AI-generated career pathways to connect unconnected talent to the right people, skills and jobs at the right time. Designed to create a simple, fairer and skilled future of work, our team are on a mission to connect 100mn people to opportunities. I have a background working in VC, accelerators and start-up growth across Europe, Africa and the UK; am an award winning female founder and a deep believer in the value of impact driven innovation. I love networking and meeting others who are passionate about building a more diverse, equitable and inclusive future of work - please drop me a LinkedIn request and note if you'd like to connect.

Jai Shah is the Co-Founder of Orangutan. Coming in with years of experience in business and strategy consulting, project management, Jai is responsible for building the esports, talent management and production verticals of Orangutan. He has previously been associated with organizations like Percept Limited, BHyve, The Alpha Urbane Project and more. Aside from his professional endeavors, Jai is passionate about providing accessible education and is a visiting faculty at Atlas Skilltech University and ISM Globle. Jai Shah holds a bachelor's degree in Commerce from University of Mumbai and in Entrepreneurship and Business Management from ISME along with a Master’s in Entrepreneurship and Management from University of Bath. In his free time, Jai is passionate about running, fitness and gaming.

Joy Harcup is an executive coach and board performance reviewer with the international coaching firm, Praesta LLP. She works with individuals, top executive teams and boards. She has 20 years’ experience coaching clients in the FTSE 100, public and not-for-profit sectors. Joy was President of the UK Board of the International Coaching Federation, the largest global professional body for coaches. A former lawyer specialising in dispute resolution, she has published academic research, in Management Learning, on the impact of coaching, following her MBA from Bath University. She has also sat on boards in the educational and not-for-profit sectors.

Professor Dimo Dimov is an academic at the University of Bath, School of Management. His research focuses on enabling, accelerating, and funding the entrepreneurial journey, from initial idea to viable venture, in independent, corporate, and social settings. An evolving entrepreneurial opportunity is central in this process: obvious in retrospect, but uncertain, nebulous, and ambiguous in prospect. Dimo is interested in how potential entrepreneurs and investors think, act, and interact in the face of such uncertainty and how these interactions give rise to exciting new phenomena.

Mairi Maclean is Associate Dean Faculty and Professor of International Business in the School of Management at the University of Bath, UK, which she joined in May 2016. She received her PhD from the University of St Andrews, and is an alumna of the University of Bath School of Management, where she completed an MBA. She has previously held positions at the University of Newcastle, University of Exeter, University of the West of England, Royal Holloway University of London, Aston University, and the University of Paris IV (Paris-Sorbonne). At her former institutions she has served variously as Deputy Dean, Associate Director of Research, MBA Director, and Director of Doctoral Programmes. Her research interests include business elites and elite power, entrepreneurial philanthropy, historical organization studies, and the history of management thought. Her publications include contributions to the Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Journal of Management Studies, Human Relations, Organization Studies, and Work, Employment and Society. She is Associate Editor at Management Learning and the International Journal of Management Reviews, and is an elected member of the Council of the British Academy of Management (BAM).

With over 25 years of experience in strategy, innovation, and leadership, I help businesses and leaders thrive in the dynamic 4th Industrial Revolution. I combine academic research, consulting practice, and board-level insights to deliver impactful solutions for my clients and students. As a Professor at University of Bath School of Management, I conduct research on how executives learn and develop, and what enables behaviour change that enhances their performance. I also teach in executive and MBA programmes, applying my findings and theories to real-world challenges. My book, Management & Leadership in the 4th Industrial Revolution, was recognised among the top management books of 2021 and became an Amazon bestseller. As a founder and managing partner of Corporate Rebirth, I support leadership teams and enterprises to transform and grow in the 4th Industrial Revolution. I provide advisory-consultancy and leadership development services to clients in Asia and UK, across various sectors and industries. I also serve as a board member and senior advisor for several organisations, such as Global Innovation Management Institute and IXL Center, leveraging my expertise in cross-border investment, alliances, partnerships, and multicultural leadership. I am passionate about bridging the gap between theory and practice, and creating value for my stakeholders and society. I live in the city of Bath, UK, and enjoy riding horses and motorcycles in my spare time.

Rob Huysinga is the founder of Bubba Oasis, a collection of neighbourhood clubhouses built for the local community.

Serena Guthrie MBE is an ex-professional netballer and England Netball captain who acquired 110 England Caps across a 15-year career. Serena Guthrie was a member of the Vitality Roses for almost her entire professional netball career after making her debut for her country against Malawi in 2008, at only 18 years old. She experienced all that international netball has to offer, having played at three Vitality Netball World Cups (2011, 2015 and 2019) and two Commonwealth Games (2014 and 2018). Serena is now the Performance Lead for Jersey Netball and the owner of Legacy Netball.

Shinarai is a Venture Lead at Henkel Adhesive Technologies, a leading solution provider for adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings. She focuses on developing and leading new business ventures across industries and geographies with a strong focus on digital and data-driven applications. In her role, she strives to connect customer insights, product management, and marketing with a strong application of agile practices. Previously, Shinarai was responsible for digital strategy, product management, and digital marketing in her roles within Henkel and Udacity. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Hamburg of Applied Sciences (Germany) and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Bath, School of Management (UK). She is currently based in Berlin, Germany

Having started his career as an Actuary, Wilf became a ‘serial’ CEO. With almost four decades of experience in the Life and Health insurance sector, mostly throughout both Asia and Africa, he’s been delivering high-scale and impact transformations, alongside sustainable business growth. Wilf thrives on creating purpose-led, values-based and innovative organisations, with an external orientation and multi-stakeholder perspective. Driven by customer centricity and entrepreneurship, Wilf is committed to employee engagement and digitisation, with a focus on execution, capability building, and performance delivery. He’s an ngaging and empowering leader, passionate about developing collaborative and high-performing teams that enhance shareholder value. Since completing his EMBA with Bath in 2000, Wilf has lived in seven Asian countries Singapore (thrice), Hong Kong (twice), Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and China) serving Allianz then Prudential. Last year. Wilf became Chairman of LivWell Asia, a young Singapore based, Asia focused digitally led integrated wellness ecosystem.