Meet CEF’s Professor Board

CEF’s Professor Board provides academic advisory, innovation, and ideas to drive our initiatives - comprised of international and cross-sector world leading professors and emerging eminent scholars working in the top universities for event and festivals.

  • Dr Kiki Kaplanidou

    University of Florida (USA)

  • Dr Mike Duignan

    University of Paris 1 (France)

  • Dr Judith Mair

    University of Queensland (Australia)

  • Dr Don Getz

    University of Calgary (Canada)

  • Dr Holger Preuss

    Johannes Gutenberg University (Germany)

  • Dr Milena Parent

    University of Ottawa (Canada)

  • Dr Richard Betts MBE

    University of Exeter and MET Office (UK)

  • Dr Carmel Foley

    University of Technology Sydney (Australia)

  • Dr Vassilios Ziakas

    University of Liverpool (UK)

  • Dr Chris Gaffney

    New York University (USA)

  • Dr Helen Lenskyj

    University of Toronto (Canada)

  • Dr Shushu Chen

    University of Birmingham (UK)

  • Dr Jane Ali-Knight

    Edinburgh Napier University (UK)

  • Dr Alan Fyall

    University of Central Florida (USA)

  • Dr Jamie Kenyon

    Loughborough University (UK)

  • Dr James Kennell

    University of Surrey (UK)

  • Dr Alba Colombo Vilarrasa

    University Oberta of Catalunya (Spain)

  • Dr Leonie Lockstone-Binney

    Griffith University (USA)

  • Dr Karina Mukanova

    International University of Monaco (Monaco)

  • Dr David McGillivray

    University of the West of Scotland (UK)

  • Dr Chris Chen

    University of Canterbury (New Zealand)

  • Dr Marcus Hansen

    Liverpool John Moores University (UK)

  • Nikos Theodorakis

    Hellenic Open University (Greece)

  • Dr Ubaldino Couto

    Macao University of Tourism (Macao)

  • Dr Alison Hutton

    Western Sydney University (Australia)

  • Dr Kayode Aleshinloye

    University of Central Florida (USA)

  • Dr Luke Potwarka

    University of Waterloo (Canada)

  • Dr Tim Brown

    University of Chester (UK)

  • Dr Ilaria Pappalepore

    University of Westminster (UK)

  • Dr Martin Robertson

    Victoria University (Australia) / Edinburgh Napier University (UK)

  • Dr Trudie Walters

    Lincoln University (New Zealand)

  • Dr Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta

    University of Tasmania (Australia)