Meet Our Teachers

The course is run by academics and industry professionals with a wealth of experience teaching at both Bachelor and Master's level. Some of our teachers are currently carrying out their own research projects, advising multinational companies and even studying at Master's and Doctorate level as part of their continuous education. Our friendly Students Services and administration team are on hand to process your booking, arrange accommodation and assist you when you arrive.

Charles, Business Course Leader

Hi! I have been working with British Study Centres for several years and we have developed many interesting programmes. I am passionate about providing the best possible programmes for our students and ensuring they maximise their learning potential.

I live near the beautiful city of Oxford and I love my cycle to work through the country side. Many people cycle in Oxford - it's a great way to get around.

I hope to see you in Oxford this summer.

Indranil, Business Course Lecturer

Hello! I am Indranil and I am teaching the Summer Business Course. I am a Mathematician by education and worked in five different countries as a Management Consultant. I have worked in large European banks like Abbey National, Santander and Danske as well as Software giant like Oracle Corporation for 7 years after which I decided to pursue an MBA from Saïd Business School in Oxford University.

I have a passion for teaching and have been imparting technology and business education to hundreds of college graduates in corporate induction programmes. I also have a strong interest in philanthropy and had my own organisation working towards education and empowerment of underprivileged children in the society.

Alan, Business Law Lecturer

Hello, I'm Alan and I teach law at the Summer School. I qualified as a solicitor nearly thirty years ago and now specialise in travel law, travel is my hobby as well as my job. I have been lecturing for nearly 15 years, and as well as giving you a basic background to law, we always look at topics in the news at the time of the Summer School to show how the legal system works in the real world. I look forward to meeting you all in 2010!

Meet Our Guest Speakers

Jonathan Dow, MD, Club Class

Hello. I am Jonathan and have been asked to be a guest lecturer for British Study Centres for the Summer Business School.

I am 37 years old, married with 3 children and live in Eastbourne.

I have been the Managing Director of my own companies for 10 years. We operate a corporate chauffeur service which works throughout the UK servicing all major airports; and a commercial lines Insurance Brokerage. I have thoroughly enjoyed my practical, 'hands on' training and development whilst building my companies and am now looking to support young businesses grow through coaching and development of their key personnel and senior management teams.

I very much look forward to meeting you this summer and looking at ways I can help you develop your opportunities for your future.

www.clubclassonline.co.uk

Jonathan Carr, Partner, Lewis Silkin

I qualified as a lawyer in 1997 and have been practising as an Employment lawyer ever since. I have worked at a number of firms including Boodle Hatfield and Allen & Overy. I am now a partner at Lewis Silkin - recognised as one of the leading employment law firms in the country. I am based in the firm's Oxford office although my work regularly takes me to London and all round the country. Most of my work is advisory based helping clients navigate through the mass of employment laws that now face employers although I do some case litigation in the Employment Tribunals as well.

I am looking forward to giving the students an overview of employment law and some practical insights as a guest lecturer.

www.lewissilkin.com

Sarah Saward, MD, Rae Productions

Hello. I'm a freelance conference producer and work with production companies to produce large and medium events for blue chip clients. I've been in the business for over 15 years and have produced events across the world for some of the biggest companies in the world. The type of events I produce include internal and external conferences, product launches, gala dinners and awards ceremonies.

Key tasks that I own include organisation of speakers and all their media, production of schedules and running orders, liaison with press and talent to ensure that there are no surprises on the day. Onsite I am often booked as a show producer, owning the delivery of the event on the day for the production company. I enjoy working with the presenters and crew to produce a smooth event that runs to time.

I work on a 'freelance' model and will give you an insight into working on your own and then quickly becoming a member of different teams both remotely and when onsite. I'll also give you an insight into the events industry, the often overlooked channel of the marketing discipline, and explain what I think makes for a successful and compelling event.

Finally I'll be setting you some creative challenges and seeing just how effectively you can work together as a team.

www.raeproductions.co.uk

Sylwia Presley

Hi! I am a social media marketer specializing in the non profit sector. I have been actively involved in new media since my own college years and hope to share with you my experiences, as well as learnings from past and current work with new technologies. I have been involved in word of mouth marketing in the commercial sector for about 3 years, however I am currently focusing on applying this rather new approach to marketing specifically for the 3rd sector in the UK and globally.

I am involved in some great work with Global Voices - an international network of journalist citizens. As a part of that project I am currently working on the Technology for Transparency project, here in Oxford preparing for the Barcamp Transparency UK event planned for December. I have been involved in organizing Oxford Twestival, Voice meetup and currently work on the first meeting of Oxford Girl Geek Dinners - event for women in Technology. I am also the host of the monthly virtual event - Social Media Breakfast - dedicated to social media marketing for nonprofits.

You will find more about my past and current commitments from my site, but I hope to use my time with you to provide you with practical solutions, tools and mechanics of on-line promotion via social media, usage of a few media tools for brand positioning and increasing brand awareness. I will let you decide whether you want to focus on a commercial or personal brand, but I hope that at the end of the session you will be inspired to define, project and develop the image of the chosen brand on-line.

www.sylwiapresley.com

Angela Liddiard

Hello, I am Angela and I am delighted to be asked to speak on this summer's course. I teach eMarketing at Oxford Media & Business School and am absolutely fascinated at how the Internet has evolved to become the biggest marketing tool available. It seems incredible that six years ago we had not heard of Facebook or Twitter but now they are so important in getting the marketing message across. Who know what the next six years will bring...