Education: PhD, MA (Public Relations), GradCert (Tertiary Education), BA (1st cl. Hons) Media and Communication Studies & Spanish Studies, MPRIA, MCIPR

Position: Associate Professor in the School of Management and Marketing at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia, and academic lead of the Faculty of Business and Law’s public relations program.

Teaching Areas: Katharina draws on more than twenty years of communication and media experience, as an educator and industry professional. Her industry experience encompasses communication and research roles in Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Research Interest: include community advocacy, civic engagement, public interest communication and diversity.

Education: Daniel graduated from Erfurt university in 2003 and Manchester Metropolitan University with a Master’s degree in Public Relations in 2005.

Position: Senior Advisor ESG & Sustainability Transformation at global sustainability consultancy SLR Consulting Ltd. He has been a PR consultant for more than 15 years, working at international network agencies like FleishmanHillard and Burson-Marsteller. Daniel is an International Public Relations Association (IPRA) Board member and Golden World Awards jury member. He is currently chairman of IPRA’s Climate Change Chapter. As a guest lecturer, Daniel speaks about sustainability and PR at universities across Europe and supports national and international organizations to achieve their sustainability goals.

Teaching Areas: Daniel’s focus is on developing and implementing sustainability/ESG strategies in Germany and Europe, rooted in corporate responsibility and aligning with societal expectations, incl. sustainability/ESG communication, stakeholder engagement, strategic partnerships, storytelling for sustainability, corporate citizenship/CSR as well as trainings/workshops around ESG and SDGs.

Education: PhD candidate 2024, Masters of Science in International Business (Northeastern University, Boston MA EEUU), Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and Public Relations (Blanquerna University, Barcelona Spain).

Position: Associate Professor in the Blanquerna College in Barcelona Spain, and entrepreneur within the food industry.

Teaching areas: Marketing, Digital Marketing and Digital Storytelling.

Research Interests: Food Tech, Innovation, Food, Consumer Behavior.

Education: Dr K Sai Prasad holds an MBA in Marketing, MPhil in Management, and a PhD in Customer Communication

Position: Dr K Sai Prasad is currently the Dean and Professor at the College of Journalism and Mass Communication (CJMC), Dayananda Sagar University, Bengaluru, India

Teaching Areas: Public Relations and Corporate Communications, Marketing, Brand and Advertising, Media Management, Consumer Behaviour, Integrated Marketing Communications, Leadership and Ethics

Research interests: Consumer Behaviour, Marketing, Customer Communication, Media

Education and position: Nickolas D.G. Komninos, a graduate from the University of London, King’s College London, is a lecturer at the University of Udine.

Teaching areas: Nickolas started teaching at the University of Trieste but has also taught for the International Maritime Academy, CIELS the Advanced School for Linguistic Mediators and as a visiting professor in Greece and Finland and currently teaches English language and translation.He is member of BAAL (British Association for Applied Linguistics), and AIA (Associazione Italiana di Anglistica) among other associations.

Research interests: Include Multimodality, Discourse Analysis; Intercultural Communication and Domain Specific English. He has participated in or led a number of national and international projects including: EXPerO – Expectations and perceptions of quality in VET; ACT – Access through Text;  MACE -Multimodal Awareness for Children’s Empowerment; Comuncazione e Plurilingue Efficace; Mediazione linguistica del conflitto e negoziazione del consenso in contesti interculturali; MACHETE Multiliteracy Advances and Challenges in Hypermedia English Teaching Environments; Plurilingualism in Healthcare; 2018-19: AToMMiC (Aid and Training for Multiliteracy and Multimodal Competence).

Education: Nuno is a PhD candidate in Communications Sciences and holds a Master’s degree in Strategic Management of Public Relations

Position: Nuno is a professor at the School of Communication and Media Studies (ESCS) in Lisbon. He is also a PR Consultant at ONMI – Strategic Partners.

Research interests: Political Communication, Reputation Management, Speechwriting, Corporate Values, and Digital Public Relations

Education: Dr. Pavel Slutskiy was born Russia, where he earned his PhD in Journalism (Political Science) from Saint-Petersburg State University.

Position and teaching areas: Pavel holds a full-time position of an Associate Professor in Communication Management at the Faculty of Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. He also holds an Associate Professorship in Public Relations from Saint-Petersburg State Electrotechnical University — the first higher education institution  in the country to offer a programme in PR. Since 2014, he has worked in Thailand.

Research interests: Include political and legal philosophy of communication, communication theory, philosophy of language, cross-cultural communication, strategic communication and public relations. He is the author of “Communication and Libertarianism” (2021), the book which was referred by the reviewers as “…an outstanding contribution to both libertarian political philosophy and communication theory… and the most comprehensive work on communication issues in libertarian theory ever published”. He is also the author of three other monographs, three university textbooks and numerous articles which were published in American Behavioral Scientist, Libertarian Papers, Journal of Promotional Communications and Quarterly Review of Business Disciplines among others. He participated in embassy round tables on Russia-ASEAN relations as well as in panels on Russian foreign policy; his three articles on the US elections coverage in Russian media were published in the top 1 percentile  SCOPUS journal.  He is a member of EUPRERA, IPRA, PRCA, a board  member of the GLOBCOM Institute (Germany), a member of the advisory board of Strategic Management in Global Communication (Spain), a member of the Editorial Board of the Asia Pacific Public Relations Journal (Australia), The EUrASEANs Journal (Thailand), the Journal of Communication Arts (Thailand) and a member of the advisory board of the Journal of Communication and Media in Asia Pacific. He is a chair of International Corporate and Marketing Communications in Asia Conference (ICMCAC) and Cross-Cultural Communication Conference (CCCC).

General: Pavel has been invited as a visiting professor by multiple universities, including Towson University (USA), Zayed University (Abu Dhabi), Wibauthuis Hogeschool van Amsterdam (Netherlands), Blanquerna School of Communication, Ramon Llull University (Spain), University of Brawijaya (Indonesia), Webster University (Thailand). He is regularly invited as a keynote speaker for academic and trade conferences, as well as professional events. He is also a communication practitioner with more than 20 years of experience as a communication industry professional, entrepreneur, PR-consultant, journalist, editor and a TV-host. He is a founder and co-founder of several communication and research agencies which worked with major international clients, including Lufthansa, Cathay Airways, Kaspersky, Vivo, Cigna, Walt Disney, Sony, MSD, Tuborg, Chanel, Tetra Pak, Hitachi, Audi, Subaru and many others. He currently also works as a part-time strategic consultant for Midas PR – one of the top PR-agencies in Thailand. His recent projects include both corporate clients as well as EU and UN agencies.

Education: PhD (Communication Management); MA (Visual Studies); BA (Hons.) Visual Studies (cum laude); BA (Languages – Journalism) (cum laude) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa; Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Position: Assistant Professor in the College of Communication and Media Sciences at Zayed University, United Arab Emirates.

Teaching areas: Hilke’s teaching encompasses both public relations and journalism. She teaches Strategic Public Relations, Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics, Integrated Strategic Communication Campaigns, Creative Advertising, Media Planning, Corporate Communication, and Public Speaking. Prior to joining Zayed University, she taught journalism at Tshwane University of Technology, where she was involved in newsroom-based teaching, Investigative Reporting, Media Studies, and curriculum leadership, and worked closely with leading South African media organizations to support work-integrated learning.

Research interests: Hilke’s research focuses on public relations, corporate social responsibility, and the integration of artificial intelligence in communication management. Her research and teaching are informed by ongoing industry engagement and by her involvement in the UN Women Unstereotype Alliance, where she contributes to initiatives that challenge gender stereotypes in advertising and the media.

Position: Rudiger is a Senior Lecturer in Public Relations and Communication and acts as programme Leader of the MA Public Relations and Strategic Communication and MA International Communication at Leeds Beckett University in the United Kingdom.

Teaching areas: Strategic Communication Management, Communication Consultancy, Intercultural Communication, Creativity in Strategic Communication

Research interests: Populist Communication, Visual Communication

Education: Kevin holds a B.S.Sp degree from Emerson College, and an M.A. from Emerson College

Teaching areas: Kevin teaches graduate and undergraduate classes in public relations, tactical writing for public relations, sports PR, crisis communication, public affairs, and international public relations. He also serves as the faculty advisor for Emerson College’s PRSSA chapter.

General: Kevin is the founder and CEO of Propheta Communication, a boutique PR agency based in New York City. Propheta Communication focuses on early-stage companies across the US, Israel, and Asia. He and his team have supported numerous clients from their beginning stages to acquisition.

Education: Chris holds BCom, BCom (Honours), MCom, and PhD degrees from Stellenbosch University in South Africa.

Position: Associate Professor at the Department of Business Management at Stellenbosch University.

Teaching Areas: Chris specialises in Strategic Marketing (including communication), Global Marketing, and Retail Management.  He also enjoys lecturing international students and have lectured in Spain, Sweden and Reunion.

Research Interests: Marketing (including communication) strategies for the wine industry, consumer ethnocentrism, social media, intercultural communication and sustainability.

Education: Renata holds a PhD from Vilnius University, Lithuania (2006)

Position: Renata is a Professor and Dean of the faculty of Communication at Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Teaching Areas: Renata focuses on corporate communication, CSR, research methods, communication campaigns.

Research Interest: Social entrepreneurship and social impact, political communication, trust and corporate social responsibility.