Professor Simon Chadwick from the Center for Business in Sport (CIBS) at Coventry University talks to MasterCard’s Head of Sponsorships, Asia/Pacific Middle East & Africa, Stuart Cameron, about the sport’s growth markets, IRB investment and the influence of Sevens ahead of this year’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
Dr. Ombretta Ingrasci (Queen Mary College, London & University of Milan) visits Coventry University to deliver a lecture to students.
She discusses mafia women, from traditional roles to leadership positions in contemporary Italy, and answers student questions on the changing role of women within mafia organisations.
In March 2011, the high commissioners from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon and Nigeria visited Coventry. In Coventry Cathedral, the high commissioners talk to students from Coventry University, and answer their questions on a variety of topics including politics, student issues and how young African people can contribute to the future of their country.
Neil Forbes, Professor of International History gives a lecture entitled Defenders of Democracy? (Big business, ideological crisis and war, 1931-1940) as part of the University’s Professorial Lecture Series.
Simon became Professor of Sport Business Strategy and Marketing at Coventry University Business School in 2007. Simon has published extensively in the areas of sports marketing and sport business strategy and has collaborated with various organisations. He has also worked as a consultant to a variety of sport businesses.