Director of the British School of Fashion Tim Jackson is joined by a panel of industry insiders to explore how sustainability and inclusion are helping to reshape employment opportunities within the fashion and luxury sectors.
Circular Economy expert and CEO of Positive Luxury Diana Verde Nieto will join luxury industry recruitment director Younus Desai to discuss the knowledge and skills now being sought by brands in luxury and fashion. They will be joined by Sophie Svestad, a current GCU London MBA Luxury Brand Management student who will share how her studies on the MBA programme helped secure her current job. Hosted by Professor Natascha Radclyffe-Thomas EdD FRSA who is a Professor in Marketing and Sustainable Business at the British School of Fashion, GCU London where she runs the innovative postgraduate Module in Sustainable Luxury.
Presenters
Tim Jackson
Director of the British School of Fashion at GCU London
Professor Natascha Radclyffe-Thomas
Academic Lead for Business and Sustainability at GCU London
Professor Natascha Radclyffe-Thomas EdD FRSA is Professor in Marketing and Sustainable Business at the British School of Fashion, GCU London where she runs the innovative postgraduate Module in Sustainable Luxury for the School’s MBA Luxury Brand Management programme. Natascha is co-author of Fashion Management: A Strategic Approach and Editor-in-Chief for Bloomsbury Fashion Business Cases. She is an advocate for globally responsible education and won the Case Centre 2020 Award for Ethics and Social Responsibility and was Highly Commended in the 2020 Women in Marketing Awards Marketing Scientist category recognising her leadership in teaching and research in marketing education. Natascha is a knitter, stitcher and make-do-and-mender!
Diana Verde Nieto
CEO Positive Luxury
Younus Desai
Director at luxury recruitment agency Directory-Group