Partner, Farrer & Co Protecting the bottom line: due diligence, scoping and contracting
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David is Head of the Higher Education Group at Farrer & Co. He advises several UK universities and HEIs in relation to their collaborative ventures, technology transfer arrangements and IT procurement projects.
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Director Education and Innovation, China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) Don’t forget your taxes! The impact of taxation on TNE returns in China
| Nathalie is Director of Education and Innovation at CBBC. She works closely with universities, incubators, start-ups, public and private stakeholders in the education and innovation ecosystem to foster successful collaborations between the UK and China. She started her career at the University of Salford and the University of Xiamen. She then held senior international management positions in the ICT industry and was based in Beijing for two years. Prior to joining CBBC, she worked at the University of Central Lancashire, developing teaching, research and industry partnerships with a focus on China. She is a fluent speaker of Mandarin and holds Masters degrees from France and the UK. |
Senior Tax Manager, Grant Thornton Don’t forget your taxes! The impact of taxation on TNE returns in China
| David specialises in international tax. He has assisted multiple businesses and universities operating internationally. This includes the whole lifecycle from withholding tax and VAT on services, to creating a taxable presence through having a Permanent establishment, to setting up an entity and finally to closing down or selling that entity.
David has a particular interest in China and spent a year there teaching English. He has contributed to several publications particularly on China and has been a regular presenter at events.
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Dr Suzanna Tomassi Deputy Director (Partnerships), Open University Validation Partnerships, The Open University The financial planning process: a TNE masterclass
| Dr Suzanna Tomassi has been working within the HE sector for many years, with the last 13 years spent in business development, working with academic partners in the UK and abroad, setting up and successfully managing TNE collaborative provision. Reflecting her life-long passion about the HE sector, Suzanna has completed two Masters Degrees, an MBA programme in HE Management (IoE, UCL) and a PhD focused on HE and regional development. She has been frequently presenting on the subject of internationalisation and partnerships in the UK and abroad, while her chapter on academia-industry partnerships is due to be published in July in the Oxford University Handbook of HE. |
Indre Petrauskaite, Head of Global Partnerships, London South Bank University Expect the unexpected: an institutional perspective on the hidden costs of TNE
| Indre Petrauskaite is the Head of Global Partnerships at London South Bank University, where she is responsible for the development and overall management of transnational education partnerships, summer schools and study abroad programmes. Prior to joining LSBU, Indre managed international partnerships development and Erasmus+ Key Action 1 activities at University of the Arts London.
Indre started her career as a Graduate Trainee at the University of Nottingham and was a key member in setting up SWJTU-Leeds Joint Institute in China. Indre holds a BA in Management with Chinese Studies from the University of Nottingham and MBA in Higher Education Management from the Institute of Education, UCL.
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Business Development Director ICTE, Coventry University The potential pitfalls of overseas financial arrangements
| Liliana Biglou OBE currently works as a Business Development Director International Centre for Transformational Entrepreneurship at Coventry University.
She has 25 years of experience leading complex country and regional level operations for the British Council overseas and is a former British Council Director Ghana where she worked for six years fostering her strong familiarity with the Ghanaian Higher Education eco-system.
In October 2017, Liliana left the British Council to start her own education and social impact consultancy and she continues developing impactful links between the UK and other countries. She is particularly interested in the role of education in transformational change, social impact and maximizing demographic dividend.
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Jon Dowell, Export Finance Manager, UK Export Finance Financial support mechanisms available to universities
| In May 2018 Jonathan Dowell joined the regional network for UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency, helping London businesses benefit from government-backed finance and insurance for their overseas sales.
Jonathan has been with UKEF since 2014, most recently as a Senior Underwriter supporting UK exporters in the civil, infrastructure and energy sectors. Over the course of his career, Jonathan has specialised in customer relationship roles, providing guidance and services to corporate and professional clients. He brings to the role considerable knowledge of the finance available to help companies export and relationship management experience. |
Michael Jones, Deputy Regional Head, International Subsidiary Banking, HSBC UK Panel discussion: Magic money trees? Financial support mechanisms available to universities
| Michael Jones is a career banker, having worked for the HSBC Group for over 14 years in a number of markets (UK, Italy, Germany and Hong Kong), covering a breadth of different business and functional roles encompassing Corporate Banking, Global Custody, Retail Banking, Credit and Strategy. Michael holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Exeter. He is married with one son and enjoys hiking and travel in his free time.
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Stephan John, ODA/Secondary Benefits Specialist for Education, Department for International Trade Panel discussion: Magic money trees? Financial support mechanisms available to universities
| Stephan has 30 years experience within educations and training, holding senior posts with the Qualifications Authority in the UK as well as with a number of universities, colleges and awarding bodies. To date he has worked on Higher Education and TVET projects in over 20 countries on 4 continents.
As a Team Leader and a Key Expert on international projects, he has extensive experience of advising upon, managing and developing teaching and learning across the enterprise and vocational fields in developing economies. Particularly notable is his development of qualification processes for the enhancement of workskills and employment and for skills development in a range of political and economic settings.
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Head of Transnational Education, Universities UK International Chair |
