KBS Business Soundbite | Management Challenges and Business Opportunities

17:00 Arrive & welcome

17:15 – 17:35

Patricia Lewis Professor of Management | Kent Business School

‘On The Border: Management Challenges & Business Opportunities ‘

Patricia will make an introduction to the upcoming 2025 British Academy of Management (BAM) annual conference entitled “On the Border” is being hosted at Kent Business School in August 2025.

Q&A

17:35 – 17:55 

Joel Montgomery Lecturer in Management | Kent Business School

“Maximising Refugee Employability: Local councils’ role in the South East”

Joel is carrying out research into the significant employment gap (20%) between refugees and the UK population (Home Office, 2023).

Q&A

17:55 – 18:15 

Professor Thanos Papadopoulos Professor of Management (Information Systems/Operations Management) | Head of the Department of Analytics, Operations and Systems | Kent Business School

Thanos will discuss ‘From Disruption to Innovation: The importance of the supply chain leadership style for driving logistics innovation in the face of geopolitical disruptions.

Q&A

1 8:00 – 18:30 Networking & close

Business Soundbites are informal networking events organised by Kent Business School (KBS) University of Kent. We bring together representatives from the academic, business, non-profit and public sector to network and share knowledge. Presentations on topical issues, or the latest in business trends based on our research.