Samantha Salisbury
Online Tutor, Creative Events Management MA (Online)
Samantha Salisbury has more than 25 years’ experience managing events all over the world. Sector experience includes sport, academia, pharmaceuticals, banking, public sector, and weddings.
Samantha’s career started at the old Wembley stadium organising events for clients including BMW and F1 Williams. From there, she organised incentives, conferences and masterclasses for Johnson & Johnson, commercial conferences in the Far East for a major bank and government events for the NSW Cabinet office in Australia.
In 2006 Samantha returned to the UK from Australia and set up a wedding planning business, based in Cambridge, specialising in large multicultural weddings. This business developed into Jonsam Events Ltd which specialises in academic conferences and corporate event management for a portfolio of high-profile clients in the UK and Europe.
Samantha holds a PGCert qualification, is on the Executive Board for ABPCO and is also a member of AIEA.
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Qualifications
Qualifications
| Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | BA Spanish & Latin American Studies: 2:1 | University of Southampton |
| 2003 | Cheltenham Tutorial College Chartered Institute of Marketing | Advanced Certificate |
| 2019 | Anglia Ruskin University | PGCert |
Research Interests
Research interests and expertise
Modules taught:
- Principles of Event Management & Research
- Creative Practice in Event Design
- Digital Futures for Events and Events Marketing
- Sustainable Event Planning
Professional Engagement
Engagement with professional associations and societies
- Member of the Executive Board for ABPCO (Association of British Professional Conference Organisers)
- Member of AIEA (Association of Independent Event Agencies)
- Ambassador for REACH Events Scholarship
