Congratulations on your offer to study at the UCL School of Management! We are thrilled to invite you to an exclusive event, just for offer holders like yourself, in Istanbul on 21 June 2025.

It is an excellent opportunity for you to learn more about what to expect when you join us in September and get to know your future peers, faculty and hear from alumni based in Turkey about their experience at the School and how it has helped them in their career journey.

Event details:
Date: Saturday, 21 June 2025
Time: 14:00-17:00 EEST
Location: Tekfen Tower

What to expect on the day

Welcome Presentation: Insights from Paulina Walko, Student Recruitment Marketing Officer, about what you can expect when you join us, and a special video message from our School Director, Davide Ravasi.

Taster Lecture: An interactive session titled ‘AI, Automation, and Agile Management’ delivered by Professor of Operations, Technology, and Innovation, Bilal Gokpinar.

Alumni Panel: Hear from our esteemed alumni about their experience studying at the UCL School of Management and their career journey to date.

Networking: We will wrap up with some light refreshments and an opportunity to network with your future peers and alumni!

Spaces are limited, so we advise you to secure your spot as soon as possible. If you are unable to make the event, please be sure to cancel your ticket so it can be given to those on the waitlist.

Learn more about Professor Bilal Gokpinar's Taster Lecture

The rapid advancements in technology, artificial intelligence, and automation are reshaping the business world. Are you ready to begin carving the skills in management agility needed to thrive in these exciting conditions?

Join this interactive taster lecture to discover:

The building blocks of agile management: Gain a conceptual and practical understanding of the core principles and methodologies that underpin agile management.
Data-focused strategies: Learn effective strategies for using data and digital platforms to drive agile decision-making within complex organisations.
Driving effective digital transformations: Explore practical approaches for implementing managerial agility in digital product development and managing organisational change, all while sidestepping common operational pitfalls.
The frameworks for resilience, competition, and innovation: Lead organisations towards a successful transition to a new operating model that is fast, flexible and adaptable.

It’s a session you won’t want to miss!

About the Speaker

As the Head of the Marketing & Analytics research group at the School of Management, Bilal brings a wealth of academic rigour and real-world insights to this session. His award-winning research examines areas of automation and robotics, effective AI implementation, frontline innovation, and agile product and service development, has been featured in leading publications like the Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Forbes, among others.

He has also also taught in the Master’s and Executive Programmes at global institutions like the London School of Economics (LSE), HEC Paris, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and Peking University, among others, and has spent years consulting global companies like General Motors, IBM, HSBC, Cambridge University Hospitals, the UK Technology Strategy Board (Innovate UK), as well as multiple startups in the retail and technology sector.

If you have any questions about the event or would like further information, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at mgmt.comms@ucl.ac.uk

Istanbul Offer Holder Event - UCL School of Management