Join alumnus Aaqil Ahmed, an award-winning Media Consultant, as he offers his insights on how he has navigated the media industry and what he has learnt during a successful career spanning 30 years.

In this talk, Aaqil will leverage his diverse experience in the media industry to:

Reflect on how the sector and its workforce has changed over the years.
Identify challenges students and graduates may find navigating the industry.
Pass on advice to current students and recent graduates hoping to take their first steps in media industry.
Deliver clear takeaway messages on how you can succeed and progress in media.

Aaqil will also answer your questions during the Q&A session following the talk.

This event will be part of the inaugural World in Westminster festival celebrations.

About the speaker

Aaqil Ahmed (Film, Video and Photographic Arts BA,1992), Media Consultant

Aaqil Ahmed is a Media Consultant with over 30 years’ experience in the industry.

After graduating from the University of Westminster, he started work in TV where he rose the executive ladder to become Head of Commissioning and Head of Religion and Ethics at the BBC. He is the first Muslim person to hold this position.

His commissions include many award-winning and high-profile projects such as Saving Africa’s Witch Children, The Qur’an, Inside the Mind of a Suicide Bomber, and Christianity: A History, and the religion strand Revelations.

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