Highlighted Experts
Profiles of place brand practitioners and experts whose ideas, experience and approach stand out.
Malcolm Allan
Meet Malcolm Allan: place brand pioneer, co-founder of The Place Brand Academy, and advocate of place stewardship in brand governance.
Sara Seif Ibrahim
Meet Sara Seif Ibrahim, researcher and consultant specialising in cultural place branding across the Arab and Mediterranean regions.
Olga Rauhut Kompaniets
Meet Olga Rauhut Kompaniets, senior lecturer at Halmstad University, specialising in place branding, sustainability, food and wine marketing.
Shyam Vasudevan
Meet Shyam Vasudevan – branding strategist, speaker and mentor with 20+ years' experience in place branding, tourism, and investment promotion.
Giannina Warren
Meet Dr. Giannina Warren, consultant and training facilitator through The Place Brand Academy, Associate Professor at RMIT University Vietnam.
Michael Persson Gripkow
Meet Michael Persson Gripkow: place branding strategist, keynote speaker, and advisor on destination strategy, nation branding, identity.