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Covering High-Profile Events on Social Media

I script, film, edit, and produce short-form videos covering LSE’s high-profile public events, reaching a combined audience of over 2.3 million across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn. I attend events featuring heads of state, senior politicians, global leaders, and Nobel Laureates, capturing key moments and creating clear, engaging summaries of their arguments and discussions. All videos are the legal property of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). 

01

Juan Manuel Santos, Former President of Colombia & Nobel Peace Laureate

A conversation with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Juan Manuel Santos, joined by Professors Mary Kaldor, Nicholas Stern, and the President of LSE, exploring how sustainable development can contribute to global peace and security.

02

Nick Clegg, former UK Deputy Prime Minister & Meta's former President of Global Affairs

A conversation between Nick Clegg and the President of LSE, discussing the fragmentation of the global internet, the role of big tech and authoritarian regimes. 

03

Alexander Stubb, President of Finland

A conversation between Alexander Stubb and the President of LSE, discussing the shifting global order, geopolitical challenges, and the role of European leadership in a multipolar world. 

04

Gudni Jóhannesson, former President of Iceland

A conversation between Gudni Jóhannesson and Kristina Spohr (with chair Jeffrey Chwieroth) discussing the future of Greenland and Iceland, the shifting geostrategic balance in the Arctic and North Atlantic, and the pressures on the old international order.

05

Lord Maurice Saatchi, Co-founder of Saatchi & Saatchi and former Chairman of the Conservative Party

A conversation between Lord Saatchi and the President of LSE, exploring his career in advertising and politics, his influence on public life, and reflections on leadership and strategy.

06

Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management 

A conversation between Nicolai Tangen and Professor Tom Reader, discussing the role of the social sciences in effective leadership, the challenges of managing the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, and how to navigate rapid societal and technological change.

07

LSE Hong Kong Forum 2025: AI: Harnessing New Technologies for Good 

A high-level forum bringing together Professor Dong Sun (Secretary for Innovation and Technology, HKSAR), the President of LSE, the CEO of J.P. Morgan Hong Kong and other senior industry leaders to discuss how AI and emerging technologies can be harnessed for social good across Hong Kong and the wider region. 

08

Lila Ibrahim, COO of Google DeepMind

An event with Lila Ibrahim,  discussing her vision for the future of AI, the role of emerging technologies in society, and how strategic leadership can shape global innovation. 

09

LSE Festival 2025 & LSE Events Series – Promotional Videos

Wrote, filmed, edited, produced, and presented promotional videos for both LSE Festival 2025 and the LSE Events Series, introducing key themes, highlighting upcoming high-profile speakers, and encouraging public engagement. All content was distributed across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn, reaching a combined audience of over 2.3 million.

10

Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Director of Communications 

A conversation between Anthony Scaramucci and the President of LSE, discussing his vision for the future of finance, technology and global leadership.

11

Reid Hoffman, Co-Founder of LinkedIn

A conversation between Reid Hoffman and the President of LSE, discussing the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on society, how it shapes our global order, and the role of innovation in human affairs.

12

Mark Thomson, Director-General Designate of CERN 

A conversation between Mark Thomson, Professor Riccardo Crescenzi and the President of LSE, discussing how large-scale scientific infrastructures drive fundamental discovery and deliver broader socio-economic benefits including innovation, skills, and regional development.

13

Does Class Inequality Still Matter?

A conversation hosted at LSE to mark ten years since the original “Social Class in the 21st Century” survey, revisiting the Great British Class Survey and asking whether class still shapes opportunities and inequality today. The panel — including journalists, activists, MPs and sociologists — debated whether class remains relevant in 21st-century Britain, and what solidarity might look like in a changing political era.

14

Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit 

A conversation featuring Craig Mundie and Mairéad Pratschke (chaired by Martin Anthony), examining how artificial intelligence might reshape human identity, knowledge, and society — exploring both its potential to solve global crises and the existential challenges it poses.

15

International Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in a Polarising World

A panel discussion featuring Knox Thames, Qari Asim, and Nazila Ghanea, examining the meaning, promotion, and future of global religious freedom in an increasingly polarised political landscape. Hosted by the LSE Faith Centre, the event explored how FoRB is interpreted and defended worldwide, and the challenges facing policymakers, activists, and communities today.

16

The State of Democracy After a Year of Elections

A public forum at LSE examining global democratic trends in the wake of a year marked by multiple national elections. Experts discussed electoral integrity, democratic backsliding, and what the recent wave of votes tells us about the health and future of democracy worldwide.

17

Exhibition Coverage – How We Make History Together: Exhibiting the Local Aftermath of Grenfell

Covered an interactive exhibition showcasing a collaboratively created archive of community responses to the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire — including photographs of grassroots memorials, graffiti, timelines of relief efforts, and community testimonies. The exhibition, organised by LSE researchers, aimed to preserve local memory and support collective sense-making post-disaster. My work documented the exhibition, helping highlight how community-led archives can contribute to social justice and disaster-recovery awareness.

18

Is the Internet Good for Children?

A public lecture hosted by the Digital Futures for Children centre (in partnership with the 5Rights Foundation), featuring Sonia Livingstone as the speaker and Ellen Helsper as chair. The event explored children’s digital lives and wellbeing — whether the internet is good for children in light of concerns over screen time, online harms, and data-driven exploitation. It argued for a children’s-rights framework to guide the design of digital services and steer debate toward better, evidence-based digital futures for young people.

19

Innovative Market Solutions to Confront Climate Change

A panel bringing together policymakers, international organisations, the private sector, and academics to discuss how innovative market mechanisms — including voluntary carbon credit markets — can help bridge the global climate-finance gap, particularly for low- and middle-income countries.

20 

The Drama of Displacement – The Journey of a Syrian Refugee Through Theatre

A staged reading followed by discussion that brings to life the experiences of a Syrian refugee and a UK Home Office officer, dramatising forced migration through theatre to explore politics, power, identity, and resilience.

21

Spotify (un)wrapped Workshop – LSE Festival 2024

A creative workshop during the LSE Festival where participants explored their personal “Spotify Wrapped” data through discussion and hands-on creative exercises. The event invited reflections on how streaming services shape our data-identity and use algorithmic profiling to influence music tastes and self-presentation.

22

Authoritarian Populism and Media Freedom – LSE Festival 2024

A panel discussion during the LSE Festival exploring how authoritarian populism has reshaped public-service media — considering examples from the US and UK. The conversation looked at the politicisation of major news organisations and the challenges to media freedom today.

23

Elections 2024 – LSE Festival Special Discussion

A panel event during LSE Festival examining the global wave of elections in 2024 — discussing electoral trends, voter behaviour, democratic challenges, and what the outcomes mean for international politics and governance.

24

Displays of Power Launch Reception 

An exhibition bringing together social-science research on power, politics, technology, communities and global challenges, presented at the LSE Festival. The exhibition showcased a variety of projects — from institutional power and inequality to future-facing research on climate, society, and technology — encouraging public engagement with academic insight.

25

Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England

The Governor discussed the crucial role of central bank reserves in maintaining financial stability and conducting monetary policy, as well as the implications for the future of the Bank’s balance sheet.

26

Navigating Woman and Working Life 

A “come along with me” video documenting an LSE Careers event on navigating womanhood and working life, exploring themes of gender, career development, and workplace experiences. All filming, scripting, editing, and production were completed by me.

27

Recent advances in the understanding of human sociality 

Although each of us derives enormous benefit from the vast network of cooperative social relations that exists among human beings, there is still no unified scientific theory that explains how we succeed in sustaining these relations.

28

Leadership or Drift — What’s Next for US Foreign Policy?

A roundtable discussion with leading experts assessing the international challenges and opportunities awaiting the next US administration — and what that means for Europe and the world.

29

Wealth in People 

A public lecture by 2024 Nobel Prize winner James A. Robinson, hosted by the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa and LSE’s Department of Economics, exploring the concept of “wealth in people” as a framework for understanding African societies and their political-economic trajectories.

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