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Phillip (Phil) is an American citizen raised in the Chicago area living in France. A Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign. He has over thirty years of academic and business experience. He has held posts at the University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign, the University of Georgia, INSEAD and Paris School of Business. His research has been widely published. Today, Phil's teaching and research interests focus on the performing arts. He is Dean and Full Professor, Performing Arts Management and Research Methodology, Ascencia Business School, Paris; Full Professor, IESA, Paris; and Visiting Researcher, Royal College of Music, London. Phil studies music theory and composition at the Berklee College of Music. He is a member of the American Economic Association, the American Psychological Association, the American Musicological Society, the Dance Studies Association and the Society for Dance Research.

Zarja Peters is an accomplished concert pianist and entrepreneur. As a performing artist, she has been widely recognized internationally and holds numerous awards. Zarja holds a master's degree in business administration for performing arts management and cultural industries and she is an experienced independent event promoter. She coordinates recruitment activity for the Performing Arts Management program, conducts independent and collaborative academic research, and she participates in professional association activities.

Juncal is an experienced leader in the field of performing arts health. She currently leads the Healthcare and Performance team at the English National Ballet School where she also sets the health strategy for the School in order to ensure ballet dancers achieve their full potential while educating them for a long and healthy career. She has previously worked as Head Physiotherapist for the National Centre for Circus Arts in London. She has also worked at the West End with performing artists from musicals and has also worked with several touring Circus and dance companies. Moreover, Juncal was the Module Lead in Rehabilitation in the MSc in Performing Arts Medicine from UCL as well as a current guest lecturer in several universities. Besides this, Juncal is a part of the Program Committee at the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science where she presents at the yearly conference. Juncal holds a BSc(Hons) in physiotherapist from the European School of Physiotherapy in Amsterdam and an MSc from King’s College London.