Biography
Christopher A. Barnes, is Ph.D. candidate and researcher at Edinburgh Napier University, in Edinburgh Scotland.
Christopher holds a, B.A. (Honours) degree in Tourism Management (2013) and also an MSc masters degree, in International Festival & Event Management (2021), and graduated with High Distinction attaining the university medal.
Prior to returning to academia - Christopher lived around the world and worked extensively in International conferences & events. Christopher's management experience is within international concert arenas and also large scale convention and international conference venues. He has also worked in five star luxury events in both Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
In early 2022, in collaboration with senior lecturers in collaboration with the British Council and Edinburgh Napier University, Christopher helped create a Sustainability Toolkit for Festivals in Mexico, published online in English and Spanish.
From, 2021-2022, Christopher was also involved in the collaboration with Edinburgh Napier University and The British Council in creating five module chapters for starting a festival. These modules where published online via the British Council India website.
In 2023 -2024, he worked alongside Professor Anna Leask and Dr. Louise Todd, as a research assistant, on a project based on the future of Edinburgh Tourism. Christopher has also previously assisted on projects such as Destination Net Zero, alongside Professor Jane Ali-Knight and Dr. Martin Robertson.
As of late 2024, Christopher was selected alongside academic staff and students of The Business School to travel to Jakarta, Indonesia as an ambassador for Edinburgh University in collaboration with Binus University in Jakarta, and The British Council for series of events on sustainable industry development.