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PhD Defence: Ioannis Pappas

Public lecture and defence of the doctoral dissertation for the degree of PhD

Wednesday
20
August
  • Starts:15:00, 20 August 2025
  • Ends:18:30, 20 August 2025
  • Location:BI - Campus Oslo, A2 Red 12
  • Contact:PhD administration (phd@bi.no)

PhD Candidate Ioannis Pappas, Department of Marketing, will hold a public lecture and defense of his doctoral dissertation for the degree of PhD in BI Norwegian Business School PhD programme:

Title of the Thesis:

“How Second Language Proficiency Shapes Trust in Business Interactions”

 

Public lecture on a given topic.

Time for Public Lecture: 15:00 – 15:45 (door closes sharp at 15:00)

Time for Disputation: 16:30 (door closes sharp at 16:30)

Place: A2 - Red 12

The Committee members are as follows:

  • First opponent 
    Professor Stefano Puntoni, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania 
  • Second opponent 
    Assistant Professor Janet Geipel, The University of Exeter Business School   
  • Chair of the committee 
    Professor Sut I Wang, Department of Communication and Culture, BI Norwegian Business School  

For the disputation, the academic procession will arrive at 15:00 sharp and the public must take their seat before this time.

Please arrive at both the Public Lecture and the Disputation some minutes before they start. Once the doors are closed, no additional guests will be allowed in/or out.