About Us

About Us

Rethinking Executive Education

Rethinking Executive Education

Rethinking Executive Education

Rethinking Executive Education

Arts & Business Institute is an interdisciplinary education and thought platform that brings together expertise in strategy, management, finance and international trade with perspectives from the arts, culture and academia.

Our programmes are designed not only to strengthen professional knowledge and capabilities, but also to help participants develop new perspectives, recognise connections and approach complex issues with a broader, more integrated way of thinking. By creating meaningful intersections between business, academia, art and culture, we aim to offer a learning experience that goes beyond the transfer of knowledge and encourages new ways of seeing and thinking.


Our global network brings together academics, experienced advisors and leading professionals from a range of countries and disciplines. By combining academic insight with real-world experience, we design programmes that are relevant, practical and internationally informed, offering participants a broader perspective on evolving markets, ideas and global developments.

We connect business knowledge with artistic, cultural and academic perspectives to help professionals see familiar challenges differently and think beyond conventional boundaries.

We connect business knowledge with artistic, cultural and academic perspectives to help professionals see familiar challenges differently and think beyond conventional boundaries.

Our Team

Our Team

Our team brings together experience across business, academia and the arts. Through diverse perspectives and interdisciplinary expertise, we create learning experiences that encourage new ways of thinking, seeing and leading.

Our team brings together experience across business, academia and the arts. Through diverse perspectives and interdisciplinary expertise, we create learning experiences that encourage new ways of thinking, seeing and leading.

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Ayşegül Çakır

Director & Consultant

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Yenal Koçak

Partner & Consultant

Chris Butterwick Portrait

Chris Butterwick

Partner & Consultant

Kaan Aşıcı

Creative Director

One Institute, Two Contexts

One Institute, Two Contexts

One Institute, Two Contexts

One Institute, Two Contexts

London and Istanbul shape the Institute’s educational character: one connects programmes with global markets, institutions and cultural exchange; the other brings regional intersections, cultural plurality and emerging perspectives into view.

London and Istanbul shape the Institute’s educational character: one connects programmes with global markets, institutions and cultural exchange; the other brings regional intersections, cultural plurality and emerging perspectives into view.

Entrance to National Gallery in London

London

London

Markets, institutions and international cultural exchange create a global setting for programmes.

Markets, institutions and international cultural exchange create a global setting for programmes.

Istanbul Modern sign in a public plaza with contemporary buildings beyond

Istanbul

Istanbul

Regional intersections, cultural plurality and emerging perspectives make context visible and open to interpretation.

Regional intersections, cultural plurality and emerging perspectives make context visible and open to interpretation.

Contact Us

Contact Us

Whether you are exploring a programme, designing a bespoke journey for your organisation, or considering a partnership, we would be glad to hear from you.

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