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Leadership in extraordinary times
Join us for a series of virtual events that will help leaders respond to an unprecedented time.
Type
: Seminar Series
Series organiser
:
Oxford Saïd Events (Saïd Business School, University of Oxford)
Timing
: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 / 3pm
Web Address
:
https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/oxford-answers
Organising department
:
Saïd Business School
Thursday 1 October 2020 (-1st Week, Michaelmas Term)
15:00
-
Can social impact survive the crisis?
Booking not required. Watch live on: https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/oxford-answers/can-social-impact-survive-crisis
Marya Besharov
(Saïd Business School, University of Oxford)
,
Marc Ventresca
(Saïd Business School, University of Oxford)
,
Shivani Garg Patel
(Skoll Foundation)
,
Zhao Meng
(NTU Singapore)
,
François Bonnici
(Schwab Foundation)
Tuesday 13 October 2020 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)
14:30
-
How will the commercialisation of space impact our everyday lives?
Various Speakers
Thursday 29 October 2020 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)
14:00
-
Museum Leaders and the Legacy of Empire
Join us live on the link below. No need to book.
Dr Pegram Harrison
(Fellow in Entrepreneurship at the Said Business School )
,
Dr Laura Van Broekhoven
(Pitt Rivers Museum)
,
Samenua Sesher
(Museum of Colour)
Tuesday 10 November 2020 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
14:00
-
Fevers, feuds and diamonds: Dr. Paul Farmer on the Future of Global Health
Dr Paul Farmer
(Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, andCo-founder and chief strategist of Partners In Health)
14:00
-
Covid19 economics: myths, markets and policy
Pedro Bordalo
(Saïd Business School, University of Oxford)
,
Renee Adams
(University of Oxford)
,
Thomas Hellman
(Saïd Business School, University of Oxford)
Wednesday 11 November 2020 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
14:00
-
The future of the office
Andrew Stephen, Associate Dean of Research, L’Oréal Professor of Marketing and Director of the Oxford Future of Marketing Initiative
(Saïd Business School)
,
Sabina Kalyan
(Saïd Business School, University of Oxford)
Tuesday 17 November 2020 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)
12:00
-
Cheap talk? Living up to the Business Roundtable statement
Allison Binns
(Executive Director for Sustainability Research at Morgan Stanley)
,
Hiro Mizuno
(Financial executive, former Investment Officer of Japan’s $1.6 trillion Government Pension Fund, and Executive in Residence at Saïd Business Schoo)
,
Bob Eccles
(Expert on integrated reporting, a leader in sustainable strategies for companies and investors, and Visiting Professor of Management Practice at Saïd Business School)
17:00
-
Youth setting the agenda: Food and agriculture
Beatriz Perez
(SVP and Chief Communications, Public Affairs, Sustainability and Marketing Assets Officer, Coca Cola)
,
Laurent Freixe
(Executive Vice President Chief Executive Officer Zone Americas, Nestle)
,
Anna Turrell
(Head of Environment, Tesco)
,
Bethlehem Dejene
(Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Zafree Paper)
,
Leah Bessa
(Entrepreneur and Co-Founder, Gourmet Grubb)
,
Rufino Escasany
(Argentinian Regenerative Farmer and Co-Founder and Director Aspiring Citizens Cleantech)
,
Kaluki Paul
(Coordinator - Africa,Youth 4 Nature)
,
Gonzalo Munoz
(Chilean High Level Climate Champion for the COP25 of the United Nations Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC))
Thursday 26 November 2020 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)
14:00
-
Investing in procurement builds resilience
Rafael Ramirez
(Professor of Practice, Saïd Business School & Green-Templeton College)
,
Steve Churchhouse
(Senior Associate, NormannPartners)
,
Ciaran McGinley
(Senior Associate, NormannPartners)
Thursday 3 December 2020 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
11:00
-
Reshaping capitalism to drive real change
Sir Ronald Cohen
Monday 4 January 2021 (-1st Week, Hilary Term)
14:00
-
Social innovation and social justice in an age of pandemics
Cheryl Dorsey
(President of Echoing Green)
Thursday 4 February 2021 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)
14:00
-
Social innovation and social justice in an age of pandemics
Free event, no need to register. Please save the date and join us live using the link below.
Cheryl Dorsey
(President of Echoing Green)
Thursday 11 February 2021 (4th Week, Hilary Term)
14:00
-
Navigating the next normal: a view from female leaders
Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE
(Non-executive Board Member, Department for Education)
,
Dame Vivian Hunt
(Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company)
Tuesday 16 February 2021 (5th Week, Hilary Term)
14:00
-
How capital markets can take sustainability to the next level
Richard Barker
(Professor of Accounting and Associate Dean of Faculty, Saïd Business School)
,
Clara Barby
(Chief Executive, Impact Management Project)
,
Tajinder Singh
(Deputy Secretary General, International Organization of Securities Commissions IOSCO)
,
Dame Elizabeth Corley
(Chair, Board of Impact Investing Institute, and Non-executive Director of Pearson plc, BAE Systems plc and Morgan Stanley Inc.)
,
Sandra Boss
(Global Head of Investment Stewardship, and member of Global Executive Committee, BlackRock)
Thursday 18 February 2021 (5th Week, Hilary Term)
14:00
-
The bold ones - high-impact entrepreneurs
Linda Rottenberg
(CEO, Endeavour)
Tuesday 9 March 2021 (8th Week, Hilary Term)
14:00
-
The great decoupling? The future of relations between China and the West
Rebecca Arcesati
(Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), Berlin)
,
Prof Xudong Gao
(School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University, Beijing)
,
Stephan Scheuer
(Handelsblatt, Düsseldorf)
,
Dr. Adam Segal
(Council on Foreign Relations, New York)
14:00
-
The great decoupling? The future of relations between China and the West
Rebecca Arcesati
(Analyst at the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), Berlin)
,
Prof. Xudong Gao
(School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University, Beijing)
,
Stephan Scheuer
(former China correspondent and current Technology Team Lead at Handelsblatt, Düsseldorf)
,
Dr. Adam Segal
(Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program at the Council on Foreign Relations, New York)
Tuesday 16 March 2021 (9th Week, Hilary Term)
13:00
-
Digital platforms: Saints or sinners?
Andrew Stephen, Associate Dean of Research, L’Oréal Professor of Marketing and Director of the Oxford Future of Marketing Initiative
(Saïd Business School)
,
Pinar Ozcan
(Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Director of the Oxford Future of Finance and Technology (Fintech) Initiative, Saïd Business School)
,
Felipe Thomaz
(Associate Professor of Marketing, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford)
,
Cammy Crolic
(Associate Professor of Marketing, Saïd Business School)
Tuesday 23 March 2021 (10th Week, Hilary Term)
14:00
-
Revolutionising healthcare innovation: Putting communities first
Donna Walsh
(Executive Director, European Federation of Neurological Associations)
,
Maayan Ziv
(Founder, CEO, AccessNow)
,
Pēteris Zilgalvis
(Head of Unit, Digital Innovation and Blockchain, DG CONNECT; Co-Chair, FinTech Task Force, EC)
,
Vreni Schoenenberger
(Global Head of Public Affairs, Neuroscience, Novartis)
Wednesday 5 May 2021 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)
10:00
-
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Private Equity and Covid-19
Vindi Banga
(Clayton Dubilier & Rice)
,
Ludovic Phalippou
(Professor of Financial Economics, Saïd Business School)
Tuesday 25 May 2021 (5th Week, Trinity Term)
14:00
-
Anthro-Vision: How anthropology can explain business and life
Gillian Tett
(Financial Times journalist and author)
Tuesday 1 June 2021 (6th Week, Trinity Term)
14:00
-
Driven: How to fuel success through adversity
Toto Wolff
(Team Principal & CEO, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team)
,
Tengku Muhammad Taufik
(President and Group Chief Executive Officer, PETRONAS)
Tuesday 15 June 2021 (8th Week, Trinity Term)
11:00
-
Building a better economic system: The Better Business Act
Douglas Lamont
(CEO, Innocent Drinks, and co-chair of The Better Business Act)
,
Amy Clarke
(Co Founder & Chief Impact Officer of Tribe Impact Capital)