Ian Kiaer - The sound of silence: reading a monochrome Wednesday 16th May, 12:15 to 13:15 How do we engage with a work of art that is deliberately remote, silent and withholds information? Learn more
H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo - Beyond rhetoric: how African leader is taking charge of its own affairs Friday 11th May, 12:00 to 13:00 H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, delivered the keynote address at the School for the Oxford Africa Conference 2018. Learn more
Miles Young - Digital hasn’t killed the analogue star Thursday 10th May, 12:00 to 13:00 Oxford Saïd’s Distinguished Speaker Seminar on 10 May 2018 focused on how the digital age has radically altered our way of life. Learn more
‘Own who you are’ – Baroness Vadera’s message for International Women’s Day Tuesday 8th May, 10:00 to 11:00 ‘I wouldn’t be leaning in or leaning out: I would be standing up straight and owning who you are.’ Learn more
Charles Haddad - Scent of a market Wednesday 2nd May, 17:45 to 18:45 Charles Haddad, General Manager of L’Oréal Luxe Middle East, has given the latest Distinguished Speaker Seminar. Learn more
Carlo Messina - Keeping it real in banking Friday 23rd March, 15:00 to 16:00 Carlo Messina has given the latest Distinguished Speaker Seminar at the School. Learn more
Paul Polman: The time to act is now - for people and planet, as well as profit Tuesday 20th March, 12:15 to 13:15 Unilever CEO Paul Polman has become the poster child for ‘purposeful leadership’, known for respecting not only profits but people and planet. Learn more
The view from the top – Claire Davenport, Celia Francis and Ariane Gorin Monday 26th February, 16:00 to 17:00 How do you get to the top? What do you do with your career? Learn more
Oxford Major Programme Management Conference 2018 Saturday 24th February, 10:00 to 15:00 The second Oxford Major Programme Management Conference was held on 24 February 2018 at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Learn more
Mark Wilson: Leading for legacy Thursday 1st February, 17:45 to 18:45 What did it feel like to live through the collapse of AIG? What are the prospects for Brexit? Will actuaries be automated out of existence? Learn more
Alix Zwane - Bridging the ‘pioneer gap’ in fragile areas Thursday 25th January, 17:45 to 18:45 Alix Zwane, CEO of the Global Innovation Fund, spoke at the School's Distinguished Speaker Seminar. Learn more
Julie Brook: Landscape and time Wednesday 24th January, 17:45 to 18:45 Artist Julie Brook spoke about her work as part of the Art at Oxford Saïd series. Learn more
Dr Jim Harris, Ashmolean Museum - What's the point of looking at things? Wednesday 17th January, 15:00 to 16:00 Knowledge, meaning, and observation are bound up together, as the Ashmolean Museum’s Jim Harris showed. Learn more
A ‘beautiful’ question about population and the biosphere Thursday 30th November, 10:00 to 15:00 How many people can Earth support in comfort? The problems of population and resources, prompts many further questions and contradictions. Learn more
Annoushka Ducas: An entrepreneurial journey Thursday 9th November, 17:45 to 18:45 Jewellery designer and entrepreneur Annoushka Ducas gave the first talk in a new Inspiring Women series. Learn more
Michael Bird: Destination St Ives Thursday 9th November, 17:45 to 18:45 It was seemingly no more than a small fishing village in the far south-west of England, a tourist haunt with some pretty beaches. Learn more
Finding the human in a technological future Monday 6th November, 15:00 to 16:00 Before coming to Oxford, Tim O’Reilly said, he spoke to a device to check that his flight was on time and asked it to book a car to the airport. Learn more
The business of dreams Thursday 2nd November, 17:45 to 18:45 Robert Kapito presents a very different view of asset management. Learn more
Dr Pegram Harrison - In sync: teamwork and performance Wednesday 18th October, 17:45 to 18:45 Music ensembles are often used as analogies for teamwork and leadership in business. Learn more
Oxford Foundry launched by Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Wednesday 11th October, 10:00 to 11:00 The Oxford Foundry officially opened its doors on 11 October. Learn more
