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Said Business School, Oxford University: Events news
- Entrepreneurs provide a "360 degree view" of Silicon Valley
At this year's Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford event, European entrepreneurs and investors exchanged ideas and know-how with their Silicon Valley counterparts. - Saпd Business School hosts symposium on IPOs
A recent symposium on IPOs addressed subjects ranging from the conflicts of interest faced by investment banks to whether Google-style auctions will be used for future IPOs. - Four Oxford entrepreneurs win investment
Over 80 ideas were submitted to the Saпd Business School Venture Fund 2008, with four winning funding in the final round. Panellists included Philip Green, David Bonderman and Victor Blank. - Fourth annual Oxford Private Equity Forum
"We are in a moment of tidal change," said Khaled Said of Capital Generation Partners at the fourth annual Oxford Private Equity Forum held on 16 April at the Saпd Business School. - Jimmy Carter and Al Gore attend fifth Skoll World Forum
Jimmy Carter and Al Gore were among the speakers at the fifth Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, which took place from 26-28 March at Oxford University's Saпd Business School. - Corporate governance and capital markets
Paul Sarbanes and Michael Oxley, authors of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, were among the speakers at the Oxford India Business Forum which took place in Mumbai in March 2008. - The false promises of fairtrade
The Oxford-Achilles Working Group on Corporate Social Responsibility hosted a seminar on 11 February on the theme of transparency, empowerment and partnership in Kenyan Fair Trade fields. - Oxonians gather in New York
Over 100 prospective and past students of Oxford University gathered at the University Club of New York on 7 January 2008 to join a panel debate about the relevance of European financial markets to the US. - Oxford Private Equity Conference
The 2007 Oxford Private Equity Conference was held at Oxford University's Saпd Business School on 23 November. The event focused on new frontiers for the private equity industry. - Oxonians debate the impact of climate change on business
Nearly 300 people attended this year's Oxford Business Alumni Australia Forum to hear leading figures from business and politics debate the impact of climate change on business. - Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford
Speakers at this year's Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford meeting on 19 November included Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn, Chris Sacca, head of special initiatives at Google, and Bob Goodson, CEO of YouNoodle. - Twenty-first century challenge
A panel of entrepreneurs gathered at the Saпd Business School on 5 June 2007 to launch an ambitious new business competition designed to encourage entrepreneurs to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century. - East meets west at social entrepreneurship forum
Social entrepreneurs from east and west met at an International Forum for Social Entrepreneurship in China, co-organised by the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship. - Enterprise awards recognise local entrepreneurial talent
Winners of the Martin and Audrey Wood Enterprise Awards 2007 were announced on 3 May 2007 at the Saпd Business School. The awards were sponsored by the School. - The customer as content creator
The Third International Media and Communications Summit, held at Oxford University's Saпd Business School on 14 May 2007, focused on “customer experience innovation” in the digital age. - Eurostars
Fledgling entrepreneurs should head for Europe rather than Silicon Valley, says serial entrepreneur Julie Meyer. - China's green revolution
The Chinese are striving to think differently about the economy and the environment, said Sir Crispin Tickell at a talk given in February 2007 as part of the China Seminar Series at the Saпd Business School. - Watch the 2007 Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship!
Muhammad Yunus and Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan were among the speakers on the opening day of the 2007 Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship. - Party secretary of Jiangsu Province visits Saпd Business School
Li Yuanchao, the party secretary of Jiangsu Province, who is tipped by many to become the next president of China, visited the Saпd Business School on 23 March 2007. - Graham Baxter of BP talks about doing business responsibly
On 4 December Graham Baxter, vice president of corporate responsibility at BP, spoke at the Saпd Business School on "Why we don't do CSR but we do try to do responsible business". - Media heavyweights gather at Oxford Business Alumni Forum in Sydney
Australia's biggest media bosses got together to discuss the future of the industry at the second annual Oxford Business Alumni Forum in Sydney on 23 November 2006. - Silicon Valley comes to Oxford
The spirit of the entrepreneurial "garage" was celebrated at the recent Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford event, held at Saпd Business School on 20 November 2006. - Software Entrepreneurs
The Oxford Science Enterprise Centre's first ever dedicated "Software Entrepreneurs" event - I, Woz
After 25 years of avoiding the public eye, Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple and inventor of the Apple I and II computers, told his story at the Saпd Business School. - Towards a science of complex systems
The European Conference on Complex Systems 2006, held at Saпd Business School, helped to develop this emerging field. - Conservatives vow to help creative industries
At a media summit in Oxford, Shadow Chancellor George Osborne outlined a Conservative framework for supporting the creative industries. - Dame Stephanie Shirley
Dame Stephanie spoke to a young Oxford audience on the 17th May 2006 about her journey from economic to social entrepreneur - Thor Bjorgolfsson
Icelandic Entrepreneur, Thor Bjorgolfsson accepted the Oxford Science Enterprise Centre's invitation to talk to an audience on Wednesday 3rd May 2006 about his experiences of business in post-communist Eastern Europe. - The unseen university
Robert Redford and Al Gore were among the speakers on the opening day of the 2006 Skoll World Forum for Social Entrepreneurship. - Tomorrow's people
“What we are creating is a new definition of what it means to be human,” said Joel Garreau of the Washington Post at the First World Forum on Science and Civilization.