Thursday 20 September 2018
Registration
Saïd Business School, West Wing
11.30am - 12.30pm Registration
12.30 - 1.30pm Welcome back and update
Dean Peter Tufano
Associate Dean Kathy Harvey
1.30 - 2.30pm Networking Lunch
Schedule
Saïd Business School, West Wing Classroom 1
2.30pm Welcome and Introduction - Kathy Harvey
2.35 - 3.30pm Opening Plenary Dr Chris Kutana
Dr. Chris Kutarna is co-author of 'Age of Discovery: Navigating the Storms of Our Second Renaissance'. In 2018 he was rated one of the Global Top 10 Thinkers on the Future of Work by London Speaker Bureau. A prolific speaker and author, Dr Kutarna has helped audiences to make sense of, and thrive through, rapid political, social and economic change and writes for The Guardian to TIME Magazine to Vogue. Chris has been a two-time Governor General’s Medallist, a Sauvé Fellow and Commonwealth Scholar, a Fellow of the Oxford Martin School and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology (Sydney) Business School. He holds a doctorate in politics from Oxford University, where he mapped the political change of China’s emerging middle class.
Tea
3.45 - 5pm Panel A: Impact of new Technologies on Leadership
Kathy Harvey - Associate Dean Executive Degrees (Moderator)
Professor Teppo Felin - Professor of Strategy, Oxford Saïd
Mike Lawton - Founder and CEO, Oxford Space Systems
John Maxwell-Hobbs - Managing Director/Founder, Vanguard Visions Ltd
6.30pm
Black Tie Dinner
Balliol College
We invite you to reassemble for the ultimate Oxford dinner experience at Balliol College, a splendid and traditional occasion featuring after-dinner speaker, Sam Conniff Allende.
Sam is a serial social entrepreneur; Co-founder and former CEO of Livity, Don’t Panic and Live Magazine.
Friday 21 September 2018
Welcome and Keynote
Saïd Business School, Lecture Theatre 4
Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith
Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith is a Member of the House of Lords, former CEO of Mitie Group, author of the McGregor-Smith 'Review into Race in the Workplace', and Vice-Chair on the all-party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence (APPG AI).
Panel B: Leadership qualities and approaches in an age of uncertainty
Professor Sue Dopson - Rhodes Trust Professor of Organisational Behaviour
Dr Chris Kutarna - A Sauvé Fellow and Commonwealth Scholar, a Fellow of the Oxford Martin School and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology (Sydney) Business School.
Dr Henning Meyer - New Global Strategy (NGS)
Dr. Bījna K. Dasanī, FRSA - Int'l Award Winning Strategy, Innovation & FS Exec, FinTech, Diversity & Social Impact, Board Advisor, Judge, Speaker
Experiential Session: Elite leadership in chaotic situations
DIVI///SION - Immerse. Inform. Inspire
This session intends to engage an alternative type of culture which helps to define leadership. Floyd Woodrow, one of the youngest soldiers ever to have been selected for the elite SAS, is now a renowned speaker on leadership and performance coaching world-wide. He will offer practical and commercial value in strategic planning and execution.
Closing Plenary: Leadership and vision in an age of mega trends
Mark Preston
Team Principal of the Techeetah Formula E racing team, and CEO of StreetDrone, Mark has a long history in motorsport, particularly in Formula One, having worked for Arrows F1, McLaren Racing Ltd and Super Aguri F1. He is founder, investor and advisor of autonomous and automotive platforms. StreetDrone is an autonomous ready development platform designed to bring R&D to the masses and not just the worlds biggest tech companies.
Networking drinks reception*
*Option to join the annual OBA Reunion opening party from 6.30pm