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Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford 2012
This year find out what it takes to start, scale and run great technology companies and explore the opportunities and challenges of Big Data

Sun, 18 Nov, 2012 - Mon, 19 Nov, 2012

Welcome to Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford 2012. This iconic entrepreneurship event returns for its 12th year, bringing the most exciting and relevant technology entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley to Oxford to engage with Saïd Business School students and faculty, and members of the wider Oxford entrepreneurial ecosystem. Find out what it takes to start, scale and run great technology companies and explore the opportunities and challenges of Big Data.

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PROGRAMME

Please note the programme is subject to change without notice

SVCO 20:20

Sunday 18 November, 9:00am - 4:00pm

9:00	9:45	Registration - Main School Foyer
		SVCO 20:20 (Track A) - Nelson Mandela	SVCO 20:20 (Track B) - Rhodes Theatre

10:00	10:20	20:20 (Talk 1)	20:20 (Talk 6)
		Salim Ishmail	Michael Chui
		Big data & Exponential Growth: The Future of the World	What will have to change for Big Data to be a Big Deal
		Q&A	Q&A
10:40	11:00	20:20 (Talk 2)	20:20 (Talk 7)
		Stephen Sorkin/Rob Reed	Tyler Bell
		Big to Small: Getting Focused, Actionable, Real-time Intelligence from Big Data	The Shared Data Economy
		Q&A	Q&A
11:20	12:00	20:20 Challenge Groups
		20:20 Challenge Group 1 - Healthcare	20:20 Challenge Group 3 - Retail
		20:20 Challenge Group 2 - Energy	20:20 Challenge Group 4 - New Media
LUNCH
13:00	13:20	20:20 (Talk 3)	20:20 (Talk 8)
		K Ananth Krishnan	Jeff Talley
		Big data in the Enterprise: a Co-Innovation Opportunity	Integrating Big Data and Business for National Security
		Q&A	Q&A
13:40	14:00	20:20 (Talk 4)	20:20 (Talk 9)
		Bob Goodson	Damian Black
		What Does Big Data Mean For Your Business? A Segmentation & Trend Analysis	The "Big Data" Janus effect, and why everyone might be looking the wrong way
		Q&A	Q&A
BREAK
14:40	15:00	20:20 (Talk 5)	20:20 (Talk 10)
		Ralph Schroeder/Eric Meyer	Maria Sendra
		The Internet is Big Data: How internet research has changed our understanding of the world	The Role of Creative Deconstruction in Extracting Game Changing Actionable Insights from Big Data
		Q&A	Q&A
15:20	16:00	20:20 Challenge Groups
		20:20 Challenge Group 1 - Healthcare
		20:20 Challenge Group 2 - Energy
		20:20 Challenge Group 3 - Retail
		20:20 Challenge Group 4 - New Media

OXFORD UNION DEBATE

Sunday 18 November, 8:00pm

"This House believes that corporations are capable of safeguarding against the risks of Big Data."

MASTERCLASSES, EVENING PLENARY AND NETWORKING SESSION

Monday 19 November, 8:30am - 8:00pm

8:30	9:15	Registration
9:30	10:15	Morning Plenary
		Andrew McCollum (Co-founder, Facebook) and Jonathan Heiliger (former VP of Technical Operations, Facebook) in conversation with Patrick Chung "Starting and Scaling Facebook"
10:30	11:45	Masterclasses (Session 1)
		Masterclass 1A	Masterclass 1B	Masterclass 1C	Masterclass 1D
		Tom Hayes/ Kim Polese	Stephen Sorkin/ Rob Reed	Allen Morgan	K Ananth Krishnan
		Art of the Upstart or Why it's Better to be David	From Machine Data to Operational Intelligence and Beyond: Splunking Big Data	10 Commandments for Entrepreneurs	Innovation at Scale - the TCS Journey
		Masterclass 1E	Masterclass 1F	Masterclass 1G
		Salim Ishmail	Tyler Bell	Joe DiNucci/Maria Sendra
		Exponential Organizations - A new breed	Done them Both: Startup Experiences in Oxford and Silicon Valley	You, the Next Big Thing
BREAK
12:15	13:30	Masterclasses (Session 2)
		Masterclass 2A	Masterclass 2B	Masterclass 2C	Masterclass 2D
		Bob Goodson	Michael Chui	Raj Kapoor	Patrick Chung
		It Takes 50 People To Start A Great Technology Company	Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity	Founding a Tech Startup in Silicon Valley – The Good, Bad, and Ugly	Reviving Ambition: Flying cars or 140 Characters?
		Masterclass 2E	Masterclass 2F	Masterclass 2G
		Jeff Talley	Susana Frazao Pinheiro	Jason Goodman
		Promoting Peace and Stability through Technology and Entrepreneurship	Starting a health tech (social) enterprise	Scaling up in Europe: 5 rules to the modern marketing model
LUNCH
14:30	15:45	Masterclasses (Session 3)
		Masterclass 3A	Masterclass 3B	Masterclass 3C	Masterclass 3D
		Andrew McCollum	Damian Black	Kal Patel	Jonathan Heiliger
		Lessons on Product Design from the Early Days of Facebook	What they don't teach you in Business School on how to create and build a start-up company	Building Investable Ventures	Startup Day 2
		Masterclass 3E	Masterclass 3F	Masterclass 3G
		John Phillips/ Mark Whitty	Kulveer Taggar	Rich Goldman
		The "A-Bomb Kid" and a Mad Man Discuss the Art of Seeing Things Differently	What's different the second time around: lessons from a two-time (Y combinator) entrepreneur	Social Media Startups: The Time Is Now, The Pace Is Here
15:45	17:00	Masterclasses (Session 4)
		Masterclass 4A	Masterclass 4B	Masterclass 4C	Masterclass 4D
		Tony Stubblebine	IBM Big Data Expert	Mike DiNucci	Jorn Lyssegen
		Finding Signal	TBD	How to Build a Start-Up Sales Team	Bootstrapped with $15kUSD: From two guys and a coffee machine to 900 people globally
		Masterclass 4E	Masterclass 4F	Masterclass 4G
		Gary Lauer	Justin Moore	SBS Seed Fund Team and SVCO Speakers
		Sustaining Scale & Growth in a Tumultuous Environment	TBD	Evaluating early stage ventures
BREAK
18:00	19:30	Evening Plenary
		Opening remarks by Professor Peter Tufano
		John Phillips (Chairman and CEO, Aristotle) "Big Data Armageddon: Lessons from the 2012 US Presidential Elections"
		Rick Smolan in conversation with Mike Malone "The Human Face of Big Data"
		Tyler Bell (Director of Product, Factual), Michael Chui (McKinsey Global Institute), Bob Goodson (Co-founder, Quid) and Stephen Sorkin (VP Engineering, Splunk) in conversation with Mike Malone "Unlocking Data, Unlocking Growth"

19:30	20:00	Drinks Reception and Networking

Location:

Said Business School, University of Oxford
Park End Street, Oxford

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Fees:

Oxford Business Alumni only

Contact:

siliconvalley2012@sbs.ox.ac.uk

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