Oxford Events, the new replacement for OxTalks, will launch on 16th March. The two-week OxTalks freeze period starts on Monday 2nd March. During this time, there will be no facility to publish or edit events. The existing OxTalks site will remain available to view during this period. Once Oxford Events launches, you will need a Halo login to submit events. Full details are available on the Staff Gateway.
Dr. Robert McDonald is an international executive and independent advisor with over three decades of experience, spanning roles in the private and public domains. He is a native Peruvian, a Cambridge-educated economist and linguist with a PhD in Management Sciences. Dr. McDonald’s career includes serving as a ‘politically independent’ chief advisor to Peru’s President on high-priority projects. His academic contributions include published works and a visiting fellowship at Oxford’s Latin American Centre. He is the author of La responsabilidad social y los resultados empresariales en el sector de los recursos naturales: Una investigación empírica en el Perú que incluye la Minería, la Energía y los Hidrocarburos (2024), and La relación entre Diplomacia Corporativa, Licencia Social, Conflictos, y el Valor de la Empresa: Estudio empírico en el sector minero en el Perú: industrias extractivas (2024). Formerly a lecturer at the Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola in Perú in Economics and Project Management, Dr. McDonald is presently affiliated to the Universidad de Lima in Perú.
