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Engineering a Brand: A Story of Grit and British Manufacturing in Oxfordshire; Nick English co-founder of the luxury watchmaker Bremont
We are delighted to invite you to attend a lecture by entrepreneur Nick English, co-founder of British Luxury watchmaker, Bremont, as part of the St Cross Professionals in Residence programme. The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception and all are welcome.
Nick will set out his inspirational life story from a near fatal plane crash in 1995, to establishing Bremont as a globally recognised watch brand (partnering with Williams Formula 1, Boeing and the UK Ministry of Defence).
Nick is a sought-after keynote speaker and talks with passion about the challenges of securing Bremont’s role in the reinvigoration of British watchmaking and precision component manufacturing, as well as his championing of UK precision engineering.
Since selling his stake in Bremont in 2022, Nick has remained an active investor and brand builder, focused on preserving and growing heritage manufacturing businesses.
The Professionals in Residence Programme is generously sponsored by our alumnus, and prominent U.S. lawyer, Doug Wigdor (1993, MLitt Social Studies), with the scope to attract to St Cross, highly distinguished professionals from outside the world of academia.
Date:
10 March 2026, 17:15
Venue:
St Cross College, St Giles OX1 3LZ
Venue Details:
Lecture Theatre
Speaker:
Nick English
Organising department:
St Cross College
Organiser:
James Brazier (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
alumni.events@stx.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Nick English
Part of:
St Cross Professionals in Residence
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=G96VzPWXk0-0uv5ouFLPkQWOOtxNUVtHugZlJs6wshVUMVZMSVdXMFA0Mk1XVjBYWVdOMjAwSFVWTS4u
Booking email:
alumni.events@stx.ox.ac.uk
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editor:
James Brazier
