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.
The art of convincing the audience of the value of scientific pursuits and the accuracy of findings is at the heart of our academic training. How does this translate into the business world? Who is your target audiences and what captures their imagination? Join us to find out from an expert on “pitching”. Tom Hulme, an investor at Google Ventures and a serial entrepreneur in his own right, will share a wealth of experience on this topic with us on the 22nd of February 2017 at 18:00. This is an opportunity to hear it live from a prominent public speaker, popular on many platforms such as TED Talks (www.ted.com/talks/tom_hulme_what_can_we_learn_from_shortcuts) and recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum; featured in WIRED UK’s Top 100 Digital Power Brokers list every year since the list was established and featured in the Evening Standard list of London’s 1000 Most Influential People.
