Meet the CEO
The seminar is hosted by Science Innovation Union (science-union.org) with permission from Department of Biochemistry
Come join this exciting session to meet three Oxford alumni and early career researchers who turned their brilliant concepts into reality. These entrepreneurs will each share their stories about how they developed their ideas and turned them into successful businesses. After a series of short flash presentations from each CEO, the session will move on to a panel discussion, where you can ask your own specific questions to the panellists. Come and find out how to progress your career from a student to CEO.

GUEST SPEAKERS: RIHAM SATTI, EKATERINA DAMER AND JOHN STUART

NEW BIOCHEMISTRY BUILDING, SOUTH PARKS RD, OX1 3QU – (5:30PM TO 7.30PM)

Riham Satti CEO of MeVitae, an AI decision-making platform in the human capital sector, is amongst the top disruptive game changers in Thames Valley and top tech business leaders. She works with some of the most innovative tech companies around the world.

Ekaterina Damer is the CEO of Prolific. In her own words: “Prolific is the most fun, fair, and efficient participant recruitment platform for scientists and startups. We’ve bootstrapped our startup to £1M in sales with zero marketing spend and without having raised investment (yet)”.

John Stuart is the founder and CEO of Bounts Limited. Bounts is a digital health platform that aims to motivate people to keep committed to a healthy life. After 6 years and £1.5m investment, John has been through all the highs, lows and mistakes of creating a company from scratch.
Date: 15 May 2017, 17:30
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Main Seminar Room. Access will be granted by the host.
Speakers: Riham Satti (MeVitae), John Stuart (Bounts Ltd.), Ekaterina Damer (Prolific Academic Ltd.)
Organising department: Department of Biochemistry
Organiser: Science Innovation Union
Organiser contact email address: burcu.anilkirmizitas@bioch.ox.ac.uk
Hosts: Natasha Rhys (University of Oxford), Dr Burcu Anil Kirmizitas (University of Oxford)
Part of: Special Seminar
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Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-the-ceo-tickets-34104347020?ref=estw
Booking email: info@science-union.org
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editor: Burcu Anil Kirmizitas