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Oxford Saïd Voices - Women in Leadership, Episode 1 by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Join Jason Hamilton and Sylvain Richer De Forges in these episodes of Oxford Saïd Voices - Sustainable Finance, as we explore leadership in action. Sylvain is a global sustainability strategist whose journey spans government, entrepreneurship, and private banking. From shaping policy to driving change in the corporate world, he shares how leaders can turn regulation, strategy, and vision into last...

Join Jason Hamilton and Sylvain Richer De Forges in these episodes of Oxford Saïd Voices - Sustainable Finance, as we explore leadership in action. Sylvain is a global sustainability strategist whose journey spans government, entrepreneurship, and private banking. From shaping policy to driving change in the corporate world, he shares how leaders can turn regulation, strategy, and vision into last...

Join Jason Hamilton and Sylvain Richer De Forges in these episodes of Oxford Saïd Voices - Sustainable Finance, as we explore leadership in action. Sylvain is a global sustainability strategist whose journey spans government, entrepreneurship, and private banking. From shaping policy to driving change in the corporate world, he shares how leaders can turn regulation, strategy, and vision into last...

Oxford Saïd Voices - Strategic innovation, Episode 2 by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Oxford Saïd Voices - Strategic innovation, Episode 1 by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Oxford Saïd Voices - ESG and AI, Episode 4 by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Oxford Saïd Voices - ESG and AI, Episode 3 by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Oxford Saïd Voices - ESG and AI, Episode 2 by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

These episodes cover the impact of AI across ESG and sustainable corporations, ethics, and governance in this fast evolving space. ESG and AI contributors: Cyrus Suntook Ellie Hearn Peter Morgan Peter Ptashko

Oxford Saïd Voices - Finance and AI, Episode 3 by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Peter Morgan and Luis Lancos engage in a detailed discussion about their work in artificial intelligence, particularly focused on agentic AI in financial services.

Peter Morgan and Luis Lanka engage in a detailed discussion about their work in artificial intelligence, particularly focused on agentic AI in financial services.

How is AI positively or negatively impacting the media industry today? That's the question that Alex Connock, Senior Fellow at Saïd Business School and Carissa Véliz, Associate Professor at the Institute for Ethics and AI at the University of Oxford, tackle as they discuss how AI is affecting value, ownership, quality and regulation in all areas of media. Alex and Carissa play 'good cop, bad cop'...

From digital disruption to social and environmental crises, we are facing multiple global challenges. And to deal with the complexity of these problems we need systems change. But do we have the leaders that we need to deliver that change? Charlie Curtis and Victoria Herrington have spent many years at the centre of systems change across a number of commercial, public and private sectors and indus...

Data is the key ingredient to the transformation we are witnessing in financial services. But as AI continues to develop and drive change in finance the question is who owns and who gets to control that data. In this episode of Oxford Tea Talks Pinar Ozcan, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Oxford University's Saïd Business School, and Likhit Wagle, former head of financial services...

Much store is held in leaders being their authentic selves – in revealing their vulnerability and showing empathy, whilst being decisive, clear and strategic. And herein lies the paradox. Can we be both? Leasil Burrow and Lucy Shaw, the academic directors of two of Saïd Business School's Executive Education leadership programmes, discuss whether leaders who model authenticity run the risk of being...

As AI continues to shape organisational practices and behaviours, the conversation must go beyond capabilities to encompass responsibility. We need to carefully consider not only what AI can do, but also what it should do. This raises profound questions about the role of AI in decision-making, its accountability for outcomes, and the trust organisations and individuals can place in it. Join Rupert...

Ever wonder what kind of careers or technology help tackle climate change? Dr Aoife Brophy, a researcher and lecturer in sustainability and innovation at Oxford Saïd, has spent her career discovering exactly that. In her interview with the Green Impact Group, Aoife says her passion for the environment began early, growing up in Ireland near the sea. Read the article and listen to the full intervie...

In this episode of the Green Impact podcast, Professor Rafael Ramirez begins to unpack the power of scenario planning in tackling today’s most complex sustainability challenges. Offering a unique perspective on navigating ambiguity and building resilience, Rafael shares strategies for leaders, innovators and organisations to make impactful environmental decisions in an uncertain world. Featuring:...

Ruth Hopkins trained as an opera singer, but she's also a pianist, a violinist and a flautist, and the founder of the K’antu Ensemble which brings early music to a wider audience. Her father’s illness when she was 21 prompted Ruth’s interest in the power of music to help people with a disability and led to a career working with children with special needs. Far from being at odds with her musical c...

Sushma Shankar is an engineer and the co-founder of Deep Planet, an agritech company that uses satellite data to help farmers get the best out of their land in the face of climate change. The company was born out of a conversation in the pub where Sushma and her co-founders, Natalia Efremova and David Carter, had gathered after their Oxford Executive MBA course. Their aim was to use their combined...

In her interview with Saïd Business School's Green Impact Group, Marya shares how she studies the balance between social impact and financial goals in organisations. She discusses practical ways to bring environmental responsibility into everyday business decisions, break down common barriers and empower everyone to be part of lasting climate solutions. Featuring: Marya Besharov, Professor of Orga...

As a family doctor in the aptly named town of Medicine Hat in the Canadian province of Alberta, Hasmukh Patel realised that elder care in the community was inadequate and institutional. His answer: to design and build his own care facility, in partnership with the local authority, to provide a home from home for older people. Today he has 55 care homes, with around 9,000 residents and 11,000 staff...

'Most things can be cured with a good night's sleep, a large bottle of water and some exercise', says Lucy Mullins, reflecting her positivity and her energy. From a sports science background her journey has taken her to the heart of two quite different businesses. She’s a co-founder of Stepladder, a fintech platform that helps people save money, and a co-founder also of Ride the Wave, a training a...