DINNER AND WEBDINAR EVENTS IN 2021
| Date | Type | Topic | Focus | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb | WebDin | “New Times” | How the “new times” may impact Hard Tech from a government, City and international perspective | Lord David Willetts, Daniel Glazer, US Law Firm, Hitesh Thakrar, City |
| 3-Mar | WebDin | “Corporate Venturing” | Trends and needs in corporate venturing | Williams Advanced Engg, Johnson Matthey, Owen Mumford |
| 25-Mar | WebDin | “New Collaborative Structures” | Building end-to-end supply chains into “task force consortia” in different industries | Dick Elsy, Ventilator Challenge; Ian Constance, APC; Matthew Durdy, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult |
| 15-Apr | WebDin | “Innovation by Design” | Encouraging different ways of thinking via diversity of perspective and thought | Alicia Greated, KTN; Stewart Edmondson, Electronic Skills Foundation; Design House Leader, Phil Gray |
| 6-May | WebDin | “Oxford Primed for Growth” | Oxford’s growth assets | BGF, Harwell Campus, OxLEP |
| 20-May | WebDin | “Ambition and Government” | Aiming high, taking big bets, and showing international leadership | Lord Willetts, Paul Stein, Rolls-Royce, BEIS, Big Bet Companies, Silicon Valley |
| 9-Jun | WebDin | “Pre-COP26 Climate Agenda” | How to reach the Net Zero End Game by working forward backwards | Oxford Net Zero, Prof Henry Snaith IP Group plc |
| 8-Jul | WebDin | “Hydrogen Revolution” | How quickly will it take off? | Sir Vince Cable, Rolls-Royce, Johnson Matthey |
| 16-Sep | Oxford Dinner | “Battery Scale Up Ready to Go” | Investor forum | Hannah Boardman, BEIS Robert Macleod, CEO, Johnson Matthey Graham Hoare, Global Ops, Britishvolt |
| 7-Oct | Oxford Dinner | “Hard Tech Inspirations” | Inspirational engineering | Leading Oxford exponents |
| 28-Oct | London Dinner | “Chairman of the Board” | Perspectives on the function of the board | Chairmen and Bessemer members |
| 11-Nov | London Dinner | “Semiconductor National Strategy” | Establishing the conditions for an investment fund | Lord Willetts, Eileen Tanghal, Drew Nelson |
| 2-Dec | London Dinner | Lifetime Fellowship Award and AGM | To recognise the Bessemer Spirit | Awarded to Warren East, CEO of Rolls-Royce, supported by Sir Robin Saxby and Sir Vince Cable |
The format of a meeting
Meetings typically comprise:
Short Presentations by Members
Drinks and networking
Dinner
Discussion
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