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’s Growth Outlook” | Drivers of growth in the eco-system | Tim Rea, BGF, Stuart Grant, Harwell Campus, Peter Nolan, Oxford LEP |
| 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 | Oxford Dinner | “Pre-COP26 Climate Agenda” | How to reach the Net Zero End Game by working forward backwards | Oxford Net Zero Initiative, Shell Springboard, Scientific Disruptor |
| 8-Jul | London Dinner | “Battery Investor High Level Dinner” | Deep social forum for investors and selected parts of the battery value chain | Special Speaker line up – Government, Industry, Finance |
| 16-Sep | Northern Dinner | “Hydrogen Take Off” | Conditions are turning positive for hydrogen and investment is following. | Paul Stein, Rolls-Royce; Graham Cooley, ITM Power; Infrastructure leader |
| 30-Sep | WebDin Oxford | “BGF’s Footprint in Oxford” | BGF is broadening into early stage and spinout companies: the eco system is vital | BGF and Eco-System |
| 14-Oct | London Dinner | “Passing through the Eye of the Storm” | How to manage in a crisis between a lead shareholder, chairman, CEO and founder | Bessemer members and their board |
| 11-Nov | WebDin Oxford | “Crisis of Medical Manufacturing” | Failure to invest in manufacturing revealed by the Pandemic | Prof Sir John Bell, Oxford; Owen Mumford, Becton Dickinson, Penlon Ventilators |
| 2-Dec | London Dinner | “Bessemer Lifetime Fellowship Award” | Award to Hard Tech Leader who embodies the Bessemer Spirit | High Level Guest to make the Award |
The format of a meeting
Meetings typically comprise:
Short Presentations by Members
Drinks and networking
Dinner
Discussion
Event Payment
(Temporarily Suspended – By Private Invitation Only)