Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford

at the Oxford Said Business School

360° View of the Valley Schedule

Oxford Union debate; garage sessions; welcome plenary; masterclasses; keynote panel and networking wine reception.

Sunday 23rd November. 8:30pm

Oxford Union debate

“This house believes that the problems of tomorrow are bigger than the entrepreneurs of today”

A traditional Oxford Union debate provides the opportunity to take a broader perspective on entrepreneurship, innovation and the complex realities of business and society in today’s global economy.

The proposing team includes the former Vice President of the World Bank, Ian Goldin and the leading Economics commentator, Will Hutton. All of the Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are in the opposing team. The debate takes place in the Oxford Union and is open to all.

Monday 24th November. 9am to 8pm

Oxford Academic Masterclass: Networks
9am to 10:30am

Four Oxford University academic researchers shall discuss the business parallels with plant and fungi networks; the replication of neural networks by engineering scientists; telecoms, venture capital, social and community networks. Exclusively for Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford speakers and invited guests.

The Garage or Workshop
9am to 10:30am

Sponsor Workshops
11am to 12 noon

Meltwater Group – electronic media monitoring
“From Norway to Global”
Meltwater Group CEO founder, Jorn Lyseggen

Norton Rose – leading international legal practice
“From start-up to exit – negotiating the risks”
Legal elements of Entrepreneurship

Lunch
12 noon to 1pm

Welcome Plenary: panel discussion
1pm to 2pm

“Entrepreneurship, Innovation, RECESSION”

Masterclasses and Panel Discussions
2pm to 3:15pm AND 3:45pm to 5pm

Entrepreneur, investor and innovator-led masterclasses and panel discussions.

2pm to 3:15pm

1) Social Networks: The New Nations…?
Reid Hoffman, Chairman and founder of LinkedIn
Andrew Keen, Author: “Cult of the Amateur: how today’s internet is killing our culture”

2) Green Innovation
Martin Chilcott, Chairman CEO 2Degrees, Chairman of Meltwater Ventures

3) Venture Capital
Chris Sacca, Investor and former Head of Special Initiatives, Google
& Saul Klein, Adviser to Skype and Partner, Index Ventures

4) Virtual Worlds
Philip Rosedale, Chairman and founder of Linden Lab, Second Life

5) Enterprise Software: bedrock of Silicon Valley
Kim Polese, CEO of SpikeSource and co-founder of Marimba
Pat House, Co-founder of Siebel, now subsidiary of Oracle

3:45pm to 5pm

1) Innovation beyond Silicon Valley
Julie Meyer, CEO founder of Ariadne Capital and First Tuesday
Giles Andrews, Managing Director and Co-founder of Zopa
Reshma Sohoni, CEO of Seedcamp
Torsten Reil, CEO co-founder of NaturalMotion

2) E-commerce, E-services
Pete Flint, CEO founder of Trulia

3) Medical Innovation
Jerry Sanders, founding partner of San Francisco Science

4) Global Finance Innovation: global venture growth
Maria Sendra, Partner, Baker Mckenzie

5) Media Innovation
Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter

Monday Evening Keynote
6pm to 7:30pm

This year’s closing keynote panel shall explore visionary technologies and disruptive innovation: “The Universe, the Brain and Second Life”

1) Chairman and founder of Linden Lab; Second Life, Philip Rosedale: “Second Life: Virtual Worlds”

2) Neuroscientist and Fullerian Professor of Physiology, Baroness Susan Greenfield shall exercise her expertise in the brain sciences: “The Brain: neuroscience of the computer”

3) CEO founder of Space X, Chairman of Tesla Motors and co-founder of PayPal, Elon Musk: ‘“The Universe: Space X and newly emerging industries in Silicon Valley”

Networking Drinks Reception
7:30pm to 8pm