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Oxford Innovation Sessions: A New Series of Talks from tech leaders

Developing Intelligent Solutions with AI and Unlocking GPT’s Power

November 20th 2024

Oxford Innovation Sessions: A New Series of Talks from tech leaders

A new initiative designed to bring industry-leading insights to local businesses has officially launched. The Oxford Innovation Sessions, a series of six exclusive talks, will feature experts from top companies including Microsoft, Barclays, and Oxford Innovation Finance, covering cutting-edge topics in Artificial Intelligence, Business Development, Marketing, and more.

The Oxford Innovation Sessions aim to address some of the most pressing challenges faced by businesses today, from securing financing and leveraging new technologies, to navigating the evolving digital marketing landscape.

The Oxford Innovation Sessions will run from now until March 2025, with events exclusively available to Oxford Innovation Space customers.

Each session will feature a 30-minute talk from a leading expert followed by interactive Q&A, all streamed live online.The first event, “Developing Intelligent Solutions with AI and Unlocking GPT’s Power”, will be led by Michael Gillett & Paul Veck from Microsoft on Thursday, November 19th. You can sign up for this event here.

The session will provide valuable insights into securing funding from angel investors and venture capitalists, a critical topic for startups and growing businesses.

More sessions, featuring additional high-profile speakers, will be announced in the coming weeks, so keep an eye for new events posted here.

September 21st 2026

NICD Economic Impact Report 2026

A new independent economic impact assessment has highlighted the significant contribution that the National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD) is making to the North East and UK economy, demonstrating how data science, artificial intelligence, and skills development are driving growth, innovation, and investment across the region. [NICD-Econo…Report.pdf] Prepared by Ortus […]

September 18th 2026

The Wire turns one: bringing our innovation community together 

One year after its launch, The Wire has grown into a thriving community connecting businesses across the Oxford Innovation Space network.  Created to help customers share knowledge, find support and build valuable relationships beyond their own centre, The Wire now brings together more than 1,600 members from 30 innovation centres […]

June 26th 2026

TSA Chief Executive Alyson Scurfield Awarded OBE for Technology Enabled Care Leadership

We’re delighted to celebrate fantastic news from our community at The Catalyst, Newcastle, as Alyson Scurfield, Chief Executive of the TEC Services Association (TSA), has been awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours. Alyson has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to technology enabled care (TEC)—a sector that supports […]