The Complete Schedule

3:00 pm - We'll gather for a tour of the colleges and finish up with a visit to some of the famous local pubs where J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis met to share ideas on their manuscripts.

5:30 pm - A Cheers at The Kings Arms (If you can't make the tour you're still welcome here)

8:00 am - Registration and Coffee

8:30 am - Opening Keynote: The Biggest Shift in 100 Years - AI & MarComs with Oliver Matthews - Founder & CEO of 4UniSolutions

8:45 am - Host Welcome: Interim Dean, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford Mette Morsing

9:15 am - Dean Panel: The Challenge to Retain Critical and Creative Thinking in an AI World

10:30 am - Coffee Break

11:00 am - Plenary Panel Topic: Pitfalls and Solutions in AI for Higher Education - Moderated by Kate Byrne

12:00 pm - Lunch

1:00 pm - Brand messaging, Language and the Role of AI with Simeon de la Torre (SIM7)

1:45 pm - Gregory Unruh, author of Academic Authority: The Professor's Guide to Becoming a Sought-After Thought Leader

2:15 pm - Media Panel: The Changing Landscape of Journalism

3:00 pm - Coffee Break

3:30 pm - Expert Session

6:30 pm - Drinks and Mingling at Rhodes House (S Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3RG, United Kingdom)

7:30 pm - John Byrne Retirement Dinner & Celebration

8:30 am - Arrive/Coffee

9:00 am - Pernilla Calstorm, House of Education

9:30 am - Tania Roquette, FullFabric

10:15 am - Coffee Break

10:45 am - Companies in EdTech and How They are Using AI

12:00 pm - Lunch

1:00 pm - How to pitch now, how the journalist role has changed, and how AI effects workflow

2:00 pm - Best Practice with Richard Miron and Mark Renouf: What's new with Podcasts & Crisis Communication

3:00 pm - Preparing for the Next Wave of Change - Geopolitics, Tech, AI and B-schools

3:30 pm - Coffee Break

4:00 pm - Breakout Session with Business School Experts

5:00 pm - Conference ends