Six shortlisted finalists will have just two minutes to impress a formidable panel of judges with their business idea in the final of the Tata Idea Idol competition. Tata Idea Idol is a competition that identifies the brightest entrepreneurial ideas and the tycoons of tomorrow. Over 250 initial entries were reduced to 40 who each submitted a detailed 2-page executive summary of their business idea which were reviewed by a judging panel of entrepreneurs and business experts.
Hamid Biglari is Vice Chairman of Citicorp, the strategic operating arm of Citigroup. He has two executive responsibilities. As Head of Emerging Markets, he is responsible for prioritization, resource allocation and portfolio optimization globally across emerging markets, working closely with Citi’s regional CEOs. As Head of Content, he is responsible for driving and leading Citigroup’s intellectual content generation, including its various Research departments.
Ideas2Market is pleased to introduce Startup Weekend – an intensive one-day workshop that will provide you with everything you need to start your venture. Startup Weekend is one of the leading catalysts for startup creation and entrepreneur education in the world. In the past 5 years Startup Weekend has grown into an organization with a global presence, having organized 381 events spanning 120 cities and 35 countries.
On February 8th, senior Berelsmann representatives will be holding a case study on:
“Create & Innovate with Bertelsmann! – Take the best of Random House and arvato and develop a new product or service offering, building on the expertise of these two businesses”. Bertelsmann is an international media company whose core divisions encompass television (RTL Group), book publishing (Random House), magazine publishing (Gruner + Jahr), and media services (Arvato) in more than 50 countries.
Join Oxford Entrepreneurs this Thursday (2nd February) for Vladimir Yakunin (President of Russian Railways). Mr Yakunin was appointed President of Russian Railways by the Government of the Russian Federation in June 2005. A close ally of Vladimir Putin, the Russian prime minister, Mr Yakunin has overseen big structural reforms at Russian Railways since the company was separated from the transport ministry in 2003. He is the mastermind of a $400bn-plus investment programme for the next two decades which includes modernisation of the network, as well as new rolling stock and 20,000km of new track. For registration please visit here.
Join Oxford Entrepreneurs this Thursday (1st December) for an exclusive presentation from Benjamin Barokas, current President & Co-Founder of AdMeld which was acquired by Google earlier this year for “around $400 million”. At the TATA Idea Idol 2012 launch, Benjamin will be sharing his story and discussing the challenges he faced when building AdMeld.
Join us for the much anticipated launch of TATA Idea Idol 2012! This is your chance to win up to £10,000 in cash and prizes for your business idea. The launch will be at Said Business School on Thursday (1st December) where you will have the opportunity to hear more about the competition and learn from three extraordinary speakers: Stuart Miller (co-founder and CEO of ByBox), Benjamin Barokas (current President and co-founder of AdMeld) and Will Chadwick (Vice President, TATA Interactive Systems).
Date: Thursday, 17th November8pm
Location: G&D’s St. Aldates
OE Buzz is a weekly networking session for students to meet each other and share ideas. It is a great way for entrepreneurs to get feedback on their ideas as well as meet potential business partners.
There will be free G&D’s ice cream or tea/coffee for anyone who attends.
If you have any questions please contact the OE Buzz Director, Claudi.