Achieving critical mass for impact investing

In October, Oxford MBA student Karen Ng attended the Critical Mass Conference in London. This key conference brings together prominent speakers from major organisations in the social entrepreneurship and impact investing fields to discuss major developments and trends. Here, Karen gives us her key impressions and takeaways from the event. “In one month this year President Obama, Prime Minister […]

A report from the Skoll Social Innovation Case Competition

A report from Deepti Pulavarthi and Samantha Bastian, current MBA students at Saïd Business School and this year’s Case Competition Co-Chairs. “The students of the current MBA class organized the second Skoll Social Innovation Case Competition on May 2, 2015. With participants from across Oxford we saw some exciting and innovative solutions to problems faced by […]

Delivering Water’s Promise: Getting People the Water They Need for Healthier, More Productive Lives

Valerio Pereno Current DPhil student Valerio Pereno gives his perspective on the Skoll World Forum’s seminar session ‘Delivering Water’s Promise: Getting People the Water They Need for Healthier, More Productive Lives’. On any other weekday, I would be wearing my white lab coat in the basement of my laboratory on the outskirts of Oxford, preparing […]

Beating the Odds: Lessons Learned from Social Innovators in Government

Tarun Varma Current Skoll Scholar and Oxford MBA student Tarun Varma gives his perspective on the Skoll World Forum seminar session ‘Beating the Odds: Lessons Learned from Social Innovators in Government’. Innovators in government deal with issues that have an extended sphere of influence. When three innovators spoke about their challenges, I saw a thread in how […]