Experts in Conversation
Venturefest Oxford’s Experts in Conversation articles are dedicated to giving businesses a voice to converse about an area of their expertise to further our objective of supporting the innovation ecosystem in Oxfordshire.
Using Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment
The hiring process is a critical gateway to economic opportunity, determining who can access meaningful employment and who can achieve ... READ MORE
The new Milk-Round: if students all want jobs in start-ups these days, how do you attract and retain them?
Oxford University runs many careers fairs annually where established organisations present their graduate programmes, to attract the ... READ MORE
The UK Ageing Society – the opportunity for business is right now
Nearly one in three workers in the UK are aged 50 or over. How can we take advantage of the knowledge and skills of older people, and ... READ MORE
The Oxford Trust: Accelerating Growth
Looking for support to develop your science and tech start-up? The Oxford Trust can help. READ MORE
Is there a perfect place to locate a business?
If you run an innovative company you’re probably looking at more than price per square foot to ensure your business doesn’t just take ... READ MORE
Mastering your pitch
This guidance seeks to develop your confidence in pitching to investors by helping you to avoid the pitfalls and mistakes often heard ... READ MORE
The crucial role of Theory of Mind (ToM) capabilities in developing a next generation, human-centric artificial intelligence
Emerging applications of artificial intelligence (AI) are raising awareness of the limitations of established machine learning (ML) ... READ MORE
Ethical Artificial Intelligence in Business
Artificial intelligence (AI) and the data economy together form one of the four grand challenges in the UK Industrial Strategy. Many, ... READ MORE
Software as a Medical Device – the development process demystified
Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) is software intended to be used for one or more medical purposes without being part of a hardware ... READ MORE
Spin-Outs and Start-Ups: Common Pitfalls – Don’t Forget the Research & Development Tax Credit
Research and Development tax credits are a valuable company tax relief that can reduce a company’s tax bill, or, for some, provide a ... READ MORE
The Importance of Encryption
Names such as WannaCry, Petya and NotPetya have become all too familiar as those within the enterprise and public sector suffered ... READ MORE
2018 Changes to SEIS and EIS
The government is getting stricter with SEIS and EIS tax relief. Here are the changes you need to know about – 1. HMRC are no ... READ MORE
Running a lean business
Sometimes, it’s the things you don’t do that make the real difference. I’ve been working in website design and development for nearly ... READ MORE
Technology and growth – friends or foe?
In 2018, UK businesses could leave up to £72.5billion of untapped growth on the table. Companies need to become purpose-driven, ... READ MORE
How a cyber attack can kill a startup business overnight!
“Startups are incredibly vulnerable to cyber-attacks in their first 18 months. If a business thinks that it’s too small to matter to ... READ MORE
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