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Bob Goodson

Bob Goodson is the President and Founder of Quid, an AI company whose technology is used by a third of the Fortune 50. He was the first employee at Yelp and contributed to the early development of the like button. A past member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on AI & Robotics, Bob studied language theory at Oxford, where he co-founded Oxford Entrepreneurs.

Kirsty Lloyd-Jukes

Kirsty Lloyd-Jukes is an Entrepreneur in Residence at Oxford Science Enterprises, a $1bn+ investment firm. An experienced entrepreneur, Kirsty exited her last company, Oxford spinout Latent Logic, to world-leading autonomous driving company Waymo in 2019, and subsequently led Waymo Investor Relations globally.

Molly Stevens

Professor Dame Molly Stevens FRS FREng FMedSci is John Black Professor of Bionanoscience at the University of Oxford and part-time Professor at Imperial College London and the Karolinska Institute. She is the founder of five spin-off companies and the Oxford University Champion for Women and Diversity in Entrepreneurships.

Riam Kanso

Dr. Riam Kanso is the founder and CEO of Conception X, a non-profit that transforms groundbreaking research into deep-tech companies that advance society. A neuroscientist by training with a DPhil from the University of Oxford, she bridges science, technology, and entrepreneurship to drive innovation with real-world impact.

Dave Norwood

David Norwood is a British entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist with a distinguished career in science commercialization and innovation. He co-founded Oxford Sciences Innovation (now Oxford Science Enterprises), a £1.2 billion venture capital firm that partners with the University of Oxford to transform academic research into commercial ventures.

Zhanet Zaharieva

Zhanet is a quantum technology leader passionate about driving business innovation. As co-founder and COO of Quantum Dice, she has played a pivotal role in scaling the spin-out from inception to enterprise adoption. Holding a DPhil in Materials Science from Oxford University, Zhanet bridges world-class scientific research with business impact to generate positive societal value.

Stuart Wilkinson

Dr Stuart Wilkinson is the CEO of Knowledge Exchange UK, a world-leading professional association for Knowledge Exchange practitioners. Before his role leading Knowledge Exchange UK, Stuart was the Assistant Director of Innovation and Engagement at the University of Oxford and an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fellow of Reuben College.

Maria Pohlman

Maria Pohlman is the founder of Maria Group and Maria Jets, specializing in high-level music industry partnerships, artist bookings, hospitality, and private aviation charter. She brings together deep expertise across the entertainment, hospitality, and financial sectors to create strategic opportunities for artists worldwide.