OxFEST 9th Annual Conference 2020: Building Bridges Breaking Barriers

Save the date! Our Annual Conference will be featuring eminent speakers and experts in various fields of STEM. The day will consist of talks from our keynote speakers, panel discussions and workshops. We will have representatives from Rebellion, SES, Ab Initio, Goldman Sachs, Palantir, Splunk, INSEAD, Smarkets, Feature Space, Tessella, The OR Society and Entrepreneur First. Check out speaker bios here https://oxfest.splashthat.com/ As well as spreading awareness of diverse issues in STEM, our mission is to promote gender equality in these subjects by supporting women studying or working in these fields. During our conference, we will examine how to further support and encourage women in STEM too. 08.45 - 09.15 Registration and coffee 09.15 - 09.30 Opening Remarks - Dr. Deborah Spencer 09.30 - 10.15 Keynote - Supporting Women in STEM - Dame Cilla Snowball 10.15 - 11.00 Morning Workshops with SES, Ab Initio and Fleur Perry 11.00 - 12.00 Panel 1: Managing a Successful Career in Academia - Prof Charlotte Deane, Dr. Catalina Vallejos, Prof Noor Shaker and Dr. Barbara J Gabrys 12.00 - 13.15 Lunch and networking 13.15 - 14.00 Keynote - AI in Healthcare - Prof Jackie Hunter 14.00 - 14.45 Afternoon Workshops with Rebellion, Goldman Sachs and Oxford University Careers Service 14.45 - 15.15 Coffee break 15.15 - 16.00 Panel 2: Innovation and Entrepeneurship - Daniela Tsoneva, Gen Ashley, Sinead O'Sullivan, Dr. Claire Bloomfield, Mansata Kurang and Araceli Venegas-Gomez 16.00 - 16.45 Keynote - Shifting the Balance, Accelerating Diversity - Prof Anne Trefethen 16.45 - 17.00 Closing Remarks 17.00 - 18.00 Drinks Reception We will need your ***workshop preferences***, please choose from the following, ranking in order (most preferred to least preferred) at the questions section after you have bought your ticket: Morning workshops: 1. Ab Initio - Science Communication Workshop - How to identify your transferable skills and communicate technical ideas 2. SES - Make a Difference on Earth by Doing Amazing in Space: Career Paths at SES, Leading Satellite Operator and Service Provider 3. Assistive Technology in Science - Fleur Perry Afternoon workshops: 4. How to think like an Inventor about your Career and your Work - M. Moss from the Careers Service 5. Rebellion - Females in the Gaming and Creative Technology Industry 6. Goldman Sachs - How to ace your HackerRank assessment The tickets will be sold for a deposit which will be refunded for the attendees who manage to attend. A small booking fee applies.