OBN and SIG Information

Oxford Business Network (OBN) and Special Interest Group (SIG) Information

Please read these important documents if you plan to run an OBN/SIG as chair or as a committee member.

▪ Election Process for core OBNs
▪ Positions for OBNs and SIGs
▪ Presentation at Boot Camps - Oxford Business Networks
▪ OBN and SIG Pitch Guidelines

 

Monday 10 October

With 452 total votes across the three elections, the winners of the Finance, Management Consulting and Private Equity OBN chair positions are:

Finance – Monesh Kirpalani, MBA (85.9%). Matthieu Bouchy, the candidate representing the MFE class who received the highest number of votes, has won the right to be appointed to a role on the OBN committee (e.g. co-chair) both to contribute and to represent the MFE population in a leadership role within the OBN.

Management Consulting – Juan (Jo) Cao (47.7%).

Private Equity – Adebayo Babalola (72.8%).

Please join us to congratulate the Chairs of the above OBNs. We look forward to working with and supporting you.

The next steps are for the chairs of the OBNs to elect its committee members through voting amongst the general membership. Please refer to the guideline documents on the election process and the positions for OBNs and SIGs. Once the committee is formed, please pass the details to the Alumni Relations Office to natalie.meade@sbs.ox.ac.uk.

Please note: the first official OBN/SIG term meeting for all newly elected chairs and co-chairs, will be held on Tuesday 1 November, 12:30-1:30pm. Please mark your diaries now for this important meeting, which will discuss the many areas regarding running an OBN/SIG. Further details to come.

Monday 3 October

Nominations are now open for the three remaining core OBNs: Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship and Energy & Resources

If you wish to stand for the Chair or a Co-chair position for Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship and Energy & Resources OBNs, the deadline for submitting personal statements is 9.00am on Monday 10 October. Please submit your 250 word statements (text only, no hyperlinks) to alumni@sbs.ox.ac.uk. The Alumni Relations Office will inform you when voting begins for these three OBNs.

Elections will open very soon for the initial three core OBNs (Finance, Management Consulting and Private Equity). An email will be sent to your individual SBS email address from Survey Monkey.

For those students interested in pitching for other OBNs and SIGs such as Healthcare, Asia Pacific, Women in Business, etc, please book here on Doodle. Select slots are available beginning Monday 17 October through Friday 28 October. Each pitch receives 25 minutes. These slots are on a first-come first-served basis. Once you have booked a slot, please email Natalie Meade (natalie.meade@sbs.ox.ac.uk) to let us know which OBN/SIG you are pitching. Include any other appropriate details such as the names of other members of your group.

Friday 23 September

Nominations are now open for core OBN chair positions

If you would like to run for chair of Management Consulting, Finance or Private Equity OBNs, please send your 250-word personal statement (text only, no hyperlinks) to the Alumni Relations Office at alumni@sbs.ox.ac.uk by 9.00am Monday 3 October. Chair elections will open as soon as possible, and you will be notified where to vote by the Alumni Relations Office at that time.

If you are interested to run for chair of the remaining three core OBNs for Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship and Energy & Resources, nominations will open on Monday 3 October. Please submit your 250-word personal statement (text only, no hyperlinks) by 9.00am Monday 10 October.

Please view the OBN/SIG presentation shown during the Careers Boot Camps. We also strongly recommend you read all of the documents at the top of the page including the election process and position guidelines.

Pitching to run other OBNs/SIGs

There are many other OBNs and SIGs that you can run for and pitching for them starts on Monday 17 October. Please view the pitch documents at the top of this page to see the OBNs and SIGs that you can run for, guidelines on the pitch process and what you need to think about when you are preparing for the pitch. We will send you details of the pitch slots on Friday 7 October.

If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Colvin-Smith, Senior Alumni Relations Officer and OBN/SIG manager, at kelly.colvin-smith@sbs.ox.ac.uk.

Friday 16 September

Core Oxford Business Networks (OBN) Reminder

Management Consulting, Finance, and Private Equity OBN nominations for chair positions will open on Friday 23 September after the presentations at the Careers Boot Camp. We strongly recommend that you read all of the documents above, on the election process and position guidelines and view the OBN/SIG presentation given during the Careers Boot Camps. The deadline for submission of nominations is Monday 3 October at 9.00am. Further details on how to submit your nomination will be given after the Boot Camps.

If you are interested to run for chair of the remaining three core OBNs for Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship and Energy & Resources, chair nominations will open on 3 October with nomination submission deadline of Monday 10 October at 9:00am.

Wednesday 31 August

Get Involved with Oxford Business Networks (OBNs) and Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

The Alumni Relations Office hopes you’ve thought about the OBNs and/or SIGs of interest and have visited the School’s official GroupSpaces site to learn about their activities. Now you can think about how to get involved. You may want to run for a chair or co-chair position, serve as a committee member or simply join as a general member. If you are interested in running for a chair position, we recommend you contact the current chairs, listed on their GroupSpaces OBN or SIG page. We would also like to make you aware of some salient dates for nominations for the position as chair.

The Alumni Relations Office will be giving a presentation during the Careers Centre Boot Camps, as the nominations for three of the six core OBNs will start after those sessions. This pertains to the Management Consulting, Finance and Private Equity OBNs.

Management Consulting OBN – Nominations start on 20 September

Finance OBN and Private Equity OBN – Nominations start on 23 September

If you are unable to attend the boot camp, the presentation will be available online afterwards.

The three remaining core OBNs, Social Entrepreneurship OBN, Entrepreneurship OBN, and Energy & Resources OBN, have nominations starting on 3 October.

Remember that there are many other non-core OBNs and SIGs that you can pitch to take forward this year. Successful pitches will receive School recognition and potentially some funding. The AR Office will contact you regarding pitch processes, dates and deadlines soon.

If you have any queries, please contact Kelly Colvin-Smith, Senior Alumni Relations Officer, and manager of the OBN/SIGs: kelly.colvin-smith@sbs.ox.ac.uk.