Global Shapers Oxford Hub
Oxford Hub
Our Experts
All weekend, participants will have the opportunity to consult with industry experts from each challenge area.
Local Economy
Jane Galsworthy
Board Member @ Advanced Oxford
Working at the interface between policymakers, SMEs and the public sector since 2003. Passionate about making sure that policy interventions to support entrepreneurs and small business leaders draw on research and good practice and result in business support programmes that deliver a tangible economic impact
Rosie Jacobs
Director @ Independent Oxford
Co-Founder of Independent Oxford, a project that supports & promotes indie businesses in Oxfordshire. Business advisor for Young Enterprise.
Dooshima Offem
CEO @Â DK OFFEM
Marketing Strategist with startup background and +10 years’ experience in designing and implementing strategic business development and marketing initiatives for SMEs.
Daniela Petrusevschi
Country Office Director, Expert @Â CIVITTA
Environmentalist and lawyer involved in strategic, crisis and disaster management activities at project and program level, with over 15 years of experience. Highly interested in psychology, climate change and sustainability.
Wenda Gumulya
Board Chair @Â Hoshizora Foundation
Co-founder and Board Chair of Hoshizora Foundation, a leading education not-for-profit in Indonesia. She is currently the Practice Director and Senior Engagement
Manager for a global consulting firm.
Sanwal Muneer
Energy Consultant @Â Sustainability & Clean Tech
Entrepreneur, founder of Capture Mobility. Capture mobility develops innovative renewable energy projects. Sanwal is passionate about global business connectivity and sustainable development.
António Pimenta de Brito
Training Manager @Â TAP Corporate University
14 years of experience across a variety of corporate roles. Hackathon mentor at the EUvsVirus hackathon organised by the European Commission.
Mary Munyoki
Country Manager @Â Youth for Technology Foundation
Development practitioner, with experience in utilising technology to inspire youth and women in low-income communities to create innovative solutions to societal issues. UNLEASH Innovation Lab facilitator.
Leonid Mazilu
Procurement and Grants Specialist @Â Sustainable Development Account Moldova
A professional Procurement and Grants Management Specialist joining the idea to share his knowledge and experience.
Ronit Kanwar
Co-Founder and CEO @Â Empower Energy
Co-founder of Fight Covid UK, a platform which connects initiatives tackling COVID-19 to the support and expertise they need. Social Entrepreneur, Co-founder of Empower Energy, Forbes 30 Under 30.
David Timis
Scholar @Â College of Europe
David Timis is a communications consultant and keynote speaker focused on the impact AI will have on the future of skills.
Mental Health
Alexandra Kodjabachi
Founder and CEO @ PersEd
Founder and CEO of PersEd, a training, coaching and consulting enterprise for personal education and 21st century learning. Active across multiple national, regional and global networks as a mentor, partner and/or judge for entrepreneurial endeavors.
Marta Pimenta de Brito
Clinical Scientist @ Syneos Health
Clinical Psychologist with a private practice in the Center of Lisbon, a Clinical Scientist at the North American company Syneos Health and a Member of the Mental Health Commission of Health Parliament Portugal. Postdoctoral in Patient Retention and executive training in Communication and Media from Harvard.
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Odhran O'Donoghue
Clinical Entrepreneur @ NHS
DPhil student in Health Data Science, NHS Clinical Entrepreneur and UK champion of the United Nations Hult Prize. He is a Co-founder of SkillsTree, an EdTech startup funded by the Department of Education's CareerTech Challenge Prize.
Kamiliya Akkouche
MSt Candidate in Diplomatic Studies @Â University of Oxford
Young driven foreign policy professional with expertise in diplomacy, international security and human rights. Strong track-record of more than five years in community engagement and youth activism.
Athar Ali
Director @ SenseBio Health
Globally experienced Product leader with expertise in developing strategy and building AI/Machine Learning, Augmented Reality, IoT & Digital Health medical devices in Europe, USA, China and India.
Rosanna Sheehan
Placements and Partnerships Manager @ Oxford Hub
Working for the Oxford Hub, and organised neighbourhood support systems for Oxford Together. Oxford Together is Oxford Hub's volunteer programme to help those in need during Covid-19.
Homelessness
Alexis J Taylor
Director for Global Engagement @ Global Entrepreneurship Network
Global leader in activating and connecting entrepreneurial ecosystems for economic prosperity. Director for the Global Entrepreneurship Network, Commissioner for the City of Austin, and Global Shaper of the Austin Hub.
Robin Liendeborg
Senior Interaction Designer @ Epiroc
Social entrepreneur and interaction designer with experience in design facilitation, design thinking and entrepreneurship. Founder of eHealth startup and Comic Health. Facilitator Lead at UNLEASH.org in China, Singapore and Covid-19 Hack 2020.
Lucy Warin
Project Lead, Homemaker Oxford @ Transition by Design Co-operative
Lucy is a Project Designer for Oxford-based architecture and design cooperative, Transition by Design. Her work focusses on how to better house people in extreme housing need using innovative and community-led approaches. Recent projects include Open House, and the co-design of Floyd's Row, Oxford's new accommodation and assessment hub for people who are rough sleeping.
Nikki Aitchison
Head of Employment Development Projects @Â Aspire Oxford
Nikki is the Head of Employment Development Projects at Aspire Oxford.
Wee Meng Woo
MPP student at Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
Wee Meng Woo is a a Master of Public Policy candidate at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. He has more than 6 years of leadership experience working in the Singapore Ministry of National Development, overseeing various urban planning and policy portfolios.
Monica Gregory
Service Development Project Worker @ Lived Experience Forum
Monica has lived experience and is a service development project worker for the homeless and part of lived experience forum.
Paul Reid
Head of Homelessness Programmes @ Aspire
Paul has been working on the front line of Homelessness for the past 20 yrs. In Oxford, most recently his work lies in the area of Homelessness Prevention. He has held roles in Drug and Alcohol alongside working with direct Access services.
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Osiris Hoepel
Co-owner & Managing Partner @ Flowpact
Former member of the advisory board of the Council of Europe. He gives international trainings on Leadership, Citizen Participation, and Diversity & Inclusion.
Irina von Filz
Co-Founder @ Students Against Corona
Final year medical student in The Netherlands, co-founder of StudentsAgainstCorona, chairman of the supervisory board of the Dutch Surgeon's Society for Medical Student (former chairman of the national board).
Rob Sloan
Service Design Lead @ Shift.ms
Service Design Lead at the charity and social network for people living with Multiple Sclerosis - Shift.ms. Previous experience as an industrial designer.He is driven by community activation and engagement.
Topher Morrison
Founder @ Topher Communications
Founder of Topher Communications, a firm that specialises in brand messaging. He is the author of 4 best-selling books and has been a globally recognised professional speaker over the past 30 years. He is also a former Mayoral candidate who succeeded in bringing the homelessness and environment problems in Tampa to the forefront in public debates.
Josje de Bruijn
Government Consultant
Josje de Bruijn is a consultant for local governments in the Netherlands working on eviction prevention policies, poverty reduction and integration policies. She is an experienced project manager and coordinated projects on student engagement, discrimination and community building in Amsterdam.