Previous Events

Open University Business School London Alumni Networking Informal Drop In

Tuesday, August 8, 2017 -

Champagne Charlie's, The Arches, 17 Villiers St, Charing Cross, London WC2N 6NG

Contact: Nicholas Pope

This is an informal event in a pub in Central London. Pop in for a quick drink or stay for longer. Friends and colleagues are welcome.

The Leadership Challenge: Powerful Presentations Course

Somerford Hall, Brewood, Staffordshire, ST19 9DQ

Do you ever have to give presentations at work, in front of large or even small audiences?  Is it important to you that these presentations go well and are successful?  Do you occasionally think that your presentations could be better, but you’re not sure how?

Do employers really want their employees to be critical thinkers?

Thursday, July 13, 2017 -

Dublin Chamber of Commerce, 7 Clare Street, Dublin 2

Contact: Valentina Vale

Dr Alex Wright of The Open University Business School will discuss and examine how critical thinking is understood among employers and practitioners.

Open University Business School London Alumni Networking Informal Drop In

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 -

Champagne Charlie's, The Arches, 17 Villiers St, Charing Cross, London WC2N 6NG

Contact: Nicholas Pope

This is an informal event in a pub in Central London. Pop in for a quick drink or stay for longer. Friends and colleagues are welcome.

The Leadership Challenge: Powerful Presentations Course

Somerford Hall, Brewood, Staffordshire, ST19 9DQ

Do you ever have to give presentations at work, in front of large or even small audiences?  Is it important to you that these presentations go well and are successful?  Do you occasionally think that your presentations could be better, but you’re not sure how?

Career webinar: Do you want to work for yourself or go freelance?

Thursday, July 6, 2017 -

Online

Contact: OUBS Alumni Team

Presenter Paul Taylor will share his experiences of working for himself and how he went freelance.

Conflict Management Workshop in Munich

Saturday, July 1, 2017 -

Hilton Munich Park, Am Tucherpark 7, 80538 München

Contact: Sabine Sage

Take the opportunity to get to know our MBA students and graduates at this informative workshop.

MBA Refresher: Creative Management Residential - What makes better "better"?

De Vere Beaumont Estate, Old Windsor, Berkshire, Burfield Road, SL4 2JJ

Contact: OUBS Alumni Team

Rekindle your passion for creativity through this refresher, based on the newly written MBA elective 'Sustainable Creative Management (BB842)', by joining us for a two day Residential event in Windsor, United Kingdom.

Business Legitimacy – Staying on the “right” side of public opinion and how to avoid controversy

Thursday, June 22, 2017 -

Jury’s Inn, 1 Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3UD

Ever questioned what makes your business legitimate, or thought about how you navigate your business through challenges when its legitimacy is questioned? Want to stay on the “right” side of public opinion when facing adversity? 

Alumni event - Clarity by Museum of Walking

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 -

Birdcage sculpture beside the German Gymnasium, St Pancras Way, Kings Cross, London, N1C 4TB

Contact: Andrew Stuck

A personalised mobile workshop on foot designed for people that want to gain clarity in thinking and practise creative problem solving techniques that enable better decision taking. Within the workshop there will be space for individual reflection and collaboration with others.

Open University Business School London Alumni Networking Informal Drop In

Tuesday, June 13, 2017 -

Champagne Charlie's, The Arches, 17 Villiers St, Charing Cross, London WC2N 6NG

Contact: Nicholas Pope

This is an informal event in a pub in Central London. Pop in for a quick drink or stay for longer. Friends and colleagues are welcome.

Career Webinar: Sustainable creative management

Wednesday, June 7, 2017 -

Online

Contact: OUBS Alumni Team

This webinar will lead you to improve your own and others’ capacity to respond practically and creatively to problems and opportunities. It will enable you to explore the creative issues that matter to you.

Open University Business School Berlin Alumni Informal Networking Event

Thursday, June 1, 2017 -

Zollpackhof, Elisabeth-Abegg-Straße 1, 10557 Berlin, Germany

Contact: Tillmann Henssler

This is an informal get together for alumni and students in Central Berlin.

Breakfast Briefing: The Ethics of Neoliberalism: The Business of Making Capitalism Moral

Tuesday, May 23, 2017 -

Hub Suite (Juniper & Medlar), The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA

Contact: Events team

Dr. Peter Bloom will be presenting the dangers of this “ethics” and how managers as well as organisations can help to foster an alternative and more genuinely progressive culture for their employees.