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SA entrepreneur lectures at University of Oxford’s business school
Well-known South African entrepreneur
Allon Raiz was recently invited to present
a series of master classes related to
entrepreneurship over four days at the
University of Oxford’s Saïd Business
School. The series of lectures was open
to undergraduates, postgraduates, and
particularly targeted to MBA students.
On his return, Raiz said, “Being
surrounded by top-flight academics
who showed a genuine interest in how
Raizcorp approaches the problems
confronting entrepreneurs was a
privilege for which I am extremely
grateful.
As an internationally regarded expert in
the field of entrepreneurship, Raiz’s lectures
attracted a wide audience that included
Oxford University faculty and visiting
academics from around the world.
As a result of these lectures, Raiz has
been invited to present a further series of
lectures in 2015.
The four lectures he delivered covered
topics including: Building the Raizcorp
Prosperation Model; Are Entrepreneurs
Born or Made; The State of Entrepreneurship in South Africa; and Building
an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem.
Raiz’s insight into the issues surrounding
entrepreneurship and innovation, as
shown during his lectures and interactions
with faculty and students, led to his being
named as the Oxford Saïd Business
School’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence.
I was taken aback by the high level of
awareness amongst the audience, not
only of general entrepreneurship issues,
but specifically of Raizcorp and the
South African context.
I learned more from the wide-ranging
questions that were put to me by
students and faculty members than I
could have hoped for, and as a result,
I am bringing many new ideas and
approaches back to Raizcorp.”
June 3 - 4, 2014
Sandton Convention Centre,
Johannesburg, South Africa