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Click the link above to listen to Liam Black, keynote speaker for the 2010 EMBA Graduation and Reunion Dinner, 22 May at Harris Manchester College. Introduction and closing remarks by Kristina Maria Manalo.

Champagne reception at Harris Manchester College. The weather was perfect and the ash cloud from Iceland made way for all of the guests!

Rosalind, [...]

My intention when first becoming a blogger for my EMBA 7 cohort was to get a post up right after Module 1.  As you can imagine, after Module 1 and 2 my head was spinning and my ability to put together a proper summary and critical analysis of the modules was not ideal.  We had [...]

To the new EMBA VII Cohort, firstly I’d like to offer my congratulations to each of you, not only for getting through the very stringent admissions, but also for making a truly life-changing decision to pursue the EMBA at Oxford! The 21 months which lie ahead of you will soon prove to be equally extraordinary [...]

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Who here today would have thought that we would live through our very own information revolution, let alone have the opportunity to listen to a keynote speech delivered by the person who ignited it?  What a great privilege it has been to hear the thoughts of the man who kick-started the worldwide web itself. On [...]

Firstly I’d like to say thank you to Owen, Pembroke College and SBS for this very warm welcome. It’s truly wonderful to be here this evening with EMBA VI, especially considering that next time we’ll be here in Oxford together, it will be farewell from EMBA V.
There’s an ancient Chinese saying, “when the student is [...]

Wimbledon, The Royal Henley Regatta, a heat wave, Shakespeare in the amphitheatre, long English summer days and watching the sun set over the cricket field at Worcester College… With the awareness that we will only travel to Oxford together as a class one more time, these paint what I will remember as a romantic English [...]

It will have been a full three months by the time we return to Oxford next week, and indeed, it seems a long time ago since Module 7. This past September saw the departure of the EMBA IVs, and we were treated to a glimpse of what we can look forward to this time next [...]

Well, what looked like an easy module on paper turned into one of the most difficult that we’ve had so far. Oddly though, I think we’re slowly getting better at handling the pressure and everyone seems to be coping well with the never-ending stream of deadlines!
This past Monday was our first Oxford exam experience and [...]