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Susannah de Jager 61 Episodes Aug 18, 2026

Oxford+ is a podcast series hosted by Susannah de Jager that explores the myths and truths of the Oxford investing landscape. Since moving to Oxford, Susannah has collaborated with experts, entrepreneurs, and government to shape the conversation around domestic scale-up capital. The podcast aims to inform, inspire, and connect by talking to founders, investors, academics, politicians, and facilitators, exploring how Oxford is open for business.

Episodes

Ethics & Innovation: Can Trust Keep Up With AI?
Ethics & Innovation: Can Trust Keep Up With AI? Aug 18, 2026 2318 What do you do when the technology arrives faster than the plan you wrote for it?In this episode of Ethics and Innovation by Oxford+ brought to you by Equinox, host Susannah de Jager speaks with Professor Anne Trefethen, Professor of Scientific Computing at the University of Oxford and Trustee of the Alan Turing Institute, about leading a university through the arrival of generative AI. O
Ethics & Innovation: Building an Innovation Ecosystem That Includes Everyone
Ethics & Innovation: Building an Innovation Ecosystem That Includes Everyone Aug 11, 2026 1678 Who really benefits when an innovation ecosystem succeeds?In this episode of Ethics and Innovation by Oxford+ brought to you by Equinox, host Susannah de Jager talks to Dr Olga Kozlova, Director of Innovation and Engagement at the University of Oxford, about Equinox, Equitable Innovation Oxford, the regional partnership she has helped drive since its launch. Olga explains why Oxford wants
Ethics & Innovation: Can AI Close the Justice Gap?
Ethics & Innovation: Can AI Close the Justice Gap? Aug 4, 2026 2557 What if the biggest barrier to justice is not the law itself, but who can reach it?In this episode of Oxford+, part of the Ethics and Innovation miniseries sponsored by Equinox, host Susannah de Jager speaks with Professor Philippa Webb, co-founder of the Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice, about whether artificial intelligence can close the global justice gap rather than widen it
Ethics & Innovation: What Makes Us Human in the Age of AI?
Ethics & Innovation: What Makes Us Human in the Age of AI? Jul 28, 2026 2238 What do our conversations with machines reveal about what it means to be human?In this episode of Ethics and Innovation by Oxford+ brought to you by Equinox, host Susannah de Jager speaks with Professor Edward Harcourt, Director of Oxford's Institute for Ethics in AI, about the parts of human life that no algorithm can reproduce. Edward argues that the real risk of chatbots is not that th
Ethics & Innovation: Civic AI, Data Soil and Digital Democracy
Ethics & Innovation: Civic AI, Data Soil and Digital Democracy Jul 21, 2026 2515 What if AI could strengthen democracy instead of concentrating power?In this episode of Ethics and Innovation by Oxford+ brought to you by Equinox, host Susannah de Jager speaks with Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s Cyber Ambassador and former Digital Minister, about civic AI, digital democracy and the practical alternatives to extractive big tech models. Audrey explains why data should be treated a
Ethics & Innovation: Does AI Actually Understand Our World?
Ethics & Innovation: Does AI Actually Understand Our World? Jul 14, 2026 2450 What does it really mean to say that an AI system understands, reasons or thinks?In this episode of Ethics and Innovation by Oxford+ brought to you by Equinox, host Susannah de Jager speaks with Dr Raphaël Millière, Associate Professor in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, about the deep conceptual questions behind today’s AI systems. Raphaël explains why strong performance on a benc
Ethics & Innovation: The Social Media Ban, Sovereign AI, and the Race We Can't Stop
Ethics & Innovation: The Social Media Ban, Sovereign AI, and the Race We Can't Stop Jul 7, 2026 2135 Can democracies capture the economic benefits of AI while protecting citizens from the unintended consequences?In this episode of Ethics and Innovation by Oxford+ brought to you by Equinox, host Susannah de Jager speaks with Lord Lionel Tarassenko, founding President of Reuben College and a pioneer of machine learning in safety-critical systems, about why the race to build ever more power
Introducing the Ethics & Innovation Miniseries
Introducing the Ethics & Innovation Miniseries Jun 30, 2026 139 How do we ensure technology serves society rather than society becoming subject to technology? And perhaps most importantly, what does progress actually mean?In this special Oxford+ Miniseries, we're going to speak to leading academics, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and practitioners working at the intersection of ethics, technology, and society. Together, we're going to explore questions
Season Four Wrap and a Look Ahead to Ethics, AI and Season Five
Season Four Wrap and a Look Ahead to Ethics, AI and Season Five Jun 23, 2026 138 What changes when an innovation ecosystem stops talking about problems and starts talking about solutions?In this wrap of Season Four, Oxford+ host Susannah de Jager reflects on a clear shift in rhetoric across the series, from missing pieces of the puzzle to a real sense of momentum in Oxford and the wider UK. She points to initiatives like Equinox, Equitable Innovation Oxford, and the i
Oxford+ in Brief with Ceri Morgan, Partner at Dalloway Partners
Oxford+ in Brief with Ceri Morgan, Partner at Dalloway Partners Jun 16, 2026 402 How should we measure success in the place trying to scale Britain's best science? In this Oxford+ in Brief, Dr Ceri Morgan takes on the same four quick-fire questions every guest faces. She reflects on what success would mean after two decades spent at arm's length in investment banking, the advice she would give anyone entering the Oxford ecosystem, and what the city does brilliantly ye
Recycling Capital and Talent in Oxford's Innovation Economy
Recycling Capital and Talent in Oxford's Innovation Economy Jun 9, 2026 2284 How should we value a healthcare system that frustrates the very innovators trying to improve it?In this episode of Oxford+, host Susannah de Jager speaks with Dr Ceri Morgan, a doctor turned healthcare investment banker turned patient, about her three careers and what they reveal about UK life sciences. Ceri explains why, for years, companies pitching an NHS-first strategy were handed cl
Oxford+ in Brief with Riham Satti, co-founder and CEO of MeVitae
Oxford+ in Brief with Riham Satti, co-founder and CEO of MeVitae Jun 2, 2026 307 What does success really look like when we get hiring right? In this Oxford+ in Brief, Susannah de Jager puts forward four questions to Riham Satti, co-founder and CEO of MeVitae. Riham describes success as a workplace where people feel they belong, feel empowered, and stay because their work feels like a career worth building. She offers candid advice for anyone entering the Oxford ecosy

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