Episode 131: Oxbridge AI Challenge Insights from Jenni Morris and Udai Dhamija
Gaule's Question TimeShow Notes
Andrew Gaule (linkedin.com/in/andrew-gaule-aimava), had the pleasure of speaking with Udai Dhamija and Jenni Morris about the fantastic Oxbridge AI Challenge. Their unified effort across Cambridge and Oxford Universities delivered over 80 AI startup applicants who benefited tremendously from pitch feedback and mentorship. The competition was supported by some big players including, Digital Realty, Microsoft, Taylor Wessing LLP, The Alan Turing Foundation, Marcho Partners, Keltie LLP, and JP Morgan. See more details below.
To book a meeting with Andrew - https://calendly.com/andrew-gaule/30min?
For a book on corporate innovation and venturing see "Purpose to Performance - Innovative New Value Chains" by Andrew Gaule. ( shorturl.at/dfDTW ) You can listen to this interview as a podcast on Gaule's Question Time on Apple, Spotify, Google and many other podcast channels. https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/gaulesqt Subscribe for future interviews. See this and other video content at Aimava Purpose to Performance Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV9o-htFNIk9Yt7jp2XcdWw
Key Topics: Organizing the Oxbridge AI Challenge - Unified committee across societies - Fundraising and applicant recruitment - Multi-round pitching and mentoring AI Challenge Finals Event - Top 10 startup pitches - Judging panel and selection criteria - Networking and awards celebration
Oxbridge AI Finalists 2023 Ignota Labs - applying AI to identify and turn around distressed pharmaceutical assets Adalat AI - next-gen AI transcription for deployment across legal Court system Regfyl - AI platform to simplify financial compliance in Africa Agrilinks - AI platform for data-driven lending to farmers across Africa JRE Group - AI powered tools to control manufacturing in heavy industries Canopy AI - AI ultra-realistic human-like agents for interviews Biterite, AI concierge to recommend restaurants for those with dietary restrictions Letera - AI powered language learning platform innex.ai - AI co-pilot for facilities management in hospitals and other settings
Perspectives on AI’s Impact - Startup integration across sectors - Exceeds internet transformation - Broadened access to education Looking Ahead - Plans to build on AI challenge - Continued campus entrepreneur support
More from Gaule's Question Time
AI is rapidly moving from a tool used by individuals towards becoming part of the workforce.
What turns an AI experiment into useful organisational change?
In this episode of Gaule’s Question Time, Andrew Gaule speaks with AI engineer Matt Cortland about the Guinness Index, a project that used an AI voice agent to call pubs and collect the cost of a pint of Guinness.
In this episode of Gaule’s Question Time, Andrew Gaule speaks with Devendra Sharma, Chief Data and AI Officer at Exadel, about the practical realities of implementing AI in organisations. They discuss why AI is not magic, why data and inputs matter, how leaders should identify use cases, and why organisations need to redesign processes before applying AI. The conversation also covers governance, compliance, agentic AI risks, human in the loop review, knowledge management and software development.
What does AI change for leaders, teams and service models? In this conversation, Andrew Gaule speaks with Cilla McKay about AI as a leadership and change challenge, not just a technology decision. They explore North Star thinking, human centred design, AI literacy, psychological safety and how to redesign work around human and AI collaboration.