Oxford Global CEO Programme

Transform your leadership with the Oxford Global CEO Programme.

Embark on a transformative journey with the Oxford Global CEO Programme, a prestigious international experiential course designed for visionary leaders ready to shape the future of global business. This elite programme offers superb access to Oxford’s world-class resources and global network.

Why Choose the Global CEO Programme?

With a vision to cultivate financial strategist, entrepreneurs and global industrialists, this programme redefines high-end business education. Anchored in Oxford and London and planned to span major economic hubs, such as Singapore, Germany, UAE, USA, and China. It will help motivate and equip leaders to navigate the complexities of the world and the impact of change on business and on societies.

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Programme Highlights

World-Class Faculty: Learn from senior Oxford academics, global leaders in business, and CEOs in top ranked companies.
Global Perspective: Engage with G20 industrial networks and gain insights from economic hubs worldwide.
Strategic Thinking: Reshape your financial and technological mindset to lead in a rapidly evolving landscape.
Special Programme: Bespoke academic programme at the University of Oxford with leading academics, curated visits to some of the world's most important collections of manuscripts and artefacts, and upon completion, become an Oxford Global CEO Programme cohort for follow up events.

A Legacy of Excellence

The University of Oxford, founded in 1167, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and ranked #1 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 for the 10th consecutive year. Known as the “cradle of geniuses and heads of state,” Oxford has produced 73 Nobel laureates, 4 Fields Medalists, and 6 Turing Award winners, with a network of over 160 alumni groups across 80 countries, including presidents, prime ministers, and Olympic gold medalists.

Who Should Apply?

This programme is tailored for CEOs, senior executives, and entrepreneurs with a passion for innovation and global impact. Whether you’re leading a multinational corporation or scaling a startup, the Oxford Global CEO Programme will inspire you to drive change.

New Year Message from Oxford University’s Global CEO Programme

Oxford University’s inaugural Oxford Global CEO Programme is reflecting on a transformative year and looking to build on that momentum in executive education for 2026.

In an era of rapid technological advancement and geopolitical complexity, the Programme convenes senior executive leaders from diverse sectors, enhances cross-cultural leadership and promotes shared solutions to global challenges in economics, digitization, and innovation. Run by the Oxford Institute for Digital Health at Oxford University, this initiative underscores Oxford's commitment to extending its academic excellence beyond borders, cultivating influential networks that bolster economic ties, advance scientific collaboration, and reinforces the University's role as a beacon of global thought leadership.

Introduced in May 2025 with an inspirational guest speech by world-renowned investor and Balliol alumnus Jim Rogers, the Programme brought together 55 delegates for a series of immersive modules designed to explore cutting-edge themes in business, technology, and society. Below, we reflect on the key highlights from 2025, each building on the last to deliver key insights and connections.

July 2025: Launch Module in Beijing

The Programme's Beijing Launch Module immersed delegates in China's vibrant economic landscape. Hosted in the heart of the capital, sessions featured thought-provoking discussions on digital innovation and global trade, drawing on Oxford's academic rigour to address real-world applications. Speakers from Oxford engaged with leading Chinese economists and industry experts, including sessions on the future of global banking and investment.

September 2025: Oxford and Germany Modules

Transitioning to Europe, the first Oxford Module in September integrated academic depth with practical industry exposure. Held at the University of Oxford and linked to major industry visits in mainland Europe—beginning with Germany—delegates explored themes of technological disruption and sustainable business strategies. Key sessions delved into European regulatory frameworks, innovation ecosystems, and the intersection of health sciences with emerging technologies. Highlights included interactive workshops with Oxford faculty on topics such as advances in AI and special access to some of Oxford’s world-class collections, followed by site visits to leading German enterprises, including Fortune Global 500 Bosch and BASF, providing delegates with actionable insights into transatlantic business dynamics. This module reinforced the Programme's global scope, showcasing how Oxford's heritage of inquiry can inform leadership in diverse economic contexts.

December 2025: Module in Hong Kong, China and Singapore

The Module from 6-12 December brought delegates to the dynamic hubs of Hong Kong and Singapore. At Hong Kong University, delegates heard from luminaries such as Anthony Neoh KC on Hong Kong's legal structures, Professor Hualing Fu on business-law intersections, Professor Guangyuan Ma and Dr Xing Ziqiang of Morgan Stanley on economic forecasts for 2026. Visits to HashKey Group offered deep dives into fintech and blockchain led by the company’s founder, while CyberPort showcased startup ecosystems attracting billions in venture funding. Oxford speakers, including the Rt Hon George Freeman MP on tech sciences and Professor Tim Coulson on the origins of life, added interdisciplinary layers.

Shifting to National University of Singapore, the module featured quantum biology insights from George Freeman, economic outlooks by Professor Yang Jianwei, and UN perspectives from Yang Lin and Dr Jing Yu, while sessions with Seng Han Thong on Temasek's strategies and Weihan Liu on Southeast Asia's tech ecosystem provided forward-looking guidance. Company visits to UBS, Google, and TPC explored AI trends, Web3.0 regulations, and sustainable finance. An Oxford Debate on economic systems between Singapore and Hong Kong engaged all participants, concluding with a farewell dinner featuring Jim Rogers, awarding certificates and gifts to winning debating team.

The modules represent the Oxford Global CEO Programme's success in delivering transformative executive education, with over 50 delegates gaining exclusive access to world-class speakers, site visits, and debates. OIDH not only ensured academic integrity, strategic oversight, and compliance, it helped elevate the leadership capabilities of participants.

Building on the momentum of its inaugural year, the Oxford Global CEO Programme will continue in 2026 with further modules and the development of an international alumni network. The Programme represents one element of Oxford’s wider engagement with global leadership education, rooted in academic excellence, institutional integrity and long-term partnership.

About the Oxford Institute of Digital Health (OIDH)

The Oxford Institute of Digital Health (OIDH) is a dynamic, interdisciplinary hub within the world-leading Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford’s Medical Sciences Division at the University of Oxford, the world’s top ranked medical school by THE for 15 years.Focused on digital health research and teaching, OIDH addresses key challenges in healthcare by leveraging digital innovations to improve health outcomes and systems. Its mission is to harness digital transformation for leaner, greener, and more person-centred services that enhance access, reduce inequalities, improve patient safety, empower individuals, boost quality, cut costs, and enable personalised medicine, such as through AI-driven risk prediction. OIDH ensures that digital health solutions are ethical, safe, secure, reliable, equitable, and sustainable.

Notes

This is not a degree-bearing programme and carries no academic credits. It is intended to provide a stimulating environment to take time out from intense working schedules and consider some of the important developments for the world with leading experts in their fields and the balanced cohort of senior business leaders over a series of residential sessions.

The programme has been developed from the successful Oxford Science Lectures Series, a joint programme between Jesus College Oxford and the Oxford Institute of Digital Health, engaging global leaders from across the collegiate University with expert speakers from the world-class university collections and senior academic speakers from the humanities, and the social, life, and medical sciences.

The Oxford Global CEO Programme is delivered by world-ranked departments across the University of Oxford and is supported by senior academic speakers in key areas such as Engineering, Materials, Medicine, AI and computing, Business School, Education, and the world class collections of the historic Ashmolean Museum and Bodleian Library.

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The course fee can be paid in GBP to the University of Oxford following an invoice issued from the university which includes the bank details. This is the only authorised account for the Global CEO Programme. For those not wishing to use cross-border transfers there may be an option to pay to an RMB account on request.

The Oxford academic component is based within colleges and departments of the university. Bedrooms and meals are provided in colleges and are student spaces when terms are active. This provides an authentic part of the 'Oxford Experience' but is not intended, or able, to provide hotel services or room extras. Delegates may choose to book hotel accommodation rather than use college rooms.