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On 21st November B4 members and guests were welcomed to our first Classic Event at the stunning Oxford Town Hall. Guests explored this beautiful and historic building and enjoyed a selection of complimentary drinks and canapés courtesy of Lamb Catering. Accompanied by speeches from B4’s Richard Rosser and David Hunt, Commercial Manager of Oxford Town Hall.
On 6th September B4 members and guests enjoyed an evening of networking with drinks and canapés at the stunning home of the Rhodes Scholars, Rhodes House. With a pre-event Masterclass from Hayley Monks of Think Inspire Create who presented guests with a wonderful and appropriate topic for discussion: “The Future of the Workforce – Does the quality of the human interaction become more important as automation grows?”.
Oxford and Oxfordshire were top of the 2017 Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities index and the 2018 Arcadis ‘Investing in Britain’ report names Oxford as the 2nd best city in the UK for Growth Potential. As Oxfordshire’s leading business networking community, B4 aims to play a key role in this growth.
On 10th May B4 Members and guests enjoyed an evening of networking in the fantastic, innovative venue 141 Park Drive, Milton Park. Followed by speeches from B4’s Richard Rosser and Milton Park’s Philip Campbell. The evening provided our guests an insight into the people behind Milton Park, how the place is run and the latest news and developments within this fascinating science and business park.
Guests were blown away by the first NX event for under 25’s held on Friday 6th July.
BIO2018 on Wednesday 23rd May at The King’s Centre in Oxford was a massive hit with sponsors, exhibitors, speakers and delegates as Oxfordshire’s biggest networking day of the year took a giant leap forward.
On 19th April over 70 B4 Members and Guests enjoyed a wonderful evening of relaxed networking in the cosy yet modern setting of Pint Shop with speeches from Ross Phillips, General Manager of Pint Shop, Richard Holmes, Co-Founder of Pint Shop and Richard Rosser, CEO of B4, followed by an interactive hop and beer tasting activity hour.
On 22nd March B4 Members and Guests enjoyed a wonderful evening of fine dining in the impressive Thatcher Business Education Centre (TBEC), Saïd Business School with an interesting talk from our Guest Speaker, Nadine Hatten of Nielsen.
B4 were pleased to welcome B4 Members & guests to delightful Milton Hill House. Guests were served canapés and drinks, followed by welcome speeches from B4’s CEO Richard Rosser and Ben Sanders, General Manager of Milton Hill House.
The introduction to B4 for new members has always been an area we wanted to give some attention to and partnering with our new neighbours at The Manor Country House Hotel, we had the perfect opportunity to do just that.
Marvellous B4 50th Edition Celebration at Blenheim
B4 were proud to welcome B4 Members and their guests back to the fantastic Hartwell House Hotel & Spa, following numerous events B4 have previously held there. Guests enjoyed an evening of relaxed networking, with drinks and canapés in a stunning setting, with speeches from Richard Rosser, CEO of B4 and Matthew Johnson, General Manager of Hartwell House Hotel & Spa.
At a meeting with John Kennedy, then of Darbys (now Knights), Colin and Richard Rosser agreed to launch a quarterly business magazine aimed at giving Oxfordshire businesses a profile in high quality print. John came up with the name B4, standing for Building Bridges Between Businesses and commented.
B4, in association with Conference Oxford were proud to invite B4 Members and their guests to experience the delights of Oxford’s newest venue: the sleek and modern Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre at Worcester College on Thursday 7th December, with speeches from Prof. Sir Jonathan Bate, Provost of Worcester College, Richie Carter, Contracts Manager of Beard Construction, Mike Naworynsky, Home Bursar of Pembroke College & Chairman of Conference Oxford and Richard Rosser, CEO of B4.
