On July 22nd, on behalf of the Commonwealth Institute, Mohamed Amersi hosted a conversation with Rt Hon Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education and former Prime Minister of the UK, and HE John Kufuor, former President of Ghana. The conversation was centred around a global right to education.
In November 2018, the Oxford-Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research (OSCAR) opened in Suzhou Industrial Park in eastern China, one hour from Shanghai. OSCAR is the University of Oxford's first overseas centre for physical science and engineering research.
Mohamed Amersi had the pleasure of engaging with Sir John Bell.Professor Sir John Bell is Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford, and responsible for the UK government’s antibody testing program.
The British Academy hosted a three-day virtual Purpose Summit, as part of The Future of the Corporation programme. The programme brings to the fore a new definition of the purpose of business – “to profitably solve the problems of people and planet, and not profit from creating problems”.
On Wednesday June 17th, Mohamed Amersi joined the virtual global final of Map the System 2020, hosted by Peter Tufano, dean of the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford and Peter Drobac, Director of the Skoll Centre.
As a board member of the Oxford Foundry (OXFO), the entrepreneurship center at Oxford University, Mohamed was invited to join the judging panels for the Covid-19 Rapid Solutions Builder. Mohamed chaired the Healthcare Panel.
Mohamed Amersi was involved in discussions with Senior UK Government Officials on the technology required to navigate out of Lockdown. Drawing upon his extensive experience in the Telecommunications, Media, and Technology sector, Mohamed was able to offer Government insight into the challenges and opportunities within the TMT sector to navigate an careful and effective exit from Lockdown.
Mohamed Amersi was invited to participate in an online discussion hosted by The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC), where he also serves as a board member. The discussion titled “The Healthcare Industry’s response to Covid-19: From PPE procurement to tech innovation.” was hosted by Lord Marland, CWEIC Chairman.
On 5th May 2020, Mohamed Amersi shared a meaningful speech with the Gayatri Pariwar community, a Hindu faith-based community with a following of over 100 million people globally. Mohamed’s speech, titled “The Future of Humanity” was live streamed, after a personal invitation from Dr. Chinmay Pandya.
The Amersi Foundation is co-funding the development of a prototype “Aerosol Box” PPE screen. The prototype is an adaptation from that of Dr. Hsien Yung Lai in Taiwan, who posted his design online in March.