Oliver Rothschild is a corporate strategist, active within a range
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Oliver Rothschild is a corporate strategist, active within a range
Oliver Rothschild is a corporate strategist, active within a range of industries and commercial enterprises. He holds a diverse portfolio of business interests, as well as advising the commercial environment, charitable community and more recently, eco-friendly systems. He speaks on a variety of subjects, from leadership to globalisation of the economic and social scenarios. Chairman of Oliver Rothschild Corporate Advisors, he is active in various sectors including social entrepreneurship and charitable organisations and foundations. He is Co-Founder and President of the Asia Environmental Innovation Forum, and recently has been appointed as the UK representative to UNECE. Oliver previously served as the Chairman of UNICEF (Appeals Committee) and holds the post of President of ACEVO (the trading arm), the leading association of voluntary and charitable Chief Executive Officers. He is the Chairman of Innovation Warehouse (Advisory Board) and, the Chairman of the Sustainable Business Forum. Amongst his other charitable and NGO interests, he is the Patron of Football for Peace, Flying Angels Foundation, DiversityUK, 2StudyFoundation, Where Ever the Need, Tiny Tickers and the Anna Fiorentini Theatre and Arts School. He is a Trustee of Centric Community Projects, Ambassador for TCV, City Gateway, British Trust Conservation Volunteers and Jeans for Genes, also formerly member of a leading London theatre. Additionally, he is the Patron emeritus of Foodcycle and Chairman Emeritus of TVE Global Awards at BAFTA. Oliver began his career consulting in the hotel, restaurant and leisure industries. As Founder and Principal of Buchler Rothschild, he helped build the firm's investment portfolio covering real estate, IT, entertainment, media, PR, fine art and antiques. He was former Chairman of Grosvenor Travel PLC, Senior Vice President of American General Investments and Director of a London auction house. Following Buchler Rothschild, Oliver Rothschild Corporate Advisors was founded, the corporate strategy and corporate governance advisory firm. He is the Non-Executive Chairman of ADVentura Capital StudentTutors, StudentFunder, GILD International, TergoPower, Astelios and Globomass Holdings and Ncube. Oliver Rothschild was formerly Chairman of the Carbon Advice Group, the Tripleplay Group of Companies and NED Solutions (associated with the Institute of Directors). Media involvement includes presenting programmes for the BBC and Channel 4 and co-production of a BBC series. He is also Ambassador for the Monaco International Film Festival. He is an international speaker and has been invited to deliver keynotes at some of the most influential Forums and Conferences, topics ranging from Business and Investment, Innovation, to Climate Change, Sustainability and Philanthropy, in various cities in the UK, Europe and further afield. Some of these include: The Scottish Council for Development and Industry Conference, The International Entrepreneurship Forum in Bahrain, the EBAN Winter Conference, Digital World Day, ACEVO National Conference, Monaco Media Forum, Munich Venture Summit, LG Greenomics Conference (Dubai), South Startup Business Show, the Opal Family Office Conferences (Geneva, LA, Dubai) IoD, Women in Business, Royal Danish Embassy, GGI Leadership Forum, BCU Cloud Technology Day, Biz Spain, Innovation Convention, Global Green Fund Conference, TOA in Berlin and The Summit in Dublin. He is the Senior Entrepreneur Fellow of the University of Essex, and Durham University, and is also connected with the Sophia Business Angels Venture Academy and the European Business Angels Network. He is a renowned judge for early campaigns and many University national and international competitions. Given his substantial, indigenous and international business experience, Oliver is frequently asked to judge various entrepreneurship competitions such as: the UK-Italy Awards, the Finals of the Venture Capital International Competition, Google Campus’s Lions Den, and the HSBC Global Connections Competition.