Saïd Business School

Corporate Affairs Academy

Saïd Business School

Corporate Governance

About Programme

Improve the impact of corporate affairs across your organisation.

Run by the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation, we aim to enable you to make a more strategic and valuable contribution to your business by providing you with an opportunity to connect with the latest academic research in the field and share experiences, ideas, and best practices with expert faculty and a global peer group of Corporate Affairs Directors.

The Corporate Affairs Academy is designed exclusively for senior corporate affairs professionals of major international companies. Following your application, membership and participation are by invitation only and will be open to a limited number of executives.

Programme Content

Pre-Academy engagement

After registration, you will receive a series of recommended readings encouraging you to contemplate some of the concepts and themes that form your Academy experience. We will then ask for your personal learning aims and objectives for review by our Programme Directors; personalised responses will be shared to help shape your experience and ensure that you get the most value from the programme.

Live virtual preparatory sessions

March-May 2026

Monday 2 March, 2-3:30pm GMT - Programme starts and book club session (author presentation and discussion)
Wednesday 11 March, 2-3:30pm GMT - Opening plenary
Wednesday 21 April, 2-3:30pm BST - Oxford-GlobeScan Corporate Affairs Survey 2025
Wednesday 6 May, 2-3:30pm BST - Tutor groups set-up

Oxford on-campus Academy

29 June-3 July 2026

The programme will conclude with four and a half days on-campus in Oxford where you will enjoy a series of rich and engaging discussions with the Corporate Affairs Academy cohort. You will draw on the insights gained throughout your studies, translating them into tangible actions and strategies to use in your role. Experience a formal college dinner, keynote addresses from leading thinkers and a team building experience on the river.

Academy report

Post-programme

After each Academy a research paper is written, including the latest insights derived from your time on the programme. You will be invited to explore the report, and join a webinar outlining the key findings

Read more about the latest report .

Post-programme

Lifetime membership of the Oxford Business Alumni Network .

Programme Audience

5 years of senior corporate affairscommunications experience and ten years within a corporate affairs remit
Job titles such as senior corporate affairs director, head of corporate affairs, external affairs lead or head of marketing
Roles in major companies, organisations or not-for-profits

Programme Benefits

Understand the dynamics of reputation and their implications for business performance.
Enhance your influence at board level by gaining a more holistic understanding of the demands of a range of stakeholders.
Strengthen your ability to inform and influence senior executive decisions within your organisation.
Access the latest research and thinking from the University of Oxford and develop a life-long connection to the institution.
Lifetime membership of the Oxford Business Alumni Network
Understand the dynamics of reputation and their implications for business performance.
Enhance your influence at board level by gaining a more holistic understanding of the demands of a range of stakeholders.
Strengthen your ability to inform and influence senior executive decisions within your organisation.
Access the latest research and thinking from the University of Oxford and develop a life-long connection to the institution.
Lifetime membership of the Oxford Business Alumni Network
Develop an integrated approach to reputation and align key stakeholder groups to drive business performance.
Clear understanding of your strategic direction as an organisation in relation to your reputation strategy.
Harness reputation as an asset through which the organisation can achieve its strategic objectives.
Develop strategies to minimise risk and build trustworthy relationships with your stakeholder groups.

Testimonials

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Director, Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation

This programme gave me insight, confidence, and a refreshed perspective on the role of corporate affairs in navigating change. It’s professional, thought-provoking, and full of real-life connections and takeaways.

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Associate Fellow, Saïd Business School

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