Zeinab Bazzi
MPhil in Socio-Legal Research, 2023
Zeinab Bazzi is reading for the MPhil in Socio-Legal Research.
Contact: zeinab.bazzi@gtc.ox.ac.uk
Master of Business Administration, 2023
Cookie man, developer, consultant, accountant, in that order.
This is how I’ve described myself in my Instagram bio since 2017. While it isn’t a perfect summation of me, it is a good starting point! I manufacture cookies for a living, use software to optimise everything I do, do R&D consulting work as my side hustle and am an accountant by qualification.
My world is immensely varied but growth is the thread tying it together. I love expanding Divine and seeing new products on shelves across Australia. Automation and process optimisation are core interests of mine to channel time away from BAU work towards growth opportunities. I enable businesses to further their R&D work and optimise operations. I completed my CA to grow my technical skillset but there’s more to that.
I am an Associate Director at Divine Foods Aust., my family business and one of the largest industrial bakeries in Australia. I am directly responsible for a workforce of 35, lead the development of new markets, customers and products, and am the first point of contact for customers and suppliers. I am 2IC for the business, dealing with all facets of operations, compliance, management and strategy. I have developed new software solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform unlocking 500+ hours annual labour savings. I have been heavily involved in our expansion into IGAs, Foodworks, cafes and foodservice. Our range has grown from 4 to 60+ products since 2020.
I am the Digital Lead and Marketing Lead for YSPN (multiple roles), a NFP with 5 chapters across A/NZ. I undertook and implemented a digital transformation onto the Microsoft 365 stack, unlocking efficiencies and enhancing collaboration for a team of over 60 volunteers. I oversaw a marketing strategy reaching over 300,000 users annually. I sit on the Executive and actively guide organisation strategy and execution, and helped write the 5 year 2020 strategy.
I have been passionate about volunteering from a young age and have been a part of the Movember campaign since 2009, raising over $14,500 for the cause. I was the Deloitte Sydney Movember Champion for 3 years, organising the Movember campaign for the Sydney and Parramatta offices (~40 volunteers), and coordinating with the national campaign. I have also volunteered for the Salvation Army and World Vision.
If you have an interest in manufacturing, food, FMCG, volunteering or automation, feel free to drop me a line at any time.
Contact: saksham.kapoor.mba23@said.oxford.edu
DPhil Clinical Neurosciences, 2023
Ludo van Hillegondsberg is a medical doctor and clinical research fellow with the Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre (OPDC) and the Oxford-GSK Institute of Molecular and Computational Medicine (IMCM).
Ludo attained his medical degree in 2016 at Stellenbosch University. During his subsequent MSc in Clinical Neurosciences at University College London he developed an interested in neurodegenerative disease and neurogenetics. In May 2023 he joined the OPDC and IMCM as a clinical research fellow and started his DPhil in Clinical Neurosciences in September 2023. His current research – utilising the deeply phenotyped OPDC Discovery cohort of manifest and prodromal PD – focuses on integrating clinical data with genetic and proteomic analysis to identify candidate biomarkers and biochemical characteristics that underpin cluster assignment and disease heterogeneity.
Contact: ludo.vanhillegondsberg@ndcn.ox.ac.uk
MSc Modelling for Global Health, 2023
I am an epidemiologist committed to understanding the intricate patterns of disease transmission and improving public health outcomes. I come from the states of Washington and Utah where I studied Molecular Biology and Statistics at BYU.
Before coming to Oxford, I researched influenza, COVID-19, and bacteriophage using comparative genomics. I also worked with the Broad Institute to bring pandemic education to hundreds of local students.
I applied to the Nuffield Department of Medicine to develop skills used to impact health policy’s efficacy within overlooked populations. I see my future self using modeling tools to inform health officials and policymakers.
During my spare time, I enjoy training for and completing triathlons with a particular preference for biking. I also love traveling and practicing my Spanish.
Contact: craig.decker@gtc.ox.ac.uk
Master of Business Administration, 2023
I am an MBA student from New Delhi, India.
Over the past four years I have led a real-estate development firm, which I founded in 2019. As a passionate advocate for sustainable business practices, I led projects aimed at creating high-quality, sustainable homes while minimizing environmental impact. We implemented innovative solutions such as solar panels, rainwater harvesting systems, and energy-efficient building designs to maximize sustainability and reduce resource consumption.
I am also a hobbyist investor on the side. Outside of work, I am passionate about physical fitness (Yoga), reading books and sports.
Contact: vaibhav.vaibhavagarwal@gtc.ox.ac.uk
MSc Global Healthcare Leadership, 2023
Dr Fasominu Olukayode is a Public Health Physician, Management Consultant, recognised global health security expert and public health thought leader. He is a Principal at Volte Health – a consulting firm – where he leads several engagements across Africa working with donor agencies, multilateral UN agencies and governments across different levels. He lends his experience and knowledge in health systems strengthening and global health governance to several governments across sub-Saharan Africa including 57 Gavi-eligible countries spanning low- and middle-income countries of West and East Africa.
Over the past decade, he has built, executed, managed, and implemented a diverse portfolio of global humanitarian and development initiatives at international and national levels cutting across global health security, emergency preparedness, infectious disease surveillance, control, and elimination. Additional experience includes developing human capital, strengthening supply chains, and overall improvement in the performance of primary health care (PHC) service delivery.
He has established relationships having worked with and supported developmental partners – US CDC, USAID, World Bank, UNICEF (Country, Regional and Global levels), WHO (Country, Regional and Global levels), Africa CDC, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) – to make strategic investments in health while advising Government across all levels.
Olukayode is an advocate for increased partnership, country ownership, sustainable financing, and transparency within and across levels of government. His work involves managing diverse high-level stakeholders to oversee the implementation of a long-term global immunisation and PHC-centric strategy, leveraging lessons from the intersection of pandemic preparedness, international health regulations and building resilient health systems.
