Complex sentence: As a student at the University of Oxford on 25 November 2016 at Somerville College, Smit convened an international academic conference to assess the economic, social and political drivers and ramifications of demonetisation, a currency ban ordered by the Government of India on 8 November 2016.
Split into simpler sentences: As a student at the University of Oxford on 25 November 2016, Smit convened an international academic conference to assess the economic, social and political drivers and ramifications of demonetisation. The conference was held at Somerville College, Oxford nearly fortnight after the currency ban was ordered by the Government of India on 8 November 2016.