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‘A group of people who exchange information and contacts for professional or social purposes’
ADELAIDE
BANGKOK
Working together, the Alleyn Club and College run a series of professional interest groups and a mentoring programme. The networking groups have the aim of allowing OAs and Alleynians to share experiences and expertise and to develop their network of professional contacts. OAs of all ages can benefit from attending and are encouraged to join. We have an ambitious programme lined up for 2020 with networking events in: Entrepreneurship, City, Law, Healthcare, Engineering and Creative. You can find out more by visiting the Alleyn Club website.
DUBAI
JAPAN
FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND
HONG KONG
LOS ANGELES
PERTH
MELBOURNE
THE NETHERLANDS
2019 NETWORKING EVENTS
SINGAPORE
SHANGHAI
City Networking: Sustainable Finance Marco De Benedictis (90-00) led a stimulating discussion on sustainable finance at the Credit Suisse building in the heart of Canary Wharf. The large and appreciative audience was comprised of OAs, College pupils, parents and guests including a group from the social justice charity, Voyage Youth. The three panellists were Daniel Hanna (88-96), Global Head of Sustainable Finance for Standard Charter Bank, Joseph Porterfield, who currently leads Investor Relations and Corporate Sustainability at Monterone Partners LLP, and Dr Adrian Carr (73-80) who, while having a background in investment banking now spends time as Chair of EducAid which focuses on providing quality free education and teacher training to over 1,000 students across five sites in Sierra Leone. Entrepreneurs Networking Our Professional Networking event to support entrepreneurs took place in the Great Hall at the College when an audience of students, OAs, parents and guests gathered to join in a panel discussion on some of the developments in one of the most exciting sectors in the British economy today. During the evening, facilitated by Joanna Cruse, Managing Director of Edspace, a company committed to innovation in education, we explored the central theme of what is or makes a good entrepreneur.
SYDNEY
TORONTO
VANCOUVER
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
In 2019, we held OA events in Adelaide, Bangkok, Dubai, Geneva, Hong Kong, Japan, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Perth, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Thailand, The Netherlands, Toronto and Vancouver. We could not have held these events without the help and support of our dedicated international OA representatives.
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