PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING
area of expertise, as well as those leaders who proved very generous in sharing their knowledge. We hope to see many of you in 2019. Here are a few of the highlights and pearls of wisdom from the last year. Entrepreneurs The Laboratory’s Auditorium provided a fitting setting for an evening about a sector fuelled by innovation and risk-taking. The Entrepreneurs’ Forum, chaired by Dr Spence and Jo Cruse, weaved together a few lessons for any budding entrepreneur. ‘Soft’ interpersonal skills are essential if you are to get the best out of the people who work with you and for you, but you won’t get very far without a good lawyer or accountant. Above all, ‘reach out and ask for help’ was the advice echoed by all panellists: a network of friends, family and professional
Where does simple, friendly conversation about one’s career end and Professional Networking begin? Our networking events may provide you with a clue. As the room fills up, it’s always a pleasure, glass of drink in-hand, to watch the evening unfold. One OA expressed the sentiment, ‘When you meet someone at other events, and it turns out they went to the College, you suddenly have so much more in common and humorous tales to share. It’s like that ... but here everyone in the room is part of the same community.’ We have had a wonderful year, welcoming students and graduates looking for entry into challenging fields, professionals coming to see what is new and current in their
mentors is essential to smooth out the inevitable highs and lows, the good days and the bad days that come with running your own business. Thank you to Jo Cruse and to our panellists, Sam Bamert, Rob Barber (90–95), George Hughes-Davies (07–12), Victor Jakubiuk (07–09), Anna Lewis, Sumit Rai (93–98) and Ndubuisi Uchea (03–10). The City In February our host Amit Bhola (95–00) welcomed us to an evening in the Citigroup Centre, Canary Wharf, for a panel discussion on Financial Technology (FinTech) chaired by OA and deputy editor of The Economist Tom Standage (83–87). The panel comprised Murad Baig (87–89), working in Blockchain applications for Deloitte, Vince Darley, Vice
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