LSE ALUMNI
Events and reunions The LSE Alumni Relations team organises events and reunions for LSE’s alumni at the School and works closely with our alumni country and special interest groups to organise events overseas (see pages 40-41 for details). Here’s a round up of recent events in London: Special interest groups
Alumni Christmas Reception and Carol Concert Over 70 alumni attended a special mince pies and mulled wine reception in the Founders’ Room (Shaw Library), followed by the annual LSE Carol Concert at St Clement Danes Church. The event will become an annual fixture, complemented by a summer reception at the House of Lords.
Alumni reunions Classes of 2000-04 – 9-10 July 2010 Guest speakers include Justin Webb (BSc Government and History 1983), presenter, Radio 4’s Today programme, Edward Lucas, Central Eastern Europe correspondent, The Economist and Professor Danny Quah, professor of economics, LSE. The highlight of the reunion weekend will be a Gala Dinner at the Waldorf Hilton on Saturday night. Classes of 2005-09 – 3-4 September 2010 Our most recent graduates will be able to relive their student days with halls of residence reunions and a special Crush on Friday night, and speakers on Saturday will include LSE’s professor of African development, Professor Thandika Mkandawire and financial guru Martin Lewis (BSc Government and Law 1994), founder of moneysavingexpert.com. 2011 Next year, the reunions programme moves back a decade, with a reunion weekend in July for the classes of 1990 to 1994, followed by a September weekend for the classes of 1995 to 1999.
LSE’s three special interest groups have continued to be very active in 2010. The highlight of the Lawyers’ Alumni Group year was the annual dinner in March, with guest speaker Rt Hon Lord Justice Robin Jacob (LLB 1967). The LSE Global Real Estate Group continued its successful series of quarterly events at the School, and organised events in France, Germany and the USA. For details of the LSE Media Group’s activities, please see page 39.
Alumni lecture series The alumni lecture series continued to go from strength to strength, with LSE director Howard Davies giving his annual lecture in February, on the subject of ‘The Challenges for Central Banking in the Aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis’. The lecture was chaired by Rachel Lomax (MSc Economics 1968), deputy governor of the Bank of England from 2003 to 2008. Then in May Alastair Newton (PhD student 1975-78), managing director and senior political analyst at Nomura plc spoke on ‘Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Post-crisis Economy: balancing the challenges of transparency and opportunity’, drawing on his extensive experience as a diplomat and as a political analyst in the financial sector.
Alumni Volunteers’ Reception In April, LSE and the Alumni Association were delighted to host an event in the Shaw Library to formally thank and recognise LSE’s alumni volunteer community for the work they do supporting the School. Guests included alumni group leaders, Alumni Association committee members, Careers Service volunteers and LSE academics who have participated in alumni events, all of whom were thanked by LSE director Howard Davies and presented with commemorative gifts.
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