Events
Tuesday
6
JAN
2026
Emma in Zürich: Drinks meet-up
6:00pm – apoTHEKE, Zürichbergstrasse 17, 8032 Zürich
Meet Emma members for relaxed after-work drinks in Zürich's stylish apoTHEKE bar.
Dr Anthony Harris (2025), Bye-Fellow of the College and Director of Studies in Computer Science, will welcome you and share some of the latest college updates.
Do come along to connect with friends old and new at this informal get-together.
Members are invited to attend with a guest. Your first drink is on us!
Thursday
15
JAN
2026
Finding Happy, a talk by Peter Samuelson (1970)
6:00pm – Online, via Zoom
Join us for a captivating talk with Peter Samuelson (1970)— acclaimed Hollywood film producer, philanthropist, and visionary storyteller —as he shares his insights on finding deeper meaning, balance, and fulfilment in life and work.
In this energising and heartfelt talk, Peter will explore how to translate professional success into lasting significance, drawing on his extraordinary career spanning 26 films, a social venture co-founded with Steven Spielberg, and his leadership at First Star, the pioneering non-profit transforming the lives of young people in care through education and mentorship.
Expect an hour of inspiration, humour, and practical strategies for aligning your professional journey with your personal values, and for making a difference in your community and beyond.
With warmth, candour and superb storytelling, Peter's talk offers lived wisdom on crafting a legacy that matters.
A truly uplifting way to begin 2026; reignite your sense of purpose and possibility.
Friday
13
FEB
2026
Emmanuel Society City and Finance Dinner
7:00pm – Haberdashers' Hall, 18 West Smithfield, London, EC1A 9HQ
You’re warmly invited to a special evening hosted by the Emmanuel Society at London’s Haberdashers’ Hall.
This special dinner brings together Emmanuel members working in financial services, fintech, investing, and related sectors.
We are delighted to announce our guest speaker for the evening will be Sarah Pritchard (1995), Deputy Chief Executive at the FCA.
The Master, Doug Chalmers (2021), and Harry Hickmore (2011), Chairman of the Emmanuel Society, will be in attendance and will welcome you to the dinner.
Whether you’re reconnecting with familiar faces or meeting new ones across matriculation years and professional paths, this evening is a wonderful opportunity to share experiences, spark conversations, and enjoy a relaxed evening over a delicious three-course meal with wine.
Numbers for this special dinner are limited and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Members are welcome to attend with a guest, subject to availability.
Supporting students and recent graduates
As is tradition at these dinners, the Society is delighted to invite undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in a career in finance to this special evening. Students attending will have a rare opportunity to meet, network and explore their ambitions with members working in fields they hope to enter.
This is only possible thanks to the generosity of members who choose to sponsor student places. If you’re able, we warmly invite you to support a student or recent graduate by contributing towards their attendance:
- £140 sponsors a full place
- £70 sponsors half a place
Any contributions not used for this event will go towards supporting student and recent graduate attendance at future Emmanuel Society gatherings.
Booking
The cost is £140 per person, which includes a drink on arrival, three courses, wines, and coffee and petit fours.
A limited number of places are available at £70 per person for those who graduated between 2019 and 2025 (inclusive).
Members are welcome to bring a guest.
The dress code for the evening is lounge suits or equivalent.
Book your place. Booking closes on Wednesday 28 January 2026.
Thursday
19
FEB
2026
Listen In, a talk by Beaty Rubens (1979)
6:00pm – Online, via Zoom
Join us for a talk by Beaty Rubens (1979), an award-winning radio producer who worked at the BBC for 35 years. In this talk, she explains how she researched her book on the impact of early radio on home-life, and shares the thrilling story of an archive discovery which hugely expands our understanding of what it meant for our parents and grandparents to 'Listen In' for the very first time.
In 2025, Bodleian Libraries (at The Other Place) commissioned an exhibition on Beaty's work on the early 20th-century radio craze. The exhibition was accompanied by a book, entitled Listen In: How Radio Change the Home.
This talk will be chaired by Rosanna Moseley Gore (1979), an author with an interest in social history and exploring identity through memoirs, and a contemporary of Beaty's. There will be time for questions after Beaty's talk.
Thursday
26
FEB
2026
Mozart’s World: The Last Symphonies at the Royal Festival Hall: Concert, exclusive tour and reception
5:30pm – Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX
The Emmanuel Society invites you to a very special musical experience at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London.
Through the summer of 1788 Mozart was consumed in a burst of inspiration. The result was the three remarkable symphonies that turned out to be his last. Rarely heard together, Robin Ticciati takes us inside Mozart’s bold, stormy and divine creations, performed by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE).
Over the evening, you’ll go inside the production with behind-the-scenes access to the Hall before the performance, meeting some of the musicians. You’ll hear from Harry Hickmore (2011), Chairman of the Emmanuel Society and Development Director for the OAE, who will share his thoughts on the evening’s programme and the unique and radical story of the OAE.
During the interval, you will be invited to a sparkling wine reception with fellow music-loving Emma members.
How to book
Tickets for this event are priced at £70, which includes your seat for the performance, an exclusive behind-the-scenes experience before the concert begins and sparkling wine during the interval at a special reception.
Members are welcome to bring guests along for the evening.
Book your place. Registration closes on Friday 12 February 2026.
Tuesday
3
MAR
2026
Walking the Mildmay Legacy: Newington Green and Beyond
2:00pm – Outside Canonbury station, Wallace Road, London, N1 2PG
You are invited to join fellow members of Emmanuel College for a fascinating walking tour through 400 years of history around the Newington Green and surrounding Mildmay area, a corner of London deeply connected to the legacy of the college’s founder, Sir Walter Mildmay.
This engaging and accessible walk will explore how the Mildmay name was woven into the fabric of this part of the city, from the historic estate of Sir Walter’s descendants (many of them Emmanuel men) to the 19th-century missionaries and healthcare pioneers who carried the Mildmay name into new realms of social action.
We’ll visit the site of the Mildmay Mission Hospital, born out of the evangelical zeal of William and Catherine Pennefather, whose work with the urban poor and early nursing deaconesses echoed Sir Walter’s own commitment to education, reform, and public service. The tour also takes in Newington Green, a historic hub of dissent and radical thought, home to figures such as Mary Wollstonecraft and Daniel Defoe, and a place where the values of nonconformity and social justice flourished.
Led by guide Debbie Kent, an alumnus of Open City’s Golden Key Academy, this walk offers a unique opportunity to reflect on the broader impact of the Mildmay legacy – not only in the founding of Emmanuel, but in shaping communities, challenging norms, and caring for the vulnerable.
Whether you're interested in college history, social reform, or simply a good story well told, this promises to be a memorable afternoon.
£25 per person. Members are welcome to attend with one guest.
This event is fully booked. Join the waiting list. You will be contacted if a place comes available.
Places for this walking tour are limited. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
Registration closes on Monday 23 February 2026.
Tuesday
3
MAR
2026
Emma Entrepreneurs London Networking Drinks
5:00pm – Bunghole Cellars, 57 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6DT
Following the success of this informal networking event in September 2025, we're delighted to bring it back for March 2026.
Join fellow Emma entrepreneurs, business owners or executives for an evening of conversation, connection and collaboration in Holborn, London.
Whether you’re running a start-up, scaling a business, exploring your next venture or you have lots of experience in venture creation, this is a chance to build your network within the Emma member community.
Grab a drink at the bar on arrival and come ready to share ideas, swap stories, advise and be advised, and make meaningful connections.
There is no cost to attend but registration is essential: book your place.
This event takes place before our regular Emmanuel Society London Drinks event, taking place in the same venue. We’d love you to stay on after!
Tuesday
3
MAR
2026
Emmanuel Society London Drinks (3 March 2026)
6:00pm – Bunghole Cellars, 57 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6DT
You are warmly invited to our next London Drinks event. This is a great opportunity for networking and a chance to catch up with fellow Emma members from across the subjects and years. As is tradition, there'll be the chance for all attendees to win a bottle of Emmanuel College port.
You don't need to book a place for this event but, to give us an idea of expected numbers, please do register.
Saturday
28
MAR
2026
Saturday
26
SEP
2026