Events & Dining

Stories from Emma Entrepreneurs: Apu Chitnis (2011), CTO, koodos

6:00pm – Online, via Zoom

About the speaker

Apu Chitnis (2011) is a VC-backed founder working as CTO @ koodos where he is building Shelf, a visual summary of all your current interests. It’s like Spotify Wrapped, Letterboxd & Goodreads in one app.

Apu previously was an Entrepreneur in Residence at Entrepreneur First, where he built startups to help software engineers get jobs in top tech companies, and to reduce cloud costs.

He formerly led product and engineering teams at Softbank-backed unicorn Improbable, where he was an early employee helping build the metaverse, and saw the company scale from <50 to >650 employees. He also likes to hack on side projects, and recently won ProductHunt Product of the Year.

On the side he performs clown comedy, writes online, and enjoys mentoring folks new to the tech industry. He read Engineering at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

About the series

Stories from Emma Entrepreneurs brings together members of the college with experience in founding, or working closely with, start-ups and entrepreneurial ventures. Each of these hour-long online sessions sees a member share the highs and lows of their entrepreneurial journeys, and the work of their current venture, followed by a lively Q&A.

Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just interested to learn more about the work of fellow Emma members, you'll enjoy this series.

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Gathering of Members (1984, 1985 & 1986)

From Saturday at 3:30pm – Emmanuel College

We are very much looking forward to welcoming back members who matriculated in 1984, 1985 and 1986 over the weekend of 28 & 29 September. Final details have now been sent to all members who have booked to attend. If you have booked but have not received these, please check all of your email accounts, including junk folders, and contact the Development Office in the event of any query.

Emma Connects: Monthly Puzzle

Get your thinking hats on with Bobby Seagull's mind-bending monthly puzzle (No. 89), which will feature in our next full edition of Emma Connects on 3rd October.

Bobby's latest challenge (No. 88) took inspiration from Roald Dahl Story Day, which the world celebrated in September, and there's still time to have a go! Can you put your linguistic skills to the test on Matilda's behalf? The answer will be revealed on 3rd October.

If you like Maths and want more puzzles, you can visit Bobby's YouTube channel, where he and Susan Okereke post every Tuesday and Thursday. More challenges can also be found at the end of each chapter of Bobby's book, The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers.

Solutions to all of Bobby's previous puzzles can be found in the PDF link below.

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Westminster Abbey Private Tour and Jerusalem Chamber Reception with the Dean

5:50pm – Westminster Abbey, London, SW1P 3PA

The Emmanuel Society invites you to a very special event at Westminster Abbey. An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey stands as one of the world’s foremost sites for historical and ecclesiastical importance. This event will give you an in-depth experience and privileged access to areas rarely seen by the public.

You will meet and be guided around the Abbey by some of those who know the fabric of the buildings best. Over the course of an hour, in small groups, you’ll learn about the characters, construction and coronations that have illuminated the Abbey’s thousand years of history.

As the tours conclude, you will enter the Jerusalem Chamber, the principal room of the medieval house of the Abbots of Westminster and now part of the Deanery, usually closed to the public, for a reception of drinks and canapes. As his guests for the evening, the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend David Hoyle, will welcome you.

Optional elements before the tours

Before the tours commence, you are invited to view the external 13th century archaeological footprint of Henry III’s Great Sacristy. The Abbey plans to construct a new building on this site - the King Charles III Sacristy. This represents a unique opportunity to see the footprint before building commences towards the end of the year. There is no additional cost.

You are also welcome to join members for Choral Evensong from 5.00-5.45pm.

Please confirm if you'd like to attend these optional elements when booking.

Programme

4.15pm (Optional) Viewing of the archaeological footprint of the Great Sacristy
5.00pm (Optional) Evensong
5.50-7.10pm Guided tours of the Abbey.
7.15-8.00pm Welcome by the Dean of Westminster and reception in the Jerusalem Chamber

Booking

This special Emmanuel Society event is priced at £65 per person. Guests of members are warmly invited, though are limited to two guests per member.

This event is now fully booked. To join the waiting list for places, please click here.

Stories from Emma Entrepreneurs: Clare Lynch (1994), Co-founder, Broom & Moon

6:00pm – Online, via Zoom

About the speaker

Clare Lynch (1994) is the co-founder of Broom & Moon, a London-based branding agency that helps businesses uncover their purpose – and communicate it to investors, customers and employees.

Clare has a PhD from the University of Cambridge and decades of experience working with tech startups, as well as big brands such as Amazon, Sainsbury’s, EE, and the European Central Bank.

Clare will share her professional story, from postgraduate studies at Emma to working on branding and communications for some of the world's most well-known companies.

About the series

Stories from Emma Entrepreneurs brings together members of the college with experience in founding, or working closely with, start-ups and entrepreneurial ventures. Each of these hour-long online sessions sees a member share the highs and lows of their entrepreneurial journeys, and the work of their current venture, followed by a lively Q&A.

Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just interested to learn more about the work of fellow Emma members, you'll enjoy this series.

Book to attend (free)

Emmanuel Society Dinner in Edinburgh

7:00pm – The New Club, 86 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2BB

The Emmanuel Society invites members of the college to join the Master and Dr Sarah Bendall, Development Director, for a very special dinner in Edinburgh's New Club.

We'll start the evening with pre-dinner drinks on the venue's terrace offering spectacular views over Edinburgh Castle, followed by a three-course dinner and great conversation into the evening.

Members are invited to attend with guests.

£75 per person, or £40 for those who graduated in 2019 or later (discounted places are limited), which includes three courses, welcome drinks, wine, soft drinks, and coffee.

Supporting students

The Society has a long-standing tradition of inviting recent graduates to events at a discounted rate. The College and Society would very much appreciate the generosity of any member willing to sponsor a recent graduate to attend the dinner. If you feel you would like to do this, please add the cost of full or part-sponsorship (at £75 per person for a full sponsorship or a lower figure if part-sponsorship) to your online payment or cheque.

Book your place. Booking closes on Friday 18 October.

Burnaby Recital by David Ponsford (1968)

6:15pm – Emmanuel College Chapel

David Ponsford (1968) returns to Emma to perform works by J S Bach, Pierre du Mage and Franz Liszt on our chapel's magnificent organ. David has developed a distinguished and successful career by combining scholarship with the highest level of performance. He is an acknowledged authority on the keyboard music of the 17th and 18th centuries and regularly performs on harpsichord and organ in solo recitals, with chamber ensembles and as a concerto soloist.

David is committed to continuing to perform, research and teach in order to bring a greater understanding of the music to as wide an audience as possible. Earlier this year, he was awarded the Royal College of Organists’ Medal, its highest honour, for distinguished achievement in organ performance and scholarship.

Entry is free on the door. Members and guests are warmly invited to attend and to make use of their dining privileges by booking to dine at High Table afterwards.

Booking for High Table afterwards closes on Friday 8 November.

Emmanuel Society Culture Club - A visit to the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge

4:45pm – Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HA

Following last year's stellar event, we are delighted to once again offer members the opportunity to visit Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy for a special guided tour and talk with Paul Fellows (1982), Chair of the Cambridge Astronomical Association.

The guided visit will comprise a tour of the historic buildings and telescope observatory, and a talk by Paul on the discovery of planets beyond the solar system.

If the evening is clear, you'll have the opportunity to look up at the night's sky through the telescopes and learn to navigate the constellations. If the weather is not conducive to stargazing, you'll enjoy a planetarium-style show indoors.

This event is now fully booked.

Emmanuel Society AGM

6:00pm – Robert Gardner Room, Emmanuel College

The Annual General Meeting of the Emmanuel Society takes place on Friday 22 November. This meeting is open to all members of the college. Do come along to hear about your alumni society's year in review. Refreshments will be served. 

Members are invited to book to attend the meeting and to make use of their dining privileges by dining at High Table afterwards (this can be booked at the same time – please click on the booking link).

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Booking closes on Thursday 14 November.

Stories from Emma Entrepreneurs: Melanie Shufflebotham (1988), Co-founder, Zapmap

6:00pm – Online, via Zoom

About the speaker

Melanie Shufflebotham (1988) is co-founder of Zapmap, the UK’s leading EV mapping app, which helps drivers find and pay for charging when they are out and about. Zapmap also provides data and insights to support the industry to develop electrified transport services.

Melanie will share her entrepreneurial story from corporate tech in the ‘90s, business school rigour, early dotcom failures, founding Zapmap on a shoe-string, the funding roller-coaster, to running a mission-driven business in a dynamic market.

She has very fond memories of time at Emma, where she studied Economics and formed many lifelong friendships.

About the series

Stories from Emma Entrepreneurs brings together members of the college with experience in founding, or working closely with, start-ups and entrepreneurial ventures. Each of these hour-long online sessions sees a member share the highs and lows of their entrepreneurial journeys, and the work of their current venture, followed by a lively Q&A.

Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just interested to learn more about the work of fellow Emma members, you'll enjoy this series.

Book to attend (free)

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College and Society Advent Carol Service

6:30pm – The Temple Church, Temple, London, EC4Y 7BB

Members, students, families and friends are invited to the annual College and Society Advent Carol Service at London's magnificent and historic Temple Church. With carols for all, along with others sung by our Chapel Choir, followed by refreshments, this is the perfect way to prepare for the festive season.

Please do register to give us an indication of numbers for refreshments.

Please RSVP.

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