Category: video conference

Jason James, Director General of the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation will talk about Trinity alumnus Keiichi Kurosawa (黒澤敬一), early Western music pioneer Video event (zoom, link will be sent to all registered in advance) Prior registration required until Wednesday 17 July 2024. For registration you can use the form below. Keiichi Kurosawa (黒澤敬一, Trinity 1925) Eldest…

Professor Sarah Teichmann FRS (Trinity 1993), Head of Cellular Genetics, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge Professor Sarah Teichmann (Trinity 1993), Head of Cellular Genetics at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge, Director of Research at the Cavendish Lab, and alumna of Trinity, has kindly agreed to give us a video talk and discussion on…

Tobias Wolff (Trinity 1995) has kindly agreed to join us for a zoom discussion on his work as Intendant (director) of the Opera House Leipzig. Intendant Tobias Wolff Tobias Wolff (Trinity 1995) studied for his MA in Music at Trinity College, Cambridge University, 1995-1998. Tobias Wolff studied music at Trinity College, Cambridge from 1995 to…

Sir Laurie Bristow (Trinity 1983) regularly writes on Russia and international security issues. watch the recording on youtube: Sir Laurie Bristow (Trinity 1983) has kindly agreed to join us for a zoom discussion on 22 June 2023. Sir Laurie today is President of Hughes Hall following a very distinguished and challenging career in Her Majesty’s…

Professor Eilís Ferran ‘Looking Outwards from Cambridge’ Professor Eilís Ferran talks about her experiences as Provost of the Gates-Cambridge Trust and University pro-vice chancellor for international relations, and her research on international capital market competitiveness. Professor Eilís Ferran FBA PhD, Professor of Company & Securities Law at the University of Cambridge, Professorial Fellow of St…

Kiyotaka Akasaka (Trinity 1972) is distinguished Japanese career diplomat, and has worked many years in leadership positions at the UN, the OECD and other international organizations, and the Japanese Foreign Ministry. Kiyotaka Akasaka has kindly agreed to join us for a zoom discussion on the topic “Has the UN been doing a good job for…

Allegra Spender MP, Elected to the House of Representatives for Wentworth, New South Wales, 2022 Ms Allegra Spender MP, Member of Parliament for Wentworth, (Sydney, NSW) Australia, very kindly agreed to join us for a zoom event: Allegra Spender MP, Federal Member for Wentworth (Australia) Wentworth covers an area from Elizabeth Bay along the southern…

Oliver Smith, Architect, Founding Director of 5th Studio Oliver Smith, Architect and Founding Director of 5th Studio has kindly agreed to join us for a zoom discussion on renovating some of Trinity’s historic buildings: Retrofitting Trinity This presentation will describe the projects of 5th Studio to retrofit two buildings within the central Trinity College site and…

Iain Drayton, Partner and Managing Director at Goldman Sachs Iain Drayton, alumnus of Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, has very kindly agreed to join us for a zoom discussion on his work in investment banking: Iain Drayton Iain is head of the Investment Banking Division (IBD) in Asia Ex-Japan (AEJ) at Goldman Sachs. He is member…

Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, Trinity Fellow and Professor of Cancer Prevention at the University of Cambridge On Thursday 19 January 2023 at 6:00pm (Tokyo time), 9:00am (London/Cambridge time) Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, Trinity Fellow and Director of Medical Studies, Professor of Cancer Prevention at the University of Cambridge, and Director of the CRUK Cambridge Centre Early Detection…

Professor Jason Chin is Fellow of Trinity, and has just been elected Fellow of the Royal Society for his work on genetic code reprogramming, CSO & Founder of constructive.bio On Friday 9 December 2022 at 5:00pm (Tokyo time), 8:00am (London/Cambridge time), 0:00midnight (SF time) Professor Jason Chin, joint Head of Division of the LMB’s Protein…

Ulyana Gumeniuk, 2009-2011 Fellow in Creative Arts at Trinity College On Thursday 24 November 2022 at 7:00pm (Tokyo time), 10:00am (London/Cambridge time) Ulyana Gumeniuk has very kindly agreed to join us for a zoom event. Ulyana Gumeniuk was Fellow in Creative Arts at Trinity College 2009-2011, and among many other works has created portraits of…

Zoom discussion on the Ukraine crisis with Trinity College Cambridge Fellows Dominic Lieven and Heonik Kwon On Thursday 20 October 2022 at 6:00pm (Tokyo time), 10:00am (London/Cambridge time) Professor Dominic Lieven and Professor Heonik Kwon have kindly agreed to hold a zoom discussion on the Ukraine crisis with us. Prior registration required until Wednesday 19…

Michael Waldron (Trinity 2006) On Thursday 8 September 2022 at 4pm (Tokyo time), 8:00am (London/Cambridge time) Michael Waldron (Trinity, Music 2006, BMus 2009), has kindly agreed for a zoom event with us on music. 4pm (4pm Tokyo time, 8am UK time)- starts 4:15pm – 5:15pm Michael Waldron on Music 5:15pm – follow-on discussions Prior registration…

John Ramsden (Trinity 1969) On Friday 12 August 2022 at 6pm (Tokyo time), 10:00am (London/Cambridge time) John Ramsden (Trinity 1969), has kindly agreed for a zoom event with us, to discuss his most recent book “The Poets’ Guide to Economics”. Prior registration required until Thursday 11 August 2022. Anonymous registrations are not accepted, please introduce…

Ms Mikwi Cho, PhD candidate at Trinity College and Cambridge University On Thursday 30 June 2022 at 6:00pm (Tokyo time), 10:00am (London/Cambridge time) Ms Mikwi Cho (Trinity 2017), currently PhD candidate at Trinity College and Cambridge University (Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies), has very kindly agreed to join us for a zoom discussion…

Gavin Gordon, partner in the Corporate & Financial Services Department and the Private Equity Practice Group of Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP On Thursday 23 June 2022 at 17:00 (Tokyo time), at 9am (Cambridge/London, UK time) Trinity alumnus Gavin Gordon (Trinity 1993), partner in the Corporate & Financial Services Department and the Private Equity…

Professor Louise Merrett, Vice-Master of Trinity, Professor of International and Commercial Law, and Barrister at Fountain Court On Thursday 9 June 2022 at 5:00pm (Tokyo time), 9:00am (London/Cambridge time), Professor Louise Merrett, Vice-Master of Trinity, Professor of International and Commercial Law at Cambridge University and practicing Barrister at Fountain Court, has very kindly agreed to…

Jeremy Gunawardena (Trinity 1977), Harvard Medical School – “Learning and cognition in single biological cells” (2 June 2022) All Trinity members – Fellows, Past Fellows, students, alumni very welcome On Thursday 2 June 2022 at 9pm (Tokyo time), 1pm (London/Cambridge/UK time), 8am (EDT/US East Coast/Boston MA), 5am (US West Coast) Jeremy Gunawardena, Associate Professor of…

Professor Martin Morris, History of Architecture, Chiba University, Japan On Friday 20 May 2022 at 18:00 (Tokyo time), at 10am (Cambridge, UK time), Martin Morris (Trinity 1976), Professor Emeritus, Chiba University (Japan), Graduate School of Engineering, Architecture Course, Research Field: History of Architecture and Architectural Conservation, has kindly agreed to join us for a zoom…

Julian Huppert on Science, Politics and the future of Cambridge On Friday 6 May 2022 at 17:00 (Tokyo time), at 9am (Cambridge, UK time) Trinity alumni Julian Huppert (Trinity 1996), BA in Natural Sciences, PhD at Trinity in Chemistry, former Trinity Fellow, and former Member of Parliament for Cambridge (2010-2015), and now Director of the…

Alastair Morgan CMG (Trinity 1976) will discuss with us his time as British Ambassador to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and views from his distinguished career with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office On Thursday 14 April 2022 at 18:00pm (Tokyo time), 10am (London/Cambridge time) Alastair Morgan CMG, alumnus of Trinity, with a long career…