Hello everyone – and a warm welcome to a particularly packed issue of our alumni newsletter. It was great to meet many of you at our recent Bayes Alumni Forum. I hope you found it a useful, informative and enjoyable event. Former Twitter EMEA Vice President Bruce Daisley certainly alighted on a current hot topic with…Continue Reading A Message from the Dean – June 2024
Following successful completion of an LLB degree at City in 2020 and further studies in International, Corporate and Commercial Law at King’s College London, Jaizzail Ofori is now back at City to pursue his professional dream via the Bar Vocational Studies. This recent achievement has been made possible by securing an 11KBW scholarship to help finance…Continue Reading Jaizzail Ofori (LLB 2020) – making the case for facing challenges
Currently Principal Director of Real Estate at Accenture, Oliver shares his thoughts at the recent Bayes Alumni Forum ahead of participating in a breakout session on the theme of “Climate Change, seeing through the hype and the importance of the transition to Net Zero.” He shares his views on the ways sustainability should be approached…Continue Reading Oliver Light (EMBA 2023) – picking brains and tackling sustainability challenges
Currently Non-executive Chairman of New Ireland Insurance and Chairman of Polar Capital Holdings plc, David Lamb attended the recent Bayes Alumni Forum to share the fruits of his 45+ years of professional experience. He recounts the circumstances in which he launched his entrepreneurial career and the people and advice on which he drew, and offers…Continue Reading David Lamb (Actuarial Science 1975) – making sure a business plan comes together
Recently appointed incoming Chair of the Prince’s Trust UK’s Board of Trustees, Tom Ilube can count an impressive track record of business, philanthropic and educational achievements both past and present. He recounts the journey through Bayes, into the worlds of finance and consulting, and onto the entrepreneurial mission that he had mapped out for himself….Continue Reading Tom Ilube (Finance MBA 1988 and Honorary Doctor of Science 2018) – The Entrepreneurial Journey and how to get there
In December, Annika Israelsson will embark on a gruelling six-week adventure dubbed “The World’s Toughest Row”, from the Canary Islands to the West Indies. She explains the challenges she will face, how she got into rowing, and tells us more about the children’s brain tumour research charity for which she is putting herself through this…Continue Reading Annika Israelsson (MSc Actuarial Science, 2018) – when a charitable Bayes alumna takes to the high seas
Contents Our congratulations go to the seven Bayes and City alumni who reached the national finals of their respective countries. The British Council Study UK Alumni Awards celebrate and showcase the impact and value of a UK higher education and raise the international profile of UK alumni and their former universities. Saad Zuberi (MA International…Continue Reading Celebrating Bayes and City Alumni Finalists at The British Council Study UK Alumni Awards!
In March, City and Bayes returned to China for the first time in four years for two alumni receptions. Over 300 alumni, prospective students, guests and staff attended events in Beijing and Shanghai hosted by Professors Juliet John, Vice-President (Education), and André Spicer, Executive Dean, Bayes Business School. Both events also featured a talk from…Continue Reading Reconnecting with City and Bayes alumni at receptions in Beijing and Shanghai
Ahead of the 50th anniversary reunion of the BSc Civil Engineering class of 1974 in July, we spoke to organiser Barry Wood (BSc Engineering, 1974). During our conversation he reflected on his student days at City, his career and his experience as a Visiting Lecturer at City since 2008. What motivated you to organise…Continue Reading Barry Wood (BSc Engineering, 1974) – 50 years a City man and counting
Are you interested in giving students from disadvantaged backgrounds a chance to see the reality of working in your industry and company up close, boosting their chances of employment along the way? If so, then the new City Global Impact Programme could provide just such an opportunity to lend young people a professional helping hand….Continue Reading The City Global Impact Programme – immersing students in working cultures and industries