Pembroke 400 Festival
UPCOMING EVENT | 29 June 2024 09:30 - 29 June 2024 10:30
Join us for a day of discussions, talks and celebration of all things Pembroke: our research, our people, our impact, our treasures, and our food!
With over 50 participants including Fellows, students, former Pembroke academics and alumni, themes for the day span Innovations in Health, Learning from Language, Addressing Global Challenges and AI and the Digital Era.
Speakers already confirmed include: Professor Sir Chris Whitty (Chief Medical Officer for England), Jen Easterly (Director of the US Federal Cyber Defense Agency CISA), Dr Elisabeth Kendall (Mistress Girton College Cambridge and Middle East commentator), Professor Ingmar Posner (co-founder of Oxa autonomous vehicle firm and machine learning specialist), Marianna Spring (BBC’s Disinformation Correspondent), Professor Kevin Talbot (Head of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Neuroscience), Patience Agbabi (renowned poet and performer) and Professor Amy Dickman (Director of Oxford’s Wildlife Conservation Unit). Alongside five minute pitches from students across the disciplines there will be something for everyone.
Our fringe programme will feature an expert-led tour of the College gardens, behind-the-scenes visits to the wine cellar and College archives, an exhibition of our Pembroke 400 Characters, and reflections on our history.
After a world premiere performance of a Pembroke 400 commission by composer Tarik O’Regan, the evening programme will include a Pembroke feast like no other, 17th Century music and dance in honour of our foundation year and a spectacular light show.
We look forward to an exciting day celebrating 400 years of scholarship, global impact and community.
Follow this link for alumni booking
Day tickets at £60 include access to all talks and panel discussions, including fringe events, up to 5pm.
Day and evening tickets at £220 include the above plus gala concert, drinks, dinner, evening entertainment and the 400 light show.
Questions about timings:
Talks and panel sessions will run from 10am – 5pm with lunch available between 12 noon and 2pm, and tea between 3 and 4:30pm. After a break we will reconvene at 6pm in St Aldate’s church for a short concert after which there will be drinks, dinner and a range of entertainment in College culminating in a spectacular light show in Chapel Quad. Estimated end time is 10:30pm.
Full programme including session titles and times will be released eight weeks before the event.
Pembroke 400 Festival
UPCOMING EVENT | 29 June 2024 09:30 - 29 June 2024 10:30
Join us for a day of discussions, talks and celebration of all things Pembroke: our research, our people, our impact, our treasures, and our food!
With over 50 participants including Fellows, students, former Pembroke academics and alumni, themes for the day span Innovations in Health, Learning from Language, Addressing Global Challenges and AI and the Digital Era.
Speakers already confirmed include: Professor Sir Chris Whitty (Chief Medical Officer for England), Jen Easterly (Director of the US Federal Cyber Defense Agency CISA), Dr Elisabeth Kendall (Mistress Girton College Cambridge and Middle East commentator), Professor Ingmar Posner (co-founder of Oxa autonomous vehicle firm and machine learning specialist), Marianna Spring (BBC’s Disinformation Correspondent), Professor Kevin Talbot (Head of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Neuroscience), Patience Agbabi (renowned poet and performer) and Professor Amy Dickman (Director of Oxford’s Wildlife Conservation Unit). Alongside five minute pitches from students across the disciplines there will be something for everyone.
Our fringe programme will feature an expert-led tour of the College gardens, behind-the-scenes visits to the wine cellar and College archives, an exhibition of our Pembroke 400 Characters, and reflections on our history.
After a world premiere performance of a Pembroke 400 commission by composer Tarik O’Regan, the evening programme will include a Pembroke feast like no other, 17th Century music and dance in honour of our foundation year and a spectacular light show.
We look forward to an exciting day celebrating 400 years of scholarship, global impact and community.
Follow this link for alumni booking
Day tickets at £60 include access to all talks and panel discussions, including fringe events, up to 5pm.
Day and evening tickets at £220 include the above plus gala concert, drinks, dinner, evening entertainment and the 400 light show.
Questions about timings:
Talks and panel sessions will run from 10am – 5pm with lunch available between 12 noon and 2pm, and tea between 3 and 4:30pm. After a break we will reconvene at 6pm in St Aldate’s church for a short concert after which there will be drinks, dinner and a range of entertainment in College culminating in a spectacular light show in Chapel Quad. Estimated end time is 10:30pm.
Full programme including session titles and times will be released eight weeks before the event.