Overview
Cambridge attracts the highest calibre guest speakers, inspirational and prestigious figures from the corporate world.
Our City Speaker Series gives you the opportunity to network with today’s standout finance practitioners. Speakers are experts in their fields, working at the cutting edge of applied finance.
Each week a small group of students join the speaker after the talk, to network over dinner at a Cambridge College.
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Recent speakers
Dr Alex O’Cinneide
CEO, Gore Street Capital
Simon Glass
Founder and CEO, Qodeo+
Luigi Rizzo
Vice Chairman, Morgan Stanley
Bob Treue
CEO President, Barnegat Fund Management
Golnaz Borghei
Lead Corporate Venture Capital, PwC
Frederic Samama
Head of Strategic Development, S&P Global Sustainable
Dr Zahid Mouneer
Senior Managing Director Investment Banking, BNP Paribas
Paul Tucker
Ex-Egerton and Merril Lynch
Diego Di Giorgi
Group CFO, Standard Chartered Bank
Lars Fischer
Head of Investment Banking and Equities, Nordea
Shaun O’Callaghan
Partner, Grant Thornton
Amelia Armour
Partner, Amadeus Capital
Michael Malkoun
Senior Vice President, CEEMEA Equities, Jeffries
Chris Reid
Co-Founder, Iguana Investments
Chris McHugh
Director, Cantium Limited
Shaan Raithatha
Senior Economist and Strategist, Vanguard
Mark Fitzgerald
Managing Director, HSBC Private Bank
Tim Jones
Chairman, Allia
Chris Eagle
Chief Executive Officer, Aquila Markets
Hear insights from our students about the series
Our City Speaker Series gives you the opportunity to network with today’s standout finance practitioners. Speakers are experts in their fields, working at the cutting edge of applied finance.
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Student and alumni news
Lessons from leaders: insights from the City Speaker Series
The City Speaker Series is one of the highlights of the Cambridge MFin programme, providing students with the opportunity to meet and network with leading finance practitioners. Speakers are experts in their fields, often working at the cutting edge of applied finance. Here Ruiyan Hou (MFin 2024) shares some of her personal highlights from the City Speaker Series and the Cambridge MFin programme.
Programme news
Learn from leading names in finance: Cambridge City Speakers
The Cambridge MFin City Speakers series offers a unique chance to learn from some of the leading names in the world of finance.
Through the captivating MFin City Speakers session, I had the extraordinary privilege of engaging in intimate and enlightening conversations with esteemed CFOs, visionary hedge fund founders, and accomplished managing partners. This exclusive experience offered a profound glimpse into their remarkable journeys, enabling me to learn from their triumphs, glean insights from their invaluable lessons, all in a relaxed and convivial environment.