SFOU lunch with
Special guest Lord Hague of Richmond
Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Zurich, 25^th September 2025, 12:00 drinks/12:30 lunch

Dear Members and Friends of SFOU

William Hague is an alumnus of Magdalen College, Oxford where he studied PPE, graduating with First Class Honours in 1982. He subsequently took an MBA at INSEAD and worked for some years in business before becoming a British Member of Parliament in 1989 until he retired at the 2015 election. He was leader of the Conservative Party between 1997 and 2001, held a number of shadow briefs when the Party was in opposition and then from 2010 held key government positions including Foreign Secretary between 2010 and 2014. He became a life peer and entered the House of Lords as Lord Hague of Richmond in November 2015. After leaving government, Lord Hague has held many non-executive and advisory roles for major companies, charities and NGOs. His literary works include two historical biographies, and he currently writes a weekly column for The Times newspaper. In November 2024, Lord Hague was elected Chancellor of the University of Oxford, taking up his position earlier this year.

Please note the date in your diary and we hope you can join us.

We look forward to seeing you at the event.

Howard Rosen, President

SFOU dinner with
Special guest Mark Thomson
Next Director-General Designate at CERN
Geneva, 23rd October 2025, 18:30 drinks/19:00 dinner

Dear Members and Friends of SFOU

Oxford alumnus Mark Thomson, a British particle physicist, was elected Director-General at CERN in November 2024 and will take up the role on 1st January 2026. He will be speaking to us on the subject of “The future of Particle Physics and CERN’s plans for the next Collider”.

Please note the date in your diary and we hope you can join us. An official invitation will follow soon.

We look forward to seeing you at the event.

Howard Rosen, President

SFOU Annual General Meeting
5th June 2025, 16:00

SFOU dinner with
Dr. Paul Morland
Zurich, 5th June 2025, 18:30 drinks/19:00 dinner

Dear Members and Friends of SFOU,

Dr Paul Morland is an author and broadcaster who writes and speaks about population and the big demographic trends across the world, both contemporary and historic. His most recent book, “No One Left”, examines the potentially catastrophic consequences of the West’s low birth rate and what needs to be done to avoid them. You can see a recent interview by Paul Morland that has just been published in the NZZ, here in English and German.

Please note the date in your diary and hopefully you can join us. An official invitation will follow soon. You will be able to join the AGM in person or on-line.

Looking forward to seeing you then.

Howard Rosen, President

SFOU dinner with
Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt
Geneva, 22nd October 2024, 19:30
Zurich, 23rd October 2024, 19:00

To:       Members and Friends of SFOU,

Sir Nigel Shadbolt, Principal of Jesus College and Professorial Research Fellow in Computer Science at the University of Oxford, and a world expert on artificial intelligence, web science and social machines, will be coming to Switzerland in October and has agreed to speak at a dinner for SFOU members and friends on the evening of Tuesday, 22^nd October 2024, in Geneva and on Wednesday, 23^rd October 2024 in Zurich.

Please note the date in your diary and hopefully you can join us. An official invitation will follow after the summer break.

Looking forward to seeing you at the dinner.

Howard Rosen, President

AGM dinner with
Professor Petra Schleiter
Zurich, 18^th June 2024, 19:00

To:       Members and Friends of SFOU,

About half of the World’s population, in at least 64 countries and the European Union, will be voting this year in national elections. Our Guest of Honour at our 2024 AGM dinner will be Professor Petra Schleiter, Professor of Comparative Politics, Joint Head of the Department of Politics and International Relations and Tutorial Fellow at St Hilda’s College, Oxford, who will speak to us on the topic of “democratic resilience” on the evening of Tuesday, 18^th June 2024 in Zurich, starting at 7 pm (drinks) and 7.30 pm (dinner).

Please note the date and time in your diary and hopefully you and your guests can join us. An official invitation will follow shortly.

Looking forward to seeing you at what should be a thought-provoking event.

Howard Rosen, President

SFOU dinner with
Professor Mette Morsing
Geneva, 10^th April 2024, 19:00
Zurich, 11^th April 2024, 19:00

To:       Members and Friends of SFOU

Professor Mette Morsing, new Director of the Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment, will be coming to Switzerland in April and has agreed to speak at a dinner for SFOU members and friends on the evening of Wednesday, 10^th April 2024, in Geneva and on Thursday, 11^th April 2024 in Zurich.

Please note the date in your diary and hopefully you can join us. An official invitation will follow shortly.

Looking forward to seeing you at the dinner.

Howard Rosen. President

SFOU dinner with
Professor Michael Bronstein
Zurich, 30^th January 2024, 19:00
Geneva, 31^st January 2024, 19:30

To:       Members and Friends of SFOU

Professor Michael Bronstein, DeepMind Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Oxford, will be coming to Switzerland beginning of next year and has agreed to speak at a dinner for SFOU members and friends on the evening of Tuesday, 30th January 2024, at the Baur au Lac Club in Zurich and on Wednesday, 31st January 2024 at the residence of the British Ambassador, His Excellency Simon Manley, in Geneva.

Please note the date in your diary and hopefully you can join us. An official invitation will follow shortly.

Looking forward to seeing you at the dinner.

Howard Rosen. President

SFOU dinner with Soumitra Dutta, Dean of Saïd Business School Zurich, 29^th November 2023

To:       Members and Friends of SFOU

Professor Soumitra Dutta, Peter Moores Dean and Professor of Management at the Saïd Business School and Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford, will be coming to Zurich later this year and has agreed to speak at a dinner for SFOU members and friends on the evening of Thursday, 29^th November 2023 at 19:00. The event will take place at the Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten in Zurich.

Please note the date in your diary and hopefully you can join us. An official invitation will follow.

Looking forward to seeing you at the dinner.

Howard Rosen, President

SFOU dinner with John Bowers KC
Principal, Brasenose College, Oxford
Zurich, 12^th September 2023

To:       Members and Friends of SFOU,

John Bowers KC, distinguished jurist and principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, will be coming to Switzerland at the end of the summer and he has agreed to speak at a private dinner for SFOU members in Zurich, on the evening of Tuesday, 12^th September 2023 at 19:00, at the Baur au Lac Club and will talk on the subject of “Free Speech on Campus”.

Please note the date in your diary and hopefully you can join us. An official invitation will follow.

In the meantime, I wish you a wonderful summer season.

Howard Rosen, President

We will be visiting some of the dozens of events the city will be hosting, while talking about what SFOU has in store for the coming year. Our evening begins at 5pm at Bellevue tram stop. We will then proceed to Galeria Kogan Amaro (GKA) to see an exhibit by Brazilian artist Mundano.

Young SFOU has a distinct focus on more recent graduates, but all members are welcome and encouraged to attend our events.

Feel free to contact Elias Cristante at +41 787257819 or Maria Mavridoglou at +41 79 172 44 17.

More information about ZAW and GKA is available here: https://zurichartweekend.com/ + https://galeriakoganamaro.com/en/”