NEW COLLEGE SOCIETY

LONDON LECTURE

Dear Old Member,
 
The New College Society warmly invites you, and a guest, to a London Lecture to be given this year by Professor Cameron Hepburn, Senior Research Fellow at New College. It will be held at the London School of Economics in the New Academic Building off Lincoln's Inn Fields (map) on Tuesday, 8 May 2018.

There will be a drinks and canapés reception at 6:00pm, followed by the talk at 7.00pm. The lecture is entitled: Towards a green economy'.

Professor Hepburn will present the latest trends and explore the varied challenges of a global transition towards an inclusive green economy. He will draw on his expertise in environmental, resource and energy economics from a career spanning business, social enterprise, research and policy making.

The closing date for this event was Tuesday, 1 May 2018.
 
We very much hope you are able to join us for what promises to be a fascinating talk. Places will be offered on a first come, first served basis. Once capacity is reached, we will run a waiting list and contact you after the deadline to confirm your place.
 
Cameron Hepburn is the Director of the Economics of Sustainability Programme, based at the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School. He is also Professor of Environmental Economics at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, a Fellow at New College, Oxford, and a Professorial Research Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics.
 
He has published widely on energy, resources and environmental challenges across a range of disciplines, including engineering, biology, philosophy, economics, public policy and law, drawing on his degrees in law, engineering and doctorate in economics. He is on the editorial board of Environmental Research Letters and is the managing editor of the Oxford Review of Economic Policy. Cameron’s research is often referred to in the printed press, and he has been interviewed on television and radio in many countries.
 
Cameron provides advice on energy and climate policy to government ministers (e.g. China, India, UK and Australia) and international institutions (e.g. OECD, UN organisations) around the world.  Cameron began his professional life with McKinsey, and has since had an entrepreneurial career, co-founding three successful businesses – Aurora Energy Research, Climate Bridge and Vivid Economics – and investing in several other social enterprises, such as Purpose and Apolitical.  He also serves as a trustee for Schola Cantorum of Oxford.

Should you have any questions about the event, please contact oldmembers@new.ox.ac.uk or contact the New College Development Office on 01865 279509.