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DINNER FOR THE NEW YEAR WITH MILES YOUNG, WARDEN OF NEW COLLEGE
21 January, 2023 @ 19:30 - 23:00
“Through a spoon darkly”
Thoughts for a New Year from Warden Miles Young
Miles Young read history at New College from 1973 to 1976.
After a business career in advertising and marketing , spent largely in China and North America with Ogilvy and Mather, Miles returned to Oxford in 2016 as Warden of New College.
He has served the University chairing the Conference of Colleges as well as contributing to policy on Disability, Development and Donations reviews.
Outside the College he is involved in Enlightenment Studies as Chair of the Voltaire Foundation https://www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/, as well as music (Oxford Bach Soloists) and education (English-Speaking Union), and he retains a strong interest in the issues facing developing countries especially in Asia.
An accomplished speaker, he will be our guarantee to a thought-provoking New Year as we enjoy a cocktail and 3-course dinner at the Alsace Brasserie.
Tickets are are €65 per person and are available through the OUSP website.
The venue is L’Alsace, 39 Avenue des Champs-Elysées, 75008 Paris and you will be welcomed at 7h30pm.