Theme Meeting

Speaker: Christopher Marino: When the terrorists attacked the World Trade Center on 9/11 no company suffered more human loss than Cantor Fitzgerald. Chris shares his first-hand account of that tragic day and the dramatic aftermath of rebuilding the firm.

Speaker: Peter Tomlinson: A look at the history and expansion of Heathrow Airport and the building of the essential Control Tower. Discover how it was conceived and completed with all the ensuing challenges, right in the middle of one of the world’s busiest airports.

Speaker: David Simpson: The daughter of Lord Byron, Lovelace was a pioneering mathematician whose insight led her to write what is now considered the first computer program. Blending logic with imagination, she envisioned computing’s vast potential and became a foundational figure in the history of technology.

Organiser: Andy Wood: An afternoon of music, humour and drama presented by Andy and friends.

Speaker: Thoreya Swage: For too long the contribution of women to the body of scientific knowledge has been ignored and only a few are recognised. This talk aims to highlight the achievements of two women scientists whose key discoveries had an impact on astronomy.

Speaker: Andy Wood: The first recorded person to sail around the globe single-handedly. One of the greatest untold adventures in maritime history. He sailed 46,000 miles in three years, two months and two days.

Speaker: John Atkinson: Atoms are too small for our eyes to see – so why be interested in splitting them? Quite simply the part they play in the origin of humanity, its continued growth and current concern over its possible extinction.

Speaker: Laurence Carter: 1860: In one brief summer, thanks to one man, Italy was upended and for the first time since the Roman empire re-established as a united country.

Speaker: Andrew Morgan: A recollection of working in the Middle East in a time of change – the 1970s. A peaceful and unsophisticated region with a charm unique to its inhabitants shattered by the emergence of the desire for change in what became the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Speaker: Stephen Goss: Their comic operas made them household names in Victorian England with a combination of musical genius and witty satire. Although they did not always see eye to eye their work transformed British musical theatre creating a popular legacy.