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Marshall Society: What's On!
Wentao Huang
February 3rd, 2025
Join us on Thursday for a speaker event with Greg Jackson, Cambridge alumnus and CEO of Octopus Energy, the UK’s largest and most-awarded electicity supplier. More on this below!
Commencing today, Bridgewater Associates are hosting their second annual Global Forecasting Contest in partnership with Metaculus. Further details below!
And a reminder to book your tickets for this year’s ✨ Marshall Ball: Marshall’s Manor Masquerade ✨ to secure your place at an unforgettable night of glamour, mystery and enchantment! Less than 10 TICKETS remain – grab yours via the link at the bottom of the page!
Upcoming Events
Thursday: Marshall Speaker Event - Greg Jackson!
When: 6th Feb, 18:30-20:00
Where: Palmerston Room, St John’s College
The Marshall Society are honoured to announce that Greg Jackson, a Cambridge Alumni and the current CEO of Octopus Energy Group, will be joining us this Thursday at 18:30 to share his journey of founding and transforming the startup into the billion-dollar global energy and technology company that it is today.
🌟 Who is Greg Jackson?
Having studied Economics at Pembroke College Cambridge, Mr Jackson went on to found, angel invest into, and grow companies in various sectors currently defining the UK economy.
Most notably, Mr Jackson is the founder and CEO of Octopus Energy Group, the UK’s largest and most awarded electricity supplier, pioneering affordable and green energy systems globally.
Despite the extraordinarily high barriers to entry in the energy market, the company has managed to grow to a current value of $9 billion, serving almost 8.5 million clients globally across 27 countries. The group currently operates a £7 billion portfolio of renewable energy assets.
Being a widely successful founder and lifelong investor, some of Mr Jackson’s other companies include:
Zopa - the world’s first peer-to-peer lending platform
Xlinks - building the world’s largest subsea cable to import renewable energy from Morocco into the UK
Kraken - automating much of the energy supply chain, now contracted to serve over 54 million accounts across the globe.
🌟 What will the talk be about?
The evening will include an auto-biographical introduction given by Greg Jackson, detailing his experiences, approaches to venture building and angel investing, the challenges he faced, and how he rose above them to revolutionise the UK’s energy market. Mr Jackson will bring a unique insight into the energy industry, particularly in the context of green energy, with Octopus Energy being renowned for driving the tech-enabled green energy transition.
His speech will then be followed by a curated Q&A, where you will get a chance to receive answers to any questions you may have.
Due to time constraints, the Q&A will be moderated, so please send in your questions in advance through the link just below! You may also use this link on the day to send in any questions you may think of during the talk.
🌟 How can I attend?
When: 18:30-20:00 When: Thursday 6th Feb 2025 Where: Palmerston Room, St John’s College
We hope you will join us for this unique opportunity to gain insight into entrepreneurship, technological innovation, and the future of renewable energy from one of the most influential figures in the field.
We cannot wait to see you there!
🔭 Bridgewater X Metaculus Forecasting Contest! 🔭
Bridgewater Associates are partnering with Metaculus to host their second annual global Forecasting Contest from 3rd February - 31st March 2025!!
Details of the competition are as follows:
🌟 Predict the future on Metaculus
Participants will forecast on a wide-ranging set of topics, including Bitcoin prices and SpaceX launches.
🌟 Compete for $25K in prizes
Bridgewater Associates will award $25,000 in prizes across two different leaderboards to the most accurate eligible forecasters.
🌟 Explore a career at Bridgewater
The competition offers a unique opportunity to demonstrate forecasting abilities, which is a key skill for developing expertise as an investor. Last year, several of our Metaculus competitors chose to interview with us and were even given Internship offers!
🌟 Competition begins on February 3rd 2025
The competition will run through March 31st – winners and prizes will be announced in April. All are welcome to compete.
For more details and to register your participation, head on over to their website using the link below!
Wishing you the best of luck should you choose to participate!
✨ The Marshall Ball: Tickets Out Now! ✨
The Marshall Society invites you to an unforgettable evening of glamour, mystery, and enchantment at Marshall’s Manor Masquerade.
Taking place on Tuesday, 4th March 2025, this exclusive event is set in a breathtaking manor, complete with stunning gardens and a magnificent mansion – a perfect setting for a night to remember.
Early Bird Tickets sold out in 2 hours - but fear not! There’s one final chance to secure your place. Less than 10 General Release Tickets remain, so be quick and book yours via the link below before they vanish!
Included in the ticket:
🌟Elegant Drinks Reception 🌟 Delectable Two-Course Dinner 🌟 Free Jack’s Gelato 🌟 Your favourite Student Bands 🌟 Vibrant Casino area 🌟 Captivating Magician 🌟 Photobooth 🌟 Transport to and from the venue 🌟
We look forward to seeing you there!
