It is with great pleasure that we invite you to a Dinner-Talk with economist and Oxonian Jens Tholstrup who will speak on:
The Hanseatic League and its Legacy:
How did an association of trading merchants of the Holy Roman Empire evolve to become the pre-eminent trading association which dominated trade in the Baltic and North Sea for close to 500 years? What lessons can be learned from the so-called Hanseatic League? And how can the Hansa legacy be evaluated?
Jens Tholstrup is Executive Chairman of Oxford Innovation Finance and Senior Adviser, PMB Capital. He is Chair of Governor of St Clare’s, Director of Advanced Oxford and a Visiting Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford. Previously, Jens was Managing Director UK, Oxford Economics, Executive Director, Oxford Analytica and Executive Director, UBS/UBS Warburg.
Jens holds a MA in PPE and an MSc in Economic History (both Oxford).
Venue: Cercle Münster, 5-7 Rue Münster, Luxembourg. Dress code: the club has a dress code of Jacket and Tie.
Programme: 18h45: Apéro with feuilletés in the Bar, 19h30: Talk in the Library, 20h15c: Dinner.
Tickets: €95/pp incl. wine; €85/pp non-alcohol, and €50/pp for current Oxford students.
Partners and friends of members are welcome. (Members are kindly asked to ensure they have settled their 2025 membership).
Menu 1:
Entrée: Terrine campagnarde
Main Course: Dos de colin, crème de moules, risotto
Dessert: Profiterole arabica
Menu 2 (veg):
Entrée: Carpaccio de betteraves, confit d’oignons, citron
Main Course: Céleri braisé à l’ail, mousseline de légumes, bouillon végétal
Dessert: Profiterole arabica
Sign-up: at chair@oxford.lu with cc to jan.koenighaus@KKR.lu Please indicate choice of menu, and make the payment to OUSL on: BCEELULL IBAN LU21 0019 1755 3010 3000, marked ‘Tholstrup dinner-talk’.
With best wishes, and on behalf of the organising committee
Mette Ahlefeldt-Laurvig (Chair)
