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ASL Speakers Series

Every year, ASL brings distinguished visitors to speak or perform at the School under the auspices of ASL Speakers Series. Inaugurated in 2001-02, the School’s 50th anniversary year, ASL Speakers Series hosts eminent individuals from a wide range of fields and scholarship.

ASL Speakers Series events take many forms, including presentation, live performance or screening, fireside chat and panel discussion. Events typically last 45 minutes, followed by a half-hour question-and-answer session, and conclude with a short reception if the presentation takes place in the evening.

Former events include panels on AI, Brexit and US elections, and guest speakers have included Jung Chang, co-author of Mao: The Unknown Story; Nicholas Hytner, artistic director of the Royal National Theatre; and author Bill Bryson.