TGN Salons: Music Edition with Classically Social

TGN Salons: Music Edition with Classically Social

On Saturday, 2 May 2026, The Graduate Network and Classically Social invite you to an evening that moves between live classical piano, a panel discussion on music and the future of creativity, curated conversations, and the kind of night where you leave with new ideas and new people.

THE QUESTION
We're told art is irreplaceable. AI is testing that claim in real time. What do we actually think — and are we brave enough to follow that answer wherever it leads?

THE EVENING
An evening designed to be as inspiring as it is unforgettable built around the values at the heart of The Graduate Network: real connection, lifelong growth, and big ideas that shape the future.

6:00 pm: Arrive & mingle. Get a drink, meet the room.

6:50 pm: Live Piano Set I. Seated. Let the music land.

7:15 pm: Structured Social. We'll help make introductions, TGN style.

8:00 pm: Panel Discussion. Music, creativity, and AI.

8:30 pm: Post-panel social. The conversation continues.

9:00 pm: Piano Set II. One more set to close the night.

9:30 pm: Open social. Linger as long as you like.

DRESS CODE: Smart casual — wear whatever makes you feel confident and camera-ready.

WHO YOU’LL MEET
Expect to meet graduate students, alumni, professionals, creatives, and entrepreneurs from across industries and universities — alongside classical music enthusiasts and performers. Past events have welcomed guests from LBS, Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, KCL, INSEAD, Imperial, IESE, Royal College of Art, Harvard, Columbia, HEC Paris, and more.

Some will become collaborators. Some will become friends. Some you'll just have one really good conversation with and remember for a while. All of that counts.

PANEL GUESTS & PIANIST

• Andy Lomas — Computational artist, mathematician and Emmy Award winning supervisor of visual effects. Visiting Research Fellow at Goldsmiths, University of London. Work exhibited at the V&A, Pompidou Centre and Royal Society.
• Dr Suzanne Livingston — Exec-level strategist, post-PhD researcher in philosophy and technology, and co-curator of the Barbican's landmark AI exhibition 'AI: More than Human'. Former Global Principal at Wolff Olins and advisory board member of Conscium, the world's first applied machine consciousness research organisation.
• Dr Carlos Aguilar — Neuroscientist and cellist. Senior Research Associate at the University of Portsmouth and performing musician with The Dandelion Chain, recently at TEDxLBS.

And performing live on piano — Dominic Doutney, British pianist, Royal College of Music graduate and 1st Prize Winner of both the 2024 Washington and Seattle International Piano Competitions. Recently performed as a solo artist at the Kennedy Center.

ABOUT THE GRADUATE NETWORK (TGN)

TGN is a curated, cross-university community of graduate students and alumni across UK and beyond. The aspiration is to build a high-trust network for thoughtful, ambitious individuals grounded in real connection, lifelong growth, and ideas that shape the future. Think of it as a place to meet future friends, co-founders, collaborators and keep growing beyond your program.

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ABOUT CLASSICALLY SOCIAL

Classically Social represents a vision for the future of classical music with events that are inclusive, vibrant, and rooted in human connection. They believe in the power of music to bring people together, and every Classically Social event is designed to reflect that spirit: welcoming, community-driven, and culturally alive.

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• Ticket Policy: Tickets are non-refundable but transferable. Can't make it? Pass your ticket on — just update us with the new attendee's details in advance.
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