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The Intellectual Members' Circle uniting those who seek personal betterment through the power of education.
The Intellectual Members' Circle uniting those who seek personal betterment through the power of education.
About AKADEMY
AKADEMY is the Intellectual Members' Circle uniting those who seek personal betterment through the power of education. The platform champions the world's academics, creatives, thought and business leaders in a calendar of curated events and exceptional lectures in a wide range of disciplines from art to science, tech to nature, fashion to wellness, politics to philosophy.
This rich programming championing unparalleled-access fuels the community's thirst to enrich their worlds and evolve their wisdom, nourishing the minds of today's Intelligentsia.
This rich programming championing unparalleled-access fuels the community's thirst to enrich their worlds and evolve their wisdom, nourishing the minds of today's Intelligentsia.
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PAST EVENTS
Major Richard Waygood on the Royal Cavalry
Major Waygood a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) gave a lecture about the Royal Cavalry and being awarded his title at the Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire.
Clay pigeon shooting at Holland & Holland
A day of immersion in the Royal tradition of clay pigeon shooting at Holland&Holland shooting grounds.
Van Gogh Alive Exhibition
A visit to the world-famous Van Gogh Alive multi-sensory experience with an Art Breakfast at the Ivy Kensington Brasserie accompanied by a Van Gogh specialist with a lecture about the exhibition.
The Art of Banksy Exhibition
A private visit to the world's largest collection of privately owned Bansky art with some of the artist's most iconic works alongside the lesser known masterpieces on canvas, wood and paper.
Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Rooms
A private out of hours tour of infinity mirror rooms without the distraction of the general public with a lecture about the life and worlds of Yayoi Kusama.
Journalist and Writer Vladimir Pozner; Myself and Time
Vladimir Pozner is a Russian-American journalist, writer, and broadcaster who talked to Akademy members about important events that were pivotal in the last 10 years.
Private Tour of Evening Sales Exhibition; Phillips Auction House
Svetlana Marich, a Worldwide Deputy Chairman of Phillips Auction House talked about successful auctions, big numbers, and recent trends that have shaped the art market.
The Royal Butler Grant Harrold on the Royal Family and the Aristocracy
Grant Harrold, a royal butler, royal and British etiquette expert, royal commentator and broadcaster talked to Akademy members about traditions of the aristocracy in the UK and his experience of working for the Royal Family.
Steve McQueen Exhibition; Tate Modern
Guided tour with a Tate art historian around the first major exhibition of the Oscar Award-winning filmmaker and Turner Prize-winning artist in the UK for 20 years.
Backstage Tour of ENO and Lecture by Opera Critic Vadim Zhuravlev
Journalist, opera critic, and broadcaster, Vadim Zhuravlev talked about the role of an opera diva in the context of modern opera and show business.
ONLINE LECTURES
Dimitri Ozerkov, the director of the contemporary art department of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, talks about the dialogue between classical and contemporary art within the museum, and how the main imperial palace of Russia exists in modern times.
Marc Lapadula, a senior lecturer at The Film & Media Studies Program, Yale University talks about three films: The Jazz Singer (1927), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), and The Graduate (1967), that greatly influenced audiences at that time and inspired positive change in society.
Global thought leader, spiritual master with millions of followers, and the founder of the Isha Foundation shares spiritual approaches and some practical advice on how to conquer the negative effects of violence and injustice in the modern world.
In this lecture, Dmitry Bykov, a poet, writer, and journalist, talks about the role of detective plot, portraits of London and St. Petersburg, and about the love of the grotesque in the works of English and Russian writers.
Nadine Strossen, an American civil liberties activist, and professor at New York Law School talks about "hate speech" and why "counterspeech" is more effective than censorship in advancing the causes of equality and societal harmony.
Berel Lazar, the Chief Rabbi of Russia talks about different resources that help us keep up with our lives and how to accept the changing situation in the society as a spiritual process.
Russian theater and film actor, director, and public figure, Renata Litvinova reads the story of Ivan Bunin "The Hunchback Romance" (1930).
Eugeny Yailenko, an associate professor of the Faculty of Arts, Lomonosov Moscow State University talks about Titian's sensuous interpretation of Classical myths of love, temptation, and punishment. Titian called these works his 'poesie' because he considered them to be visual equivalents of poetry.
Russian theater and film actor, TV presenter, and public figure, Egor reads the story of Anton Chekhov's "The Freeloaders" (1886).
Marina Zudina, a Soviet and Russian actress of theatre and cinema, reads the story "Chapel" (1944) by Ivan Bunin.
A graduate of the Moscow Art Theater School, Sasha is one of the most promising young actresses who are confidently storming the stage, TV, and film industry of Russia. Sasha reads the story "Allez!" (1897) by Alexander Kuprin.
Marina Politova, an art historian, professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University, talks about the first European porcelain manufacturers. Opened in June 1710 it has remained a leading factory to this present day.
Igor Vernik - Russian actor, TV presenter, and public figure - shares his personal memories of the Great Patriotic War. He reads a short story "Motherland" (1941) by Konstantin Simonov to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War, Russian, actress Elena Zakharova reads an excerpt from "Vasily Terkin" (1942) by Aleksander Tvardovsky.
Anastasia Koroleva, Ph.D., an associate professor of the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, tells the story of Babylon. The largest economic, religious and cultural center of the Ancient World, Babylon, rightfully holds the name of the first metropolis in the history of mankind.
Ksenia Alferova, theater and film actress, TV presenter, reads the story "The Old Man and the Old Woman" (1937) by Andrei Platonov.
Irina Velikodnaya, an associate professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University shares the story of Nikolay Yusupov - one of the most prominent representatives of the Russian aristocracy, the founder of the extraordinary family collection, and the person behind the formation of the State Hermitage's art collection.
The Flip Side of the Big-Name: Federal Antimonopoly Service and the Role of Competition in the Economy
Vadim Novikov, an expert in applied microeconomics, and senior researcher shares his insights on what is the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), why competition is the key to a healthy economy of the country, and how the Russian experience is different from the rest of the world.
FOUNDING MEMBERS
We are honoured and pleased to introduce the founding members of Akademy, their international influence, incredible personality, and renown talent have no boundaries and their passionate interest in knowledge of all kind makes our community even stronger.
Extended member of the royal family - niece to Princess Diana
LADY KITTY SPENCER
Creative Director and Founder of Tamara Ralph
TAMARA
RALPH
RALPH
Celebrity Opera Singer
AIDA
GARIFULLINA
GARIFULLINA
Violist, CFO
at Carpenter Fine
at Carpenter Fine
DAVID AARON CARPENTER
Former Executive Director of Editorial Development at Condé Nast International
KARINA DOBROTVORSKAYA
PARTNERS AND RELATIONS
If you are interested in becoming a partner or sponsor, please feel free to contact us.
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Privacy Policy
THE AKADEMY CLUB LIMITED – PRIVACY NOTICE – UPDATED 15.05.20
Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice sets out how The Akademy Club Ltd uses personal data.
Who we are:
We are The Akademy Club Ltd, a company limited by shares incorporated in England with Company Number: 12094337 (also referred to in this Privacy Notice as the "Club").
We may be contacted by post at our registered office at 3 Queensbury Lane, Monkston Park, Milton Keynes, England, MK10 9PQ or by email to info@akademyclub.com.
We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. If we ask you to provide information by which you can be identified, then you can be assured that we will only use it in accordance with this Privacy Notice.
We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time by updating it at the foot of our website homepage and all subsequent pages of www.akademyclub.com
We will notify Members by email of any changes to this Privacy Notice but it is your responsibility to check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with our current Privacy Notice.
This policy was updated on 15 May 2020.
What information we may collect and process:
We may collect and process the following information:
Name, address, date of birth, contact information (including telephone numbers and email address), job title, employer or business details, name/address/contact details of spouse/partner/dependents, bank account details for the purpose of administrating your direct debit, correspondence relating to membership and/or use of the Club and details of your personal interests should you choose to provide them.
The information we may collect may relate to:
Members, guests of Members, applicants and other potential or prospective Members, suppliers to the Club, or employees of the Club.
Why we collect information and what we do with it:
We gather and process this information to understand the needs of Members and their guests and to provide Members with a better service at the Club.
In particular, we process this information for the following reasons:
Internal record keeping. This includes corresponding with Members; processing applications to become a Member; the administration of membership subscriptions, renewals and each Member's account at the Club; comments, complaints or changes to a Member's membership status, including termination or suspension of membership.
The management and operation of the Club, the provision of its services to Members and their permitted guests, and we will use the information to improve the Club and services which we offer Members and their guests.
We may use information relating to a Member to customise our website to that Member's interests.
Information relating to our employees and suppliers is processed for our administration, personnel management and payroll purposes.
If you have indicated you wish to receive marketing emails about club events, new products or parts of the Club, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting from us and/or from third parties, we will use your information in order to send you these details, using the email address which you have provided.
We would like to be able to contact you for market research purposes from time to time. You can change your mind at any time.
How long we hold your information for:
We will hold your personal information securely in our systems for our normal information retention periods as follows:
Membership details, account details, operational information relating to membership: until the earlier of (a) 7 years from the point of collection, or (b) 12 months after the date of termination of the relevant Member's membership. In the event of a dispute or termination, we will continue to hold the information until all outstanding obligations, liabilities and any disputes have been resolved.
Who we disclose your information to:
We provide information to the following third parties, in order for them to supply services to us in relation to your membership of the Club:
NAME OF WEBSITE COMPANY, who provide the login functionality on our website, and publish email campaigns to our Members. We provide Members' names and email addresses to COMPANY for this purpose.
COMPANY, who provide the membership database software, and who from time to time may access our database under our express direction to provide IT support.
International Membership
Where we transfer your personal data outside the EEA, we will ensure that it is protected in a manner that is consistent with how your personal data will be protected by us in the EEA. We may mention smth about the fact that our website developers are based in Russia and data might go there
Maybe this from the membership contract:
8. DATA PROTECTION
8.1.
For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, the Member agrees to the Club holding and processing, (both electronically and manually), personal data provided by the Member for purposes relating to the Membership.
You can obtain more details of the protection given to your personal data when it is transferred outside the EEA (including a copy of the standard data protection clauses which we have entered into with recipients of your personal data) by contacting us in accordance with the "Contact us" section below.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your device (e.g. your computer's hard drive). Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site.
Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of some of the functions and features of our website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, if you use these links to leave our website, please note that we do not have any control over any other websites. We cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such other websites and such websites are not
governed by this Privacy Notice.
You should exercise caution before clicking any links and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question before providing any information.
Controlling your personal information
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties other than as we have outlined above (please refer to "Who we disclose your information to" and "International Membership") unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. If you have given us your permission to do so, we may use your personal information to send you promotional information about other services or facilities, which we offer, or about third parties which we think you may find interesting.
Under certain circumstances, you have the right to:
(a) request access to and a copy of personal information which we hold about you by writing by email to info@akademyclub.com. This is commonly called a "data subject access request";
(b) request correction of your personal information if you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete. If you believe this is the case, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect;
(c) request that your personal information is erased. You may ask us to delete your personal information where there is no suitable reason for us continuing to use it, or where you have objected to our processing of it (see below);
(d) object to the processing of your personal information if we are relying on a legitimate interest (or the legitimate interest of a third party) and you would like to object to the processing of your personal information on this ground, or where we are processing your personal information for direct marketing purposes;
(e) restrict or suspend the processing of your personal information;
(f) Complain to the Complain to the Information Commissioner's Office, the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk).
You may choose to exercise your rights restrict our collection or use of your personal information by contacting us in the following ways:
(a) by telephoning the membership office on +44 0 7707 843830;
(b) by writing to or emailing us at info@akademyclub.com.
If you wish to lodge a complaint about the manner in which The Akademy Club handles your data, you may do so to the Manager of the Club by email to info@akademyclub.com. We would, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the Information Commissioner's Office, but should the matter require escalation you are advised to contact the ICO through www.ico.org.uk
You may choose to exercise your rights by contacting us in the following ways:
(a) by telephoning the membership office on +44 0 7707 843830;
(b) by writing to or emailing us at info@akademyclub.com.
Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice sets out how The Akademy Club Ltd uses personal data.
Who we are:
We are The Akademy Club Ltd, a company limited by shares incorporated in England with Company Number: 12094337 (also referred to in this Privacy Notice as the "Club").
We may be contacted by post at our registered office at 3 Queensbury Lane, Monkston Park, Milton Keynes, England, MK10 9PQ or by email to info@akademyclub.com.
We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. If we ask you to provide information by which you can be identified, then you can be assured that we will only use it in accordance with this Privacy Notice.
We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time by updating it at the foot of our website homepage and all subsequent pages of www.akademyclub.com
We will notify Members by email of any changes to this Privacy Notice but it is your responsibility to check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with our current Privacy Notice.
This policy was updated on 15 May 2020.
What information we may collect and process:
We may collect and process the following information:
Name, address, date of birth, contact information (including telephone numbers and email address), job title, employer or business details, name/address/contact details of spouse/partner/dependents, bank account details for the purpose of administrating your direct debit, correspondence relating to membership and/or use of the Club and details of your personal interests should you choose to provide them.
The information we may collect may relate to:
Members, guests of Members, applicants and other potential or prospective Members, suppliers to the Club, or employees of the Club.
Why we collect information and what we do with it:
We gather and process this information to understand the needs of Members and their guests and to provide Members with a better service at the Club.
In particular, we process this information for the following reasons:
Internal record keeping. This includes corresponding with Members; processing applications to become a Member; the administration of membership subscriptions, renewals and each Member's account at the Club; comments, complaints or changes to a Member's membership status, including termination or suspension of membership.
The management and operation of the Club, the provision of its services to Members and their permitted guests, and we will use the information to improve the Club and services which we offer Members and their guests.
We may use information relating to a Member to customise our website to that Member's interests.
Information relating to our employees and suppliers is processed for our administration, personnel management and payroll purposes.
If you have indicated you wish to receive marketing emails about club events, new products or parts of the Club, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting from us and/or from third parties, we will use your information in order to send you these details, using the email address which you have provided.
We would like to be able to contact you for market research purposes from time to time. You can change your mind at any time.
How long we hold your information for:
We will hold your personal information securely in our systems for our normal information retention periods as follows:
Membership details, account details, operational information relating to membership: until the earlier of (a) 7 years from the point of collection, or (b) 12 months after the date of termination of the relevant Member's membership. In the event of a dispute or termination, we will continue to hold the information until all outstanding obligations, liabilities and any disputes have been resolved.
Who we disclose your information to:
We provide information to the following third parties, in order for them to supply services to us in relation to your membership of the Club:
NAME OF WEBSITE COMPANY, who provide the login functionality on our website, and publish email campaigns to our Members. We provide Members' names and email addresses to COMPANY for this purpose.
COMPANY, who provide the membership database software, and who from time to time may access our database under our express direction to provide IT support.
International Membership
Where we transfer your personal data outside the EEA, we will ensure that it is protected in a manner that is consistent with how your personal data will be protected by us in the EEA. We may mention smth about the fact that our website developers are based in Russia and data might go there
Maybe this from the membership contract:
8. DATA PROTECTION
8.1.
For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, the Member agrees to the Club holding and processing, (both electronically and manually), personal data provided by the Member for purposes relating to the Membership.
You can obtain more details of the protection given to your personal data when it is transferred outside the EEA (including a copy of the standard data protection clauses which we have entered into with recipients of your personal data) by contacting us in accordance with the "Contact us" section below.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your device (e.g. your computer's hard drive). Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site.
Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of some of the functions and features of our website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, if you use these links to leave our website, please note that we do not have any control over any other websites. We cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such other websites and such websites are not
governed by this Privacy Notice.
You should exercise caution before clicking any links and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question before providing any information.
Controlling your personal information
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties other than as we have outlined above (please refer to "Who we disclose your information to" and "International Membership") unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. If you have given us your permission to do so, we may use your personal information to send you promotional information about other services or facilities, which we offer, or about third parties which we think you may find interesting.
Under certain circumstances, you have the right to:
(a) request access to and a copy of personal information which we hold about you by writing by email to info@akademyclub.com. This is commonly called a "data subject access request";
(b) request correction of your personal information if you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete. If you believe this is the case, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect;
(c) request that your personal information is erased. You may ask us to delete your personal information where there is no suitable reason for us continuing to use it, or where you have objected to our processing of it (see below);
(d) object to the processing of your personal information if we are relying on a legitimate interest (or the legitimate interest of a third party) and you would like to object to the processing of your personal information on this ground, or where we are processing your personal information for direct marketing purposes;
(e) restrict or suspend the processing of your personal information;
(f) Complain to the Complain to the Information Commissioner's Office, the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk).
You may choose to exercise your rights restrict our collection or use of your personal information by contacting us in the following ways:
(a) by telephoning the membership office on +44 0 7707 843830;
(b) by writing to or emailing us at info@akademyclub.com.
If you wish to lodge a complaint about the manner in which The Akademy Club handles your data, you may do so to the Manager of the Club by email to info@akademyclub.com. We would, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the Information Commissioner's Office, but should the matter require escalation you are advised to contact the ICO through www.ico.org.uk
You may choose to exercise your rights by contacting us in the following ways:
(a) by telephoning the membership office on +44 0 7707 843830;
(b) by writing to or emailing us at info@akademyclub.com.
Terms & Conditions
Welcome to our website. If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern The Akademy's relationship with you in relation to this website.
If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use our website. The term The Akademy or 'us' or 'we' refers to the owner of the website whose registered office is 3 Queensbury Lane, Monkston Park, Milton Keynes, England, MK10 9PQ.
Our company registration number is Registered in England No: 12094337. The term 'you' refers to the user or viewer of our website. The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use: The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice. Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law. Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements. This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions. All trademarks reproduced in this website, which are not the property of, or licensed to the operator, are acknowledged on the website. Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence. From time to time, this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s). Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use our website. The term The Akademy or 'us' or 'we' refers to the owner of the website whose registered office is 3 Queensbury Lane, Monkston Park, Milton Keynes, England, MK10 9PQ.
Our company registration number is Registered in England No: 12094337. The term 'you' refers to the user or viewer of our website. The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use: The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice. Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law. Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements. This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions. All trademarks reproduced in this website, which are not the property of, or licensed to the operator, are acknowledged on the website. Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence. From time to time, this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s). Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
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