Artificial intelligence is transforming industries, reshaping value creation, and redefining the future of work. With Sub-Saharan Africa set to add 20 million working-age adults to its labour force every year by 2050, the stakes could not be higher. How can African economies leverage AI to unlock job opportunities, drive innovation, and enable sustainable economic development?…
The Wheeler Institute for Business and Development at London Business School is delighted to welcome Halla Tómasdóttir, President of Iceland, to London Business School for a conversation on what it means to lead in a moment of global transformation. This event will explore leadership in its broadest sense: leadership rooted in values, purpose, and the…
In partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria and with support from J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development at London Business School welcomed Olayemi Cardoso, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for an in-depth conversation with Professor Hélène Rey, Lord Bagri Professor of Economics at LBS. A recording…
At a recent event organised and facilitated by LBS Social Impact Club, CEO and founder of Project Maji and LBS ExecEd alumni, Sunil Lalvani shared his journey of shaping a social enterprise that delivers sustainable access to clean water across rural Africa. The discussion traced Project Maji’s evolution—from a single site in Ghana to a…
The Wheeler Institute was delighted to host Asad Alam, Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia for the World Bank’s Prosperity Vice Presidency, at London Business School on Monday 27th October at 4:30pm. He was joined by Cecile Thioro Niang, Practice Manager, Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation, Europe and Central Asia and Fabian Scheifele, economist in…
We were delighted to welcome Sharan Pasricha, CEO of Ennismore, back to London Business School, for a conversation with Rajesh Chandy, Professor of Marketing, Tony and Maureen Wheeler Chair in Entrepreneurship and Co-Academic Director of the Wheeler Institute at LBS. The event was a collaboration with the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital at LBS, which…
Travel is a unique way of bringing people together, opening hearts and minds, and revealing the shared humanity in unfamiliar places. But few people have shaped the way we explore the world as profoundly as Maureen and Tony Wheeler, co-founders of Lonely Planet. Hosted by the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development, opened by Sergei…
In a compelling fireside chat at the 2025 Social Impact Conference, hosted by the Social Impact Club of London Business School in collaboration with the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development, Andrée Simon, Global CEO of FINCA shared her vision for transforming global capital flows to better serve those most in need. Moderated by Rajesh…
We are pleased to announce that Elias Papaioannou, Professor of Economics and Co-Academic Director of the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development, has been appointed the Alexander Knaster Chair in Economics at London Business School. Elias Papaioannou is a globally recognised economist and one of the most cited economists of his generation. His research spans…
On 31 May 2025, the Africa Business Club at London Business School, with the support of the Wheeler Institute, hosted the 23rd Africa Business Summit under the theme: Designing Africa-centric Growth Models for 2050: 25 Years to Build, 2.5 Billion Futures to Shape. Against a backdrop of mounting global uncertainty and shifting development paradigms, the…
