A year after the founding of Black in Business at London Business School, Tabria Lenard and Cole Agbede, the club Co-Presidents, sit down to discuss and reflect on some of the challenges and successes in both the club, the broader school community, and society at large. They are joined by Jean-Pierre Benoît, Professor of Economics…
Nearly 15 years ago, M-PESA launched as one of the world’s first mobile money payment systems – catalysing business growth and banking those otherwise excluded from formal financial institutions. Today more than 700 fintech companies operate across the African continent. Collectively, these fintech companies have created digital payment infrastructures that help businesses and individuals overcome…
At this year’s London Business School Equall Conference, organised by the Women in Business Club, Sandy Khan, Founder of IN-CO, sat down with five African female leaders who are at the cusp of the technology revolution sweeping through the continent. The panel featured Dorothy Ooko – Head of Communications Public Affairs at Google Africa, Omobola…
This year, the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development sponsored the ACCEL Awards, an annual business start-up contest organised by the London Business School’s Africa Club in collaboration with the Club Alumni and Corporate Partners including FTSE 100 companies, venture capital firms, entrepreneurship incubators and media companies. The LBS Africa Club and the ACCEL Awards…
London Business School’s 2021 Social Impact Conference invited Esther Dassanou, Manager at Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa, African Development Bank Group (AFAWA), Oluseun Onasoga, Executive director at Access Bank Rwanda and Mbabazi Zakhia, Entrepreneur – managing director at Prime Bakery and Cafe, to a panel discussion moderated by Iris Steenkamp, PhD student in…
Colleen Garrehy and Tina Pan, Co-Presidents of the Social Impact Club at London Business School, reflect on the club’s learnings in the past year. Our LBS Social Impact Club forged a dynamic presence in a year of Zoom. During an unpredictable year, the Social Impact Club found creative solutions to deliver high quality experiences to the London Business School (LBS) community. As a club of 60 executive committee members, we…
The 2021 Africa Business Summit – Re-thinking the way forward: Toward sustainable growth – sought to explore how Africa can maximise growth opportunities, as well as highlight key enablers for sustainable recovery and inclusive growth. The panel invited – Dr. Nick Hughes, co-founder, M-PESA and M-KOPA, Tolu Agunbiade, Regional Director, ALX, Dr. Sahar Nasr, former…
A reflective overview by Liz Wolohan, MBA 2022 student at London Business School and trek attendee. I had the pleasure of participating in this year’s Tech and Innovation Trek which focused on engaging with some of the leading operators and investors in the tech sector across the continent, many of which are led by LBS alumni.…
In a conversation moderated by Iris Steenkamp PhD, Nanjia Sambuli – one of BBC’s 100 Inspiring & Influential Women of 2019 and eminent expert on the digital gender divide, Yasmin Madan – Director of Programs at Co-Impact, and Doreen Ndishabandi – Director at One Acre Fund, discussed practical lessons and insights from their work in…
In a wide-ranging conversation on the outlook of infrastructure in Africa, Professor Elias Papaioannou, Co-Academic Director of the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development and Professor of Economics at London Business School, moderated a panel of leading industry experts and practitioners to discuss the opportunities, areas of need, and the investment required for progress in…