On November 21, 2024, the Wheeler Institute hosted a thought-provoking lecture and conversation with H.E. Professor Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the African Export-Import Bank, Afreximbank. This keynote address was delivered as part of the 2024 Royal African Society Annual Lecture series. It focused on unlocking the immense opportunities trade presents for Africa. Opening…
“If I give time, I am a donor. But when the community is giving time, how come they are beneficiaries? Are we not all stakeholders?” Anshu Gupta shared a powerful reflection, at an event hosted by the Wheeler Institute at London Business School and supported by the Social Impact Club, founder of Goonj challenged conventional…
During a traffic-jammed taxi ride near Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Patrick Bolton (Professor of Finance and Economics at Imperial College London) and Haizhou Huang (Managing Director at China International Capital Corporation Limited) found themselves debating the concept of contingent convertible bonds. This conversation led to a radical idea: could fiat money be viewed as a…
The Wheeler Institute for Business and Development, in partnership with Dharma Life Labs, hosted the Power of Business: Bringing together global and local voices event, featuring two panel discussions that explored how businesses can drive meaningful social impact. This blog is about the second panel, Flourishing Careers, Flourishing Children: Lessons in Balancing Family and Work.…
The Wheeler Institute for Business and Development, in partnership with Dharma Life Labs, hosted the Power of Business: Bringing together global and local voices event, featuring two panel discussions that explored how businesses can drive meaningful social impact. This blog is about the first panel – Innovating to Empower. We were proud to welcome a…
The Wheeler Institute welcomed economist Keyu Jin, to explore China’s rise as an economic superpower. The session, moderated by Hélène Rey Lord Bagri, Professor of Economics at London Business School, part of the Wheeler Institute’s new event series Global Routes. Jin’s presentation delved into the themes from her latest book, The New China Playbook: Beyond…
The Wheeler Institute was delighted to welcome The Climate and Energy Transition Finance Initiative (CETFI), in partnership with London Stock Exchange to the London Business School on Wednesday 25th September, to discuss new approaches to climate finance and leadership from the Global South, starting with India. The latest event in the Wheeler Institute Climate Initiative included public release…
How do you separate fact from fiction? Can we spot a lie in a sea of information? The Wheeler Institute recently welcomed Alex Edmans (Professor of Finance at London Business School, renowned TED talk speaker and author of Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit) to discuss his latest title, May…
The second session of the Tax Bootcamp 2024, held at London Business School and supported by the Wheeler Institute, moved the conversation away from AI towards taxation and climate action. It was structured around presentations from two speakers, each representing diverse perspectives on climate action from both Europe and the United States on taxation for…
This year, the Geopolitics and Business Club at London Business School hosted their first conference, “World in Flux: Geopolitical Uncertainty and the Future of Business’, supported by the Wheeler Institute. Among its highlights was a Fireside Chat on “Macro-Economics: Rise of the Global South,” with David Lubin (former Head of Emerging Markets Economics at Citi…
