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Guns and Butter – Public Policy in the Age of Innovation. A conversation with Philippe Aghion, 2025 Nobel Laureate of Economics

18 February 2026WheelerPast Events, Wheeler Institutepast events

Artificial intelligence, technological disruption, and geopolitical instability are reshaping the policy landscape. In an era defined by overlapping economic and technological transitions, governments face renewed questions about prioritisation: how should states balance immediate social pressures (“butter”) with longer-term strategic and security demands (“guns”)? The Wheeler Institute for Business and Development was delighted to host Philippe…

Our Dollar, Your Problem: Kenneth Rogoff at London Business School

12 February 2026WheelerPast Events, Wheeler Institutepast events

For decades, the U.S. dollar has served as the undisputed anchor of the global financial system – the primary currency for international trade, global assets, and central bank reserves. But as the world enters an era of increasing fragmentation, is that dominance under threat? At a recent Wheeler Institute event, Kenneth Rogoff, Maurits C. Boas…

Democratising Corporate Governance: How to Implement Shareholder Assemblies

16 January 2026WheelerPast Events, Rethinking Capitalism, Wheeler Institute

For over half a century, the doctrine of shareholder primacy has offered a simple moral compass for corporate executives: make as much money as possible. Popularised by Milton Friedman in his seminal 1970 New York Times article, the theory posits that by maximising profits within the bounds of law and custom, companies maximise social welfare.…

Europe, Greece, and Geopolitics in a Fragmenting World with George A. Papandreou

15 January 2026WheelerPast Events, Wheeler Institutepast events

The Wheeler Institute had the pleasure of welcoming the former prime minister of Greece and current member of parliament, George A. Papandreou. Leveraging on his experience serving in public office and in diplomacy, Papandreou’s insights were timely given the current state of the world in which many countries seem to be more divided than they…

Europe, Greece, Business and Geopolitics in a Fragmenting World

7 January 2026WheelerPast Events, Wheeler Institute

With George A. Papandreou The Wheeler Institute was pleased to host George A. Papandreou, former Prime Minister of Greece, for a timely conversation on Europe, Greece, Geopolitics, and the Global Economic Landscape. George Papandreou brings a rare combination of experience across political leadership, European integration, and international diplomacy. He served as Prime Minister of the…

AI for Africa: Harnessing AI for jobs, growth and investment

17 December 2025WheelerCollaborations, Past Events, Wheeler InstituteCollaborations, past event

Artificial intelligence is reshaping labour markets worldwide. For African economies, where more than 20 million young people will enter the workforce each year between now and 2050, the stakes are especially high. The Wheeler Institute for Business and Development, DFS Lab, and the LBS Data Science and AI Initiative recently held a panel discussion that…

Leadership with Purpose in a Time of Transformation: A Conversation with the President of Iceland

3 December 2025WheelerPast Events, Wheeler Institutepast events

London Business School was honoured to welcome President of Iceland, Halla Tómasdóttir, for a conversation on what leadership with purpose means today. Drawing on her career spanning both the private and public sectors, she argues that in a world facing a cross-sector and cross-generation trust crisis, leadership can no longer be driven from a single…

ISB joins Dharma Life and the Wheeler Institute to establish DL Labs at Hyderabad Campus

2 December 2025Wheeler InstituteApplied research, Collaborations, India, News, Past Events, Research Portal, Wheeler InstituteCollaborations, News, Research

The Wheeler Institute and London Business School (LBS) are pleased to announce a major milestone in the evolution of Dharmalife (DL) Labs. The Indian School of Business (ISB) has formally joined DL Labs through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dharmalife and the Wheeler Institute to establish DL Labs at ISB’s Hyderabad…

Igniting Productivity Growth: TIDES of Change in Europe and Central Asia

21 November 2025Wheeler InstituteCollaborations, Past EventsCollaborations, past events

Across Europe and Central Asia (ECA), productivity has been running below its potential for over a decade, failing to power consistent economic growth in the region. Despite decades of market transition, reforms, and integration into global value chains, the region’s productivity trajectory flattened after the 2008 global financial crisis. How can ECA economies ignite productivity…

Leadership with Purpose: A Conversation with the President of Iceland

5 November 2025Tiago MartinhoPast Events, Wheeler Institute

The Wheeler Institute for Business and Development at London Business School was 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 explored leadership in its broadest sense: leadership rooted in values, purpose, and the courage…