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. The…
The Social Impact Club welcomed Sunil Lalvani, CEO and Founder of Project Maji at London Business School on Monday 6th October at 7pm BST. The event, supported by the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development, featured a documentary screening and fireside chat. Sunil Lalvani is a renowned British-born Asian social entrepreneur. With a career spanning across the UK,…
The Wheeler Institute welcome’s the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, to London Business School on Friday 10th October at 18:30 BST. Olayemi Cardoso will be in conversation with Hélène Rey, Lord Bagri Professor of Economics at London Business School. Olayemi Cardoso will share his insights on monetary policy, financial reforms, and the future…
The Wheeler Institute for Business and Development, in collaboration with the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital at LBS was delighted to welcome Sharan Pasricha, Founder & Co-CEO of Ennismore. Sharan shared insights from his remarkable journey—from his formative years at London Business School to building one of the world’s most innovative hospitality and lifestyle…
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…
Nobel Laureate and MIT economist Professor Daron Acemoglu returned to London Business School (LBS) on June 19th to present his vision for rebuilding liberalism in an era of technological change, economic uncertainty, and political fragmentation. The event was hosted by the Dean of London Business School, Sergei Guriev and moderated by Elias Papaioannou, Professor of…
With trust in media under pressure and technology reshaping how information is consumed, what does it take to lead one of the world’s most influential media outlets? The Trailblazers series hosted by the Women in Business Club, a fireside chat with Roula Khalaf — the first female and foreign-born Editor of the Financial Times in…
