On the London Business School East Africa Social Impact Trek across Kenya and Tanzania, one idea surfaced again and again across very different organisations, sectors, and conversations: money alone is not the problem. East Africa is not short of entrepreneurs with ideas, communities with unmet needs, or even, increasingly, investors with capital. What it has…
Some lives are shaped by the country one comes from. Saad Mohseni’s was shaped by the countries he did not. Born in London in 1966 to an Afghan diplomat and his wife, he turned three in Damascus, midway through his parents’ drive from England to Kabul. By the time he reached secondary school the family…
On 14th May 2026, Project Aasha 2026 team and Experiential Learning team hosted an evening presentation and reception to mark the close of its ninth Project Aasha cohort. The event was hosted by project co-leads Anushree Sharma, MFA2026 and Rishi Ghiraiya, MiM2026, who facilitated the programme from its January kick-off through to final delivery . The…
There is a moment in event organising when the agenda you spent months building starts to take on a life of its own. When we designed the LBS Impact Summit 2026, hosted by the Social Impact Club at London Business School with the support of the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development, we structured it…
The 24th Africa Business Summit, organised by the Africa Business Club at London Business School (LBS) with the support of the Wheeler Institute, brought together influential leaders and a new generation ready to translate Africa’s potential into prosperity. As the event unfolded on May 2, 2026, one question cut through every conversation: how long can…
The India Club at London Business School and LBS India Alumni Club were delighted to host an exclusive fireside chat at London Business School with the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Shri Sanjay Malhotra. The event was part of the INDSpire Speaker series of the India Club and was supported by the Wheeler…
On May 21, 2026, as part of the Wheeler Institute’s Journeys series, we were delighted to welcome Saad Mohseni, founder and CEO of the Moby Group, for a conversation on entrepreneurship, leadership, and resilience in one of the world’s most complex environments. In his recent memoir, Radio Free Afghanistan, Mohseni recounts returning to Afghanistan after…
The Wheeler Institute for Business and Development hosted a research exchange session bringing together colleagues from the Gates Foundation, LBS Faculty, LBS PhD students, and research collaborators. The session aimed to foster dialogue on institutional priorities, ongoing research, with a particular focus on the Foundations’ Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) division, specifically its work in South…
If you were asked where people borrow from for their daily consumption needs, credit cards from mega-banks seem the obvious answer. However, across the developing world where brick-and-mortar banks are often inaccessible, individuals resort to local alternatives: ‘Kiranas’ or small grocery stores. No credit scores. No collateral. No paperwork. Just a shopkeeper’s quick judgment call,…
Over the centuries, innovation has transformed our way of life, giving rise to ideas and technologies that have significantly improved societal wellbeing. At the heart of these breakthroughs are pioneers such as Thomas Edison, inventor of the light bulb; Malvin De Groote, known for discovering a chemical composition for chocolate ice cream; and Nikola Tesla,…
