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

The Wheeler Institute is delighted to welcome Philippe Aghion, recent Nobel Laureate and one of the world’s foremost thinkers on innovation-led economic growth, to London Business School. The event will take place on February 9, 2026, and it will be the inaugural event of a limited series of conversations on Public Policy in the Age…

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

The Wheeler Institute was delighted to host Asad Alam, Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia for the World Bank’s Prosperity Vice Presidency, at London Business School on Monday 27th October at 4:30pm. He was joined by Cecile Thioro Niang, Practice Manager, Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation, Europe and Central Asia and Fabian Scheifele, economist in…

In conversation with Álvaro Uribe, former President of Colombia

Join us for a special event with Álvaro Uribe, former President of Colombia (2002–2010), whose leadership marked a pivotal chapter in the country’s modern history. Under his presidency, Colombia underwent a dramatic shift in security, governance, and investor confidence—paving the way for economic recovery and growth in a region long challenged by instability. This session…