Artificial intelligence (AI) and digital tools are often presented as the future of healthcare. But for countries such as Nigeria and South Africa, the question is more urgent: can these technologies help address today’s gaps in access, quality, and affordability? With the support of Wheeler Institute for Business and Development, London Business School Health Club…
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…
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…
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…
We are pleased to share that Elias Papaioannou, Professor of Economics, Alex Knaster Chair in Economics and Co-Academic Director of the Wheeler Institute at London Business School, has been elected Vice‑President of the European Economic Association (EEA), one of Europe’s leading associations in Economics. The EEA brings together researchers, policymakers, educators and practitioners to advance…
In partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria and with support from J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development at London Business School welcomed Olayemi Cardoso, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for an in-depth conversation with Professor Hélène Rey, Lord Bagri Professor of Economics at LBS. A recording…
At a recent event organised and facilitated by LBS Social Impact Club, CEO and founder of Project Maji and LBS ExecEd alumni, Sunil Lalvani shared his journey of shaping a social enterprise that delivers sustainable access to clean water across rural Africa. The discussion traced Project Maji’s evolution—from a single site in Ghana to a…
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, which…
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…
