The Wheeler Institute recognises Diego Kaenzig’s research. Climate change is the defining problem of our time, posing significant threats not only to our lives, livelihoods and the environment, but also to the global economy. Fighting climate change, however, has proved very difficult because of its global nature and the pervasive externalities involved. Ultimately, climate change…
London Business School’s 2021 Social Impact Conference invited Esther Dassanou, Manager at Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa, African Development Bank Group (AFAWA), Oluseun Onasoga, Executive director at Access Bank Rwanda and Mbabazi Zakhia, Entrepreneur – managing director at Prime Bakery and Cafe, to a panel discussion moderated by Iris Steenkamp, PhD student in…
Colleen Garrehy and Tina Pan, Co-Presidents of the Social Impact Club at London Business School, reflect on the club’s learnings in the past year. Our LBS Social Impact Club forged a dynamic presence in a year of Zoom. During an unpredictable year, the Social Impact Club found creative solutions to deliver high quality experiences to the London Business School (LBS) community. As a club of 60 executive committee members, we…
The 2021 Africa Business Summit – Re-thinking the way forward: Toward sustainable growth – sought to explore how Africa can maximise growth opportunities, as well as highlight key enablers for sustainable recovery and inclusive growth. The panel invited – Dr. Nick Hughes, co-founder, M-PESA and M-KOPA, Tolu Agunbiade, Regional Director, ALX, Dr. Sahar Nasr, former…
Marketing has the power to improve lives, sustain livelihoods, strengthen societies, and benefit the world at large. At the same time, marketing can have a dark side—it has the power to hurt consumers, employees, communities, markets, institutions, and the environment that surrounds us. The Special Issue of the Journal of Marketing on Better Marketing for a Better…
A reflective overview by Liz Wolohan, MBA 2022 student at London Business School and trek attendee. I had the pleasure of participating in this year’s Tech and Innovation Trek which focused on engaging with some of the leading operators and investors in the tech sector across the continent, many of which are led by LBS alumni.…
In a conversation moderated by Iris Steenkamp PhD, Nanjia Sambuli – one of BBC’s 100 Inspiring & Influential Women of 2019 and eminent expert on the digital gender divide, Yasmin Madan – Director of Programs at Co-Impact, and Doreen Ndishabandi – Director at One Acre Fund, discussed practical lessons and insights from their work in…
In a wide-ranging conversation on the outlook of infrastructure in Africa, Professor Elias Papaioannou, Co-Academic Director of the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development and Professor of Economics at London Business School, moderated a panel of leading industry experts and practitioners to discuss the opportunities, areas of need, and the investment required for progress in…
The Covid-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact around the globe. The situation in India has been devastating, with the healthcare system close to collapse under the strain of thousands of people requiring medical attention. This devastation has been particularly tough for India’s rural population where shortages in doctors, hospital beds and medical equipment have…
Stacy Sawin and Asha Xu, MBA 2021, introduce their nonprofit, FinAbility, which aims to make financial resources available to all domestic abuse survivors. Drawing on personal and professional experience, Asha and Stacy explain the growing shadow pandemic and how they hope to address it. 2020 will forever be remembered as the year COVID-19 wreaked havoc…