The Wheeler Institute welcomed Anshu Gupta to London Business School, for an inspiring discussion on the intersections of social impact and business strategy drawing from his work with Goonj. The event was supported by the Social Impact Club at London Business School. Anshu Gupta is the founder of Goonj and Gram Swabhiman, a pioneering figure and…
The Wheeler Institute was delighted to host two panels as part of the Dharma Life Labs initiative on entrepreneurship and integrated care solutions. The discussion spotlighted how entrepreneurial spirit, and innovation drives change, how technology empowers small businesses, bringing sustainability to traditional industries, and championing women in rural India. Building on a long-term collaboration, and…
As part of the Private Sector Development Research Network event series, this write-up focuses on a webinar that was hosted by the International Finance Corporation the session was led by Marcio Cruz, principal economist with the Economic Policy Research unit and moderated by Andrew Dabalen, Chief Economist, Africa, World Bank Group (WBG). Imagine it’s 2050. Across Africa, 2.5…
Please note this event has now passed. You can read the event write up and watch the event video here. Economists Haizhou Huang (Managing Director and Management Committee Member at China International Capital Corporation Limited) and Patrick Bolton (Professor of Finance and Economics and Imperial College London) visited London Business School to lead a discussion…
Please note: this event has now passed. You can find the event write up and event video here. How has China’s economy become one of the largest in the world, what impact has it had and how will it change the future? On Thursday 10th October the Wheeler Institute opened a new World Series of…
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…
The Wheeler Institute was very pleased to host Ayhan Kose, Deputy Chief Economist at the World Bank Group on Wednesday 19th February 2025 for a discussion on the future of emerging and developing economies (EMDEs) at London Business School. Opening and closing remarks were made by the Dean of London Business School Sergei Guriev. Lucrezia…
