The Geopolitics & Business Conference is the flagship event of London Business School’s Geopolitics & Business Club.
Our mission is to create a dynamic platform fostering awareness and knowledge on geopolitical issues for current and future business leaders.
Bringing together students, academic experts, and business professionals, we aim to facilitate the exchange of ideas, deepening the understanding of key geopolitical issues and their business implications.
Session timings and speakers subject to change.
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Session |
Topic |
Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 13:05 - 13:10 |
Welcome Speech |
François Ortalo-Magné | Dean of London Business School |
| 13:10 - 13:35 |
Keynote Speech & Session |
Olha Stefanishyna (Online) | Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine |
| 13:40 - 14:30 | Panel Discussion | Macro-Politics | Election Year 2024 - What could be the global impact of the biggest election year in history? |
Bill Emmott (Moderator) | Chairman of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Former Editor-in-Chief of the Economist Chietigj Bajpaee | Senior Research Fellow for South Asia, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House Jose de Areilza | Professor at ESADE Business School and Editor-in-Chief of "Política Exterior" Julie Norman | Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations and Deputy Director of the Centre on US Politics (CUSP) at UCL |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Panel Discussion | NGO | Building Bridges between NGOs, Businesses, and Governments: What are strategies for collaboration between different stakeholders to maximize impact and avoid duplication of efforts? |
Rajesh Chandy (Moderator) | Professor of Marketing; Tony and Maureen Wheeler Chair in Entrepreneurship; Academic Director, Wheeler Institute for Business and Development Inger Ashing | CEO of Save the Children International Fiona Smith-Laittan | Vice President Global Health at GSK |
| 15:00 - 15:20 | Break | |
| 15:20 - 16:10 | Panel Discussion | Energy & Climate Change | The New Energy Order: What are the geopolitical shifts and risks in the era of energy transition? |
Christopher Caldwell (Moderator) | CEO of United Renewables Andrii Zhupanyn (Online) | Member of Parliament of Ukraine, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Natural Gas Policy Charles Hendry | Visiting Professor at University of Edinburgh, Former UK Minister of State for Energy Glada Lahn | Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House Tim Stern | Director for International Energy Diplomacy, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) |
| 16:15 - 16:30 | Lightning Speech | IOG Survey of 100 Japanese Companies on Economic Security 2021 - 2023 | Hitoshi Suzuki | Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Geoeconomics, International House of Japan |
| 16:35 - 17:25 | Panel Discussion | Technology & AI | Geopolitical Frontiers of AI: Examining Nations' Leadership in Innovation and its Ramifications on Global Order |
Indranil Nath (Moderator) | Honorary Senior Fellow at the School of Science & Technology of City University of London, Fellow of the Institute of Directors Alejandro Romero | CEO and Founder of Alto Intelligence Lenka Molins | AI and Internet Regulation Specialist Nick Reiners | Senior Analyst, Geo-technology, Eurasia Group Nathan Naidoo | Director of Public Policy, Meta |
| 17:25 - 17:40 | Break | |
| 17:40 - 18:20 | Fireside Chat | Macro-Economics | Rise of the Global South: How does the current economic growth and future potential of emerging economies impact the existing world order? |
Elias Papaioannou (Moderator) | Professor of Economics; Academic Director, Wheeler Institute for Business and Development David Lubin | Michael Klein Senior Research Fellow, Global Economy and Finance Programme, Chatham House |
| 18:20 - 18:30 | Lightning Speech | Humanitarian Action on the Front Lines: An NGO's Perspective in Ukraine | Kateryna Bohadelnikova | Obstetrician-Gynecologist; Co-founder, Mercy and Health Charity Fund; Medical Director, Mercy and Health Rehabilitation Centre |
| 18:35 - 19:25 | Corporate Strategy | Navigating Uncertain Waters: How can companies adapt their business strategy in the face of geopolitical changes? |
Donal Crilly (Moderator) | Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship; Chair, Strategy and Entrepreneurship Faculty Eric Adler | Former Economic Officer, US Embassy London Oliver Stern | Managing Director, Head of Business Intelligence, Kroll Rudolph Lohmeyer | Partner at Kearney & Head of National Transformations Institute Sharon Sadeh | Head of International Strategy - Economic Security, UK Department for Business and Trade |
| 19:25 - 19:30 | Closing Remarks | |
| 19:30 - 21:00 | Networking Reception |
