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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11:30 - 12:10 |
Registration & Networking Lunch |
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| 12:10 - 12:20 |
Opening Remarks |
Surgey Guriev | Dean, London Business School |
| 12:20 - 13:00 | Keynote Fireside Chat | President of East Timor |
Jose Ramos-Horta | President, East Timor, Nobel Peace Price recipient Mandeep Rai | Author, The Values Compass & Journalist, BBC World Service |
| 13:00 - 13:40 | Tech Panel | Assessing the Geopolitical Implications of AI, Chips & Technological Supremacy |
Zaid Belbagi | Managing partner of Hardcastle advisory Nicholas Butts | Director, Global Cybersecurity & AI Policy, Microsoft Nathan Naidoo | Director of Public Policy, Meta Nick Reiners | Senior Analyst, Geotechnology, Eurasia Group |
| 13:40-14:10 | Fireside Chat | Why Does Salesforce Care About Geopolitics? | Colid Reed | Director, Global Strategic Threats, Salesforce |
| 14:10 - 14:40 | Coffee Break & Networking | |
| 14:40 - 14:50 | IOG Update | Survey of 100 Japanese Companies on Economic Security | Hitoshi Suzuki | Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Geoeconomics - International House of Japan |
| 14:50 - 15:40 | Trade Panel | Navigating the Uncertainties of Trump, Tariffs & Trade for Global Business |
Mandeep Rai | Author, The Values Compass & Journalist, BBC World Service Anil Jhanji | Chief Commercial Officer, Tata Steel UK Nazir Yasser Tarraf | VP Macro Research, Patria Investments Stuart R Broadley | CEO, Energy Industries Council Stephanie Baker | Senior Writer, Bloomberg Wilson Chan | CEO/Founder, Permutable.ai |
| 15:40 - 16:10 | Fireside Chat | Defence Preparedness in an Era of Geopolitical Tensions & Military Leadership Lessons for Business |
Colin Weir CB DSO CBE | Military Advisor, BAE Systems & Ex-Chief Operating Officer, UK Field Army, British Army Jacob Parakilas | Research Leader - Defence Strategy, Policy & Capabilities, RAND Europe (moderator) |
| 16:10 - 16:40 | Coffee Break & Networking | |
| 16:40 - 17:30 | Defence Panel | The Business Implications of European Defence Spending & Procurement |
Paulo Surico | Professor of Economics, London Business School (moderator) Colin Annette | Managing Director, Technology Solutions, QinetiQ Ian Vaculik | Director, Central & Eastern Europe, Government Solutions, KBR William McManners | Managing Partner, MD One Ventures Michael Martins | Founding Partner, Overton Advisory Lucia Retter | Assistant Director - Defence, Security & Justice, RAND Europe |
| 17:30 - 18:00 | Growth Panel | Is the European Economic Model Broken? |
Thomas Gratowski |Director, Center for Geopolitics, Boston Consulting Group Anna Rosenberg | Head of Geopolitics, Amundi Investment Solutions Federico Santi | Senior Analyst, Europe, Eurasia Group Joseba Martinez | LBS Economics Professor, IMF Visiting Scholar, former Senior Manager at European bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| 18:00 - 19:30 | Networking Drinks Reception |
