Global Leadership Summit

Monday 2 July 2007

London Business School's fifth annual Global Leadership Summit, which took place on Monday 2 July, turned to top business leaders, opinion formers and School faculty for their latest insights.

The event was punctuated by 15 breakout sessions led by London Business School faculty, showcasing some of their groundbreaking research, and featured presentations by some of the world's most innovative thinkers and strategists, including:

Professor Niall Ferguson, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History, Harvard University, described by the Sunday Telegraph as "one of the most incisive writers of history, politics and economics today".
Professor Gary P Hamel, Visiting Professor of Strategic and International Management at London Business School, who shared his vision for the future of management.
Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, Anglo American Chairman, and Mike Barry, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Marks & Spencer, who looked at business and climate change alongside Dr John Llewellyn, Senior Economic Policy Adviser at Lehman Brothers and author of the recently published Lehman Brothers report, 'The Business of Climate Change.' Moderating was Dr Craig Smith, Senior Fellow in Marketing and Ethics, London Business School.
Professor Lord Robert Winston, Emeritus Professor of Fertility Studies, Imperial College School of Medicine, who discussed 'The Business of Science: A Global Agenda' with David Brennan, CEO, AstraZeneca. The session was moderated by Dr Gerry George, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at London Business School and Faculty Director of the Institute of Technology.
Dr Donald Sull, who moderated a discussion on 21st century leaders with Fadi Ghandour, CEO of Aramex International; Antoine van Agtmael who is founder, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Emerging Markets Management; James Z Li, CEO of E.J. McKay Group; and Jayant Pendharkar, VP Head - Global Marketing at Tata Consultancy Services.
Dr Chris Gibson-Smith, Chairman of the London Stock Exchange, who discussed the trading world and insider forecasts on the stock exchange of the future.