Events overview
The School provides a lively, stimulating and relevant programme of speaker events each year to engage and inspire its network and the business community at large.
Highlights of the Global Leadership Summit 2010
Highlights of London Business School's Global Leadership Summit 2010, held on 5 July. The theme was emerging markets: "New Frontiers: Expansion, Opportunity and Innovation."
Global Leadership Summit
'New Frontiers: expansion, opportunity and innovation'
London Business School's seventh Global Leadership Summit took place on Monday 5 July 2010.
The Global Leadership Summit is London Business School's flagship event for its entire global community. Held annually in London, it brings together world leaders in business, government, finance and academia for one day to discuss and debate the business challenges facing the leaders of today and tomorrow.
Read more about the Global Leadership Summit 2010
Watch a selection of speaker interviews on what we can learn from emerging markets:
Students
Student club events
The School's highly engaged and diverse range of student clubs organise a multitude of events each semester, view the PDF student events calendar here. Here are just some of the major campus events that take place:
- Africa Day
- Asia Business Forum
- Global Energy Summit
- India Business Forum
- Latin America Business Forum
- Media Summit
- Middle East Day
- Women in Business Conference
- Entrepreneurship Leader Series
Up Close
Inspiring stories from amazing people
Run twice a year and designed predominantly for current students these events allow students to hear from individuals who have made extraordinary achievements in their lifetime, overcome adversity, or simply have a fascinating and inspiring story to tell.
Coming soon:
Up Close with Lord Sebastian Coe - Chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)
Wednesday 10 November
Recent Up Close events:
Up Close with Xavier Rolet - CEO, London Stock Exchange
Wednesday 10 February 2010
To view the event click on the link below:
Up Close with George Soros - renowned international financier, philanthropist and the founder of the Open Society Institute
Wednesday 9 December 2009
To view the event click on the links below:
Alumni
Network with fellow alumni, challenge your thinking and continue your learning
From annual reunion celebrations and industry clubs to career services, there are a wide range of events for alumni, both in London and worldwide. Events include:
Business Community
Business Leaders Series
Debate the burning issues with London Business School and influential business leaders
Introduced to meet the needs of the School's growing corporate and philanthropic communities the business leaders series provides regular evening events where guests can discuss and debate today's business agenda and network with like-minded peers.
Recent Business Leaders Series events:
Shanghai - 21st Century Financial Capital? - with Professor Andrew Scott, featuring business leaders from around the region, 7 July 2010 (Shanghai based)
Managing to Lead : Why all executives need to be leaders and managers- with Professor Julian Birkinshaw, featuring Stephen Martin, alumnus and Clugston's Chief Executive who recently took part in the Channel 4 series Undercover Boss, 25 March 2010
Watch the event now
The Challenge of Energy Security - with Tony Hayward, Group Chief Executive BP, 4 February 2010
Watch the event now
Media
Media are invited to join the School's growing corporate and philanthropic community to discuss and debate today's business agenda and network with thought leaders.
Previous Speakers
As part of the London Business School community, members have the opportunity to hear from a range of distinguished speakers through the School's international connections. Previous speakers include:
- Steve Ballmer, CEO Microsoft Corporation
- Rt. Hon. Tony Blair, Prime Minister UK 1997 - 2007
- Sir Richard Branson, Chairman Virgin Group Ltd
- Cynthia Carroll, CEO Anglo American PLC
- Former US President Bill Clinton
- Rafael del Pino, Chairman Grupo Ferrovial
- Honorable Al Gore, Former US Vice-President
- António Horta-Osório, Chief Executive Abbey
- Boris Johnson, Mayor of London
- Muhtar Kent, President and COO The Coca-Cola Company
- Anne Mulcahy, Chairman and CEO Xerox Corporation
- Stan O'Neal, Chairman and CEO Merrill Lynch
- Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Queen of Jordan
- Martin Sorrell, CEO WPP
- Jack Welch, former CEO General Electric
Contact us
For more information on events, please contact the following individuals:
General information on events:
Charlotte Wilson
Email: cwilson@london.edu
Phone: +44 (0)20 7000 7262
Speaking enquiries:
Rebecca Marsden
Email: rmarsden@london.edu
Phone: +44 (0)20 7000 7376
Sponsorship opportunities:
Georgina Howson
Email: ghowson@london.edu
Phone: +44 (0)20 7000 7237
Media enquiries:
Press Office
Email: press@london.edu
Phone: +44 (0)20 7000 7203
Events calendar
Find out more about our multinational global community, through events in London and around the world.
