
LSE London Alumni Talks
LSE Alumni London Talks brings together world class speakers and thought leaders exploring technology trends through a social sciences lens.
Episodes
36 episodes
Social Science Superpowers - Capital, Technology and Societal Impact with Vanessa Viana, Global Managing Partner at Capital Lab Ventures
In this episode we speak to Vanessa Viana, Global Managing Partner at Capital Lab Ventures, a venture capital platform with a $100 million fund focussed on deep tech with offices in Sao Paolo and London.Vanessa has over 18 years of exper...
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The Next Green Revolution? Growing Sustainable Farming Practices w/Suhrid Patel, Co-Founder of Impagro
In this episode we speak to Suhrid Patel, Co-Founder of Impagro, an initiative focussed on building environmentally sustainable supply chains with India’s farmers.Suhrid has over 10 years experience working with the agriculture sector in...
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How to ride a Unicorn - Scalable Capital, Houghton Street Ventures & the entrepreneurial journey with Adam French
In this episode of LSE London Alumni Talks we speak to Adam French, former CEO of Scalable Capital, a digital wealth management unicorn and currently a partner at Houghton Street Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm based at the LSE.
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The Cultural Balance Sheet - Measuring and managing organisational culture with Cultarlytics with Michael Muthukrishna
In this podcast we speak to Michael Muthukrishna, Associate Professor of Economic Psychology at the LSE. In this podcast Michael speaks to us about Culturalytics, his initiative that helps organisations to measure and mana...
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Power is Knowledge - New frontiers of the expertise economy with Bilal Baloch of GlobalWonks
Today we speak to Bilal Baloch, Co-Founder and COO of GlobalWonks, a software company that uses artificial intelligence to deliver expert insights to organizations worldwide.As well as his entrepreneurial ventures Bilal has an acad...
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Where does Innovation come from? with LSE Innovation's David Ai
In this episode we speak to LSE’s own David Ai. David is the Head of Innovation at LSE Innovation, the School’s department focusing on assisting LSE experts to commercialise their research. Before LSE David enjoyed careers in the venture and te...
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56:10

Futurist Foresight - How to analyse and strategise for tomorrow's world with London Futurists' David Wood
In Episode 2 of our Planet Hope series we speak to David Wood. David is the Chair of the London Futurists, a board director at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies and a Principal at Delta Wisdom, an independent futurist consultan...
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Vice and Virtue - Using ESG to hack tomorrow's global issues
Episode 1 in the LSEAAL "Planet Hope" podcast series showcasing key guests and their ideas for positively impacting global issues!In this episode we speak to we speak to Martina Macpherson. Martina is Head of ESG Strategy and an ExCo Me...
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Episode 1
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ESG Investments, Policy & Promise - Green washed optimism or upgrading the fight against climate change?
In this podcast Louise talks to us about ESG trends within the global real estate and investment markets, pricing and managing climate risk within a portfolio and the potential that these trends have to shape change and impact within society.
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Automation Nation - Policy Trends in AI, UBI and the Politics of the Essential Worker
In this podcast Ben talks to us about the implications and effects of current government interventions in combating the economic effects of Covid, how these effects have impacted trends in AI and Automation, the politics of the essential worker...
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Worker, Citizen, Algorithm - What's your role in the AI Economy?
In this podcast we will be talking to George Zarkadakis. George is the Digital Lead at and heads the Future of Work consulting practice at Willis Towers Watson. In addition George is an artificial Intelligence engineer and digital innovation pr...
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Investing in the Workforce of Tomorrow [Podcast]
LSEAAL Future of Work Podcast SeriesInvesting in the Workforce of Tomorrow - HR investment trends in AI and automation with Devyani Vashapayam (HR Tech Partnership) In this podcast Devyani talks to us about the i...
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Autonomy: The new emotional operating system for the Future of Work [Podcast]
LSEAAL Future of Work Podcast Series In this podcast Sarah Stein Lubrano from the School of Life talks to us about the increasing importance of autonomy to the workforce of tomorrow, what perspectives managers and companies may...
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Grow Your Own Space Programme [PODCAST] – Ian Taylor, Former UK Minister of Science, Space & Technology (1994-7)
Welcome to Colonising Space, a podcast series where we talk to the individuals involved in advancing outer space exploration and the space industry.In this episode we speak to Ian Taylor. Ian is a former MP and Minister of Science, Spac...
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SpaceX, Starlink & the Next Trillion Dollar Economy [PODCAST] – Brian Wang
Welcome to Colonising Space, a podcast series where we talk to the individuals involved in advancing outer space exploration and the space industry.In this episode we speak to Brian Wang, a lecturer at the Singularity University and the...
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Killing the Billable Hour in the Legal Sector? [PODCAST] – Jordan Furlong
Welcome to Law 2.0, a podcast series where we talk to individuals looking to change the legal services and regulatory sector.In this episode we speak to Jordan Furlong. Jordan is a legal market analyst and an award winning legal journali...
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Developments in Data Protection Law [PODCAST] – Orla Lynskey
Welcome to Law 2.0, a podcast series where we talk to individuals looking to change the legal services and regulatory sector.In this episode we speak to Orla Lynskey. Orla is an Associate Professor at the London School of Economics and P...
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Is this the Future of Legal Education? [PODCAST] – Gabriel Teninbaum
Welcome to Law 2.0, a podcast series where we talk to individuals looking to change the legal services and regulatory sector.In this episode we speak to Gabriel Teninbaum. Gabriel is the Director of Institute on Legal Innovation & Te...
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Crypto, Blockchain & Legal Challenges [PODCAST] – Chetan Phull
Welcome to Law 2.0, a podcast series where we talk to individuals looking to change the legal services and regulatory sector.In this episode we speak to Chetan Phull, founder of Smartblock Law Professional Corporation, a law firm in Toro...
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New Legal Horizons [PODCAST] – Mark A. Cohen
Welcome to Law 2.0, a podcast series where we talk to individuals looking to change the legal services and regulatory sector.In this episode we speak to Mark A. Cohen. Mark is the CEO of Legal Mosaic, a legal business consultancy and a r...
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Designing Tech Solutions for an Ageing Population [PODCAST] – Walk with Path
In this series of podcasts we talk to the influencers and changemakers focused on active ageing. With a growing ageing population in the UK and across other parts of world innovators are developing new and impactful approaches to getting older ...
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Realising the Value of an Older Workforce [PODCAST] – David Sinclair
In this series of podcasts we talk to the influencers and changemakers focused on active ageing. With a growing ageing population in the UK and across other parts of world innovators are developing new and impactful approaches to getting older ...
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Improving the Hotel Guest Experience [PODCAST] – RunTriz
In this series of podcasts we talk to the influencers shaping the future of the hospitality and tourism industry. In an increasingly competitive marketplace that has recently seen the rise of companies such as Airbnb, the hospitality industry i...
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AI & Big Data to Make Better Investment Decisions [PODCAST] – TruValue Labs
In this series of podcasts we talk to the people looking to change the financial world.In this episode, we speak to Hendrik Bartel CEO and Susan Lundquist CMO of TruValue Labs. TruValue Labs develop advanced analytics to create usable an...
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AI to Automate Personal Savings [PODCAST] – Chip Financial
In this series of podcasts we talk to the people looking to change the financial world.In this episode we speak to Adib Bamieh the chief operating officer of Chip Financial. Chip saves money for you based on your spending behavior and th...
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