Celebrating 35 years of LSE ID: Alumni Reflections and the Future of International Development
Marking 35 years of International Development at LSE, this special alumni panel brings together graduates who are shaping change across sectors and continents.
Drawing on their experiences studying at LSE and engaging critically with today’s global challenges, our panelists will offer reflections on the evolving landscape of international development. From shifting power dynamics and climate justice to innovation, activism and locally driven solutions, this conversation will explore the future of the field through the lens of practice, policy and possibility. Join us for a forward-looking discussion that celebrates the legacy of LSE International Development and considers what comes next.
The event will be followed by a drinks reception.
About the panel:
Noble Kofi Nazzah (MSc African Development, 2019) is the founding editor of The Gourd Magazine, a Ghanaian creative writing and cultural analysis magazine. Noble is a PhD student in History at the University of Manchester, where he is writing a history of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has a master's degree in African Development from the London School of Economics (LSE), and a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Ghana. He is also a documentary filmmaker and was the Associate Producer for Talking Black in America: Roots, a documentary which explored the African roots of African American English and which received a Southeast Emmy nomination in 2023 for the category of “Best Historical Documentary”.
Mia Fraser (MSc Health and International Development, 2022) is a Philanthropy Executive at Amnesty International UK. She is dedicated to health and development, working in both the implementation of programs and managing funding for them. Over the past six years, her fieldwork across Latin America and the Caribbean has focused on Child Health and Educational Development, where she has gathered and analysed regional data to bridge the gap between local needs and strategic research design. Inspired to connect frontline experience with policy, she has built her expertise in research design and implementation at the London School of Economics. Currently, at Amnesty International UK, she manages funding for crucial human rights projects in the UK and in global crisis settings. Having navigated both the field worker and donor relations sides of program delivery, she's passionate about making program management accessible and effective, ensuring positive change.
Arbie Baguios (MSc International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies, 2018) has over a decade of experience within the humanitarian and development sector. He is the Director and founder of Aid Re-imagined, a research and advocacy consultancy focused on aid ethics, effectiveness and justice. He has previously worked for humanitarian organizations including ActionAid, Save the Children, the Red Cross and UNICEF. Arbie is also currently a doctoral researcher at the London School of Economics, where he looks at the political economy of refugee economies, market systems in refugee camps, and refugees' everyday resistance.
Stella Yoh (MSc Development Management, 2019) is a passionate Venture Capital investor focused on Emerging Markets, leading Latin America and Asia-Pacific investments at Orbit Ventures, a seed-stage fund for the Global South. Previously, she led and exited impact-driven VC investments at the Inter-American Development Bank’s Venture Arm and advised the International Finance Corporation on E-commerce strategy. She began her career as a fintech founder in New York and later joined a Mexican fund involved in Latin America’s largest tech M&A deal (a $3 billion sale to UberEats). She is a firm believer in the power of entrepreneurship to redefine global growth.
Indranil Chakrabarti (MSc Development Studies, 1997) currently works at the UK government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For over 30 years he has been actively involved on issues of equity and solidarity, most recently as UK Adviser to the Executive Director of the African Development Bank shaping policy and investment strategies that drive inclusive growth. Fluent in several languages, he is driven by the pursuit of social justice and the value of partnerships rooted in shared humanity and values to tackle global challenges. Father of two young men, he enjoys meeting new people, walking, travel and cooking.
About the chair:
James Putzel is Professor of Development Studies and served as the Director of the Crisis States Research Centre. He headed the Centre's research programme on Crisis States, which was funded by the Department for International Development of the UK government. From 1996 to 1999, Professor Putzel was a member of the British Academy's Southeast Asia Committee, a Managing Editor of the Journal of Development Studies from September 1999 until January 2001 and remains a member of the editorial board. He was a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Latin American Studies of the University of London between 1999 and 2002. Professor Putzel was Director of D (previously the Development Studies Institute) from January 1999 until August 2001. Before that, he directed the Institute's PhD programme.
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