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Symposium Programme
Friday 13 - Sunday 15 June 2025
LSE Campus
Open to all SPP alumni, staff and students
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Friday 13 June
6:30 - 8:30pm
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Alumni Social
An informal, alumni-exclusive drinks evening.
The Old Bank of England (194 Fleet St, EC4A 2LT)
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Saturday 14 June
11:00 - 11:30am
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Registration and Refreshments
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11:30 - 12:00pm
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Welcome Plenary
Speaker: Professor Andrés Velasco, Dean of the School of Public Policy
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12:00 – 1:15pm
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Networking Session
An opportunity to hear from industry leaders in the alumni community and to make new connections within the SPP
Speakers: Anna Podeszwa (EMPA, 2018), Senior Programme Manager at Chemonics International; Sade Olapade-Olaopa (EMPA, 2018), Principal at Ofwat; Giorgio Manenti (MPA, 2017), Principal, Impact, at EBRD; Zainab Kizilbash Agha (EMPP, 2021), Director at the UK Cabinet Office, seconded to be a Visiting Practitioner at the Blavatnik School of Government; Gabriel Rodriguez-Rico (EMPA, 2022) Principal Counsel at EBRD.
Chair: Professor Tony Travers, Associate Dean of the School of Public Policy
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1:15 – 2:30pm
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Lunch
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2:30 – 3:30pm
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Academic Discussion Session 1
(Hybrid Session Available)
'The Economics of Power'
A session examining how economic thinking must adapt to weaponized trade relationships without abandoning market principles. Luis Garicano introduces the "national security externality" concept, showing how private actors fail to account for strategic resilience in their decisions. Garicano demonstrates that optimal interventions should target sectors where prices would spike during specific conflict scenarios, avoiding blanket protectionism. Using cases from semiconductor policy to energy dependencies, he offers a framework for building targeted resilience while preserving the efficiency gains of trade.
Speaker: Professor Luis Garicano, Professor of Public Policy, LSE School of Public Policy
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Academic Discussion Session 2
'Populism and Geoeconomics'
Examining the intersection of economics and geopolitics to explore how states use economic and financial policies to achieve their strategic objectives in a world marked by increasing fragmentation in international trade, investment, and technology.
Speakers: Professor Adnan Khan, Professor in Practice, LSE School of Public Policy, and Chief Economist to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the UK; Dr Alexandra Cirone, Assistant Professor, LSE School of Public Policy.
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3:30 – 3:45pm
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Coffee break
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3:45 - 4:45pm
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Careers Coaching Session 1
'Finding A Role In Public Policy' - Support for Students and Recent Leavers
This session focuses on how to successfully position yourself for public policy roles. It'll concentrate on the fundamentals of job search to build skills and confidence in making applications.
You will gain insights into what makes a successful career strategy; learn more about what employers are looking for; and review best practice in making applications.
Speaker: Shayna Main, Careers Consultant, LSE Careers
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Careers Coaching Session 2
'Personal Branding and Career Narratives' - Support for Mid-Career Alumni
This session enables you to consider your personal brand and articulate your career narrative. In turn, it'll help increase your personal impact and strengthen your sense of career direction.
You will have the opportunity to reflect and develop more self-awareness about yourself and what you want in your life and career; define your personal brand; and craft, and receive feedback on, your career narrative.
Speaker: Anne Clinton, Director, LSE Careers
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4:45 - 5:00pm
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Coffee break
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5:00 – 6:30pm
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Keynote Panel: 'The age of redefinition: a new relationship between the state and the market'
Exploring the new structures, leaderships and dynamics between the public and the private sectors.
(Hybrid Session Available)
Speakers: Natalie Black, Visiting Professor in Practice, LSE School of Public Policy, and Group Director for Communications and Networks and Executive Board Member at Ofcom; Charles Okehalam, Visiting Professor in Practice, LSE School of Public Policy, and Co-Founder and Chairman of AGH Capital; Gene Frieda, Visiting Professor in Practice, LSE School of Public Policy and Global Strategist at Capital Management
Chair: Professor Vanessa Rubio-Marquez, Associate Dean, Extended Education, LSE School of Public Policy
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6:30 - 8:30pm
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Drinks Reception
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Sunday 15 June
Daytime
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Alumni Activity
Guided Museum Tour in Central London - further details TBC.
These activities are due to have a hard finish at 3PM by Central London.
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