Policy in Practice

Policy in Practice seminar with Ana Maria Aguilar

Thursday 1 December 2022, 4.30-6pm 

Speaker: Ana Maria Aguilar, Regional Advisor at the BIS Americas Office, on Monetary Policy in Latin America, Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead. 

Chair: Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy

Policy in Practice seminar with Gene Frieda

Monday 21 November 2022, 4-5pm 

Speaker: Gene Frieda, Executive Vice President and Global Strategist at Pimco, on the role of financial markets in public policy.

Chair: Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy

Policy in Practice Seminar with Baroness Kate Fall

Thursday 10 November 2022, 4.30-6pm 

Speaker: Baroness Kate Fall on life at the heart of No.10 Downing Street.

Policy in Practice Seminar with Dr. Zainab Usman

Monday 31 October 2022, 4-5.30pm 

Speaker: Dr. Zainab Usman, Senior Fellow and Director of the Africa Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 

Chair: Vanessa Rubio-Márquez on Dr. Usman's new book, 'Economic Diversification in Nigeria: The Politics of Building a Post-Oil Economy'.

Policy in Practice Seminar with Natalie Samarasinghe

Thursday 13 October 2022, 4-6pm 

Speaker: Natalie Samarasinghe, the Global Director for Advocacy at Open Society Foundations. Natalie guides Open Society's efforts to speak with a powerful and integrated voice for their commitments of justice, equity, and free expression. She is a respected thought leader on multilateralism, human rights, and civil society.

Policy in Practice seminar with Hallelujah Lulie Wondimu

Wednesday 1 June 2022, 9.30-11am

Speaker: Hallelujah Lulie Wondimu, a specialist in the politics and security of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. 

Chair: Dr Lloyd Gruber, Assistant Professor in Political Economy of Development within the Department for International Development and the School of Public Policy.

Policy in Practice seminar with Victoria Marquez-Mees

Tuesday 24 May 2022, 9.30-11am

Speaker: Victoria Marquez-Mees, first Chief Accountability Officer of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and Managing Director of the Independent Project Accountability Mechanism, the Bank's non-juidicial project grievance mechanism. 

Chair: Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy

Policy in Practice seminar with Dr Mohammad Haqmal

Tuesday 15 March 2022, 6-7.30pm

Speaker: Dr Mohammad Haqmal, Former head of the Strengthening Mechanism Department of the Afghanistan Ministry of Public Health, Lecturer at City, University of London, and Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge

Chair: Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy

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Policy in Practice seminar with Emmi Poteliakhoff MBE

Monday 28 February 2022, 6-7.30pm

Speaker: Emmi Poteliakhoff MBE, Director of Information, Covid Vaccination Rollout Programme at NHS England and NHS Improvement

Chair: Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy 

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Policy in Practice seminar with Louise Smith - Supporting arts and culture through COVID

Thursday 15 February 2022, 6-7.30pm

Speaker: Louise Smith, Deputy Director for Arts and Libraries at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Chair: Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy

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Policy in Practice seminar with Valeria Gontareva – Comprehensive Banking Sector Reform in Ukraine 2014-2017

Tuesday 8 February 2022, 6-7.30pm

Speaker: Valeria Gontareva, Former Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine

Chair: Andres Velasco, Dean of the School of Public Policy

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Policy in Practice seminar with Dimitri Demekas - Financial Regulation, Climate Change, and the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy

Thursday 3 February 2022, 6-7.30pm

Speaker: Dimitri Demekas, Visiting Senior Fellow at the SPP

Chair: Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy

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Policy in Practice seminar with Rodrigo Cerda

Wednesday 2 February 2022, 6.30-8pm

Speaker: Rodrigo Cerda, Finance Minister of Chile

Chair: Andrés Velasco, Dean of the School of Public Policy

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Policy in Practice seminar with Hugh Cole

Thursday 18 November 2021, 18:00-19:30

Speaker: Hugh Cole, Director of Policy and Strategy for the City of Cape Town

Chair: Adnan Khan, Professor in Practice and Academic Director at the School of Public Policy

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Policy in Practice seminar with Marcela Meléndez

Thursday 11 November 2021, 6-7.30pm

Speaker: Marcela Meléndez, Chief Economist for LAC at the United Nations Development Programme UNDP

Chair: Adnan Khan, Professor in Practice and Academic Director at the School of Public Policy

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Policy in Practice seminar with Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado

Thursday 28 October 2021, 6-7.30pm

Speaker: Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado, the first woman elected Vice-President in Panama

Chair: Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy

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Policy in Practice seminar with Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu

Thursday 21 October 2021, 6-7.30pm

Speaker: Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 2009-2014

Chair: Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy

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Policy in Practice seminar with José Antonio Meade

Thursday 14 October 2021, 6-7.30pm

Speaker: José Antonio Meade, former Secretary of Finance and Public Credit in the federal government of Mexico

Chair: Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy

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Policy in Practice seminar with Alan Elizondo 

Thursday 3 June 2021, 5-6.30pm

Speaker: Alan Elizondo, CEO of FIRA
Chair: Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy

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Policy in Practice seminar with Rafat Ali Al-Akhali

Monday 24 May 2021, 5-6.30pm

Speaker: Rafat Ali Al-Akhali, former Minister of Youth and Sports in the Government of Yemen
Chair: Adnan Khan, Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy

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Policy in Practice seminar with Barbara Rambousek

Monday 17 May 2021, 6-7.30pm

Speaker: Barbara Rambousek, Director of Gender & Economic Inclusion within the Department of Country and Sector Economics at the EBRD
Chair: Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy

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Policy in Practice seminar with Alan Hirsch

Monday 10 May 2021, 5-6.30pm

Speaker: Alan Hirsch, Emeritus Professor at The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance at UCT in South Africa
Chair: Professor Adnan Khan, Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy

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Policy in Practice seminar with Frank Muci

Thursday 25 March 2021, 6-7.30pm

Speaker: Frank Muci, Policy Fellow, Growth co-Lab, LSE
Chair: Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, Professor in Practice, School of Public Policy

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Policy in Practice seminar with Valerio Riavez: Harnessing Digital Persuasion For Politics and Policy-Making

Thursday 18 March 2021, 6-7.30pm

Speaker: Valerio Riavez, Co-Founder of political technology start-up Electica and Professor of Political Entrepreneurship
Chair: Adnan Khan, Professor in Practice, School of Public Policy

Policy in Practice seminar with Mirian Vilela

Thursday 4 March 2021, 6-7.30pm

Speaker: Mirian Vilela, Executive Director of the Earth Charter International Secretariat
Chair: Professor Adnan Khan, Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy

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Policy in Practice seminar with Carlos Raúl Morales

Thursday 25 February 2021, 6-7.30pm

Speaker: Carlos Raúl Morales, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala 2014 - 2017 
Chair: Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, Professor in Practice, School of Public Policy

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 Policy in Practice seminar with Sir Peter Hendy

Thursday 11 February 2021, 6-7.30pm

Speaker: Sir Peter Hendy, Chair of Network Rail
Chair: Professor Tony Travers, Associate Dean of the School of Public Policy

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Policy in Practice seminar with Vanessa Rubio-Márquez

Thursday 4 February 2021, 6-7.30pm

Speaker: Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, Professor in Practice, School of Public Policy
Chair: Professor Andrés Velasco, Dean of the School of Public Policy

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Policy in Practice seminar with Greg Fischer

Thursday 3 December 2020, 6-7.30pm

Speaker: Greg Fischer, Chief Economist at Y Analytics
Chair: Professor Adnan Khan, Professor in Practice, School of Public Policy, LSE

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How we think, who we trust and what we do… What do public policy professionals need to get better at?

Thursday 19 November 2020, 7-8.30pm

Speaker: Nick Rowley, Former Advisor on Sustainability and Climate change to UK Prime Minister Tony Blair
Chair: Professor Adnan Khan, Professor in Practice, School of Public Policy, LSE

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State capacity and what it takes to reform from the grassroots 

Thursday 5 November 2020, 4-5.30pm 

Speaker: Yamini Aiyar, President and Chief Executive of Centre for Policy Research India 
Chair: Professor Adnan Khan, Professor in Practice, School of Public Policy, LSE

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"What I wished I knew then..."

Thursday 29 October 2020, 6-7.30pm 

Speaker: Lant Pritchett, RISE Research Director at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, UK 
Chair: Professor Adnan Khan, Professor in Practice, School of Public Policy, LSE 

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Transforming Governance in Africa: Insights from a Personal Journey

Thursday 15 October 2020, 6-7.30pm

Speaker: Jennifer Musisi, City Leader In Residence at the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School  
Chair: Professor Adnan Khan, Professor in Practice, School of Public Policy, LSE 

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Being a Policymaker

Wednesday 11 March 2020, 6-7.15pm

Speaker: Baroness Minouche Shafik, LSE Director
Chair: Professor Andrés Velasco, Dean of the School of Public Policy, LSE

The Craft of Governance for Development in Africa

Wednesday 4 March 2020, 6.30-8pm

Speaker: Mo Ibrahim, Founder and Chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Chair: Professor Andrés Velasco, Dean of the School of Public Policy, LSE

The Office for Budget Responsibility: external watchdog, executive agency, or both?

Wednesday 12 February 2020, 6-7.30pm

Speaker: Robert Chote, Chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility.
Chair: Professor Adnan Khan, Professor in Practice, School of Public Policy, LSE.

Evidence-based policymaking: how do you make it work in practice

Wednesday 5 February 2020, 6.30-8pm

Speaker: Rachel Glennerster, Chief Economist, Department for International Development.
Chair: Professor Adnan Khan, Professor in Practice, School of Public Policy, LSE.

Reflections on Policymaking: From the World Financial Crisis until Today

Tuesday 28 January 2020, 3.30-5pm

Speaker: Baronness Shriti Vadera, Chairman of Santander UK and Senior Independent Director of BHP
Chair: Professor Andrés Velasco, Dean of the School of Public Policy, LSE