Upcoming Events
The School of Public Policy frequently hosts public and private events encompassing a broad range of public policy topics, with both a national and international focus.
Upcoming events
The inclusive city: transport equity in New York and London
Monday 30 March, 6.00pm-7.30pm
Speakers: Kate Ascher, Paul Milstein Professor of Professional Practice of Urban Development, Columbia University GSAPP; Danny Pearlstein, Policy & Communications Director, Riders Alliance; Val Shawcross CBE, Former Deputy Mayor for Transport, Greater London Authority; Tony Travers CBE, Associate Dean, LSE School of Public Policy; Director, LSE London; and Professor in Practice, LSE Department of Government
Chair: Ben Rogers, Distinguished Policy Fellow in Government Innovation, LSE Cities
In-person (Hong Kong Theatre, LSE Clement House) and online public event
Hosted by the LSE School of Public Policy, LSE Cities, and Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP)
Development finance after Trump
Monday 11 May, 6.30pm - 8pm
Speaker: Mark Malloch-Brown, former Administrator, United Nations Development Programme and Deputy Secretary-General, UN
Chair: Andrés Velasco, Professor of Public Policy and Dean, LSE School of Public Policy
In-person (Old Theatre, Old Building) and online public event
Hosted by the LSE School of Public Policy
Past events
In Conversation with Gabriel Oddone, Minister of Economy and Finance of Uruguay
Wednesday 11 February, 6.30pm-8.00pm
Speaker: Gabriel Oddone, Minister of Economy and Finance of Uruguay
Chair: Andrés Velasco, Professor of Public Policy and Dean, LSE School of Public Policy
In-person (CKK.2.04, Cheng Kin Ku Building) and online public event
Hosted by the LSE School of Public Policy
Trajectory of Power: the rise of the strongman presidency
Thursday 5 February, 6.30pm-8.00pm
Speaker: William Howell, Dean and Professor, School of Government and Policy, Johns Hopkins University
Chair: Andrés Velasco, Professor of Public Policy and Dean, LSE School of Public Policy
In-person (Sumeet Valrani lecture theatre, LSE Centre Building) and online public event
Hosted by the LSE School of Public Policy
Watch the video or listen to the podcast
The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s
Wednesday 4 February, 6.30pm-8.00pm
Speaker: Jason Burke, International Security correspondent for the Guardian
Chair: Alexander Evans OBE, Professor in Practice and Associate Dean, LSE School of Public Policy
In-person (Yangtze Lecture Theatre, LSE Centre Building) and online public event
Hosted by the LSE School of Public Policy and LSE IDEAS
Watch the video or listen to the podcast
Are revolutions justified?
Monday 26 January, 6.30pm-8.00pm
Speaker: Lea Ypi, Ralph Miliband Professor in Politics and Philosophy at LSE
Chair: Andrew Murray, Professor of Law and Dean, LSE Law School
Moderator: Andrés Velasco, Professor of Public Policy and Dean, LSE School of Public Policy
Hosted by the LSE School of Public Policy and the LSE Law School
Watch the video or listen to the podcast
The measure of progress: counting what really matters
Thursday 22 January, 6.30pm-8.00pm
Speaker: Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge
Chair: Richard Davies, Professor in Practice, LSE School of Public Policy and Director, LSE Growth Lab
In-person (Malaysia Auditorium, LSE Centre Building) and online public event
Hosted by the LSE School of Public Policy
Watch the video or listen to the podcast
The Pensioners versus the Euro: How will the Euro withstand the increasing pressure on the European Welfare states?
Thursday 27 November, 6.30pm-8.00pm
Speaker: Luis Garicano, Professor of Public Policy, LSE School of Public Policy
Chair: Andrés Velasco, Professor of Public Policy and Dean, LSE School of Public Policy
In-person (MAR.104) and online public event
Hosted by the LSE School of Public Policy
How do we fix climate change?
Monday 24 November, 6.30pm-8.00pm
Speakers: Nick Bridge, Former UK Government Special Representative for Climate Change, 2017-23; Laura Clarke, CEO, Client Earth; Areeba Hamid, Executive Director, Greenpeace UK
Closing remarks: Alexander Evans OBE, Associate Dean (Strategic Development) and Programme Director of the MPA in Data Science for Public Policy, LSE School of Public Policy
Chair: Elizabeth Robinson, Director (currently on research leave), Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
In-person (MAR.1.04, Marshall Building ) and online public event
Hosted by the LSE School of Public Policy
In conversation with Sanna Marin, former Prime Minister of Finland - SPP 2025 Annual Lecture
Tuesday 11 November, 6.30pm to 8.00pm
Speaker: Sanna Marin, former Prime Minister of Finland and the former leader of the Finnish Social Democratic Party
Chair: Andrés Velasco, Professor of Public Policy and Dean of the School of Public Policy at LSE
In-person event (LSE campus, venue TBC to ticketholders)
Hosted by the LSE School of Public Policy
The London Consensus: Economic Principles for the 21st Century
Tuesday 28 October, 6.30pm-8.15pm
Speakers: Torsten Bell MP, Minister for Pensions in DWP and HMT, and MP for Swansea; Tim Besley, School Professor of Economics and Political Science and W. Arthur Lewis Professor of Development, Department of Economics at LSE; Hélène Rey, Lord Bagri Professor of Economics, OBE, FBA at London Business School. CEPR and NBER; Martin Sandbu, Financial Times's European economics commentator; Andrés Velasco, Professor of Public Policy and Dean of the School of Public Policy at LSE
Chair: Silvana Tenreyro, James E. Meade Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics, LSE and Former External Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England
In-person (Great Hall, Marshall Building) and online public event
Hosted by the LSE School of Public Policy, LSE Press and the Department of Economics
Rebuilding Ukraine: the UK’s contribution to economic recovery
Wednesday 22 October, 6.30pm-8.00pm
Speakers: Anya Abdulakh, Project Facilitator, Refugee Engagement, Ealing Community and Voluntary Service and Director, Ardwick Partners; Camila Arroyo, Policy Officer, LSE Growth Lab; Ricardo Crescenzi, Professor of Economic Geography, LSE; Anna Dezyk MBE, Board Director and Deputy Chair of the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain
Chair: Richard Davies, Professor in Practice, LSE School of Public Policy and Director, LSE Growth Lab
In-person (LSE Lecture Theatre, Centre Building) and online public event
Hosted by the LSE School of Public Policy and the LSE Growth Lab
Can empathy really transform politics and leadership?
Thursday 16 October, 6.30pm-8.00pm
Speaker: Claire Yorke, Author and Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Future Defence and National Security, at Deakin University in Canberra, Australia
Chair: Alexander Evans, Professor in Practice of Public Policy and Programme Director of the MPA in Data Science, LSE School of Public Policy
In-person (MAR.1.04) and online public event
Hosted by the LSE School of Public Policy
Eclipsing the West: China, India and the forging of a new world
Tuesday 14 October, 6.30pm to 8.00pm
Speaker: Sir Vince Cable, Visiting Professor in Practice, LSE School of Public Policy
Chair: Richard Davies, Professor in Practice, LSE School of Public Policy and Director, LSE Growth Lab
In-person (MAR.2.04) and online public event
Hosted by the LSE School of Public Policy
Progressivism's Dilemma in the Face of Insecurity
Thursday 9 October, 6.30pm-8.00pm
Speaker: Carolina Tohá, Former Minister of Interior and Public Security of Chile, and former Presidential Candidate
Chair: Andrés Velasco, Professor of Public Policy and Dean, LSE School of Public Policy
Please note that this event will be conducted in Spanish. A recording with English subtitles will be made available afterwards.
In-person (MAR.2.04) and online public event
Hosted by the LSE School of Public Policy
Depopulation: an ethical perspective
Monday 6 October, 6.30pm to 8.00pm
Speaker: Laura Ferracioli, Associate Professor in Political Philosophy, University of Sydney
Chair: Alex Voorhoeve, Professor of Philosphy and incoming Vice-President (and Pro-Vice Chancellor) for Faculty Development, LSE
Hosted by the LSE School of Public Policy and the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
In-person (Hong Kong Theatre) and online public event