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LSE European Institute - APCO Worldwide Perspectives on Europe Series

Date: Wednesday 1 February 2012
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Vítor Gaspar
Chair: Dr Waltraud Schelkle

Vítor Gaspar is Minister of Finance. He was appointed Portuguese Finance Minister in Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho's cabinet in June 2011. Mr Gaspar was an adviser to the Bank of Portugal from February 2010, having been from 2007 Director-General at the Bureau of European Policy Advisers (ERI) with the President of the European Commission. Previously he was Director-General for Research at the European Central Bank for six years. Gaspar was awarded a degree in economics by the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) in 1982, and has a doctorate in economics by the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, awarded in 1988.

This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. For any queries email events@lse.ac.uk or call +44 (0)20 7955 6043.

Date: Friday, February 3, 2012
Time: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Location: NYU Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012

This year's SWIB conference will feature prominent speakers including Pattie Sellers, editor-at-large, Fortune magazine; Deanie Elsner, president of beverages, Kraft; Anita Sands, COO, UBS Wealth Management; and Nicole Sandford, partner, Deloitte & Touche. Panel topics will include: View from the C-Suite; View from the Boardroom; Leading for Change: Transformational Leadership; Opportunities & Challenges in Leadership; Leading for Social Change; and Under Pressure: Leadership during times of Crisis & Change.

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Research Center Events

Date: February 3, 2012
Time: 9:00 - 5:30 P.M.
Location: Room 1-70, Kaufman Management Center (44 West Fourth Street)

NYU Stern’s Salomon Center holds its annual NASDAQ DRP Research Day Conference where Stern’s finance faculty will present research. New this year will be a panel discussion on the current state of the world economy and financial system.

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LSE public lecture

Date: Wednesday 8 February 2012
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Thomas Frank
Chair: Professor Robert Wade

Economic meltdown usually brings calls for change – or it's supposed to. But when Thomas Frank set out to find these, all he heard were loud demands that the losers be hit harder and that the winners get more. In his new book, Pity The Billionaire, which he will discuss in this talk Frank takes us a wild road-trip through the strange landscape of the American Right, the Tea Party and Glenn Beck, makes sense of a topsy-turvy world and shows how instead of complying with the new speed limit, conservative America has stamped hard on the accelerator. It is essential reading for understanding how we all got to where we are, and how we might get out.

The founding editor of the Baffler, Thomas Frank is the author of One Market Under God, The Conquest of Cool, What's the Matter with America? and The Wrecking Crew. He is also a contributor to Harper's, The Nation and the New York Times.

This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. For any queries email events@lse.ac.uk or call +44 (0) 20 7955 6043.

Date: Friday, February 10, 2012
Time: 8:30am - 6:00pm
Location: Henry Kaufman Management Center, 44 West 4th Street, Suite 6-70, New York, NY 10012

The second annual Social Innovation Symposium - a collaboration between the Social Enterprise Association (SEA) at Stern, Bridge at Wagner and LSEA at NYU Law - will be themed ”Innovative Thinking for Social Good.” The event will feature a keynote address from Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook and founder of Jumo, as well as interactive sessions, panel discussions and networking opportunities.

For more information or to register, please visit the conference website.

Department of Sociology public lecture

Date: Monday 20 February 2012
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Ulrich Beck

German euro-nationalism is not inevitable. Europe's crisis is an opportunity to enlarge democracy.

Ulrich Beck is professor of sociology, University of Munich and British Journal of Sociology LSE Centennial Professor in the Department of Sociology.

This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. For any queries email events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.

2012 LSE-Harvard public lecture on Islamic Finance

Date: Wednesday 22 February 2012
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speakers: Mukhtar Hussain, Professor Volker Nienhaus
Chair: Justice Cranston

It is felt that conventional financial systems have failed and should be replaced, or supplemented, by more ethical banking and socially responsible finance. Can Islamic Finance, as a system with a strong religious background and moral framework, satisfy this hope?

Mukhtar Hussain is chief executive officer at HSBC Malaysia.n Volker Nienhaus is visiting professor, University of Reading.

This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. For any queries email events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.

Redefining Africa: Innovative Business & Frontier Investments in Emerging Africa

Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: 44 West 4th Street, Kaufman Management Center, New York, NY 10012

The Inaugural Stern Africa Forum (SAF), co-hosted by student organization Stern in Africa (SIA) and NYU Africa House, will bring together top African business thinkers, innovators and executives to discuss the trends driving economic development and growth on the African continent. Themed "Redefining Africa: Innovative Business and Frontier Investments in Emerging Africa," SAF will focus on the innovative business practices and ventures fueling the progress and potential of Africa’s emerging economies. The forum will feature keynote speaker Adebayo O. Ogunlesi, chairman and managing partner of Global Infrastructure Partners, and panel discussions will include: Emerging Industries in Africa; Africa's Crossroads: Intersection of Public, Private, Non-Profit Approaches to Africa's Renaissance; Foundations of 21st Century Africa: Challenge of a $1 Trillion Infrastructure Opportunity; and African Growth Story: Financial Markets/Investments in Africa.

Register here.

For more information please visit the conference website.