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Convenor: Andreas Wasmuht
Co-Convenor: Trevor Johnson
The Economics and Business Group at BRLSI endeavours to provide time for thought and reflection on many of the major questions of our time, both in the form lectures by eminent speakers and through lively discussion on the major economic issues of the day.
The old Chinese curse, 'May you live in interesting times', seems apt for the unprecedented economic times in which we live. We look forward to welcoming you to our evenings of economic and business exploration.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Business & Economics programme continues digitally on the BRLSI website and YouTube Channel. Please click on the YouTube link below to access videos of previous virtual talks.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJW1gdt3yAhc3kdzePjcwiXpF8DOgk9yC
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2020/2021 BRLSI Business & Economics Lecture Programme
08 December 2020 Professional Development & Contextual Intelligence, Dr Paul Dowson, Bath Spa University
12 January 2021 Business after Covid - Dr Martin Parker, University of Bristol
09 February 2021 The Importance of AI in Business – Roberta Bernardi, University of Bristol
09 March 2021 COVID, Trust and Responsible Business – Professor Veronica Hope Hailey
13 April 2021 Business Transformation and Innovation – Dr Anna Walker, Bath Spa University
11 May 2021 Lessons from Family businesses – Dr Antonio Revelli, Bath Spa University
Previous lectures:
11 February 2020 Rebuilding Trust and Trustworthiness in 21st Century Society – Professor Veronica Hope-Hailey, Uni of Bath
14 January 2020 Stories and Narratives in Post-Truth Times - Yiannis Gabriel, Emeritus Professor, University of Bath
10 December 2019 The Privilege and Challenge of Leading a Charity in Modern Day Britain, Wayne de Leeuw, Interim CEO, Dorothy House Hospice
12 November 2019 Creating a more sustainable and inclusive banking sector, Jules Peck, FRSA, Founding Director, Avon Mutual Bank
08 October 2019 Expansion of Chinese firms Overseas: Consequences for Workers - Dr Rutvica Andrijasevic, University of Bristol
10 September 2019 Complex Systems and system resilience in Business & Economics: From theory and practice
Professor Philip Haynes, University of Brighton
09 July 2019 How to embrace complexity and change the world - Dr Jean Boulton,Visiting Senior Research Fellow, University of Bath
11 June 2019 Tackling Short-Termism -Tej Parikh, Senior Economist, Institute of Directors
14 May 2019 The Business of Modern Slavery - Professor Andrew Crane, University of Bath
10 April 2019 How Organisations can deal with Complexity - Professor Eve Mitleton-Kelly, LSE
12 March 2019 Inside the Money Machine - Why the World is Drowning in Debt - Chris Gilchrist, author for Money Marketing
27 February 2019 ‘Williams Automobiles An example of Business Generational Sustainability’
Richard Williams-joint talk with Technology Geography & Adventure
12 February 2019 The future of the European Project Professor Jeremy Clegg
University of Leed
09 January 2019 `The Spider's Web Film Documentary.
introduced by John Christensen, co-Producer
11 December 2018 The Organisation as an Organism Andreas Wasmuht, BRLSI
Convenor Business & Economics
13 November 2018 Property, Debt and the Economy Professor John Muellbauer,
'A Tale of two countries' University of Oxford
09 October 2018 The many faces of corruption Dr Ajit Mishra
University of Bath
11 September 2018 Twilight of the Gods of Finance Nick Silver
Associate of the LSE
18 July 2018 The UK Housing Crisis Paul Jackson
writer Investor's Chronicle
12 June 2018 (Re)Organising Our Role in Society Andreas Wasmuht
Convenor BRLSI B&E
08 May 2018 Climate Change: Can we avoid disaster ?
Professor Michael Finus University of Bath
23 April 2018 Why AI is the future of Growth Mark Purdy, Accenture
13 March 2018 The role of women in business Julie Cooper
Chair of the Bath Business Women Association
19 February 2018 Artificial Intelligence in Business Jules Trocchi
'Loving the Machine' CEO, Security Directions Ltd
09 January 2018 Digital disruption in Business models Matt Connolly
CEO Tallt Ventures
12 December 2017 Sustainable development in design Profssr Peter Bradley, UWE
14 November 2017 The Economics of Schools Professor Simon Burgess
University of Bristol
10 October 2017 Happiness to Anger
Why and how emotions drive economic decisions
Professor Brit Grosskopf Exeter University
12 September 'Out of control'? How companies work in practice
Paul Jackson, writer for Investors Chronicle
13 July Model pupils, underachievers and troublemakers
Jonathan Oates, Teaching Fellow, Bath
13 June A different Economic Future
Andreas Wasmuht, Economics Convenor BRLSI
09 May What’s gone wrong with Economics
Professor Dennis Leech, Warwick University
11 April Should a University Education be ‘free’
Professor Michael Otsuka LSE
08 March The next Financial Hurricane
Professor Antonio Cabrales UCL
14 February Why Economics must change
‘The need for a poetic approach’ Dr Sebastian Berger UWE
10 January The Circular Economy
Dr Ben Davies Bath Spa University
Suggestions of topics and speakers are welcome and if you are interested in being informed about forthcoming events please email [email protected]
In addition to the information which appears about each talk in the BRLSI calendar, newsletter and on the BRLSI website, a special email giving information about lectures related to the Economics and Business group will be sent to you if you provide your email to [email protected]