A Global Village

Economics & Finance

Issue 12 – June 2014
Delivering Donated Drugs Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
Prof Alan Fenwick OBE, Imperial College London
Identity: Who Do You Think You Are?
Prof. Chris Hankin & Andrew Burton, Imperial College London
How Much Surveillance Can Democracy Withstand?
Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation
Issue 11 – October 2013
Astrobiology: Searching for Life in Space
Dr. Louisa J. Preston, The Open University
Space Biomedicine: UK Research For Health in Space
Dr. Simon N. Evetts and Dr. Iya Whiteley, UK Space Biomedicine Consortium
Space Stations: Designing Human Habitats in Space
Dr. Fiona Larner, Imperial College London
Liquid Democracy: New Politics in a Connected World
Dr. Marc Rea, Imperial College London
Imperialism 2.0: Do We Really Want to Save the Poor?
Prof. Steve Fuller, University of Warwick
Issue 10 – May 2013
The World Needs Science and Science Needs Women
Professor Pratibha L Gai & Katy Gandon, University of York and L’Oreal UK & Ireland
Getting Everyone On Board To Get Women On The Board
Calypso Montouchet, Imperial College London
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace:: Within the Spectrum of Sexual Violence
Renate van Oosten, Chatham House
Driving Growth:: The Female Economy in China and India
Michael J. Silverstein, Abheek Singhi, Carol Liao and David C. Michael, The Boston Consulting Group
Women’s Empowerment in Kenya: Trading Fuel Briquettes
Mary Njenga, University of Nairobi & World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Issue 9 – January 2013
Investing in Africa: Will Africa follow in the Footsteps of China?
Franca Hoffmann, Imperial College London
Issue 8 – October 2012
On the Benefits of Competition in Healthcare
Prof. Carol Propper CBE, Imperial College Business School
Spending the Money Wisely: Challenges of Health System Financing
Prof. Peter Smith, Imperial College Business School and Centre for Health Policy
How to Plan a Successful Biopharma Product Rollout
Jürgen Lücke, Judith Wallenstein, Torsten Kurth & Caroline Teichmann, The Boston Consulting Group
The Age of Minor Metals: Easing Supply Concerns Amid Volatile Markets
Dr. Kartik Rao, Metalysis Ltd.
Nanotechnology for Sustainable Development
Dr. Antonio Torrisi, Imperial College London
Sunny Side Up: Powering Our Future with Solar Photovoltaics
Prof. Jenny Nelson & Christopher Emmott, Imperial College London
Re-Thinking Rural Architecture in Syria: A Traditional Approach to Contemporary Living
M. Hosam Jiroudy, The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts
Preventing State Conflict in Cyberspace
Clement Guitton, King’s College London
Issue 7 – May 2012
After the Deluge: Data Analytics and Privacy
Prof. Chris Hankin & Andrew Burton, Imperial College London
Commercial Surrogacy: A Priceless Commodity?
Robyn Perry-Thomas, University of St Andrews
Mathematics and Statistics in Finance
Prof. David Hand, Imperial College London
China’s Digital Generations: The Online Empire
David Michael, Christoph Nettesheim & Yvonne Zhou, The Boston Consulting Group
Issue 5 – October 2011
Patently Unfair?
Joseph McArthur, University College London
The Financial Burden of Healthcare
Neave O’Clery, Kajaluxy Ananthan & Walaiporn Patcharanarumol, Imperial College London & Thai Ministry of Public Health
Risk & Uncertainty in Climate Change & Business Innovation
Anna Plodowski, Imperial College Business School
A Disequilibrium View of Market Fluctuations
Joachim Klindworth, Imperial College Business School
Risk after an Arab Spring: Investing in the Middle East
Tariq Bin Hendi, Imperial College Business School
Issue 3 – January 2011
Tackling Malnutrition: The First 1000 Days: A Critical Window of Opportunity for Action
Tanya Green, UK Department for International Development (DFID)
The End Of The Line For Affordable HIV Drugs?
Harriet Gliddon, Imperial College London
Developing Vaccines For A Developing World
Dr. Francesco Berlanda Scorza, Imperial College London
Does Synthetic Biology Need A New PR Campaign?
Benjamin Miller, Imperial College London
Issue 2 – May 2010
A Physical Barrier to Peace: Territorial Fragmentation in the Middle East
Iseult O'Clery, University College Dublin
Bailout for Greece: Did We Read the Fine Print of the Lisbon Treaty?
Rhodri Oliver, Imperial College London