In conversation with Philippe Aghion, 2025 Nobel Laureate in Economics

The Wheeler Institute welcomes Philippe Aghion, recent Nobel Laureate to London Business School

The Wheeler Institute is delighted to welcome Philippe Aghion, recent Nobel Laureate and one of the world’s foremost thinkers on innovation-led economic growth, for a public event on Public Policy in the Age of Innovation. The event will take place on February 9, 2026.

Philippe Aghion is the Kurt Björklund Chaired Professor of Innovation and Growth at INSEAD and a Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics. His work has fundamentally shaped contemporary thinking on the relationship between innovation, competition, institutions, and long-run economic growth. In his recent Nobel Lecture, Aghion explored some of the most pressing challenges facing modern economies, from the middle-income trap and structural transformation to the role of flexicurity and institutional design in sustaining inclusive growth.

This event will situate these ideas within the broader debate on how capitalism must evolve to respond to today’s economic, social and technological pressures. Drawing on decades of influential research and policy engagement, Philippe Aghion will reflect on how innovation-driven growth models can be reconciled with social cohesion, resilience and opportunity.

The event will be opened by Sergei Guriev, Professor of Economics and Dean of London Business School, and moderated by Paolo Surico, Professor of Economics at LBS.