Building Adaptive Organisations for the AI Age
Monday 9 February 2026, 6.30pm to 8.00pm
Great Hall, Marshall Building, LSE Campus
Organisations today face a paradox: we strive for agility and innovation yet remain trapped in rigid systems designed for control and efficiency. Massive top-down transformations often make things worse. Is there a better way?
Join Amazon Web Services executives in residence Phil Le-Brun and Jana Werner as they introduce The Octopus Organization, a bold new approach inspired by one of nature’s most adaptable creatures. Like an octopus – intelligent, resilient, and decentralised – organisations can thrive by balancing cohesion with autonomy and tapping into the distributed intelligence of their people.
Speakers:
Phil Le-Brun, Executive in Residence, Amazon Web Services
Jana Werner, Executive in Residence, Amazon Web Services
Chair:
Dr Will Venters, LSE
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The ins and outs of sustainable supply chains
Thursday 11 December 2025, 6.30pm to 8.00pm
Join Rocco Macchiavello, LSE, in his inaugural lecture as he explores the economics of sustainable supply chains.
Presenting insights from over a decade of research, Professor Macchiavello will examine how companies can organise supply chains that are sustainable and resilient, creating value for stakeholders beyond the organisation's boundaries. He will draw from rigorous, data-driven, research, illustrated through concrete case studies of large companies’ sourcing strategies in export-oriented agricultural commodities and manufacturing sectors.
Chair:
Professor Oriana Bandiera, LSE
Reigstration Information:
This public event is free and open to all. This event will be a hybrid event, with an in-person audience and an online audience. In-person tickets will become available on Monday 10 November, online registration will open early October.
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