LONDON, September 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Professor Sir Andrew Likierman, Dean of London Business School[1], will lead two special lectures at the Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi on Tuesday 21st September and the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai on Thursday 23rd September.

Leading a delegation of professors from the School's accounting, economics, finance, marketing, strategic management and organisational behaviour faculty, Sir Andrew will give the inaugural address at these two one-day conferences which will discuss the topics of Strategies for Sustainable Growth and Building Global Business Capability[2], respectively.

London Business School, which is ranked number one in the world for its full-time MBA programme (Financial Times 2010), was a founding partner of the Indian School of Business (ISB) located in Hyderabad and was also one of the first top business schools in the world to have a dedicated India centre (the Aditya Birla India Centre).

Commenting on his visit, Sir Andrew said, London Business School has very special bonds with India through our faculty, staff, alumni and students. Nearly 10% of our student body and 6% of our core faculty are of Indian nationality or origin.

Many of our faculty members are actively engaged in research and consulting with Indian companies and our alumni network in India continues to grow and actively participate in the success of the School via strong representation on our Global Advisory Council.

This event will celebrate these connections, and also serve to strengthen them. The leaders of Indian industry, our alumni, friends of the School and our faculty will come together to explore the complexities facing both business and society as India steadily globalises.

Notes to Editor:

1. About London Business School

London Business School's purpose is to deliver insights and leaders that have impact. The School is ranked number one in the world for the full-time MBA programme*. In research, the School is ranked top ten in the world and holds the highest average research score of any UK academic institution**.

The School's faculty, from over 30 countries, is grouped into seven subject areas - Accounting; Economics; Finance; Management Science and Operations; Marketing; Organisational Behaviour; and Strategic and International Management.

Studying at the School provides access to an unmatched diversity of thought. With a presence in four international cities - London, New York, Hong Kong and Dubai - the School is well positioned to equip students from more than 130 countries with the capabilities needed to operate in today's business environment. Students further benefit from our 30,000 alumni who provide a wealth of knowledge, business experience and worldwide networking opportunities.

The School awards over 1,000 degrees every year, across MBA, Executive MBA, Masters in Finance, Sloan Fellow and PhD programmes and has most recently added Masters in Management to its portfolio. The Executive Education team offers a portfolio of over 30 open programmes as well as custom-designed programmes developed to meet the specific needs of individuals and their organisation. Annually, over 8,000 participants attend executive programmes that are led by many of the world's leading business thinkers.

* Financial Times MBA 2010 Rankings

** Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008

2. Conference programme

The one day conferences will examine the following topics:

- The challenges of organising and competing globally which confront Indian businesses today, led by Nirmalya Kumar, Professor of Marketing; Co-Director of the Aditya Birla India Centre; - Negotiation Strategies with Madan Pillutla, Mike Salamon Term Professor of Organisational Behaviour; Subject Area Chair Organisational Behaviour; - Strategy and Shaping Industry Architectures with Michael G Jacobides, Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management: Sir Donald Gordon Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation; - India and the World Economy with Hélène Rey, Professor of Economics and Richard Portes, Professor of Economics; - Performance measurement in the non-profit sector with Professor Sir Andrew Likierman, Dean of London Business School (New Delhi only); - Improving capital market efficiency with Narayan Naik, Professor of Finance and Lakshmanan Shivakumar, London Business School Chaired Professor of Accounting (New Delhi only); - Hedge Funds and Capital Market Efficiency with Narayan Naik, Professor of Finance (Mumbai only); - Information transparency: Equity research coverage of India corporates with Lakshmanan Shivakumar, London Business School Chaired Professor of Accounting (Mumbai only).

SOURCE: London Business School

CONTACT: Complimentary media passes are available to journalists who wouldlike to attend these conferences. To reserve your place, please email LauraBarnes at lbarnes@london.edu or contact +44(0)207-000-7147 /+44(0)7702-177-257