On Tuesday 23rd November 2021, we honoured Ayn Rand and the enduring appeal of her ideas with a special guest lecture at the prestigious Drapers’ Hall.

Luke Johnson, serial entrepreneur and acclaimed author, gave our annual Ayn Rand Lecture on "Entrepreneurs – the Last Best Hope". The lecture defended the idea that entrepreneurs are society’s finest defence against a risk-averse, overcautious culture. Government and big business are not the answer to our challenges.

Luke Johnson is one of Britain's most successful entrepreneurs. He is Chairman and founder of Risk Capital Partners LLP and a former chairman of Channel 4 Television. He wrote a weekly column for successively The Sunday Telegraph, The Financial Times and The Sunday Times for a combined total of 20 years about business. In the 1990s he was Chairman of Pizza Express PLC. Currently he is Chairman of Brighton Pier Group PLC, and a director and significant shareholder of both Gail’s artisan bakeries and Brompton Bicycles. He has written a number of books about business, and co-founded The Centre for Entrepreneurs think tank.