Webinar Series: The Science and Business of COVID-19

The Economic Shock of COVID-19: How Can Businesses and Communities Remain Resilient?

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Date:

Monday, 27 April 2020

Time:

12.30pm – 1.30pm (Singapore Time)

Synopsis:

How will the COVID-19 containment and mitigation affect growth, trade and economic outlook in Asia? Find out which economic sectors and groups are most affected as well as the government strategies to help businesses and workers. The session will also explore what businesses can do to adapt to an environment of “distancing” and a new way of working/conducting business.

Moderator:

Prof Lei Hsien-Hsien
Chief Executive Officer, American Chamber of Commerce, Singapore
Adjunct Professor, SSHSPH

Panellists:

Prof Bert Hofman
Director, East Asian Institute & Professor of Practice, NUS Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Mr Gareth McIlroy
Managing Director, Korn Ferry

Dr Taimur Baig
Managing Director & Chief Economist, DBS Bank

Jointly organised by:

American Chamber Of Commerce in Singapore

SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute

NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health

This webinar is part of the Science and Business of COVID-19 webinar series:

Part 1 – A COVID-19 World: What Do We Know? How Are Governments Responding?

Part 2 – Preventing and Treating COVID-19: When Will We Get A Vaccine? Are There Any Effective Treatments?

Part 3 – The Economic Shock of COVID-19: How Can Businesses and Communities Remain Resilient?

Part 4 – A Post-COVID-19 World: What Will Be Our New Normal?