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AD Talks 2020: Pandemics: Saving Human Lives or the Economy

December 8, 2020
Related topics: 
Economy
Health
International Relations
International Cooperation

COVID-19 showed how unprepared the health systems are to address major pandemics. Except for China, South Korea and Japan, countries have struggled to deal with the pandemic. Lockdowns and quarantines have been incentivised as a strategy. However, many countries have struggled economically and found out that a weak economy leads to a weaker healthcare system. - What lessons can be learnt from COVID-19? - Can cooperation increase in the future? How? Moderator : John Yearwood, Deputy editor, Trade & Agriculture and Editor, China Watcher, POLITICO Speakers : - Paulo Portas, Former Deputy Prime Minister, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Portugal - Andrés Rozental, President, Rozental & Asociados ; Founder, Mexican Council on Foreign Relation - Nchimunya Hamukoma, Policy Strategist, African Futures (Emerging Leader) - Jessica Gottsleben, Innovative Servant Leader, Young Leaders Council (Emerging Leader)

Speakers
John Yearwood
President and CEO, Yearwood Media Group
An award-winning multimedia journalist, John Yearwood is President and CEO of Yearwood Media Group, a global consulting and content creation firm. In his role as President/CEO of Yearwood Media, he advises companies seeking to do business in emerging markets, with a particular focus on Africa and Asia. In 2019, he was appointed honorary chair of the the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention, which convened 4,100 black journalists in Miami. He sits on several boards, including the Austria-based International Press Institute, where he is the former chairman. Former world editor of the Miami Herald. The World Desk won numerous awards under his leadership, including two McClatchy Company President’s Awards and the Arthur Ross Award for best coverage of Latin ...
Paulo Portas
Former Deputy Prime Minister, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Portugal
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Andrés Rozental
President, Rozental & Asociados ; Founder, Mexican Council on Foreign Relation
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Nchimunya Hamukoma
South Africa
Head: Funder Partnerships & Strategic Projects, Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
Nchimunya Hamukoma is the Head: Funder Partnerships & Strategic Projects Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, a South African based youth employment organization serving 2.5 million young people through their online mobile platform SAYouth.In her role she is responsible for driving and incubating new priority sectors within the organization  such as Micro- enterprise  and Agriculture and  working with funder partners to co-create impactful grant programs. She is an economist & policy strategist passionate about optimizing the conditions for human thriving. Her work focuses on understanding the building blocks of Africa's future and helping governments and organizations solve complex problems. During Covid-19 she worked with organizations to forecast the trajectory of ...

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