Global pandemic webinar series: Economics and the threat of global recession

Join Dialogue of Civilisations online at 1pm CEST on Thursday 9 April the first in DOC’s new webinar series ‘Global pandemic: The way forward. Scenarios for transformational change’.

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Focusing on economics and the threat of global recession in light of the Covid-19 crisis this online webinar will feature three expert speakers considering the following topics:

• Potential depression and recovery forecasted
• Emerging economic models – analysing crisis impact
• Global supply chains explained
• Production, trade, and work – imagining a post-crisis world

Our three expert speaker for this topic will be:

Jomo Kwame Sundaram, former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development.

James K. Galbraith, an economist and professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, former advisor to the Sanders presidential campaign.

Vladimir Popov, former senior advisor at the UN dept. for Economic and Social Affairs and current research director at the DOC.

More about the webinar series:

The current global pandemic has dramatic implications for our lives, for global economics, and for geopolitics. Many of us are confined to our own homes for the next few weeks. Each day brings more uncertainty, especially surrounding the potential long-term effects the virus may have on multiple aspects. It will certainly have profound transformational effects on economics, geopolitics, and society.

Global dialogue is more necessary than ever at this time: global challenges indeed require international cooperation, not just national responses.

Throughout the month of April, the DOC will hold three webinars with speakers from around the world exploring the consequences of the coronavirus crisis and its potential transformational effects longer-term. Each webinar will focus on one of the three spheres that the DOC specialises in.

Features of the webinar series

Each webinar will feature three speakers from various regions of the world discussing the potential impact that the crisis may have on their particular sphere and longer-term scenario. Look out for our promotional videos before each webinar that will give a brief introduction to the topics – after watching the video please submit any preliminary questions to event@doc-research.org to see them answered live during the webinar. We will also be dedicating time during the webinar to answer your questions in real time.

As is common for the DOC, we expect participants to join us from all over the world. Advance registration is necessary.