International Panel Series, Business Resilience, 8th July 2020

8th July 2020 , @ 06.00 PM

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The COVID 19 pandemic has engulfed the entire world in an unprecedented manner. The socio-economic impact of the disaster is yet to be ascertained, but it is no guess that we need to be prepared for an enormous disruption at a global scale, and at socio-economical front.

There is an urgent need to channelise all our resources in order to push ahead and face the challenge. Every sector and strata of the society will need to be a part of it and the way forward lies only in collective action. The businesses have a crucial role to play during and post the pandemic. There is a need for businesses not only to sustain and adapt themselves but to support the private sector and society in these uncertain times and in an unchartered territory.

Keeping this context in mind, GCNI CEGET in partnership with Alliance for Integrity India is organizing an 'International Panel Series' on the theme 'Shaping a Sustainable Business Post-COVID', which shall bring to the fore the discussion by subject matter experts on the topics that matter and questions that need to be answered to help businesses face the challenges posed and also to look for opportunities for becoming stronger and relevant.

1st panel will deliberate upon 'Business Resilience'
There is already panic in the market with rating agencies predicting reduction in global growth rate and an imminent recession in waiting. The businesses big or small will take a hit. The dilemmas are plenty, production, supply chain, market volatility, sluggishness in the market, unemployment. Amidst all, it is easy to forget about the conducive environment the pandemic creates for corruption in the market.

The survival of businesses will be dependent on how quickly they adapt themselves to the disruptions caused due to COVID while maintaining continuity of business operations and taking care of people, assets, and business equity. It is time that we have discussion around businesses sustainability, continuity, and marketability.

The speakers for the first panel are:

Olajobi Makinwa - Chief, Intergovernmental Relations and Africa, UN Global Compact & Senior Advisor to the President of the UN General Assembly
Ms. Susanne Friedrich - Director, Alliance for Integrity
Dr. Ashutosh Karnatak - Former Director (Projects) & CMD, GAIL, Mentor ”Plus Approach Foundation” (An NGO promoting Positivity)
Mr. Anirban Ghosh - Chief Sustainability Officer, Mahindra Group
Mr. Bernhard Steinruecke - Director General, Indo-German Chamber of Commerce

Other Panels in the Series are :

Supply Chain Disruption - 14th July 2020
Reskilling and Digitalisation - 23rd July 2020
Sustaining SMEs - 30th July 2020

For details Contact: Arya Dev, Programme Analyst (Legal), GCNI CEGET
arya.ceget@globalcompact.in, +91- 9953537783