Thursday, May 14, 2020

Notations From the Grid (Special Weekly Edition): Out & About @ The Global Boardroom

Day three of the Global Board is Before Us.   We hereby present a snapshot of Day 2 courtesy the team at the Financial Times as we look forward to be back next week with reflections as our team works away on #LifeAfterCovid:

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GLOBAL DIGITAL CONFERENCE
12 - 14 May
On day two of the FT's live digital Global Boardroom event, Ángel Gurría, secretary-general of the OECD, warned that the extra debt governments are taking on to tackle the crisis "will come back to haunt us", while the World Health Organization's chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said it will be "four or five years" before Covid-19 is under control in a bleak assessment of the challenges ahead.

Tony Blair, former British prime minister, said there are only two ways to handle the crisis: "stupid or smart", and that global collaboration was crucial. Meanwhile, Volvo chief executive Hakan Samulesson said he had reopened European factories, but would run them according to demand. Former US Vice-president Al Gore urged the Trump administration to listen to scientists on health risks, and not "roll the dice for a bit of extra growth".
Our round-up of today's discussions is available here:

DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS


You can also catch up on yesterday's highlights and
watch the on demand sessions available now

DAY ONE HIGHLIGHTS

ON DEMAND SESSIONS
Join us for the final day of discussions, from 8.20am BST (GMT+1), and watch for free. If you missed today's event, catch up with video on demand.

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