THE REOPENING (July 18) REOPENING in a POST-COVID WORLD
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COVID-19 UPDATES Four Part Series COVID-19 UPDATES (Four-Part Series) PART 1: THE PANDEMIC (June 6) PART 2: THE REOPENING (July 18) REOPENING IN A POST-COVID WORLD ™ 10:00 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. Central Time (USA) Livestreamed for free to the public by an OU GRTS sponsor, Manufacturing Talk Radio, at mfgtalkradio.com and through price.ou.edu/GRTL S Saturday, July 18, 2020 Time zone is Central Time (North America) 10:00 - 10:20 a.m. Reopening and Restoring in a Post-COVID World Dr. Adriana Sanford, Global Threat Expert & International TV Commentator; Former Fortune 500 Senior Counsel OPENING 10:20 - 10:40 a.m. The Hour of the Corporate Diplomats Horacio Gutierrez, Spotify’s Head of Global Affairs & Chief Legal Officer; former Microsoft General Counsel & VP 10:40 – 11:00 a.m. Strengthen Post-COVID Global Supply Chains: Health Concerns & Geopolitical Considerations Dr. Lucian Cernat, Head of Global Trade Regulations & International Procurement Negotiations for European Commission and former Chief Trade Economist; former Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Trade Negotiator 11:00 - 11:20 a.m. During Uncertain Times, Protecting Your Company’s Intellectual Property Brian Hinman, Chief Commercial Officer for AON IP Solutions; former Chief Innovation Officer for AON; former Chief IP Officer at Philips; former VP of IP at IBM & Verizon 11:20 - 11:40 a.m. The Rise of Risk and Security Intelligence & Crisis Response Dr. Gerold Knight, Global Risk Mgt Leader for Coca-Cola HBC; former Security Management Roles in Australian Government & NSW Police Force Time zone is Central Time (North America) 11:40 - 12:00 p.m. Reopening: Early-Warning Intelligence Matt Addington, Cyber and National Security Expert; former DEA Special Agent and CIA Operations Officer (Narco-Terrorism & Global Security Threats) 12:00 - 12:20 p.m. Restarting Network & ISP Resilience: New Risks & New Methods of Working Christopher Libertelli, Former Global Head of Policy at YouTube, former Global Public Policy at Netflix, and former Senior Legal Advisor to the FCC 12:20 - 12:40 p.m. Film & Video in a Post-COVID World Seth Schachner, Managing Director of Strat Americas; former business development executive with Sony Music, Microsoft, Liberty Media, Viacom, AOL, and Universal Music CLOSING REMARKS The Reopening: Rolling Back Lock-Down Measures As the virus has started to spike with the reopening, some governments are pausing their plans while others are backtracking. Limiting retail sales, requiring thermal temperature checks, and self-reporting of COVID-19 symptoms are accompanying the basic requirements of wearing masks in public and social distancing. The struggle to get people back to work, while protecting lives, is critical among many industries. Many countries have scaled back or delayed their reopening, which has been detrimental to businesses and the economy. A vast majority of governments still have restrictions on non-essential travel, mandatory 14-day quarantine upon arrival, stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders, as well as border closures. Some businesses and restaurants are permitted to reopen for online orders and shipping, but customers are still prohibited from going inside, which is a huge setback for many companies that may soon be insolvent. Additionally, some countries may be on the verge of defaulting over debts, and many are off-limits to tourists, allowing only repatriation flights to retrieve citizens returning home. Amid the world’s most-at-risk nations, intensive care beds are not available, and hunger is a daily reality. There is a need for unity and global solidarity to fight this pandemic. Collaboration must take place on all levels to recover from this crisis. Wayne Thomas, Senior Associate Dean Faculty and Research Innovation Michael F. Price College of Business The events of the past seven months offer dramatic evidence that we live in a deeply connected, intertwined world. The reality of globalization, modern transportation networks, the fragility of just-in- time supply chains, and mass urbanization has literally shrunk the timeline for the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 to have a profound global impact. That impact is likely to linger for months, if not years. Although the initial phase of lockdowns helped avoid collapse of health care infrastructure and slow community spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the COVID-19 pandemic generated a severe and ongoing downturn in economic performance nationally and internationally. The pandemic’s staggering rate of infections and deaths also amplifies social tensions and diminishes confidence in governments’ ability to respond effectively to crises. Understanding the interplay of these factors along with the biology and epidemiology of the disease is going to be essential to successfully re-opening and creating a sustainable new normal. In contrast to influenza, the biology of the virus and the disease’s epidemiology complicate decisions about the timing and extent of re-opening after lockdowns. The virus is incredibly persistent, highly contagious especially in confined spaces or large gatherings which propagate super spreading, the disease is virulent, there currently is no safe and efficacious vaccine, proven therapeutics that could interrupt or prevent cytokine storm are still being explored, mass immunity commonly called ‘herd immunity’ does not exist, and it appear to lack seasonality leaving us globally still in the first wave and wondering about a future second or subsequent waves. Fortunately, most cases are mild to moderate unless the individual infected by the virus has serious underlying comorbidities or is immunocompromised. Going forward, some simple measures including wearing masks, social distancing, and hand washing are effective and prudent first steps to protect the public until vaccines and therapeutics are readily available. In fact, because a significant percentage of infected individuals are asymptomatic, those measures are good practice in public settings. The basics of the biology and epidemiology are still evolving, but COVID-19 appears to be becoming endemic. This underscores that re-opening choices involve trying to balance risks and conduct a systemic or organizational stress test in real time with imperfect information. In the near term, it is almost certain that the quality of those decisions and their results will be uneven. That is where evidence-based strategies, effective leadership, building trust, and coherent investments in resiliency come into play because a lot of the conversation has been grounded in woefully inadequate understanding and obfuscation. James L. Regens, Ph.D. Regents Professor and Director OU Center for Intelligence and National Security Preparing for business continuity and disaster recovery after widespread closures of establishments, demand shifts, and product shortages requires an understanding of fast-moving issues and the ability to readily adapt. As some countries began to relax and ease out of coronavirus-related lockdown restrictions, other governments restored restrictions after coronavirus cases spiked. All companies will need to address compliance risks, anticipate new regulations and reforms, and leverage several platforms and technologies to innovate and adapt as countries react to the negative im. Businesses will need to reconsider how to best manage risks and implement effective responses to legal concerns and unprecedented challenges, while continuing to build value and protect their intellectual property rights. Artificial intelligence-created inventions, and copyright works resulting therefrom, are at the top of the list for many businesses. There is also appropriate and necessary collaboration needed among businesses in certain sectors that is essential to prevent failures and other unintended consequences, as many businesses are genuinely uncertain as to how to establish the ‘next normal.’ During these uncertain times, protecting reputational interests and maintaining diplomatic business relationships is vital for growth. Through the OU GRTS leadership forum, learn how to handle some of these most intricate global challenges and gain a collection of valuable insights for these volatile times from notable experts and distinguished industry leaders that are on the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis in jurisdictions throughout the Americas and across the Atlantic. The COVID-19 threat is only one of the many threats we must face together. When there are global threats and competing security interests anywhere, we are all at risk. Adriana Sanford, J.D., Dual LL.M. in Tax Law and International & Comparative Laws Founding Director, OU Global Risks & Threats Series Senior Fellow, OU Center for Intelligence and National Security Faculty Member, Michael F. Price College of Business Assistant Director, Executive Education, Gene Rainbolt School of Business JULY 18, 2020 Cyber Intelligence ● Financial Intelligence ● Threat Intelligence ● Incident Response OU SPECIAL GUEST Head LUCIAN CERNAT is the European Commission’s Head of Global Trade Regulations and International Procurement Negotiations and former Chief Trade Economist. With almost 20 years of experience in the trade policy field, he oversees economic advice on EU trade policy, influencing over 5 trillion euros of EU trade flows ● annually. He is a frequent speaker at high-level events alongside award-winning economists and his publications were quoted in leading international journals (Financial Times, Wall Street Journal) and other media. He is also a regular VoxEU columnist, writing