By José Ángel de la Paz

Marzo 24, 2020

EGADE Business School Dean, Ignacio de la Vega, and other institutional experts from member schools of the Global Network for Advanced Management shared in a webinar their thoughts with students, alumni, and faculty, on the global economic impact of the unfolding COVID-19 epidemic.

The online event entitled “The Economic Effects of COVID-19” was held on Tuesday, March 24, as part of the Global Network Connect series.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has brought daily life to a virtual standstill in many countries around the world, the panelists discussed their insights into conditions on the ground, the challenges for policymakers and business leaders, and the outlook for the global economy.

The participants were:

• Ignacio de la Vega, Dean of EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico.
• Jérôme Adda, Dean for Research & Professor of Economics, Bocconi University, Italy.
• Howard Forman, Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Economics, and Public Health, Yale School of Management, United States.
• Jamil Paolo S. Francisco, Executive Director of the Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness, Asian Institute of Management, Philippines.
• Yao Zhiyong, Associate Professor of Industrial Economics, Fudan University School of Management, China.
• Jörg Rocholl, President & Professor of Finance, ESMT Berlin, Germany.
• Arturo Bris, Director of IMD World Competitiveness Center & Professor of Finance, Switzerland.
• David Bach (Moderator), Deputy Dean for Executive Programs & Professor in the Practice of Management, Yale School of Management, United States.

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