Solving COVID-19 in South Asia and Globally – the Need for Government, NGO, and Business Action

Co-hosted with the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, in partnership with the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA)

India’s government, like many worldwide, adopted a demanding COVID-19 lockdown strategy. But challenged public health systems and limited preparedness, coupled with extensive misinformation, could not prevent a rise in infections. The pandemic’s impact on Indian and other South Asian economies and health care has been dire, especially for the poorest. What are government, NGO and business leaders doing to address this health care and economic crisis? How are health systems managing their operations and care delivery? And what role are regional and global businesses playing to drive both short- and long-term solutions? Finally, how should India and other economies think about the long-run impact of COVID-19 on human capital generation, given the continuing debates on reopening schools and academic campuses at the cost of concerns for public health?

Panelists

Chirantan Chatterjee
Associate Professor (Economics & Strategy) & ICICI Bank Chair in Strategic Management, IIMA
Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Sarang Deo
Professor, Operations Management, Indian School of Business
Executive Director, Max Institute of Healthcare Management

Anita McGahan
Professor of Strategic Management; Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

C S Pramesh
Director, Tata Memorial Hospital
Professor, Thoracic Surgery (Surgical Oncology)

Kevin Schulman
Professor of Medicine, Clinical Excellence Research Center
Department of Medicine, Stanford University

Moderator

Will Mitchell
Anthony S. Fell Chair in New Technologies and Commercialization & Professor of Strategy, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

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