IEFA ONLINE CONVERSATIONS SERIES

True to its mission of increasing knowledge and awareness of the major issues concerning economic globalization, the IEFA has launched the IEFA ONLINE CONVERSATIONS, a series of virtual discussions with global business and government leaders. IEFA ONLINE CONVERSATIONS are dedicated to understanding the ways COVID-19 is impacting different business sectors and how the pandemic is changing our economies and societies.

Join us weekly for conversations with business executives, government leaders and renowned experts as we continue our commitment to advance understanding, exchange insight and share solutions on the major challenges facing the world.

WAR ON THE CONTINENT: WHAT’S NEXT FOR EUROPE

SPEAKER

Mark Leonard, Director, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

INTERVIEWED BY

Sarah Wheaton, Chief Policy Correspondent, POLITICO Europe

IS CRYPTO GOING TO REPLACE GOLD?

SPEAKER

Charles Cascarilla, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Paxos

INTERVIEWED BY

Matthew Leising, Co-Founder, DeCential

 

 

SUPPLY CHAINS AND CONSUMPTION: OVERCOMING CRISES IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY

SPEAKER

Christian Levin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Scania

INTERVIEWED BY

Joe Miller, Frankfurt Correspondent, Financial Times

 

GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND SUSTAINABLE GOALS

SPEAKER

Paula Santilli, Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Latin America

INTERVIEWED BY

Daina Solomon, Mexico Correspondant, Reuters

 

 

IS THE WORLD ENTERING A COMMODITIES SUPERCYCLE?

SPEAKER

Mark Cutifani, Chief Executive, Anglo American

INTERVIEWED BY

Neil Hume, Natural Resources Editor, Financial Times

 

 

BANKING ON SUSTAINABILITY

SPEAKER

Werner Hoyer, President, European Investment Bank (EIB)

INTERVIEWED BY

Billy Nauman, Reporter & Producer, Moral Money, Financial Times

 

BRAZIL OUTLOOK

SPEAKER

Bruno Garfinkel, Chairman of the Board, Grupo Porto Seguro

INTERVIEWED BY

 Michael Pooler, Brazil Correspondent, Financial Times

AFRICA OUTLOOK

SPEAKER

Dr Leila Fourie, Chief Executive Officer, Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)

INTERVIEWED BY

 Swaha Pattanaik, Global Economics Editor, Reuters Breakingviews

PROMOTING STABILITY, PEACE AND DEMOCRACY IN A CHALLENGING INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

SPEAKER

Helga Maria Schmid, Secretary General, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

INTERVIEWED BY

Valerie Hopkins, South-East Europe correspondent,  Financial Times

2021: A YEAR OF CHOICES FOR LATIN AMERICA

SPEAKERS

Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary General, International IDEA
Robert Williams, Senior Vice President, International Corporate & Commercial Banking, Latin America and Caribbean, Scotiabank
Alexandre Meira da Rosa, Chief Strategy Officer, IDB Invest

INTERVIEWED BY

Jessica Brice, Senior Editor for Latin America, Bloomberg

INVESTING IN THE NEXT DECADE OF GLOBAL HEALTH

SPEAKER
Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization

INTERVIEWED BY
Drew Armstrong, Senior Editor, Healthcare, Bloomberg
 

THE FUTURE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

SPEAKER
Robert Bradway, Chairman and CEO, AMGEN

INTERVIEWED BY
Riley Griffin, Health Care Reporter, Bloomberg

SHAPING THE REBIRTH OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

SPEAKER
Carmen Reinhart, Vice President and Chief Economist, World Bank Group

INTERVIEWED BY
Karin Strohecker, Chief Correspondent, Emerging Marks, Reuters
 

TECH TO REOPEN THE ECONOMY

SPEAKER
Barbara Humpton, President and CEO, Siemens USA

INTERVIEWED BY
Amanda Lang, Anchor, BNN Bloomberg

PATHWAYS FOR AN ECONOMIC RESET

SPEAKER
Lawrence H. Summers, President Emeritus and Charles W. Eliot Professor, Harvard University

INTERVIEWED BY
Gerard Baker, Editor-at-Large, The Wall Street Journal

THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF INSURANCE MARKETS

SPEAKER
Bruce Carnegie-Brown, Chairman, Lloyd’s

INTERVIEWED BY
Katie Martin, Markets Editor, Financial Times

GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

SPEAKER
Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund

INTERVIEWED BY
Amanda Lang, Anchor, BNN Bloomberg

NAVIGATING UNPRECEDENTED UNCERTAINTY

SPEAKER
Sheila Patel, Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

INTERVIEWED BY
Gerard Baker, Editor-at-Large, The Wall Street Journal
 

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR THE SPORTS INDUSTRY?

SPEAKER
Michael Friisdahl, President and CEO, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment

INTERVIEWED BY
Vanessa Kortekaas, Executive Producer, Financial Times
 

RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT AND LEADERSHIP DURING A CRISIS

SPEAKER
Marcie Frost, CEO, CalPERS

INTERVIEWED BY
Vanessa Kortekaas, Executive Producer, Financial Times

GREEN RECOVERY IS NOT AN OPTION

SPEAKER
Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Chairman of the Board, ENGIE

INTERVIEWED BY
Géraldine Amiel, Paris Bureau Chief, Bloomberg

EMBRACING A SHARED VISION FOR TOMORROW

SPEAKER
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, World Health Organization

MARKETS AND GLOBALIZATION AMIDST TURMOIL

SPEAKER
Mark Machin, President and CEO, CPP Investments

INTERVIEWED BY
Katie Martin, Markets Editor, Financial Times
 

GLOBAL MARKETS AND THE ESG ADVANTAGE: MAKING AN IMPACT FOR ALL

SPEAKER
Douglas Peterson, President and CEO, S&P Global

INTERVIEWED BY
Amanda Lang, Anchor, BNN Bloomberg
 

STRENGTHENING GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY IN TIMES OF CRISIS

SPEAKER
Nancy Knight, Director, Division of Global Health Protection, CDC

INTERVIEWED BY
Jeneen Interlandi, Editorial Board Member, New York Times

ADAPTING TO THE NEW NORMAL

SPEAKER
Dean A. Connor, President and CEO, Sun Life Financial

INTERVIEWED BY
Amanda Lang, Anchor, BNN Bloomberg

THE 2020 ELECTION: BUILDING RESILIENCY AND TRANSPARENCY

SPEAKER

Ellen Weintraub, Commissioner, U.S. Federal Election Commission

INTERVIEWED BY
Ryan Heath, Senior Editor, Politico
 

REBUILDING A GLOBAL WORKFORCE

SPEAKER
Jacques van den Broek, Chairman and CEO, Randstad

INTERVIEWED BY
Swaha Pattanaik, Global Economics Editor, Reuters Breakingviews
 

THE NORMAL ECONOMY IS NEVER COMING BACK

SPEAKER
Laurence Boone, Chief Economist, OECD

INTERVIEWED BY
Swaha Pattanaik, Global Economics Editor, Reuters Breakingviews

RESHAPING SUPPLY CHAINS IN DISRUPTIVE TIMES
In Collaboration with Financial Times

SPEAKER
Stanley Bergman, Chairman and CEO, Henry Schein

INTERVIEWED BY
Hannah Kuchler, U.S. Pharma and Biotech Correspondent, Financial Times

MANAGING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES
In Collaboration with Financial Times

SPEAKER
Jonas Prising, Chairman and CEO, ManpowerGroup

INTERVIEWED BY
Edward Luce, U.S. National Editor and Columnist, Financial Times