By Mary Holland, CHD General Counsel and Vice Chair
We are living in unfamiliar times. Our world has changed rapidly and dramatically since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. While the coronavirus pandemic has caught most of us by surprise, some in business and government circles have been preparing for just such a pandemic for a long time.
Held just two months before the coronavirus outbreak, “Event 201: A Pandemic Simulation” brought together a Who’s Who of corporate and government participants to discuss fictional pandemic solutions such as: countermeasures, trade and travel, finance, communications, and more. Coincidentally, the participants addressed a simulated global pandemic from a coronavirus—initially presenting in pigs, then jumping to humans before spreading rapidly around the world.
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EVENT 201 HIGHLIGHT VIDEO
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