Health and Healthcare Systems

Digital Trade in a Post-COVID World

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Beatrice Di Caro
Lead, Social Media, World Economic Forum

As the physical movement of goods and people is restricted due to COVID-19, digital trade has kept things flowing virtually. From cross-border e-commerce and digital payments, to teleconferencing with business partners around the world, digitally enabled transactions in goods and services are more important than ever.

But as the pandemic continues and national protectionism is on the rise, how is technology affecting an increasingly complex global trading environment?

Join this virtual briefing organised by the South China Morning Post and the World Economic Forum on 2 September 2020 at 09.00 – 10.00 am HKT (03.00 - 04.00 CEST).

Speakers:

Ankiti Bose, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zillingo

Ziyang Fan, Head of Digital Trade, World Economic Forum

Jack Zhang, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Airwallex

Josh Kallmer, Head of Global Public Policy and Government Relations, Zoom

Nelson Chow, Chief Fintech Officer, HKMA

Moderated by:

Eugene Tang, Business Desk Editor, South China Morning Post

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