How the Pandemic is Accelerating the Future

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July 20, 2020

What if you could predict the future? Now more than ever, many of us wish we could, especially when it comes to the economy, our work lives, the role of technology and demographic trends. Without a crystal ball, our best chance at getting a glimpse of the future is understanding the global changes that will alter the world as we know it. In this episode of the Business Group on Health podcast, we speak with Professor Mauro Guillén, author of 2030: How Today's Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything, on the factors influencing what the next decade will look like and how the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating this new reality.

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Mauro Guillén | Zandman Endowed Professorship in International Management, Wharton School, Author of 2030: How Today's Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything

Ellen Kelsay | President and CEO, Business Group on Health

 

Duration 45 min

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