1:30 pm – 2:20 pm

Moderator: Dr. Maja Zelihic

Panel Members: Ken Bouyer, Lawrence Cunningham, and Jeffrey Hayzlett

About the Panel Discussion

An Evolution of Economic, Social and Political Change:

• Education bifurcates into traditional and an on-demand option with “practical application” of learning in high demand
• Leisure travel up – business travel down
• Covid becomes a catalyst for innovation initiating a generation of entrepreneurs (digitization prevails from customer service, to supply chain, to AI)
• Digitally enabled productivity gains accelerate the Fourth Industrial Revolution (new forms of work will be sustained)
• Pandemic and technology convergence impacts societal behavior forever
• Heightened awareness of social justice and equity in organizations influences diversity and inclusion priorities and practices in organizations
• A biopharma revolution expands (bioengineering, genetic sequencing, computing, data analytics, automation, machine learning, and AI will integrate and change healthcare)
• Successful business will embrace portfolio restructuring ( private equity (PE) firms have $1.5 trillion of unallocated capital ready to invest)
• The costs of pollution & benefit of environmental sustainability will accelerate industry investment and consumer awareness
• Government debt will impact the economy `(increased taxes and reduced government spending)
• Stakeholder capitalism and societal value are intertwined (the interest of business and all of its stakeholders will fuel economic growth and subsequent advances in health, longevity, and general prosperity)