Africa and COVID-19 Webinar Series: COVID-19 and the African Workforce

Date: 

Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 10:00am to 11:00am

Location: 

Virtual Event - Details Below

June 17 – COVID-19 and the African Workforce

June 17th Poster

COVID-19 simultaneously presents a global pandemic and an economic recession; healthcare related decisions will impact the economy, and lack of economic security will have healthcare related outcomes. How are companies and their employees impacted by lockdown, quarantine, and social distancing? Despite a growing digital economy, the sector remains small, and only a limited percentage of work can be done virtually. What is the impact to employers and employees? What will be the impact on households and individuals in a continent where more than half of economic activity is within the informal sector?

Confirmed Speakers:

  • Folorunso Alakija, Vice Chairman, Famfa Oil Limited
  • Sangu Delle, Co-founder and CEO, Golden Palm Investments & CEO, Africa Health Holdings
  • Kola Karim, CEO and Managing Director, Shoreline Energy International
  • Patricia Nzolantima, Founder and CEO, EXP-COMUNICART
  • Moderated by Euvin Naidoo, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Accounting and Management Unit, Harvard Business School

 

Register for the webinar here: 
https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1Et4uWmcQ7iwkEpOYx1img

 

This webinar will be livestreamed on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/HarvardAfricanStudies/live/

 

The Harvard University Center for African Studies in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is hosting a series of webinars on the topic of COVID-19 and Africa. Held each Wednesday for one hour from 10am EST, CAS’ Africa and COVID-19 Webinar Series will bring together the private sector, policy makers, academics, and practitioners for a series of conversations across health, technology, and economy, among others. Please check  our COVID-19 Resources page for upcoming webinars and recordings of previous webinars. Join our weekly newsletter to receive updated information.

7:00AM PDT (California)
10:00AM EDT (Boston/New York)
3:00PM WAT (Nigeria/UK)
4:00PM CAT (South Africa)
5:00PM EAT (Ethiopia/Kenya) 

ORGANIZERS: Harvard Center for African Studies & Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention