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So Many Black Swans: Insights from our Experts

26 APRIL 2022

What's going on in the world & how business leaders should adapt, with a focus on “black swans”: unpredictable events that may have unexpected consequences.

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This podcast focuses on what's going on in the world and how business leaders should adapt, with a special focus on “black swans”: unpredictable events that may have unexpected consequences. Hear from our experts:

Dr. Lori Esposito Murray, President, Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED), on the potential for a fractured global financial and economic system to emerge in the wake of the conflict in Ukraine
Dana Peterson, Executive Vice President & Chief Economist, on how geopolitics and supply shocks are filtering through the global economy
Dr. Rebecca Ray, Executive Vice President, Human Capital, on why traditional ways of thinking about work planning have been blown up
Paul Washington, Executive Director, Governance & Sustainability Center, on how organizations should be thinking about their green goals in the midst of a global energy crisis—can they give them up?
Ivan Pollard, Center Leader, Marketing & Communications, about why the expectations for companies to speak up on the issues at hand are greater than ever—and what’s at stake if they don’t

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President & Chief Executive Officer
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Dr. Lori Esposito Murray

Global Affairs Consultant
Former CED President

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Paul Washington

President and CEO
Society for Corporate Governan…

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Dana M. Peterson

Chief Economist
The Conference Board

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Rebecca L. Ray, PhD

Former Executive Vice President, Human Capital
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