May 6, 2020 | 1:00pm GMT+8
Sooner Than You Think:
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The Covid-19 global pandemic caught the world off guard. The crisis has roiled the markets and turned the business world upside down. Companies are fighting back by harnessing the power of technology to limit the effects of the virus: From manufacturers pivoting production lines to pump out PPE, internet companies scaling up to cater for new demand, retailers moving swiftly online, food companies launching contactless deliveries and all the tools and technologies enabling the world’s largest work from home experiment. Join us for a robust discussion around the technologies and innovation that is getting us through, and how some changes will be permanent.
Agenda
May 6 - Wednesday
Event Broadcast Starts
Filling the Gaps
From supplying complementary transport services to ambulances to bringing traditional businesses online, Grab is working with governments and small businesses to mitigate the worst effects of the pandemic. We get the latest from Hooi Ling Tan and learn how Covid-19 is fast tracking Asean’s digitalization.
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Hooi Ling Tan
Co-Founder, Grab
Behind the Headlines
A deeper dive into the technology stories breaking during the global Covid-19 pandemic.
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Peter Elstrom
Executive Editor, Asia Technology, Bloomberg
Innovation Will Set Us Free
Global industry has stepped up to the plate to help us through this. But some of the changes brought by Covid-19 will be permanent – we can’t go back to business as usual. We focus on the innovation success stories and how we will kick-start the new post-virus economy.
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Li Meng Lee
Chief Strategy Officer, Razer
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Sze Meng Soon
President, SEA, JD.com
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Ruth Nic Aoidh
Executive Director, Commercial and Legal, McLaren Automotive
Event Broadcast Closes
Speakers

Haslinda Amin
Anchor Bloomberg Television
Peter Elstrom
Executive Editor, Asia Technology Bloomberg
Li Meng Lee
Chief Strategy Officer Razer
Ruth Nic Aoidh
Executive Director, Commercial and Legal McLaren Automotive
Sze Meng Soon
President, SEA JD.com
Hooi Ling Tan
Co-Founder GrabParticipation is by invitation only.
To request an invitation or inquire for more details, please email bliveasia@bloomberg.net.