Is the pandemic really over? What can we do now, for the future?

Join us at GAIP’s inaugural webinar panel discussion happening on 4 April 2023 at 16:00, for a discussion on the pandemic and the lessons to be learnt.

The COVID-19 pandemic has infected more than 670 million worldwide and in Asia alone, more than 200 million people were infected. And these figures only refer to the number of people infected. Millions more were affected by this pandemic outbreak that some had perceived to be a one in 100 years event – people’s physical and mental health were affected, businesses struggled to cope with the lockdowns or movement restrictions, governments and health systems were under tremendous pressures.

Now in 2023, three years on from the start of the outbreak, restrictions have almost all disappeared, and life seems very much back to pre-pandemic days, albeit with lingering effects such as hybrid work becoming more of a norm. However, is the pandemic really behind us, or are there any residual effects that, as an industry, we should be thinking about? What are some of the lessons to be learnt from this pandemic to prepare us for such events in the future? 

On the panel: Eric Pooi, Managing Director, SCOR (Asia Pacific); Jennifer Lang, Non-Executive Director; Khoo Kay Hwee, Chief Risk Officer, AIA Singapore; Jessica Dang, Research Assistant, Professor, Nanyang Technological University; Conor Donaldson, Chief Executive Officer, Global Asia Insurance Partnership (GAIP)