NORMAN, Okla., June 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Oklahoma is launching a four-part OU Global Risks & Threats Series. The first event is scheduled for Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central Time (USA) and will focus on The Pandemic Threat: Risks and Impacts of COVID-19. Topics include the latest threats, trends, and strategies on how to address the most critical issues of the pandemic. The full series will take place via Zoom.
Adriana Sanford, the founding director of OU GRTS, will lead off the events. She is a global threats expert, international television commentator and former Fortune 500 senior counsel.
"Today, the COVID-19 global pandemic has provided humanity and business with an understanding of our dependency, interconnectedness and need for collective responsibility—something unimaginable six months ago," said Sanford. "Every aspect of business and an individual's personal life has been challenged."
Speakers for the first event:
Special Guest Honorable Eduardo Aninat, former Finance Minister of Chile and Chairman of the Board of Governors of World Bank and IMF.
Future speakers include:
OU GRTS is supported by Wayne Thomas, interim dean and George Lynn Cross Research Professor at the Michael F. Price College of Business, and James Regens, Regents Professor and director of OU Center for Intelligence and National Security.
Registration for the first event is US$30. Additional information, agenda and presenter bios are available at price.ou.edu/GRTS.
SOURCE The University of Oklahoma Price College of Business