MOBILITY INNOVATIONS: THEIR FATE IN A (CURRENT AND POST) COVID-19 WORLD Led by: John Paul MacDuffie, Professor of Management Before the COVID-19 pandemic, a variety of mobility innovations captivated the world’s attention. As we try to imagine a post-COVID-19 world –how will the trajectory of these mobility innovations be altered? Will people…

More Than Ever Tour: Asia Virtual Wednesday, May 27 9 p.m. CST/HKT/PHT/SGT (9 a.m. ET) Join Dean Geoff Garrett and Vice Dean Sam Lundquist for our first-ever virtual More Than Ever event. They will share timely school and campaign updates with particular attention to the important role and interests of…

EMOTIONAL CONTAGION: IT’S IMPACT IN A CRISIS AND ON YOUR DAILY ORGANIZATIONAL LIFE Led by: Sigal Barsade, Joseph Frank Bernstein Professor of Management Emotional contagion is one of the most dangerous parts of a pandemic, because it not only influences our emotions about the crisis, but also our decisions and our behaviors.…

CORONAVIRUS: REOPENING FOR BUSINESS Led by: Kent Smetters, Boettner Professor, Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy This lecture presents new projections by the Penn Wharton BudgetModel of key health and economic variables associated with relaxing mandatory social distancing policies that were enacted in response to COVID-19. PWBM’s new integrated economics and epidemiological…

Led by: Professor Mauro F. Guillén, Zandman Professor of International Management How can technology help cope with the COVID-19 pandemic? Using examples from around the world, this session explores applications of additive manufacturing, big data, machine learning, crowdsourcing, the internet of things, virtual reality, robotics, crowdfunding, cryptocurrencies, the blockchain, and e-commerce to help…