COVID-19 has upended the media industry. This is how it can come back stronger

Jun 3, 2020

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Cathy Li

Head, AI, Data and Metaverse; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Geneva

Hesham Zafar

Lead, Digital Trust, World Economic Forum

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