The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought economic and social disruption worldwide. As governments and businesses seek to rebuild afresh, we must ensure that the innovation that will power economic growth and solve the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges is not held back by regulations designed for the past. A more agile approach to regulation is needed, that seizes the opportunities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution whilst mitigating the risks.
Watch this discussion to hear how governments are reimagining how emerging technologies should be governed and how businesses can contribute to this endeavour.
This session was livestreamed on TopLink.
Panellists
Christopher Padilla – Vice President for Government and Regulatory Affairs – IBM
Paola Pisano – Minister for Technological Innovation and Digitalization
Diana Paredes – CEO and Co-founder, Suade Labs
Amanda Solloway – Minister for Science, Research and Innovation – United Kingdom
Moderator
Mirek Dušek – Head of Europe, Eurasia and the Middle East – World Economic Forum
Closing remarks by
Jeffrey Schlagenhauf – Deputy Secretary General – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
