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32 min
1. In search of a new paradigm for innovation, free markets, and regulation- Prof. Daron Acemoglu
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25 min
2. Why economic growth is not the goal- Ms. Kate Raworth
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29 min
3. Predictions and pandemics: why economies relapse before they recover- Dr. Stephen Roach
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38 min
4. Capturing AI for business- Mr. David C. Edelman
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5. The myth of economic self-reliance: friendshoring, globalization, and the future of trade- Dr. Edoardo Campanella
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24 min
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42 min
7. Greentech bubbles and investment in a green revolution- Dr. William Janeway
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38 min
8. Behavioral economics and business: revolution or reinforcing norms?- Dr. Antara Haldar
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38 min
9. China’s economic slowdown- Prof. Yasheng Huang
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10. A broad view strategy- Dr. Trudi Lang
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33 min
11. India and the illusion of economic growth- Prof. Ashoka Mody
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21 min
12. Economic shocks: reflections on behavior, recovery, and the future- Prof. Emeritus Koichi Hamada
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25 min
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42 min
14. Productivity and growth: facing the fiscal reality- Prof. Michael Boskin
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31 min
15. Stablecoins: illusions, claims, and facts- Prof. Barry Eichengreen
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22 min
16. State capitalism: regulating free markets in a liberal democracy- Dr. Anna Grosman
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32 min
17. How and why business should embrace effective altruism- Prof. Peter Singer
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33 min
18. The influence of climate change debate on banking policies- Sir Howard Davies
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32 min
19. Measuring impact: how and why companies can meet demand for responsibility- Dr. Lisa Hehenberger
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29 min
20. Minimum wage legislation: effects on levels of employment- Prof. David Neumark
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27 min
21. Avoiding a deep recession: how governments can plan for financial stability- Dr. Willem H. Buiter
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31 min
22. Cryptocurrencies: potential, risk, and regulation- Prof. Anne Sibert
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29 min
23. Inflation: lessons in forecasting and humility- Prof. Jason Furman
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22 min
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25 min
25. Deep purpose: why pursue it, and how to implement it- Prof. Ranjay Gulati
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36 min
26. The green transition: a fundamental reconsideration of land rights and usage- Dr. Giulio Boccaletti
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29 min
27. Net Positive Manifesto: a business case for changing the world- Mr. Andrew Winston
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44 min
28. Duopolies in politics and business- Ms. Katherine Gehl
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38 min
29. The economics of healthcare- Prof. David Cutler
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22 min
30. Predictive analytics- Dr. Eric Siegel
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31 min
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27 min
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24 min
- Government and Society
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26 min
34. The future of human progress, economic growth, and rising uncertainty- Prof. Emeritus Angus Deaton
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28 min
35. The steady-state economy- Prof. Emeritus Herman Daly
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25 min
36. The US-Asia triangle: government, business, and values- Prof. Joseph S. Nye Jr.
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27 min
37. AI, governance, and law: how capitalism drives culture and innovation- Prof. Katharina Pistor
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30 min
38. Confronting neoliberalism: why government is critical to lasting prosperity- Prof. J. Bradford DeLong
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17 min
39. Cities: living and working in global business centers- Prof. Edward Glaeser
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37 min
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23 min
41. Transparency and sustainability: increasing the impact of The World Bank- Mr. Bertrand Badré
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29 min
42. Moving beyond GDP: modernizing economic indicators- Prof. Jayati Ghosh
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47 min
43. Regulation, competition, and government Intervention- Prof. Barry Schwartz
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31 min
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40 min
45. Globalization in the face of diminishing democracy- Prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko
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19 min
46. The UK and EU: Trade, employment, and business after Brexit- Prof. Anand Menon
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24 min
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29 min
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40 min
49. Nuclear energy: a case for fear-defying sustainability- Prof. Emeritus Joshua S. Goldstein
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25 min
50. Balancing economic prudence and sustainability- Prof. Emerita Deirdre McCloskey
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20 min
51. Enacting social change on a major scale: the role of business- Prof. Rebecca Henderson
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34 min
52. The role of economics in setting government policy- Mr. Sebastian Mallaby
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25 min
53. The European energy crisis- Dr. Anders Åslund
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30 min
54. US and China: are there any winners in a trade war?- Mr. Martin Wolf
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31 min
55. Bureaucracy and innovation: the entrepreneurial state- Prof. Rainer Kattel
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37 min
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35 min
57. Policy-making: global crises and the role of business- Dr. Bill Emmott
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32 min
58. Inflation in the shadow of debt: growth, regulations, and reforms- Dr. John Cochrane
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27 min
59. Why so negative? Impacts and implications of US media coverage- Prof. Bruce Sacerdote
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24 min
60. Sanctions: war and economic consequences- Prof. Jeffrey Frankel
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35 min
61. The democratic recession and its impact on business- Prof. Larry Diamond
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44 min
62. The purpose of public service broadcasting in a democracy- Prof. Emeritus Patrick Barwise
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23 min
63. Transformation and innovation: cities of the future- Prof. Carlo Ratti
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28 min
64. MAPS: the business of medical affairs- Dr. Danie du Plessis
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30 min
65. Translational medicine: the risk of failure in delay and how to reduce it- Prof. Martin Wehling
- Organisations and Leadership
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30 min
66. Why some leaders thrive and others derail- Prof. Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries
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34 min
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32 min
68. Humility and empathy: critical qualities of leadership- Dr. John Hennessy
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25 min
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70. Nurturing the ability to ask impactful questions- Prof. Robert Langer
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28 min
71. Unity as a lever of Influence: how to create and maintain trust in business- Dr. Robert Cialdini
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38 min
72. Managing networks in the digital age- Prof. Linda A. Hill
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34 min
73. Selecting a board leader- Prof. Michael Useem
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31 min
74. Trust: how and why companies should be good places to come from- Prof. Sandra J. Sucher
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75. Where questions come from: developing the capacity to enquire- Dr. Russ Roberts
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39 min
76. The challenges and impact of investors: what directors should do- Prof. Michael Useem
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31 min
77. Management of generic drug development: challenges and opportunities- Mr. Sandeep Patil
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37 min
78. Encouraging corporate learning- Mr. Brad Samargya
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22 min
79. The strategy spine: how and why you should create one- Prof. Rita McGrath
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46 min
80. The talent marketplace: what it is, and why large companies need one- Mr. Donncha Carroll
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39 min
81. Having the best board possible- Prof. Michael Useem
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39 min
82. Machine learning, AI platforms, and biases- Mr. Barry Libert
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36 min
83. X-teams: why they succeed and how to nurture them- Prof. Deborah Ancona
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23 min
84. Online learning: strategies, budgets, and procurements- Dr. Matt Bluem
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33 min
85. How leaders can get out of the way of organizational change- Mr. Ron Carucci
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31 min
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26 min
87. Project management: how to make projects more successful and the role of AI- Mr. Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez
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38 min
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22 min
89. How Mumsnet is run- Ms. Justine Roberts CBE
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31 min
90. Fundamentals of being the trusted advisor- Mr. Anthony Vardy
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27 min
91. Collaborative innovation and the role of the innovation manager- Prof. Jill Perry-Smith
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44 min
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34 min
93. Values that build prosperous businesses- Dr. Mandeep Rai
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37 min
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29 min
95. 20-first: building gender balanced businesses- Ms. Avivah Wittenberg-Cox
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22 min
96. Moral and ethical practice in organizations- Mr. Charles Wookey
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31 min
97. SMART work: implementing better work design- Prof. Sharon Parker
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26 min
- Covid-19: Impact and Responses
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26 min
99. Planning and response to COVID-19: lessons from China and South-East Asia- Prof. Annelies Wilder-Smith
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9 min
100. The impact of COVID-19 on higher education- Dr. Wendy M. Purcell
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5 min
101. The impact of Covid-19 on psychological safety in the workplace- Prof. Amy C. Edmondson
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20 min
102. The impact of Covid-19 on cybersecurity and data privacy- Mr. Claudiu Popa
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13 min
103. The impact of Covid-19 on organizations- Prof. Paul J. H. Schoemaker
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6 min
104. The impact of Covid-19 on tourism- Mr. Robin Barker
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19 min
105. Insolvencies in the era of COVID-19- Dr. Keith Pond
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25 min
106. Government response and economic impact during COVID-19- Prof. James K. Galbraith
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24 min
107. International aid for developing countries in the age of Covid-19- Prof. Anne Krueger
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9 min
108. The impact of COVID-19 on international trade- Dr. Mona Chung
Topics Covered
- COVID-19
- SARS
- Community compliance
- Healthcare infrastructure
- Epidemic preparedness
- Public health
- Community buy-in
- History of epidemic
- Trust
- Contact tracing
- Reporting
- Disease burden
- Communication strategy
- Social media
- Top-down approach
- Leadership
- Herd immunity
- WHO
Biography
Annelies Wilder-Smith is Professor of Emerging Infectious Diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and visiting Professor at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Singapore. She also serves as Consultant to the Initiative of Vaccine Research at the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. She is the Past President of the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM), and Past-President of the Asia Pacific Society of Travel Medicine.
Her special research interests include travel health, vaccine preventable and emerging infectious diseases, in particular dengue, Zika, yellow fever, chikgununya, influenza and meningococcal disease. With a career spanning almost three decades, she has led and co-led various clinical trials, published more than 280 scientific papers, edited and co-edited textbooks and travel medicine books, served on various editorial boards and scientific committees, including being editorial consultant to The Lancet. Her awards include the Myrone Levine Vaccinology Prize, the Honor Group Award for exemplary leadership and coordination in determining and communicating global yellow fever risk presented at the CDC Award Ceremony, the Mercator Professorship award by the German Research Foundation and the Ashdown Oration Award by the Australian College of Travel Medicine. She is the Principal Investigator of an EU funded international consortium called “ZikaPLAN,” and recently completed another 4 year research project on dengue, also funded by the European Commission.
Professor Wilder Smith obtained her MD from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, in 1987, her Master in International Health from Curtin University in Australia, and her PhD from the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in 2003. The topic of her PhD was on “W135 meningococcal disease in Hajj pilgrims”. Over the past 15 years she has developed and taught courses in global health, communicable diseases and travel medicine both in Singapore and beyond. She worked and lived in the Asia Pacific region for more than 18 years (China, Nepal, Papua New Guinea and since 1998 in Singapore). From 2011-2012, she was the Director of Master Programme in International Health at the Institute of Public Health, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
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Wilder-Smith, A. (2023, May 16). Planning and response to COVID-19: lessons from China and South-East Asia [Audio file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved April 1, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.69645/MHJT3352.Export Citation (RIS)
Publication History
- Published on May 16, 2023
Financial Disclosures
- Prof. Annelies Wilder-Smith has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.
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Planning and response to COVID-19: lessons from China and South-East Asia
Published on May 16, 2023
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