The coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt financial markets worldwide, creating new risks and uncertainty for business leaders in both developed and developing countries.

With this in mind, and as we continue our efforts to support you with timely and relevant programming, we are bringing the latest insights from HBS faculty members in the Finance and Business, Government and the International Economy (BGIE) units to you through a pair of live, virtual programs that begin Tuesday, April 14, and conclude on Thursday and Friday, April 16 and 17. This new alumni-only series is available free to all HBS alumni on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is required.

Each interactive session will be presented via Zoom web-conference utilizing polling and Q&A features, and will be made available later in recorded format. Videos of each program session will be posted within three business days of the session. Faculty members’ slide presentations will be posted as soon as they are available. Please note: for privacy reasons, the chat comments will not be made available.

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Finance professors Robin Greenwood, Victoria Ivashina, and Adi Sunderam will discuss how equity and fixed income markets are reacting to the pandemic, highlighting real-time data that are key indicators of market sentiment and functioning. They will also discuss government interventions to stabilize markets, why they were necessary, and how they are working. Panelists—including David Abrams (Abrams Capital), Boaz Weinstein (Saba Capital Management), Sir Paul Tucker (Systemic Risk Council; fellow, Harvard Kennedy School), and HBS professor emeritus André Perold (Highvista Strategies)—will offer their perspectives on the risks facing markets now, and how investors should behave in response to unfolding events.

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BGIE professors Alberto Cavallo, Huw Pill, Dante Roscini, and Matt Weinzierl will discuss some of the macroeconomic policies announced around the world to tackle the economic crisis resulting from the pandemic. They will discuss simple frameworks to understand the main objectives of these policies, show some real-time data and statistics in several countries, and talk about the challenges and risks associated with monetary and fiscal announcement in both developed and developing countries.

Related Resources

For more articles and resources, visit the Managing through Crisis page.

To view recordings and slides from the previous program, visit the Crisis Management for Leaders page.