COVID-19 Webinar Series
Featuring Gies expert faculty.
COVID-19 Webinar Series
Featuring Gies expert faculty.
About the COVID-19 webinar series
COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) continues to have far-reaching impact on society and business. With implications changing daily, business leaders need to be proactive. They need to know how coronavirus could impact their business or industry and what steps they can take to meet the challenges brought on by this global health crisis.
Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois is a leader in global and online education. Gies’ expert faculty have developed a series of three webinars to address the business implications of coronavirus and to enable business leaders to be better prepared for the challenges coronavirus presents. Each webinar will provide the knowledge and strategies leaders need to help ensure the stability of their business enterprise. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions.
Upcoming Webinars

Coronavirus and Insurance Coverage
June 23 | 11 am US CST
FLynne McChristian, Director, Office of Risk Management and Insurance Research

Liquidity Management in the Great Lockdown. Will There Be A Financial Crisis on Main Street?
July 17 | 1 pm US CST
Heitor Almeida, Stanley C. and Joan J. Golder Chair in Corporate Finance
Past Webinars
Cyber Threats in the Age of Covid-19
Robert Brunner, Associate Dean and Chief Disruption Officer, Gies College of Business
David Nicol, Director, Information Trust Institute, Professer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hosted on June 9
Good Faith and Forward Looking: How Do CEOs and CFOs Talk about the Impact of the Coronavirus Shutdown on Corporate Profits?
Fei Du, Assistant Professor of Accountancy and Arthur Anderson Fellowshp in Accountancy and R.C. Evans Data Analytics Fellow
Hosted on June 2
Social Media Analytics and the Covid-19 Infodemic
Joseph Yun, Research Assistant Professor of Accountancy and Director of the Data Science Research Service
Hosted on May 16
Data is Your Best Defense in a Downturn
Doug Laney, Gies Adjunct Professor and Principal Data and Analytics Strategist with Caserta
Hosted on May 5
Ethics in Global Commerce during Coronavirus
Patricia Werhane, Adjunct Teaching Professor of Business Administration and Center for Professional Responsibility Faculty Fellow
Hosted April 22
Consumer Behavior in the Global Marketplace in the Time of Coronavirus
Carlos Torelli, Professor of Business Administration and Executive Director of Executive Education and James F. Towey Faculty Fellow
Hosted April 7
The Economic Impact of Coronavirus
Larry DeBrock, Dean Emeritus and Professor of Finance and Professor of Economics
Hosted March 25
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