The webinar explored the impacts of COVID-19 on the CCI in the Mediterranean and discussed the role of digitalisation as a vector of resilience during and post health crisis.
Closing the webinar, the President of EMEA, Prof. Rym Ayadi underlined that Despite the hardship faced by the CCI in the Mediterranean because of inherent structural weaknesses and Covid19 related consequences there are great opportunities coming from the digital economy to explore and build on.”
Moderator: Prof. Rym Ayadi, President, Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA) and Professor at the Business School (Former CASS), City, University of London
Panellist(s):
Nizar Hariri, Associate Professor and Researcher, Faculty of Economics, OURSE, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon
Sana Ouchtati, Coordinator, Cultural Relations Platform, Founder of So Cult, Belgium
Jihen Boutiba, Secretary General, BUSINESSMED, Tunisia
Mauricio O’Brien, Country Manager for Spain, European Crowdfunding Network (ECN)
Discussant:
Mohammed Elrazzaz, Project Analyst, Business Development and Employment Division, Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)
The webinar was organised by the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA) and took place on Thursday 19 November at 15:00 CET on Zoom.
