The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented global crisis, including notable disruptions of international trade and supply chains, which have presented new challenges and risks to companies doing business internationally. The pandemic also exposed vulnerabilities in supply chain infrastructure, such as a lack of diversity in suppliers, weaknesses in offshore sources of supply and insufficient contractual remedies to deal interruptions in the supply of key products and services, among others. What should companies be doing now to protect their operations, continue to navigate the uncertainties caused by the pandemic and prepare for a post-COVID world?
Join Baker McKenzie for two live webinars, in coordination with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). One will provide a wide perspective on strategic supply chain restructuring in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the other will dive deep into key considerations for strengthening and restructuring food-system supply chains. Below you will find details on each of them.
Register Today: Strategic Supply Chain Restructuring
July 9 | 8 am CT / 15:00 CET | Register here
The global COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on supply chains. Supply chain resilience holds the key to recovery and applying the lessons learned from the pandemic is the key to making supply chains resilient. In this program, speakers will provide key considerations for companies when rethinking their supply chains, including:
- Creating a culture of preparedness
- Evaluating financial, geographic, and demand risks
- Planning for disruptions through collaboration and oversight
- Managing flexibility in timing of reverse transition services
Register Today: Restructuring Food-System Supply Chains in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
July 22, 2020 | 8:00 am CT / 15:00 CET | Register here
During
the program, speakers will highlight key weaknesses that have been exposed
in food system supply chains in the wake of the pandemic including, among
other things, a lack of diversity in suppliers, vulnerabilities in
off-shore sources of supply and a lack of contractual remedies to
effectively deal with interruptions in the supply of key products
and services.
Speakers will then examine the elements of the food system supply chain
lifecycle and discuss key strategies for addressing those weaknesses going
forward from both a U.S. and EU perspective.
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