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On November 25 and 26, 大象传媒 held a two-day virtual economic forum with the forward-looking theme 鈥淔orecast 2021: ReBoot. ReThink. ReShape.鈥澛
The event gathered over 40 local and international speakers who discussed the great economic reset as well as the future in a post-COVID era.
B-Side is sharing excerpts from the forum, beginning with this fireside chat between Satish Shankar, regional managing partner for Bain and Company, Asia-Pacific, and Sam L. Marcelo, 大象传媒 multimedia editor.
Over the course of this public health crisis, we鈥檝e witnessed changes in consumption, specifically further shifts to essential goods and digital services.聽
Nevertheless, consumption will contribute to growth in Southeast Asia, as Bain & Company estimates that the region will generate a total of US$4 trillion in terms of consumption in the next decade.聽
In order to unlock the region鈥檚 full potential, it is encouraged that stakeholders ensure efficient and effective recovery from COVID-19, focus on talent development and socio-economic inclusion, upgrade infrastructure to support urbanization and resource management, and push for open and integrated regulation, with a hyper-local approach.
This episode was recorded remotely on November 26. Produced by聽Nina M. Diaz,听Paolo L. Lopez, and聽Sam L. Marcelo.
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