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SwitchPoint COVID-19: Back to the Future

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Location: This is a virtual event.
United States

COVID-19 has changed our perspectives. What we thought we knew about pandemics, vaccines, economics, equity, affordable design, and global disaster preparedness has been turned upside-down—a chilling illustration of the phrase “hindsight is 2020.” 

So we’ve asked experts from around the world to look back at their own words and warnings from their past SwitchPoint talks. We’ll hear from the research science magician who felt like he’d lost his magic until he started working on the vaccine. From a screen-printing biology professor and the Tokyo-based artist with perhaps the most challenging name in an era of social distancing (TOUCHY!). And from renowned global health leaders, government officials, engineers, economists, fashion designers, and more. 

Find out how these creative minds have coped with one of the greatest challenges of our time, and what they now see ahead for all of us on the horizon.


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