Executive Summary
Despite the widespread uncertainty wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, entrepreneurship, investment, and trade have still lifted millions from poverty and enabled countries and corporations to work together to create new opportunities and jobs and improved relations among nations. It is a critical time to discuss these drivers, while going deeper to learn about our 62 Country Members’ economies and opportunities, in an open-dialogue platform for post-COVID solutions that create lasting impacts.
To seek solutions, a new series of online events was developed in a Socratic case study format by Harvard Business School professors with IEA for senior leaders to learn and share ideas for post-COVID growth, investment, and jobs. IEA and NMAD then jointly organized the first of these online events, which was based on the HBS case “Australia: Commodities, Competitiveness, Climate and China” with the Commonwealth of Australia in December 2020. The success of this inaugural event demonstrated the power of giving business, finance, government, and academic leaders a platform to discuss opportunities and exchange perspectives on a Country Member’s economy. By hosting joint programs and events for the benefit of our 62 Country Members, IEA and NMAD aim to create new insights and economic opportunities for the U.S. and its trading partners for the generations to come.
Countries Examined
Case Study Leadership
Professor Richard Vietor
Harvard Business School / Program Leader
Van McCormick
Founding Director of the International Economic Alliance
Ambassador Thomas Pickering
Co-Chair of the International Economic Alliance
Jane Carpenter-Rock
Director of the National Museum of American Diplomacy