The Philanthropic Response to the Pandemic, Horasis Extraordinary Meeting on the USA, 18 March 2021
Channel: Horasis Org
Date: 2021-03-19

The Philanthropic Response to the Pandemic
Philanthropy is a highly rewarding way to make a difference in a world impacted by COVID-19. How institutions and individuals from the US and elsewhere respond to the crisis will have a major lasting influence on generations to come. Should philanthropy step into areas that are typically looked after by governments, to tackle challenges in health care and other areas requiring immediate help? And how can philanthropy address the inequalities the crisis will exacerbate over the long term?
• Payal Dalal, Senior Vice President, Social Impact, International Markets, Mastercard Center for 
   Inclusive Growth., United Kingdom
• Marcelo Garcia, Founder, WisdomAccelerator.org, Switzerland
• Peter Lazou, Founding Member, Otherdots Foundation, United Kingdom
• André G. Shearer, Chairman, Indaba Foundation, USA 
• Bo Stjerne Thomsen, Chair of Learning through Play, LEGO Foundation, Denmark
Chaired by
• Etienne Eichenberger, Co-founder and Managing Partner, WISE - philanthropy advisors,       Switzerland