In the aftermath of COVID-19, China now begins to see an increase in work and school resumption at different stages across provinces. Shanghai’s latest update on reopening dates indicates that by 18^th May most students will be able to attend school. Considering this, the education industry in China needs to examine its strategy in managing and responding to risks that affect students, faculty, and staff.

In this Webinar, experts will discuss the COVID-19 situation in China and on-going concerns; challenges travel restrictions imposed in the education sector, both internationally and within China; and how schools should re-evaluate scenario planning, crisis management and operational continuity. The role and impact that parents and other stakeholders have in this crisis management preparation will also be highlighted. 

The European Chamber welcomes Mr. Michael Hickman, Principal, Control Risks; Mr. Nadav Davidai, Director, Control Risks; Mr. David Pechoux, Executive Director, Lycée Français de Shanghai; and Mr. Maximilian Rech, Programme Director and Assistant Professor, ESSCA Shanghai to share their expertise and guidance on the above-mentioned. The Webinar will take place on 19^th May, 2020 from 9:00 am to 10:15 am (GMT +8) via Zoom.

This webinar will be off the record.

Agenda

9:00-9:05    Opening Remarks by Ms. Ioana Kraft, General Manager, EUCCC Shanghai Chapter

9:05-9:40    Presentation by Mr. Michael Hickman, Principal, Control Risks and Mr. Nadav Davidai, Director, Control Risks

9:40-10:10  Panel Discussion and Q&A

                   Moderator: Ms. Ioana Kraft, General Manager, EUCCC Shanghai Chapter

                   Panelists:

                   - Mr. Michael Hickman, Principal, Control Risks

                   - Mr. Nadav Davidai, Director, Control Risks

                   - Mr. David Pechoux, Executive Director, Lycée Français de Shanghai

                   - Mr. Maximilian Rech, Programme Director and Assistant Professor, ESSCA Shanghai

10:10-10:15 Closing Remarks by Ms. Ioana Kraft, General Manager, EUCCC Shanghai Chapter

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Speakers

Mr. Michael Hickman

Director, Integrity Risk Consulting, Control Risks

Mr. Michael Hickman

Director, Integrity Risk Consulting, Control Risks

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Prior to joining Control Risks, Michael worked with several international law firms including Cleary Gottlieb, Simmons & Simmons, Fried Frank and Haiwen, a leading Chinese corporate law firm. Michael has authored numerous articles on mergers and acquisitions and securities regulations in China appearing in the International Financial Law Review, Asia Law & Practice, China Law & Practice and others. He was co-author of the China Chapter, The Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Review (ed. Mark Mendelsohn), Law Business Research, 2013, and co-author of the China Chapter, Corporate Governance, Global Legal Group (London), 2014 and 2015.

Michael received his Juris Doctor degree in 1985 from University of Washington and a bachelor’s degree in Chinese language and literature, also from the University of Washington, in 1978.

Mr. Nadav Davidai

Director for Crisis and Security Consulting

Mr. Nadav Davidai

Director for Crisis and Security Consulting

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Nadav Davidai is a Director for Control Risks’ Crisis and Security Consulting team in Greater China. Based in Shanghai, he is responsible for supporting all facets of business resilience service delivery as well as developing and enhancing internal processes and capabilities.
Nadav spent nine years in Control Risks’ Washington DC office before transferring to Shanghai in early 2017. Since joining Control Risks, Nadav has delivered a wide range of business continuity and crisis management solutions. Nadav has also assisted companies across multiple sectors assess and respond to crisis issues.
Prior to joining Control Risks, Nadav was a graduate fellow for the Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes division of the US Department of Treasury. Before that, Nadav worked for the US Commercial Service in the US Embassy in Cairo, Egypt.
Nadav holds a Master of Arts in international affairs and international economics from the School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned a double major in history and political science. He is conversant in Hebrew, Arabic and Japanese.
Nadav is a Certified Business Continuity Professional and an expert on business continuity practices and standards, including BS (British Standard) 25999, NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) 1600 and ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 22301.

Mr. Maximilian RECH

Programme Director & Assistant Professor at ESSCA Shanghai

Mr. Maximilian RECH

Programme Director & Assistant Professor at ESSCA Shanghai

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Maximilian RECH is Programme Director and Assistant Professor in International Affairs at ESSCA School of Management, Shanghai. He is also Academic Director of the MSc in Global Management ‘China-Europe Business’ and the MSc in Digital Marketing & Business, a programme that bridges the gap between Europe and China, focusing on the digital transformation of business models and best practices in digital marketing.
Specialising on Eurasian trade and investment as well as macro-economic cooperation along the Belt Road Initiative, Maximilian is affiliated with the ESSCA EU*Asia Institute, Renmin University of China, and Technical University of Munich. Maximilian previously worked for the Brussels-based think tank Friends of Europe where he implemented the European Union financed ‘Understanding China Programme’ and for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Maximilian has published with Palgrave Macmillan, Cambridge Scholars Publishing and Springer Nature among others.

Mr. David Pechoux

Executive Director at Lycée Français de Shanghai

Mr. David Pechoux

Executive Director at Lycée Français de Shanghai

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David PÉCHOUX is the Executive Director at Lycée français de Shanghai (Shanghai French School). He manages the schools both campuses in Qingpu and Yangpu since January 2019 on all Operations, Financial, HR, Communication, and Government Affairs. Since January, he has been at the frontline of crisis management ensuring school operational continuity and a safe back to school. His career is shared between Education, Publishing & Media organisations having been Country Manager China for Media participation Publishing Group between 2014 and 2019 and a strategic consultant for several international publishing groups before that. Between 2003 and 2005 he was Deputy Head of Project at the Phnom Penh University of Economics. French born, he holds a Master in Political Science as well as a Master in Europe-China Intercultural Business Management and a Master in International Economics. He has been working with China and Southeast Asia for 20 years.

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