Learn how governments have used online learning to address the unemployment crisis during the pandemic. Join this lively Q&A session from the 2021 Coursera Conference on how government leaders have responded to the global pandemic and the economic challenges they’ve had to address. You’ll learn about workforce recovery initiatives and the upskilling of citizens, and how governments are opening opportunities and preparing their workforces for careers in a post-COVID economy. This session was part of the April 2021 Coursera Conference, which brought together thousands of leaders from business, education, and government in the shared mission of building a more just world through the power of learning.

Speakers:

• Mr. Kevin Mills is the Head of Global Government Partnerships at Coursera
• Mr. Jawad Khan is the CEO at Punjab Skills Development Fund
• Dr. Allyson Leacock is the Director of National Transformation Initiative and Chairman of the Barbados Broadcasting Authority
• Van Ton-Quinlivan is the CEO at Futuro Health: Where the Future of Health Begins