Description
This
project was formed in response to recent crises that have had a crippling
impact on many sectors at the national and international level. These events
include health, economic, and natural disasters such as the COVID-19 Pandemic,
Ever Given blockage of the Suez Canal, extreme flooding in Louisiana, Fukushima
earthquake in Japan, and power crisis in Texas. As a result, investors and
corporate leaders are urgently looking for ways reduce risk and improve
response in a future crisis.
The
goal of this study is to help R&D teams and leaders anticipate and respond
more effectively in a future crisis. The team intends to compile and share key
lessons learned from these recent disruptions in order to improve preparedness
and response at scale in a future crisis at both executive and operational
levels. Join this session for an update on project learnings so far.
Contributors
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Shah Karim
Shah Karim is CEO of SafeRock and has served in the role since 2005. He is an expert on strategic advisory, growth, and industry challenges. Shah is committed to utilizing Big Data, ML, AI, and algorithms to support his clients’ needs.
He has served in a variety of leadership and mentorship positions outside of his role as CEO. Shah is also an Innovation Fellow at Columbia Business School. He is an elected member of the Board of Governors for the Yale Alumni Association. He is a Judge for the MacArthur Foundation’s $100 million prize competition entitled “100&Change.” Since 2015, Shah has been an Executive Mentor with the National Retail Federation, deeply committed to encouraging and supporting first-generation students in their career aspirations. He serves on Penn State’s Industry Advisory Board for Enterprise Systems, and on the Board of Governors at the College of Merchandising and Digital Retailing at the University of North Texas. He is a Fellow of the Tribeca Disruptors Foundation at the Tribeca Film Festival, a community of accomplished and promising innovators dedicated to propelling their respective fields further.
Shah frequently speaks at global conferences and contributes to publications. He has been interviewed recently by Forbes on Leadership and Culture. Shah has been a guest or keynote speaker on Leadership, Megatrends, and Big Data at numerous international conferences around the world including in the United States, Austria, China, Germany, Malaysia, Turkey, and the UAE. He has authored and co-authored research published in CITI Research, Retail & Leisure, Retail Solutions Online, Chain Store Age, Apparel News, Handelsblatt, and Shopping Center Business. He is recognized as a “Top 100 Retail Industry Influencer” by Retail Digest.
Shah received his B.A., M.A., and M.Phil. degrees from Yale University.