Global Connections with Robert Siegel: How Can We Overcome Inherited Cancers?

Global Connections is a national leaders forum, moderated by National Public Radio’s All Things Considered former host Robert Siegel interviewing experts on how the COVID-19 pandemic affects society, the economy, science, real estate, medicine and technology.

The October 28 Global Connections forum focuses on “How Can We Overcome Inherited Cancers? Breast, Ovarian & Prostate Cancer During the Pandemic and Beyond?” and features:

  • Mary-Claire King (Professor of Genome Sciences and of Medicine, University of Washington)
  • Susan Domchek (Executive Director, Basser Center for BRCA, University of Pennsylvania)

Global Connections is free and open to the public. REGISTER FOR FREE:  www.globalconnections.splashthat.com

Past panelists include:

  • Stanley Fischer, former Vice Chair, US Federal Reserve and former Governor, Bank of Israel; “How to Fix America’s Economy?”
  • Abby Joseph Cohen, Advisory Director and Senior Investment Strategist, Goldman Sachs: “Is There a Disconnect between the Stock Market and Economy?”
  • Jonathan Gray, President and Chief Operating Officer, The Blackstone Group: “Real Estate Trends in the Pandemic”
  • Robert Zimmer, President, University of Chicago: “How Might the Pandemic Change Higher Education”
  • Anya Kamenetz, NPR Education Correspondent: “Opening Schools: Risks & Strategies”
  • Mike Looney, Superintendent, Fulton County Schools (Atlanta, GA): “How a Big-city School System Handles COVID-19”
  • David Brooks, Op-Ed columnist, New York Times: “America’s Five Epic Crises”
  • J. Dionne, Op-Ed columnist, Washington Post: “Lasting Pandemic Social Changes”
  • Yael Eisenstat; Visiting Fellow, Cornell Tech; former CIA officer; former US Diplomat: “Social Media’s Role in Civic Life”
  • Scott Rechler, CEO & Chairman, RXR Realty: “Navigating the New Abnormal”
  • Yuval Rooz, Co-founder & CEO, Digital Asset: “COVID-19:  Returning to the Workplace”
  • Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire: “Restoring Bipartisanship & Civic Discourse”

Watch previous forums at https://bit.ly/310LnTV.











When: Wed., Oct. 28, 2020 at 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Global Connections is a national leaders forum, moderated by National Public Radio’s All Things Considered former host Robert Siegel interviewing experts on how the COVID-19 pandemic affects society, the economy, science, real estate, medicine and technology.

The October 28 Global Connections forum focuses on “How Can We Overcome Inherited Cancers? Breast, Ovarian & Prostate Cancer During the Pandemic and Beyond?” and features:

  • Mary-Claire King (Professor of Genome Sciences and of Medicine, University of Washington)
  • Susan Domchek (Executive Director, Basser Center for BRCA, University of Pennsylvania)

Global Connections is free and open to the public. REGISTER FOR FREE:  www.globalconnections.splashthat.com

Past panelists include:

  • Stanley Fischer, former Vice Chair, US Federal Reserve and former Governor, Bank of Israel; “How to Fix America’s Economy?”
  • Abby Joseph Cohen, Advisory Director and Senior Investment Strategist, Goldman Sachs: “Is There a Disconnect between the Stock Market and Economy?”
  • Jonathan Gray, President and Chief Operating Officer, The Blackstone Group: “Real Estate Trends in the Pandemic”
  • Robert Zimmer, President, University of Chicago: “How Might the Pandemic Change Higher Education”
  • Anya Kamenetz, NPR Education Correspondent: “Opening Schools: Risks & Strategies”
  • Mike Looney, Superintendent, Fulton County Schools (Atlanta, GA): “How a Big-city School System Handles COVID-19”
  • David Brooks, Op-Ed columnist, New York Times: “America’s Five Epic Crises”
  • J. Dionne, Op-Ed columnist, Washington Post: “Lasting Pandemic Social Changes”
  • Yael Eisenstat; Visiting Fellow, Cornell Tech; former CIA officer; former US Diplomat: “Social Media’s Role in Civic Life”
  • Scott Rechler, CEO & Chairman, RXR Realty: “Navigating the New Abnormal”
  • Yuval Rooz, Co-founder & CEO, Digital Asset: “COVID-19:  Returning to the Workplace”
  • Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire: “Restoring Bipartisanship & Civic Discourse”

Watch previous forums at https://bit.ly/310LnTV.

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