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Is the world really building back better? Watch our live discussion today at 11am ET

September 22, 2021

GZERO Staff

Is the world really building back better? Watch our live discussion today at 11am ET

"Pandemic" was the most used word of 2020. "Delta" looks set to inherit this year's title.

Vaccination rates are ticking up slowly. Governments aren't talking to each other enough. Parts of the world are back to normal, while others are still locked down.

Have we actually made any progress since the COVID-19 outbreak?

Unfinished Business: Is the World Really Building Back Better?

Wednesday, September 22nd, 11am ET/ 8am PT

Watch the event here.

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Our speakers:

Susan Glasser, staff writer and Washington columnist, The New Yorker (moderator)
Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group & GZERO Media
Brad Smith, President and Vice Chair, Microsoft
Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Dr. Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme
David Malpass, President, World Bank Group

Special appearance byAntónio Guterres, UN Secretary-General.

Visit gzeromedia.com/globalstage to watch on the day of the event.

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Is the world really building back better? Watch our live discussion today at 11am ET

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Is the world really building back better? Watch our live discussion today at 11am ET

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As the tense and politically charged 2025 Munich Security Conference draws to a close, GZERO’s Global Stage series presents a conversation about strained relationships between the US and Europe, Ukraine's path ahead, and rising threats in cyberspace.

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