{"id":754,"date":"2021-04-30T12:34:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T16:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesspartners2convince.org\/?p=754"},"modified":"2021-05-19T12:30:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T16:30:06","slug":"educate-to-vaccinate-event-promotes-covid-19-global-workplace-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesspartners2convince.org\/educate-to-vaccinate-event-promotes-covid-19-global-workplace-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Educate to Vaccinate Event Promotes COVID-19 Global Workplace Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update<\/strong>: a recording of the event<\/a> is now available! (Passcode: %@vyo7?f)<\/p>\n

This news story was originally published on the United States Council for International Business (USCIB) website<\/a> on April 30, following the Business Partners to CONVINCE event “Educate to Vaccinate: The Role of Employers” on April 29.<\/h5>\n

Following the launch of The USCIB Foundation\u2019s Business Partners to CONVINCE (BP2C) initiative and the initiative\u2019s\u00a0COVID-19 Global Workplace Challenge<\/a>, the group held its first major event \u201cEducate to Vaccinate: The Role of Employers\u201d on April 29. The event brought together global public health and business experts, small and medium companies from around the globe, international employer organizations, and other stakeholders, to discuss actionable workplace strategies for vaccine adoption and the\u00a0vital role employers can play in educating their employees<\/a>\u00a0on the facts about COVID-19 vaccines and motivating \u2013 not mandating \u2013 the workforce to get vaccinated.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat better example of the transformative power of science, policy, business and society working together than the response to the pandemic,\u201d said USCIB Executive Vice President\u00a0Abby Shapiro<\/strong>, who leads BP2C. \u201cWorking with three of the world\u2019s largest business networks including the ICC, IOE and Business at OECD to mobilize their business networks, BP2C will reach millions of workers with information and tools to combat misinformation and inspire confidence in vaccination. Keeping employees safe is not only the right thing to do, but also the way forward to a healthy, vaccine-literate workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n

Notable speakers at the \u201cEducate to Vaccinate\u201d event included GAVI Deputy Chief Executive\u00a0Anuradha Gupta, Meredith Flynn-Ripley<\/strong>\u00a0(Salesforce),\u00a0Dr. Vicki Weldon<\/strong>\u00a0(ExxonMobil),\u00a0Julia Spencer<\/strong>\u00a0(MSD), as well as public health experts:\u00a0Larry Gostin<\/strong>\u00a0(Georgetown University),\u00a0Heidi Larson<\/strong>\u00a0(The Vaccine Confidence Project and the CONVINCE initiative),\u00a0Dr. Scott Ratzan<\/strong>\u00a0(CUNY School of Public Health and BP2C), and\u00a0Nancy Lee<\/strong>\u00a0(Global Health and CONVINCE). Senior international business network representatives included\u00a0Ali Karami-Ruiz<\/strong>\u00a0from Business at OECD,\u00a0Roberto Su\u00e1rez Santos<\/strong>\u00a0of the International Organization of Employers (IOE), and\u00a0Andrew Wilson<\/strong>\u00a0from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).<\/p>\n

Participants also heard from companies and organizations across the globe that have already signed up to take the\u00a0Workplace Challenge<\/a>\u00a0including Randstad North America, the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the American Staffing Association, and dozens of other companies and organizations around the globe.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe encourage everyone to take the\u00a0Workplace Challenge<\/a>\u00a0and, by doing so, showcase their commitment to educating their employees,\u201d added Shapiro.<\/p>\n

What are you waiting for?\u00a0Sign up now for The Workplace Challenge!<\/a><\/p>\n

Business Partners to CONVINCE (BP2C) is the private sector arm of the global, multisector CONVINCE (CO<\/strong>VID-19\u00a0N<\/strong>ew\u00a0V<\/strong>accine\u00a0In<\/strong>formation,\u00a0C<\/strong>ommunication, and\u00a0E<\/strong>ngagement) initiative that advances vaccine literacy and promotes vaccine acceptance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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