Catalyst // Recover...Rebuild...Reform..‪.‬ Herbert Smith Freehills Podcasts

In this session Danielle Kelly, our Director of Culture & Inclusion at Herbert Smith Freehills joins leading expert on Dementia Dr Jason Karlawish for an important and enlightening conversation on dementia and Alzheimers.

During this session Dr Karlawish breaks the disease down for us by exploring the types of Dementia, the role of a caregiver, the early signs of Dementia, the typical stages of Dementia and the medical tests used for dementia diagnosis. 

For local resources in Australia, Dementia Australia represents the over 450,000 Australians living with dementia and the almost 1.6 million Australians involved in their care. Visit Dementia Australia website: www.dementia.org.au

The recent year has seen the world undergo unprecedented change with its impact on how and where we work, and the use of Artificial Intelligence and remote working environments continuing to evolve.  

According to the recent Australian Human Rights Commission on the launch of its Report on Technology, 50% of Australian companies are already using AI to aid decision making.

To help successfully respond to these forces in both the public and private sectors, hear from Mark Rigotti, Partner and Senior Adviser in our Sydney office, in conversation with Michael Priddis, CEO of Faethm on the impact of automation on the workforce as a whole and demystify common theories.

Huge swathes of column inches have been dedicated to the UK government’s business interruption loan support schemes, but little has been said to date about the implications of these schemes unwinding. Jenny Stainsby is joined by James Palmer and John Chetwood to discuss the dual challenges of recapitalisation and managing financial distress.

With many of our clients preparing for or in the process of returning their workforce to their Australian-based offices, our Catalyst series is returning for 2021 to discuss the role of organisations and implications for the roll out of a COVID vaccine. Dr Andrew Ebringer, Regional Medical Director and Consulting Lead for Australasia at International SOS and Nerida Jessup, Special Counsel from our Sydney Safety team join host Drew Pearson, Partner in our Sydney Employment and Industrial Relations team to explore the complex considerations for employers considering the issue of COVID-19 vaccinations.

The final Catalyst podcast of 2020 focuses on:
managing employment and IR issues in our new flexible working environment (Drew Pearson, Partner, Employment, IR and Safety);the disruption to class actions in Australia in the last 12 months (Christine Tran, Partner, Disputes);geopolitics and impacts on Australia (Rebecca Maslen-Stannage, Partner, Corporate) andoptimism driven by record government infrastructure spending and fast-tracked demand for technology (Nicholas Carney, Partner, Projects).This can be viewed as a Webinar here.

Greg Mulley, corporate partner in our London office, speaks to Sir Lynton Crosby of C|T Group on the outlook for politics and policy as 2020 draws to a close. Discussion includes:
lessons and implications from the US elections for the rest of the world in terms of voting patterns and behaviour;prospects for Biden's build back better green agenda and its impact globally;the enduring impact of the pandemic on politics and public policy;what makes a great leader, what makes a great politician and what is the difference.