The ECCP recognizes that the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a matter of utmost priority. Companies across all sectors continue to face massive disruptions and unprecedented repercussions that were never before seen. How then are these companies expected to mitigate the difficulties in pursuing business continuity while ensuring the containment of the disease?

Join us on 30 March for a Webinar entitled “Unfolding Crisis: ECCP Perceptions and Recommendations on COVID-19” as we present the key findings of the ECCP COVID-19 survey, which seeks to map out the economic impacts on businesses in the Philippines and understand the following:

1. How ECCP members are currently affected by the COVID-19 pandemic;
2. Affected key business functions / components of organizations;
3. ECCP members’ estimation on the impact of COVID-19 on their businesses;
4. Businesses’ expected duration of and recovery period from COVID-19;
5. COVID-19 impact on revenue performance and operating costs;
6. Measures/support needed from the Philippine government to cushion the impact of the pandemic across various industries.

RESOURCE SPEAKER

Mr. Nabil Francis is the incumbent President of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) – the oldest European Chamber outside of Europe, with close to 800 members. The ECCP provides a support framework for European Companies, and especially SMEs, interested in exporting to or investing in the Philippines and Filipino companies interested in doing business with Europe or European companies already located or doing business in the Philippines.

Mr. Francis is currently the CEO & President of Republic Cement Services Inc. Prior to his role at Republic Cement, Mr. Francis has held leadership positions in Morocco, India, Bulgaria, Egypt, Sri Lanka, France, and Germany, mainly in the construction and cement industry. He obtained a master’s degree in business administration from ESSEC Business School in France and holds degrees in civil engineering from the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon and urban planning from McGill University.