COVID-19 Webinar Series

2020 had started well for the GermanAustralian Chamber of Industry and Commerce until COVID-19 swept across the globe that is and all planned events came to a halt. Alongside our COVID-19 Resource Page, we have created our COVID-19 Webinar Series, to provide relevant and up-to-date information to our member. Read on to learn more about the first few webinars and to find out what’s still to come.

The COVID-19 Webinar Series started on April 8 with a webinar on the legal implications of Coronavirus for the Australian business environment. Dr Angelika Yates, Partner at Addison Lawyers presented on the legal impacts, especially concerning corporate governance risks, contract and employment law, restructuring & insolvency matters, property law and the decision to closely watch foreign investment by the FIRB.

Following our legal information webinar, Rachael Falk, CEO at the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre, provided our audience with a highly informative presentation and fact sheet on the importance of cybersecurity in a time when large parts of the workforce work from home. Rachael presented on data security when working from home, reminded everyone of the importance of sound cybersecurity standards and procedures for organizations and how to protect the business from cybercrime and scams during this crisis.

Our member EY, with the lead from Rolf Drohn, Director Tax Policy at EY and ViceChair of the Board of Directors at the German Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, provided a high calibre panel to explain the Federal Government’s JobKeeper Scheme on April 23rd. It was a very informative webinar, on an important topic for organizations operating in Australia.

On April 29, ifm Investors’ Chief Economist Dr Alex Joiner joined us for a webinar looking at the economic outlook for Australia. A large audience was listening in, as Alex outlined the current situation and what the future after the coronavirus crisis may look like.

ic-m learning’s Nick Petch and Ryan Thomas took the attendees on a journey highlighting the importance of tailoring remote led learning systems to achieve increased trust and performance within organizations. Nick took the audience through how remote learning courses can be made a

success and Ryan showed on a practical example of how a learning management system (LMS) can look like. Most recently, our member Tenant CS provided an informative snapshot of what the impact of Covid-19 was on the commercial lease sector and what tenants need to know to successfully negotiate leases with their landlords.

Webinars have swiftly become an important part of the Chamber’s services to our members and the COVID-19 Series has proven as a success so far. The GermanAustralian Chamber will continue to work with members to collect relevant information to present in webinars in the future. If you would like to learn more about any of the above webinars, all our members can access the recordings through our membership app.

If you are wondering what topics we have coming up, you can find out on our Event Website. https://australien.ahk.de/en/events Written by Mathias Suter, German-Australian Chamber