On March 11, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic as global confirmed cases of COVID-19 now surpass 240,000 and 9,900 deaths worldwide. The coronavirus pandemic is first and foremost a human tragedy, affecting hundreds of thousands of people. Its impact will leave a legacy as it is already causing economic shock around the world. When Coronavirus strikes, the worst damage is done by the body's effort to fight off the disease. The immune system overreacts. Some critics say that's what's happening with the economy. They say the effort to fight the disease is hurting growth more than the disease itself. Every economic shock leaves a legacy. The novel coronavirus will be no different. Experts estimate that a pandemic could cause average annual economic losses of 0.7% of global GDP. In recent years, the world has seen a growing number of epidemic events, amounting to approximately 200 events annually. These events are increasing, and they are disruptive to health, economies, and society. We will discuss 6 ways analytics leaders can help countries reduce the impact of this pandemic and estimate the likelihood of three broad economic scenarios that might unfold: a quick recovery, a global slowdown, and a pandemic-driven recession. Join us as we discuss various visualizations of pandemics in human history and the economic impact of COVID-19. We will demo a portal that allows users to track the progress of confirmed cases and deaths around the world. You'll learn how easy it is to: * Why this pandemic has triggered an economic shock * Current trends, facts, figures and challenges * How companies can respond * How to manage fear and uncertainty surrounding your health and work * What data analytics leaders can do to prepare About Business Intelligentsia DC We inspire business leaders, data scientists and architects, and business intelligence/analytics experts and developers to massively improve companies through the better use of data and business intelligence. We are a meetup community of over 1,900 like-minded business intelligence and data analysts, data scientists, data architects, analytics/business intelligence application developers and business/data managers and leaders from the greater DC metro area who gather monthly to network, learn about leading methods and tools and share the latest techniques and technologies. We host meetups on the first Thursday of each month at MakeOffices in Tysons, VA. Join us to connect, learn and grow from like-minded data scientists, business analysts, data managers and analytics developers. Want to demo your Big Data Analytics or Business Intelligence platform or application suite? Set up an appointment to discuss a suitable topic and demo. View recent topics: http://bit.ly/bidcmeetups Become a sponsor: https://bit.ly/bidcsponsor