COVID-19: Recovery & Return to the Workplace

MHTC Recovery & Return to the Workplace

The COVID-19 health crisis and national recession in 2020 has altered some—but not all—of the immediate priorities of the Mass High Tech Council. Our policy and program focus remains the same, but the game plan has shifted to how we collectively respond to–and recover from–this crisis.

The Council’s Executive Committee, along with a diverse group of leaders from the diagnostic testing, life sciences, health care delivery, technology and manufacturing sectors led by High Tech Council Executive Committee member Steve Pagliuca, have developed the Massachusetts Recovery and Return to the Workplace Framework designed to restart the Commonwealth’s economy while protecting the health of residents

Informed by input from senior executives with global perspectives and  published insights and data from McKinsey & Company, the Council’s framework was designed to guide leaders from the public and private sectors in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and was presented to Governor Baker’s Reopening Advisory Board in April 2020.

The Council’s Recovery and Return to the Workplace Framework and ongoing effrots continue to provide business leaders and innovation economy employers with peer-validated and timely information needed to help them restart operations and return to work safely and successfully. By leveraging the Council’s CEO-level network, our team of subject matter experts and contributors will help to identify the specific conditions that must be in place to allow for restart and encourage individuals to engage in economic activity.

See information below about our ongoing series of COVID-19 Response Virtual Roundtables and watch your inbox for more opportunities to stay engaged and continue advancing the Council’s pro-growth, recovery-focused agenda and initiatives.

Recent Events and Materials:

View the December 10, 2020 Employer and Higher Education Applications of Testing Strategies in the War on COVID-19 Roundtable RECORDING and MATERIALS

View the November 23, 2020 War on COVID-19 Testing Update RECORDING and MATERIALS

View the May 22, 2020 “deep dive” on Masks, Workplace Norms, and the Future of Testing and Tracing HERE.

View the May 13, 2020 Recovery and Return to the Workplace Framework HERE.

Contact Chris Anderson to learn more about how you can participate in the Council’s COVID-19 Recovery and Return to the Workplace leadership.

MHTC Virtual Roundtable Series

• Cyber security
• Telemedicine and telehealth
• Economic impacts
• Public health and provider responses
• Operations, business continuity and supply chain
• Managing careers in the new work from home reality

This no-fee series is open to all organizations, not only to members of the Mass. High Tech Council, but registration is required.

Prior Recovery & Retun to the Workplace Roundtables 

March 25: Employer Responses

Featuring:

• Chris Ross, EVP Operations, MilliporeSigma
• Eric Snow, SVP Corporate Marketing, PTC
• Diane Young, VP Employee Benefits, PTC

March 31: Massachusetts Economic Impacts and Response

Featuring:

• Mike Kennealy, Secretary, Mass. Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development

April 14: Women In Leadership-Managing Careers in the Work-from Home Reality

Featuring:

• Mary Ann Freeman, Senior Director of Engineering, MathWorks
• Jody Gastfriend, LICSW, VP Senior Care, Care.com
• Kathleen Mitford, EVP, Chief Strategy Officer, PTC
• Cathy Saunders, Head of Client Engagement Center and Early Career Programs, Putnam Investments

April 24: Higher Education Insights

Featuring:

• Alison Davis-Blake, President, Bentley University
• Laurie Leshin, President, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• David Luzzi, Sr. Vice Provost & VP, Northeastern University
• Jacqueline Moloney, Chancellor, UMASS Lowell
• Ted Rounsaville, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Co.

May 7: Economic Competitiveness in the Time of COVID-19

Featuring:

• Scott Cohn, Creator “America’s Top States for Business” and Special Correspondent, CNBC
• Colin Moore, Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
• Timothy Zanni, Global and US Technology Sector Leader, KPMG

May 22: Return to the Workplace Roadmap Roundtable- Masks, Testing and Tracing for Employers

June 11: Return to the Workplace- Effective Employer Strategies

Featuring:

• Jane Steinmetz, Boston Office Managing Principal, EY and Mass. High Tech Council Executive Committee Member
• Jill Larsen, Chief Human Resource Officer, PTC
• Chris Ross, Head of Integrated Supply Chain Operations, MilliporeSigma

June 26: Return to the Workplace- Effective Employer Strategies

Featuring:

• Jennifer Reilly, SVP and Chief Human Resource Officer, MKS Instruments
• Dan Weintraub, Chief Administrative Officer, Audax Group
• Atif Zaim, Principal, KPMG

November 23: Current Status and Future Impacts of Testing in the War on COVID-19

Featuring:

• Steve Pagliuca, Co-owner Boston Celtics and Co-chair Bain Capital: Update on Council’s May 2020 COVID-19 Framework & Research; and

  Panel Discussion on the Role of Testing in the War Against COVID-19 with:

• Marc Casper, CEO, Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Donna Hochberg, Partner, Health Advances
• David Walt, HHMI Professor, Core Faculty Member-Wyss Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
• David Weiss, SVP-Player Matters, National Basketball Association