2020 has been a year where almost every pattern of life was disrupted. To cope with these sudden, fast-moving changes, experts in every field, professionals in different industries and policymakers of many governments were heavily dependent on the collection of new data. Quantitative analysis of open data helps, more than ever in such situations, understand better the changing landscape and develop solutions to sprouting new challenges. In this session, Dr. Parag Khanna, globally renowned strategy expert, will share his thoughts on the crucial role that data has to play for the coming phase within and post the pandemic.