Webinar: UPS Executive Addresses Challenges and Opportunities Surrounding COVID-19

UPS President of Global Public Affairs, Laura Lane, will present a  webinar on:

"CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN IN THE ERA OF COVID-19"

About the Webinar

As a global delivery powerhouse, UPS is intimately acquainted with the interruptions Covid-19 has had on the global supply chain. President of Global Public Affairs at UPS, Laura Lane, has first-hand knowledge of how politics, border disputes and epidemics affect trade and global logistics. Yet, she sees not just the challenges but also the opportunities in how we move forward.

About Laura J. Lane

Laura Lane serves as President of Global Public Affairs for UPS. Prior to joining UPS, Laura was Managing Director and Head of International Government Affairs at Citigroup and VP for Global Public Policy with Time Warner.

In her government career, Ms. Lane served in the US Trade Representative’s office and was involved in the negotiations on China’s entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the WTO Financial Services agreement and the WTO Basic telecommunications agreement. Ms. Lane was a diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service from 1990-1997. Serving at the American Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda from 1993-1994, she led the evacuation effort of American citizens in April 1994 with the outbreak of civil war and returned as political advisor to U.S. forces providing humanitarian relief to Rwandan refugees in the aftermath of the genocide. She shared her perspectives on the Rwandan genocide in her TED Talk “When to Follow your Heart and Write your own Rules” and in the PBS/Frontline documentary “Ghosts of Rwanda.” Ms. Lane also served as consular officer in Bogota, Colombia from 1990-1992.

Ms. Lane holds a BA from Loyola University and a Master’s Degree in Foreign Service with a Certificate in International Business Diplomacy from Georgetown University. She and her husband have two daughters.