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The 5:30 A.M. Call: What Role Will AI Play in This Pandemic? (4/02/2020) Joe De Sena's morning briefing bounces around world topics from tennis tournaments to flattening the curve in New York City.

By Joe De Sena

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Every morning, Joe De Sena, CEO and founder of Spartan, connects with his worldwide network of leaders and experts to get first-person accounts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These calls are happening in real time, and Entrepreneur has not independently verified the speakers' reports.

Today's call featured more than 100 participants who discussed artificial intelligence tools and how they might play an important role in the pandemic, the canceling of Wimbledon and White House task force projections moving forward.

Related: The 5:30 A.M. Call: COVID-19's Global Impact, U.S. Airlines and More (4/01/2020)

Joe De Sena

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Founder & CEO, Spartan Race, Inc.

Joe De Sena is the founder and CEO of Spartan Race, Inc. De Sena has been an entrepreneur since his pre-teens. From selling fireworks at age 8, to starting a t-shirt business in high school, to building a multimillion-dollar pool business in college, to creating a Wall Street trading firm, De Sena is a living definition of "entrepreneur." De Sena is the New York Times bestselling author of SPARTAN UP! A Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Peak Performance in Life and SPARTAN FIT! 30 Days. Transform Your Mind. Transform Your Body. Commit to Grit. He is also the host of the Spartan Up! Podcast, available on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTubeFor information about a Spartan Race in your area, visit www.spartan.com.

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