The human, societal and economic impact of the acceleration of digitalisation arising from the COVID-19 pandemic is becoming more apparent with each passing week. The long-term impact of the crisis is still shrouded in uncertainty, but the clues to the future are emerging, and can be discerned amid dramatic change that is already occurring. Arthur Goldstuck digs deep below the surface of this change, in conversation with Executive Chairman of Pan-African Capital Holdings, Iraj Abedian and Nicola Kleyn, Dean, Gordon Institute of Business Science.