Milken Institute
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Bold Proposals for Protecting the Free-Enterprise System while Closing the Wealth Gap | GC 2024
Michael Milken, John Hope Bryant, Brad Gerstner, Teresa Ghilarducci
At a May 2024 Milken Institute panel moderated by Michael Milken, experts including Stephen Mnuchin, Brad, John Hope Bryant, and Theresa outlined a consensus strategy to protect the free enterprise system by replacing wealth taxes with universal financial literacy and private capital access. The discussion detailed specific legislative and corporate initiatives such as the Retirement Savings for American Act and the "Invest America" proposal, which aim to automatically enroll millions of workers in retirement accounts and establish seed accounts for newborns to counteract economic inequality. Proponents argue these structural reforms, alongside private equity expansion, are essential to prevent national decline and ensure that the impending intergenerational wealth transfer builds lasting capital rather than dependency.
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Systems Finance for Sustainable Development | Global Conference 2024
Simon Winter, Jake Cusack, Rini Greenfield, Madhur Jain, Daniela Kandel, Jake Levine
A panel of public and private sector leaders convened to launch the Smallholder Action Coalition on Climate Adaptation, a multi-pillar initiative designed to coordinate finance and technology for one million farmers in climate-vulnerable regions like Bangladesh. The coalition leverages innovations from entities such as Varaha Ag and Evergreen to stack carbon sequestration with agricultural diversification, aiming to validate a business case that could eventually scale to five million farmers and mobilize one billion dollars. Financial experts emphasized that overcoming capital gaps requires blended finance structures and aggregation strategies to lower risk premiums and address the three-trillion-dollar shortfall in emerging market climate funding.
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Silver Threads: Weaving the Caregiving Tapestry | Global Conference 2024
Richard Lui, Yvette Nicole Brown, Hon Pak, Naimish Patel, Dor Skuler, Kai Walker, Ellicote
Moderated by Richard Louie, the "Silver Threads" panel convened entertainment, technology, and finance leaders to address the U.S. caregiving crisis affecting 53 million unpaid caregivers who collectively represent $3/4 trillion in unrealized economic value. Experts highlighted that while financial models remain misaligned, innovative solutions like Intuition Robotics' AI companion Ellie Q are beginning to offer scalable, cost-effective alternatives to traditional institutional care. The session concluded with a consensus on the urgent need to normalize the caregiver identity and reform policy to support the 30 million workers currently navigating the dual demands of employment and family responsibility.
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Innovators Rethinking Criminal Justice Systems | Global Conference 2024
Zack Carpenter, Baz Dreisinger, Hilton Freund, Jessica Hicklin, Teresa Hodge, Ari Melber, Alex Spiro
Global and domestic speakers including Jessica Hicklin, Theresa Hodge, and Dr. Baz convened to address the $250 billion U.S. criminal justice crisis and its disproportionate impact on racial minorities and the 50% rise in female incarceration worldwide. These innovators argued that data-driven reforms, such as implementing earned-time credits and sport-based skill building, could prevent 350,000 years of unnecessary incarceration while addressing a projected 22 million worker shortage in the energy sector. Despite significant barriers like funding mismatches and political volatility, the event emphasized shifting from "second chances" to "first chances" to leverage the 95% of released prisoners who will integrate into the workforce.
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Storytelling for Change: Creating Hope out of Crisis | Global Conference 2024
Jimmie Briggs, Andrea Bruce, Scott Harrison, Yunghi Kim, Eli Reed, Yoongi Kim
Prominent photojournalists and social entrepreneurs Yoongi Kim, Scott Harrison, Andrea Bruce, and Eli Reed examined how visual storytelling confronts modern challenges like AI-generated disinformation and funding crises while driving tangible policy and humanitarian outcomes. The panelists detailed specific successes, including Kim's policy-altering documentation of Comfort Women, Charity Water's billion-dollar mobilization through immersive narratives, and Bruce's locally focused publication that achieved near-universal community engagement. Unifying under the belief that ethical, human-centered reporting is essential for democracy, the group emphasized the critical need for sustained public investment in original journalism to preserve truth and foster empathy across a noisy digital landscape.
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Climate Outcomes 2035: New Pathways to Accelerate Capital Deployment | Global Conference 2024
Dan Carol, Mark Gallogly, Amber D. Miller, Hiromichi Mizuno, Helen Mountford, Adam Wang-Levine
A recent analysis reveals that while global climate policies currently project 2.7°C of warming, rapid advancements in renewable adoption and Amazon deforestation reductions highlight a stark paradox between accelerating clean energy deployment and sustained fossil fuel demand. Despite $2.5 trillion in annual investment gaps and systemic barriers like biased credit ratings and educational deficits, strategic interventions such as the US Inflation Reduction Act and new G20 finance frameworks aim to mobilize private capital through public-private partnerships and de-risked guarantee platforms. These structural shifts seek to redirect trillions toward nature-based solutions and Global South projects, addressing the critical disconnect between current financing flows and the emissions reductions required to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C.
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Digital Media and Youth Mental Health | Global Conference 2024
Jacob Ward, Kenneth Cole, Bill Ready, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Ashwin Vasan, Sherrie Westin
Experts and tech leaders are calling for federal regulation to address the digital toxin threatening adolescent mental health, noting that current industry incentives favor engagement over safety while parents struggle to act as the sole bulwark against online harm. With significant data linking increased screen time to rising anxiety and depression, proposed solutions include the Kids Online Safety Act, California's Age-Appropriate Design Code, and voluntary industry pledges like Pinterest's safety-first model that prioritizes well-being metrics over engagement. Although business leaders acknowledge the necessity of a regulatory floor to align financial interests with public health, the consensus remains that structural safeguards must be established to protect the developing brains of children before self-regulation or bans alone can solve the crisis.
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Journalism Today: New Voices, New Models, New Methods | Global Conference 2024
Josh Barro, Carlissia Graham, Nicholas Johnston, Jon Kelly, Janice Min, Kimi Yoshino
Industry leaders and investors convened to analyze sustainable business models capable of reversing the journalism sector's decade-long revenue decline, featuring case studies from The Ankler, Puck, and the Baltimore Banner. The discussion emphasized that while philanthropic capital and AI efficiency offer operational relief, viability ultimately requires immediate profitability or a clear path to diversifying revenue beyond traditional advertising. Panelists further warned that billionaire ownership does not guarantee stability and argued against relying on government subsidies that might compromise editorial independence.
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2024: What Matters Most in Marketing | Global Conference 2024
Michelle Stevenson, Kathy Baird, Joe Gagliese, Ella Kieran, Kenny Mitchell, Raja Rajamannar, Amy Tunick
Key industry leaders from The Washington Post, MasterCard, and WPP emphasized that traditional brand loyalty is largely a myth, necessitating a shift toward daily earned trust and "stickiness" through consistent performance and immersive experiences. Concurrently, the convergence of the creator economy, sustainability mandates, and the historic 2024 election cycle has compelled brands to abandon polished advertising in favor of authentic, low-cost content and behavioral change initiatives that prioritize human connection over intellectual cleverness. As audiences fragment across platforms like TikTok and cinema, organizations like Levi's and National Cinemedia are adapting by co-authoring narratives with consumers and leveraging non-partisan spaces to navigate a volatile information landscape while integrating AI as a co-pilot for strategic analysis.
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Sustaining Food for the Future | Global Conference 2024
Dana Cowin, Joanne Canady-Brown, Aaron Choi, Michael Cimarusti, Rose Previte
Moderated by Dana Cowan, a panel of food industry leaders redefined sustainability as a holistic practice encompassing microeconomic support, ecological resilience, and workforce development. Rose Prince detailed her initiatives to empower small-scale winemakers and communal restaurant spaces, while Michael Shayan Zangiri highlighted the collapse of wild fisheries and rejected lab-grown alternatives in favor of preserving coastal communities. Complementing these perspectives, Aaron Choi demonstrated water-efficient agricultural innovations at his San Diego farm, and Joanne Chang emphasized the necessity of converting transient service jobs into sustainable career pathways through her new training kitchen.
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A Conversation with FIFA President Gianni Infantino | Global Conference 2024
FIFA President Gianni Infantino outlined a comprehensive strategy for the 2026 North America World Cup, targeting record-breaking attendance in NFL stadiums while urging a cultural shift in the United States to overcome terminology barriers and prioritize youth participation over pay-to-play models. He emphasized leveraging global connectivity to market the tournament, citing Lionel Messi's impact in Miami as a blueprint for attracting international fans and encouraging American colleges to redirect funds from traditional sports to soccer infrastructure. The presentation further detailed plans to expand the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and accelerate women's soccer growth by addressing the disparity between the U.S. leading women's rankings and its current twenty-first position in men's global standings.
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Championing Innovation and ROI in Women's Health Care | Global Conference 2024
Sheryl WuDunn, Nancy Brown, Jocelyn Frye, Kate Ryder, Maria Toler, Olivia Walton
Recent policy shifts and private investments have targeted critical gaps in women's health, following a White House initiative to fund research and a SteelSky-led advocacy push for $12 billion in congressional approval. Despite these efforts, severe disparities persist, including an 18% higher out-of-pocket cost for women, a 20% maternal mortality gap for Black women, and a clinical trial landscape where women of color remain severely underrepresented. Industry leaders and investors are now pivoting toward personalized, lifecycle-focused solutions and "Food is Medicine" models to address systemic barriers while capitalizing on the economic imperative of supporting female health.
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Navigating an Evolving Global Landscape | IEFA's Annual Conference in Paris
Richard Ditizio, Marion Solletty
Global investor sentiment remains bullish as capital flows into U.S. markets driven by anticipated deregulation and the nation's deep liquidity, despite emerging concerns over sovereign debt sustainability and widening wealth inequality. Key policy debates focus on the incoming administration's "333 plan" to stimulate growth while managing risks posed by unregulated private debt and the borderless nature of the rapidly expanding cryptocurrency sector. Long-term investment trajectories are increasingly defined by demographic shifts between aging developed nations and youthful emerging markets, creating a complex backdrop for future fiscal resilience and geopolitical strategy.
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2025 Milken Institute Best Performing Cities Overview
Maggie Switek, Janet Cowell, Ben Nadolski
The Milken Institute ranked Raleigh, North Carolina, and Ogden-Clearfield, Utah, as the top two large U.S. metropolitan areas by balancing labor market data with community well-being metrics. Raleigh achieved this standing through a diverse economy anchored by life sciences and higher education, alongside strategic investments in green infrastructure and inclusive workforce training. Meanwhile, Ogden-Clearfield leveraged its defense and aerospace base, a culture of shared responsibility, and an equitable income distribution model to secure the number two spot while preparing for the 2034 Winter Olympics.
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A Conversation with New York Governor Kathy Hochul | Global Conference 2024
Kathy Hochul, Jonathan Capehart
Governor Hochul directed New York State to launch the Empire AI Consortium and designate Upstate a semiconductor workforce hub to secure $400 billion in private and public investments while expanding paid leave and mental health support for workers. The initiative pairs $275 million in state funding for a centralized supercomputer with $100 billion in Micron expansion incentives to create 50,000 jobs and integrate STEM curricula in underrepresented communities. Simultaneously, the administration urged institutions to preserve graduation schedules and cultivate collaborative student environments to ensure the future workforce can navigate diverse, high-tech industries without the erosion of essential workplace skills.