Milken Institute
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- 46 min
Partnerships in Global Health
Thomas Bollyky, Deborah Birx, Kathy Calvin, Bruce Gellin, Susan Sweeney
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- 27 min
CDC Director Robert Redfield: 'Opioid Epidemic is the public health crisis of our time'
This event details a strategic review of an organization facing significant funding uncertainties and access barriers while pivoting toward social justice, independent scientific research, and multi-year capital market transitions. Key figures addressed the contradiction between current resource limitations and plans to expand operations through federal partnerships over a projected three-year timeline to better manage global crises. Despite ambiguous historical anchors and disjointed narrative segments, the discussion concluded with a commitment to advancing systemic reforms and developing spiritual leadership capabilities among students.
- 38 min
The Stories We Tell Panel Discussion
Tracey Woon, Drue Kataoka, Frank Luntz, Jay Shetty, Drew
UBS-hosted panelists Frank Vassiliadis, Drew Shindler, and Jay explored the intersection of storytelling, technology, and mindfulness to address modern societal challenges ranging from cross-cultural values to the rise of "fake news." The speakers argued that true influence requires deep introspection and honest self-awareness, contrasting passive digital consumption with the critical engagement fostered by arts-integrated education and genuine social impact. Concluding with a guided meditation, the session emphasized that internal peace and parental modeling are essential foundations for navigating a media landscape increasingly dominated by superficial metrics.
- 18 min
CreditEase Founder Ning Tang at MIGlobal
At the Milken Institute's 21st Annual Global Conference, Credit Ease CEO Nian Tang outlined his company's strategic pivot from China's pioneering P2P lending sector into a global fintech leader facilitating over $1 trillion in transactions. Tang detailed how the firm is leveraging mobile technology and robust investor education to bridge China's credit infrastructure gaps, shifting market behavior from speculation toward long-term wealth management and professional asset allocation. By combining deep financial expertise with advanced technology, Credit Ease aims to serve underserved small businesses and democratize financial advisory services for the Chinese middle class while navigating an increasingly rigorous regulatory landscape.
- 1h 6m
Gender Equity Leadership in a Time of Transition
Lauren Gustus, Autumn Burke, Laura Friedman, Cassandra Pye, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Chris Silbermann, Kevin Clowden
The Milken Institute California Center convened a summit in Sacramento to replace previous state conferences with a strategy focused on data-driven policy recommendations and actionable solutions for workforce and gender equity challenges. A new study by Jessica Jackson highlighted critical disparities, including California's lower female labor participation and legislative representation compared to national averages, while panelists detailed how structural barriers like residency laws and unconscious bias perpetuate these gaps. In response to these findings, corporate leaders and state legislators outlined initiatives such as the "50-50 by 2020" target, expanded harassment definitions, and mandatory bystander training, with the collective prediction that a female governor will be elected in California within the next eight years.
- 1h 6m
Insights from the C-Suite: California's Business Climate
Kevin Klowden, Anne Hoskins, Jeff Maggioncalda, Mary O'Hara, Sandra Stern, Pete Vlastelica
A panel of senior executives from Sunrun, Coursera, Blue Shield of California, Lions Gate, and Activision Blizzard convened to analyze how California's high cost of living, housing scarcity, and infrastructure inefficiencies are eroding its competitive business climate despite strong regulatory support for emerging industries. Speakers highlighted specific operational challenges, including the exodus of entertainment production due to tax policy gaps and the difficulty of retaining talent in healthcare and tech sectors where local compensation cannot match Silicon Valley giants or out-of-state alternatives. The group concluded that increasing housing density, reforming tax structures, and expanding accessible online education are the critical, bipartisan priorities required to retain the state's middle-class workforce and sustain global innovation leadership.
- 55 min
Opening Remarks and Keynote
Diane Helfrey, Michael Klowden, Dan Schnur, Toni Atkins, John Chiang
Hosted by the Milken Institute and Sacramento Bee director Dan Schnur, this conference convened key figures such as State Treasurer John Chung and Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins to launch a sustained dialogue on California's critical challenges in housing, workforce development, and climate finance. The event highlighted the urgent need for cross-sector collaboration to bridge the "missing middle" housing gap, address a projected 2030 labor shortage, and mobilize a record $1.75 billion JPMorgan Chase investment alongside a new state Green Bond Pledge. Attendees acknowledged a deep public trust deficit that can only be resolved by uniting public, private, and nonprofit leaders to implement innovative financing mechanisms and streamline legislative priorities for the state's future.
- 1h 7m
Preparing California for the Future of Work
Jane Oates, Jay Banfield, Rob Bonta, Ellen Junn, Phil Mathews, Eloy Ortiz Oakley, Ardine Williams
Aerospace Corporation and industry leaders at a California panel discussed record hiring trends while highlighting critical shortages of cleared engineers and the widening "middle skills" gap. Participants emphasized a strategic shift from traditional partnerships to deep integration among government, education, and employers to co-design curricula and expand apprenticeship models. The discussion concluded with a call to eliminate degree inflation, address soft skill deficits, and remove systemic barriers to build a scalable, diverse workforce capable of meeting future automation demands.
- 1h 5m
Will Innovative Financing Solve California's Housing Shortage?
Darrell Steinberg, Beth Ruyak, Carla Boragno, David Chiu, Laura Foote Clark, Steve Hansen, Bill Witte
A comprehensive panel analysis identifies California's housing crisis as a result of misaligned regulatory frameworks, specifically CEQA and Proposition 13, which create prohibitive delays and perverse fiscal incentives that lock away available capital. Prominent figures including Assemblymember David Chu and major employers like Genentech advocate for a unified legislative strategy featuring "Affordable Housing Acts" and zoning reforms to mandate state-level production goals and accelerate the construction of 5 to 7 times the current volume of units. The consensus emphasizes that while innovative financing mechanisms, such as Sacramento's proposed sales tax trust fund, are necessary, they remain insufficient without simultaneous structural changes to reduce construction costs and align local incentives with residential development.
- 59 min
View From the Top: Navigating a World in Transition
Robert Smith, Claire Hughes Johnson, David M. Solomon, John Thompson, Mark Weinberger, Devin Wenig, Ronnie Weisbrod
Executives from leading firms including Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, and Stripe convened to address the tension between short-term economic optimism and long-term anxieties regarding technological disruption. The dialogue highlighted critical workforce transformations, such as the rapid shift toward data-driven roles and the imperative for flexible, purpose-led cultures to retain talent in an era where corporate lifespans are shrinking. Leaders further debated the strategic adoption of emerging technologies like AI and blockchain while offering guidance on navigating a rapidly evolving global economy.
- 52 min
Humanity, Revised? Editing and Augmenting the Human Species
Michael Milken, Juan Enriquez, Peter Diamandis
Speakers including Peter Diamandis, Juan Enriquez, and Ray Kurzweil outline a paradigm shift where human evolution is moving from natural selection to intelligent direction through advanced bionics, CRISPR gene editing, and quantum computing. These technologies are projected to exponentially increase human capabilities, merge biology with digital intelligence by the mid-2030s, and enable the growth of replacement organs or the revival of extinct species. The presenters argue that private capital and global transparency now drive a moral imperative to secure a multi-planetary existence and achieve longevity escape velocity before extinction risks overwhelm Earth.
- 58 min
Conversations With Congress. Pt. 1: Kevin McCarthy & Pt. 2: Chuck Schumer
Kevin McCarthy, Chuck Schumer, Frank Luntz, Richard Sandler
U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer addressed a deeply polarized political landscape, with McCarthy highlighting record-low unemployment and bipartisan legislative successes while Schumer outlined Democratic strategies to address economic stagnation and restore the American Dream. Both leaders emphasized the necessity of bridging ideological divides, citing personal relationships across the aisle and proposing concrete policy solutions such as infrastructure investment and structural reforms for Social Security to overcome gridlock. Despite acknowledging significant national challenges ranging from military readiness to international diplomacy, they each framed their respective parties' upcoming midterm goals around achieving tangible economic growth and restoring faith in government efficacy.
- 1h 1m
Reading the Tea Leaves
John Authers, Alex Denner, Jodie Gunzberg, Jason Karp, Alex Roepers, Anne Walsh
Investment experts analyze the transition from a low-rate environment to a regime of normalized interest rates, highlighting structural risks in credit ETF liquidity and the growing dominance of systematic strategies over active management. Panelists identify significant alpha opportunities in shifting market regimes, specifically through value investing in consumer staples and energy, as well as activist engagements in mid-cap sectors where passive flows have reduced corporate oversight. Forward-looking catalysts include an anticipated yield curve inversion and a surge in M&A activity, which together signal a potential rotation from momentum-driven growth toward a value-oriented market with heightened divergence between high-quality and "zombie" firms.
- 56 min
Preserving the Promise of Cancer Immunotherapy
Louise Perkins, Pablo Legorreta, Johanna Mercier, Jill O'Donnell-Tormey, Antoni Ribas, Greg Simon
The Melanoma Research Alliance, alongside the Biden Cancer Initiative and L'Oréal Paris, is addressing the persistent 50% non-response rate to current immunotherapies by promoting platform trials and data-sharing networks to eliminate redundant "Me Too" drug development. While recent clinical advances have extended survival for metastatic patients to a decade or more, experts emphasize the urgent need to de-risk academic discoveries through nonprofit incubators and standardized liquid biopsies to prevent early-stage cancer from progressing to terminal stages. Strategic recommendations from industry leaders and researchers prioritize patient-centric trial design and sustained basic science funding to ensure these breakthroughs reach community oncologists and avoid investment withdrawal from other critical therapeutic classes.
- 55 min
Global Risk: Disruption Without End?
John Micklethwait, Carlos Gutierrez, Jane Harman, Lord Mandelson, James G. Stavridis, Mac Thornberry, Jim Stavridis, Peter Mandelson
A distinguished panel of geopolitical experts and former officials convened to analyze the acceleration of global risks, highlighting the return of great power competition with Russia and China, the intractable nature of North Korean denuclearization, and the fragility of international institutions amidst cyber and economic threats. Key figures such as Jane Harmon, Jim Stavridis, and Peter Mandelson argued that the U.S. lacks a sustained long-term strategy, warning that withdrawal from agreements like the Iran deal and the Trans-Pacific Partnership undermines credibility while leaving critical gaps in military readiness and alliance cohesion. The discussion concluded that restoring bipartisan support for defense spending and rebuilding a coherent military capability is the foundational prerequisite for the U.S. to effectively manage an era defined by "ceaseless" conflict and technological disruption.