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Clear all filters- Goldman Sachs27 min
Implications of an “Americas First” Foreign Policy
Hal Brands, Mauricio Claver-Carone, Allison Nathan
The Trump administration has announced a 2026 foreign policy shift known as the "Donro Doctrine," which prioritizes direct resource control and territorial expansion in the Western Hemisphere over traditional diplomatic stability. This neo-mercantilist strategy targets specific outcomes including the strategic takeover of Venezuelan oil, the acquisition of Greenland, and the renegotiation of USMCA to favor U.S. equity over trade, while actively countering Chinese and Russian influence through military and economic coercion. Critics warn that this move toward hard power and border redrawing risks eroding the post-1945 international order, potentially triggering global instability and market volatility as U.S. forces intercept shadow fleets and intervene in regional sovereignty disputes.
- a16z36 min
Ben Horowitz and David Solomon: The Sweetest Macro Spot in 40 Years
Ben Horowitz, David Solomon, David Haber
Goldman Sachs is expanding its balance sheet to between $2.5 and $3.5 trillion by shifting to a stable deposit model, while simultaneously deploying $6 billion in technology to automate operations and drive efficiency. Concurrently, Andreessen Horowitz has solidified its position as the largest U.S. venture firm by capturing 18.3% of capital in 2025, leveraging AI to scale investments from 15 to 150 major successes annually. These strategies converge within a stimulative macroeconomic environment characterized by fiscal support and deregulation, which is expected to trigger record M&A activity and accelerate the public listings of AI-driven companies despite lingering geopolitical risks.
Why Sequoia Is Betting on AI That Beats Humans
Shaun Maguire, Molly O'Shea, Andrew Reed, Vlad Tenev, Palmer Luckey
Investor Andrew, acting alongside podcast host and math expert, backed Harmonic CEO Vlad Tenev based on his proven track record with Robinhood and the company's unique reinforcement learning strategy that leverages mathematical rigor and the Lean programming language. This approach allows Harmonic to achieve elite performance in math competitions at a fraction of the capital cost incurred by major AI competitors, while the broader discussion highlights a shift in the host's assessment of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena odds and a prediction for a second industrial revolution in specialized AI applications. The event details how deep intellectual rigor and unconventional physics interpretations underpin both this specific investment thesis and the founders' broader vision for the future of computing.
- Milken Institute29 min
Conversation with US Ambassador to the Republic of Türkiye Tom Barrack | Middle East & Africa Summit
Ambassador Tom Barak outlines a strategic shift toward local autonomy and economic prosperity, citing the 1968 UAE formation as a model for neutralizing threats like Hezbollah and Hamas without external mandates. He details significant diplomatic progress between Presidents Trump and Erdoğan, including the resolution of S-400 disputes and a 50% reduction in Turkish reliance on Russian energy, alongside predictions for lifting Syrian sanctions to boost oil production. While facing skepticism regarding Israel's acceptance of Turkish involvement in a Gaza stabilization force, Barak advocates for a regional future defined by technological integration and a "Solomon Accord" to restore Turkey-Israel trade despite current political friction.
Elon Musk & The SpaceX IPO: Largest Wealth Event in History? | Shaun Maguire, Sequoia
Elon Musk, Shaun Maguire, Molly O'Shea
Sean McGuire describes SpaceX as the "greatest company of all time," having invested $1.2 billion since 2019 to acquire a stake now valued at approximately $12 billion amid an implied $800 billion market cap. The organization is pivoting toward building space-based data centers by leveraging the excess launch capacity of the Starship rocket, a strategic move paralleled by Starlink's evolution into a global infrastructure network serving over 15 million subscribers. Upcoming milestones include the 2026 deployment of reliable Starship flights and a 2028 rollout of Direct to Cell services, which collectively aim to unlock massive liquidity through an anticipated IPO while reshaping the physical infrastructure constraints facing the AI sector.
- Goldman Sachs20 min
Edward Norton: From Hollywood to High-Impact Entrepreneurship
Edward Norton, Kim Posnett, Sam Britton
Actor and entrepreneur Edward Norton leverages his collaborative philosophy, famously asserting that "one plus one plus one equals ten," to co-found successful ventures like CrowdRise and the data analytics firm Kensho. These enterprises, which were eventually sold to GoFundMe and S&P respectively for substantial valuations, emerged from solving specific inefficiencies in fundraising and board governance rather than a pursuit of status. Norton applies this same fusion of analytical and creative thinking to his current infrastructure project, Stacks, while maintaining that his film career and environmental advocacy function as a synergistic force rather than a divided focus.
Data Centers in Space? Armada’s CEO on SpaceX and the Edge
Armada, funded by over $200 million, deploys modular AI factories to bring hyperscale computing to remote and hostile environments, effectively bridging the digital divide in regions lacking traditional infrastructure. Strategic alliances with key entities like SpaceX, OpenAI, and Microsoft enable the company to integrate edge connectivity and proprietary models into diverse sectors ranging from military operations on aircraft carriers to disaster response in the Arctic and Saudi desert. By prioritizing rapid deployment of American-led AI stacks, Armada aims to secure global data sovereignty and expand its footprint into critical industries such as energy and defense through 2026.
- Goldman Sachs24 min
Qatar PM Al Thani: Diplomacy and Qatar's Economic Future
Al Thani, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Jared Cohen
Qatar leverages its "national security doctrine" to position itself as a neutral global mediator and logistics hub, aiming to prevent regional escalation while securing geopolitical leverage for its economy. This strategy drives the Qatar Investment Authority to transform the state into a multi-sector powerhouse by creating "national champions" like Qatar Airways and Qatar Energy, ensuring growth beyond its small population limits. Following lessons from the 2017 blockade, the nation further strengthens its resilience through Vision 2030, which prioritizes human capital development and diversified energy supplies to maintain stability amid eight concurrent international conflicts.
- Goldman Sachs22 min
Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon on AI, M&A, and Markets
Goldman Sachs analysts project the 2026 global economy will benefit from stimulative fiscal and monetary policies that favor the U.S. structural growth advantage over Europe and China, despite lingering geopolitical risks. The firm anticipates a historic surge in M&A and IPO activity driven by a permissive regulatory environment and shifting CEO sentiment toward dealmaking. Internally, the organization is leveraging its "OneGS 3.0" AI strategy to restructure legacy processes, aiming to boost efficiency and productivity without reducing headcount while focusing future growth on asset and wealth management.
- Goldman Sachs20 min
Will macro tailwinds drive stocks higher?
Markets in early 2025 exhibit a shift from narrow AI concentration to broader cyclical leadership, driven by non-U.S. outperformance in regions like Japan and Korea alongside a breakout in U.S. bond yields. Analysts project a Federal Reserve holding rates through spring before implementing 50 to 100 basis points of cuts later in the year, coinciding with a "Year of the Tariff" that is expected to transition into a global growth cycle by 2026. Investors are consequently advised to diversify beyond the S&P 500 into international equities and U.S. cyclicals like housing and regional banks to navigate elevated valuations and a steeper yield curve.
- Goldman Sachs25 min
Anastasia Soare: Building a Billion-dollar Beauty Brand
Anastasia Sorey, founder and CEO of Anastasia Beverly Hills, joined Goldman Sachs to recount her journey from navigating communist Romania to building a billion-dollar beauty empire through a philosophy of mastering craft and prioritizing client well-being. Sorey detailed how she leveraged resilience, a self-developed product line, and strategic partnerships with retailers like Nordstrom and media figures like Oprah Winfrey to scale her brand while rejecting traditional business planning in favor of direct market validation. The event concludes with Sorey's advocacy for immigrant entrepreneurs to pursue their dreams through hard work and a "pay it forward" mentality, underscored by the release of her new book *Raising Brows*.
- All-In Podcast32 min
Satya Nadella on AI’s Business Revolution: What Happens to SaaS, OpenAI, and Microsoft?
Satya Nadella outlined Microsoft's strategic pivot toward "manager of infinite minds" AI agents and autonomous workflows that shift the organization from specialized roles to full-stack builders, enabling a four-year period of doubled income without headcount growth. By prioritizing ecosystem effects over single-model dominance, the company is deploying Agent 365 and local Phi models to establish a global, open architecture where value accrues from orchestration rather than proprietary weights. This approach aims to drive 80% US market share in five years while facilitating worldwide economic growth through technology diffusion to the global south.
- Milken Institute22 min
A Conversation with Altérra CEO His Excellency Majid Al Suwaidi | Middle East & Africa Summit 2025
Majid Al Suwaidi, His Excellency Majid Al Suwaidi, Joseph McMonigle
Established as the world's largest climate-focused private fund, Altera has committed an initial $6.5 billion deployment to mobilize $250 billion in capital for the Global South alongside strategic partners Brookfield, TPG, and BlackRock. This initiative follows the landmark COP28 conference, which shifted climate diplomacy to a pragmatic, private-sector-integrated model under the political leadership of UAE officials. Fund Director Majid Al-Sawadi now leverages his diplomatic background to accelerate clean energy infrastructure, specifically targeting the energy demands of AI and industrial decarbonization in emerging markets.
- Milken Institute36 min
Michael Milken in Conversation with HE Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak | Middle East & Africa Summit
Michael Milken, HE Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Sarah Sandler, His Excellency Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak
Building on early foundational investments like the 2017 creation of a federal AI ministry and MBZ AI University, the UAE is accelerating its strategic pivot with the US-backed Stargate project, a massive 19-square-kilometer AI cluster scheduled for operational status by late 2025. This infrastructure initiative, which integrates 35,000 NVIDIA H100 chips and involves major partners like OpenAI and Microsoft, serves as the backbone for broader domestic AI integration across government services via the "Tem" platform and corporate strategies such as Mubadala's "Maya" decision-making system. These concerted efforts aim to sustain the nation's top global rankings in entrepreneurship and competitiveness while driving projected wealth migration and economic diversification beyond oil.
- a16z34 min
Ben Horowitz on Investing in AI: AI Bubbles, Economic Impact, and VC Acceleration
Andreessen Horowitz structures its General Partners as self-directed experts within small, vertically aligned teams to accelerate investment quality and preserve decision-making dynamics. The firm explicitly prioritizes financial returns and specific technological excellence over broad ESG criteria, exemplified by its American Dynamics vertical focused on defense and energy gaps. Simultaneously, the organization is adapting its accelerator strategy to leverage AI tools for earlier-stage founders while maintaining high-ownership stakes to capture the economic potential of the emerging computing platform.