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The Global Quest to Reinvent the City | Global Conference 2025
Maggie Switek, Mikkel Bülow-Lehnsby, Thomas Heatherwick, Matthew Kahn, Erin L. Murphy
A global panel of experts and investors, including Urban Partners' Mikael Lindberg and architect Thomas Heatherwick, outlines a strategic shift toward resilient, human-centric cities that address the impending doubling of the urban population and severe climate threats in Southeast Asia. The discussion highlights the transition from fragmented asset management to integrated "live, work, play" districts, leveraging AI-driven tools and public-private partnerships to overcome the "blandemic" of sterile architecture and rising sea-level risks. Ultimately, the consensus emphasizes that aligning capital with emotional engagement and functional design will drive the economic viability necessary to build carbon sinks and adaptive infrastructure in rapidly urbanizing regions.
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Rising Strong: Los Angeles' Path to Recovery | Global Conference 2025
Michelle Stevenson, Elex Michaelson, Karen Bass, Lindsey Horvath, Cinny Kennard, Evan Spiegel
Hosted by the Milken Institute on January 12, a panel of Los Angeles officials and philanthropists assessed recovery efforts following the January 7, 2024 wildfires that destroyed over 16,000 structures. While Mayor Karen Bass and County Supervisor Lindsay Horvath highlighted rapid debris removal and AI-driven permit processing as key successes, the discussion also addressed systemic hurdles including insurance underwriting bottlenecks and infrastructure fragmentation across the region's 88 cities. With Governor Newsom requesting $39 billion in federal aid and philanthropists like Evan Spiegel pledging long-term support, the event emphasized balancing accelerated rebuilding timelines with rigorous safety standards and regional consolidation strategies.
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Addressing the Financial Headwinds Faced by Gen Z and Millennials | Global Conference 2025
Cheryl Evans, Kahlil Byrd, Catherine Collinson, Alexis Crow, Dorothy Kelly, Sylvia Kwan
A diverse panel of financial experts from institutions including Ellevest and the Transamerica Institute examines the distinct economic headwinds facing Gen Z and Millennials, highlighting a severe wealth gap where Baby Boomers control 65% of assets against 13% for younger generations. The discussion details how structural shifts in the economy, rampant student loan defaults, and AI-driven job transformations are eroding intergenerational mobility and forcing many young adults into precarious financial positions due to caregiving duties. Panelists recommend immediate industry interventions such as employer-integrated debt-to-wealth platforms and personalized financial education to mitigate the risk of long-term wealth stagnation as the Great Wealth Transfer progresses.
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The Roadmap to Longevity | Global Conference 2025
Gadi Schwartz, Dan Buettner, Laura Deming, Richard Isaacson, Eric Verdin, Vonda Wright
Panels including Dan Buettner, Laura Deming, and Dr. Eric Verdin emphasized a paradigm shift from extending mere life span to maximizing health and brain span through lifestyle interventions that determine 93% of longevity outcomes. While no single "hack" exists, experts project that combining optimized nutrition, walkable urban design, and emerging precision medicine could push healthy life expectancy to 90–95 years, with the first FDA-approved longevity drug anticipated within the next five years. Despite this potential for breakthrough therapies, the consensus highlights a critical funding crisis threatening US biomedical research and calls for systemic reforms to democratize access to preventive care rather than reactive sick care.
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Trust, Truth, and Democracy | Global Conference 2025
Sewell Chan, Max Boot, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Oliver Darcy, Kevin Merida, Jessica Yellin
In a panel featuring journalists such as Max Boot and Kevin Merida, experts analyzed the dual pressures of the Trump administration's legal warfare against the media and billionaire owners' conflicting business interests that threaten editorial independence. The discussion highlighted how algorithmic polarization and the decline of local news have eroded public trust to just 10%, forcing the industry to pivot from mass-reach reporting to collaborative, niche-focused strategies. To navigate this fragmented landscape, the group concluded that future solutions require non-profit structural support, rigorous journalism literacy education, and a strategic emphasis on tangible policy impacts rather than political spectacle.
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A New Policy Environment for China | Global Conference 2025
Robin Hu, Fred Hu, Kevin Lu, Robert Rubin, Lu Zhang
Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin joined a diverse panel to critique U.S. reliance on tariffs and structural decoupling while highlighting China's critical need to pivot from investment-led growth to domestic consumption. Discussing the high costs of current trade wars, the group identified inflation and supply chain disruptions as likely drivers for eventual negotiations, even as private equity leaders reorient strategies toward domestic markets and green technology. Ultimately, the dialogue concluded that sustainable resolution requires abandoning containment postures in favor of constructive engagement on shared challenges like AI governance and climate transition.
- Milken Institute56 min
Game Changers: Unlocking the Global Sports Economy | Global Conference 2025
Emmanuel Acho, Willow Bay, Sam Kennedy, Rich Paul, Alex Rodriguez, Jason Wright
Moderated by Emanuel Ocho, a panel of five high-profile sports leaders including Alex Rodriguez, Rich Paul, and Sam Kennedy detailed the economic transformation of women's sports and the strategic necessity of institutional capital for franchise growth. The discussion highlighted how shifting from altruistic models to revenue-focused ecosystems has driven record attendance and a 200% surge in sponsorship, while establishing that sustainable success relies on defining culture through face-to-face interaction and long-term investment patience. By addressing market gaps in media coverage and merchandise, these leaders argued that balancing fiduciary duties with player well-being is essential for navigating an era where athletes now control their own narratives and investors target high-growth asset classes.
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The State of the Global Economy: Global Capital Markets | Global Conference 2025
David Faber, Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi, Jane Fraser, Jenny Johnson, Harvey Schwartz, Andrew Sullivan
Amidst rising tariff uncertainties and unsolvable fiscal deficits, major global investors from Carlyle, Mubadara, and Prudential are shifting capital allocation toward defensive balance sheets and the fastest-growing asset class, private credit. While short-term market volatility is expected as corporations delay supply chain transformations, long-term strategies increasingly prioritize U.S. assets and emerging markets like India alongside massive infrastructure investments in AI energy and data centers. Panelists project that despite immediate headwinds from regulatory burdens and debt concerns, artificial intelligence will ultimately drive superior productivity growth compared to fiscal policy measures over the next decade.
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New Horizons for Accelerating Drug Repurposing
Dr. David Fajgenbaum, Ray, Kristen, Marianne Clancy, Christine Colvis
Hosted by TRiN and Faster Cures, this webinar featured experts from EveryCure, CURE HHT, and NCATS to examine strategies for accelerating the repurposing of existing drugs for rare diseases. Presenters detailed how AI-driven knowledge graphs and patient-led advocacy successfully navigated financial, intellectual property, and regulatory hurdles to secure approvals for conditions like Castleman's disease and Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. The session concluded with a consensus that generating clinical evidence and securing payment pathways are more critical than intellectual property protection for bringing generic therapies to new indications.
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The Best of Both Funds: Public and Private Markets Outlook | Global Investors' Symposium Hong Kong
Chery Kang, Aaron Costello, Janet Perumal, Kevin Sneader, Howe Chung Wan
Global investors face a revised macroeconomic landscape characterized by downward GDP revisions, elevated recession probabilities, and a structural shift toward higher interest rates and fiscal activism. Amidst escalating trade tensions and geopolitical instability, market concentration risks in US tech giants have prompted recommendations to underweight equities in favor of non-US value sectors, private credit, and defensive hedge fund strategies. While artificial intelligence evolves from hardware to application-focused deployment, the prevailing directive emphasizes active portfolio management to neutralize passive index risks and prepare for potential volatility without abandoning market exposure.
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The Business of Wellness | Global Conference 2024
Alexia Brue, Dave Asprey, Katie Kaps, David Ko, Nanea Reeves, Zak Williams
The global wellness economy surged to $6.3 trillion in 2023, driven by biological concerns, mental health accessibility, and a convergence of beauty and technology. Key figures like Dave Asprey, Katie Capps, and David Koh are leveraging AI, biohacking, and gamified platforms to address a $122 million access gap in mental health services while challenging traditional medical gatekeeping. This market expansion, which outpaces GDP growth, is fueled by strategic shifts toward personalized data sovereignty, female longevity solutions, and the integration of mental health tools into corporate wellness programs.
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Where Is the Next Cure? | Global Conference 2024
Alice Park, Noubar Afeyan, Aloe Blacc, Daphne Koller, Samarth Kulkarni, Pablo Legorreta
Leading biotech executives and researchers are redefining the industry by shifting from chronic small-molecule management to precise, curative systems-based therapies like CRISPR and mRNA platforms. This transition, fueled by artificial intelligence and a "reverse translation" innovation model, has accelerated clinical timelines while projecting a $100 billion market for GLP-1 drugs and new organ-editing solutions. Despite regulatory hurdles and high initial costs for treatments like sickle cell gene editing, stakeholders anticipate that maturing technologies and scalable manufacturing will eventually democratize access to these transformative medical breakthroughs.
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The Corporate Compass: Charting the Role of the CEO | Global Conference 2024
Andy Serwer, Carmine Di Sibio, Jessica Sibley, Raj Subramaniam, David Zaslav
CEOs from EY, Time Inc., FedEx, and Warner Bros. Discovery convened to address the intensifying challenges of stakeholder capitalism, geopolitical instability, and rapid technological disruption. The leaders detailed transformative shifts in their respective business models, such as FedEx's pivot to supply-chain technology and Time Inc.'s strategic move to a B2B framework, while highlighting how artificial intelligence is driving efficiency and reshaping content distribution. Despite varying cultural and governance hurdles, including EY's abandoned audit split and labor negotiations across industries, the panel emphasized that aligning CEO compensation with performance and leveraging trusted brands will remain central to navigating a complex future.
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Rewriting the Rules of Global Conservation | Global Conference 2024
Justin Worland, Eron Bloomgarden, Iván Duque Márquez, Jennifer Morris, Wendy Schmidt
The event convenes global leaders and financial experts to address the crisis of 70% global wildlife decline by examining the "30x30" pledge to protect land and oceans by 2030, highlighted by Colombia's successful expansion of protected areas. Through analysis of market mechanisms like carbon pricing, debt-for-nature swaps, and the LEAF Coalition, the discussion outlines strategies to mobilize the trillions of dollars required to transition from extraction to regenerative economic models. The proceedings emphasize that achieving these targets depends on integrating indigenous land rights, deploying technology for transparent data, and aligning political will with private capital to prevent the Amazon from reaching a critical tipping point.
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AI's Ethical Frontier: Responsible Regulation...by Whom? | Global Conference 2024
Jo Ling Kent, Rob Bonta, John B. Quinn, Rob Silvers, . will.i.am, Frankie Williams, Felicia
Undersecretary Rob Silvers and California Attorney General Rob Bonta outlined a dual strategy of federal oversight and state-level enforcement to secure critical infrastructure and curb AI harms, including the creation of a new DHS safety board and active litigation against major tech firms. The discussion highlighted growing legal concerns regarding data sovereignty, child safety, and algorithmic manipulation, while advocating for a shift toward risk-based, EU-style regulations that reverse the burden of proof for AI-caused injuries. Despite skepticism about comprehensive federal privacy laws, the panel emphasized that California will likely lead regulatory development through diverse stakeholder inclusion and strict consumer protection measures.