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Clear all filters- Milken Institute1h 16m
Reducing the Cost and Risk of Dementia
Nora Super, Michael Belleville, Jennie Chin Hansen, Kevin Crain, Jeff Huber, Shari Ling, Sarah Locke, Ian Cramer, Orion, Alan Stevens, Jill Lesser
The Milken Institute's new report on reducing dementia costs sparked a multi-sector dialogue involving CMS officials, patient advocates, and industry leaders to address critical gaps in workforce preparedness and community support. Key initiatives highlighted include CMS's expanded billing codes for cognitive screening, the rapid growth of accredited Geriatric Emergency Departments that reduce hospitalizations, and innovative financial strategies to protect caregivers from retirement disparities. Panelists emphasized that effective intervention requires moving beyond isolated medical treatment to holistic models that integrate home care, fraud detection, and policy changes aimed at improving long-term quality of life.
- Milken Institute59 min
Age-Forward 2030: The Intersection of Housing and Health Care
Susan Donley, Gretchen Alkema, Bechara Choucair, Tama Duffy Day, Christopher Herbert, Susan Donnelly
Driven by the urgent reality that half of middle-income seniors cannot afford both housing and care, this event convenes policymakers, healthcare leaders, and urban planners to address the rising demographic of adults over 80 who face severe social isolation and financial insecurity. The discussion highlights successful cross-sector initiatives, such as California's "Master Plan for Aging" and intergenerational housing models, which integrate affordable housing with health services to reduce costly hospitalizations and extend life expectancy. Participants outline a 2030 vision requiring federal and local governments to dismantle policy silos, reform zoning laws, and invest $200 million or more to create stable, age-friendly communities that leverage older adults as active societal contributors.
- Milken Institute58 min
Gut Feeling: Food, Microbiome, and Disease Prevention
Julie DiBiase, Robynne Chutkan, Rob Knight, David Perlmutter, Karen Sandell Sfanos, Robin Chutkan, Mark Hyman
Leading experts in functional medicine and microbiome research convened to establish that diet and environmental exposure fundamentally dictate human health by shaping the trillions of symbiotic microbes governing metabolism and immunity. Their discussions highlighted critical interventions, ranging from plant-rich dietary protocols that promote beneficial bacteria like *Akkermansia* to germ-free animal studies proving that specific microbial strains can transmit diseases such as cancer and autoimmune disorders. Ultimately, the panel advocates for a shift toward personalized medicine that utilizes longitudinal microbiome data and holistic lifestyle changes to prevent chronic illness rather than relying on transient pharmaceutical fixes.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
The Business Case for Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Joanne Kenen, Georges Benjamin, Thomas Moriarty, Ashley Perry, Lauren Shweder Biel, Emily Yu, Joanne Cannon, Lauren Schwader-Beal, Katherine Connelly, Michael Golinkoff
Moderated by Joanne Cannon, a panel of public health leaders and corporate strategists redefined the conversation around Social Determinants of Health by prioritizing the business case for intervention over traditional philanthropy. Speakers detailed scalable models such as DC Greens' produce prescription program and CVS's integrated health hubs, which leverage data-driven insights to prove cost savings through medication compliance and reduced emergency room visits. The group concluded that sustainable growth depends on transitioning funding from grants to payer reimbursement within value-based care systems, leveraging political and corporate influence to address root causes like housing instability.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Opioid Addiction: A Crisis Fueled by Stigma
Robert Redfield, Sarah Carlin-Smith, Dr. Kelly Clark, Gary Mendel, Dr. Andrei Ostrovsky, Jerome Adams, Ronnie Solomon, Michael Golinkoff
A collaborative panel led by Surgeon General officials and researchers from Shatterproof and McKinsey identifies stigma as the primary barrier in the opioid crisis, highlighting how it drives public misunderstanding, provider bias, and critical gaps in Medicaid and federal funding. The group outlines a strategic shift toward humanizing recovery narratives, integrating addiction care into chronic disease management frameworks, and utilizing settlement funds for evidence-based programs to reduce overdose mortality by 50%. By advocating for the removal of restrictive privacy laws like 42 CFR Part 2 and the elimination of the X-waiver, the initiative seeks to dismantle systemic prejudices that currently prevent 60% of treatment facilities from offering FDA-approved medications.
- Milken Institute1h 5m
The Future of Brain Health
Maxine Waters, Michael Clowden, Meg Terrell, Dr. Ruth Benka, Dr. Marie Bernard, Dr. Rod Hockman, Nora Super, Dr. Rudy Tanzi
Congresswoman Maxine Waters secured bipartisan backing from 130 legislators for a proposed $2.65 billion Alzheimer's research budget, aiming to meet the 2025 national goal of a cure while addressing the projected bankruptcy of the U.S. healthcare system. Parallel scientific advances, including Biogen's Aducanumab and new insights into viral links and sleep-based protein clearance, are being matched by systemic reforms to shift 50% of care to home settings and address the disproportionate burden on female caregivers. Despite these strides, experts emphasize that reducing reliance on acute hospitalization and mitigating risks through lifestyle interventions like blood pressure control and social engagement remain critical to curbing the disease's demographic and economic impact.
- Lex Fridman55 min
Garry Kasparov: Chess, Deep Blue, AI, and Putin | Lex Fridman Podcast #46
Garry Kasparov, Putin, Lex Fridman
Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov reflects on his transition from a dominant player to a political activist, attributing his career longevity to a passion for creative innovation rather than mere victory. He analyzes the 1997 Deep Blue defeat as a pivotal moment that shifted the paradigm toward human-machine collaboration while warning that artificial intelligence lacks moral agency. Simultaneously, Kasparov condemns the Russian totalitarian regime as a direct continuation of Stalinist evil, asserting that the government interfered in U.S. elections to secure a compliant leader and predicting its eventual collapse.
- Jane Street47 min
Unboxed Types for OCaml
The presentation "Making a Camel Less Like Lisp and More Like C++" addresses OCaml's performance limitations by introducing explicit "layout kinds" that allow the compiler to statically determine memory representations for unboxed types like 64-bit integers and records. This system distinguishes between tagged pointers managed by the garbage collector and raw bit representations passed directly in registers, enabling efficient libraries to remain opaque while avoiding the overhead of standard boxing. By replacing fragile dynamic heuristics with explicit type annotations, the proposal facilitates predictable high-performance computing without sacrificing the language's safety guarantees or requiring complex template expansion.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
AI: Rebooting the Future of Humanity
Ralph Simon, Tony Han, Ralph Haupter, Deven Parekh, Issei Takino
This event analyzes the third wave of artificial intelligence, where deep learning and IoT converge to drive a fivefold expansion in specialized job markets across Asian industries including healthcare, manufacturing, and finance. Experts examine critical sector-specific transformations, such as cloud-based factory digital twins and autonomous logistics, while debating the conflicting economic forecasts of net job growth versus significant workforce displacement. The discussion concludes by establishing new governance frameworks to address algorithmic bias and ethical deployment, emphasizing the urgent need for explainable AI standards and workforce retraining to manage the transition to a data-driven society.
- Milken Institute50 min
Redefining the Asian Dream
Michael Klowden, Haslinda Amin, Rt Hon. Helen Clark ONZ, Ho Kwon Ping, Kishore Mahbubani, Chatri Sityodtong, Helen Clark
Kishore Mahbubani, Ho Kwon Peng, Chhatri Siddharta, and Helen Clark explore the evolution of the "Asian Dream" from poverty alleviation to complex challenges in inequality, governance, and environmental sustainability. The panelists analyze how rapid economic growth has created distinct social stability risks in nations like Hong Kong and China while debating whether state capitalism or digital democratization offers the best path for future innovation. Ultimately, the discussion highlights the critical need to address corruption, the digital divide, and a cultural renaissance to ensure that Asia's aspirational goals extend beyond material wealth without triggering geopolitical conflict or social unrest.
- Milken Institute57 min
Young Leaders Circle: A Conversation with Weijian Shan
Weijian Shan, Petra Freddi, Catherine, Doga, HONG LIU, Mu Chen, Shaokai Fan
PAG Chairman Sean Weijen discusses the firm's $32 billion private equity strategy in China, which targets domestic consumption sectors while leveraging historical lessons from his own survival through the Cultural Revolution's forced labor camps. He argues that despite US-China trade friction and projected GDP growth slowing to 6%, economic imperatives and China's vast market will sustain superior investment returns driven by a shift from investment-led to consumption-led growth. Weijen further contends that macro risks are best mitigated through strategic currency hedging and sector selection rather than political idealism, citing the Tencent Music investment as a prime example of the firm's focus on scalable consumer opportunities.
- Milken Institute58 min
Reshaping Food Systems for Sustainability
Ryan Shadrick Wilson, Heston Blumenthal OBE, Timothy Childs, Matilda Ho, Simon Lowden
Leading executives from PepsiCo, Treasure8, and Bits and Bytes converge with chef Heston Blumenthal to address the triad of global food crises: undernutrition, diet-related diseases, and agricultural emissions. The dialogue outlines concrete sustainability strategies, including PepsiCo's packaging reductions, Treasure8's biochar-based circular economy, and cellular agriculture investments, while emphasizing the critical need to align profit motives with regenerative practices. Ultimately, the panel forecasts a market evolution where personalized nutrition, regulatory shifts on sugar, and behavioral storytelling replace restrictive sustainability narratives to secure food systems for a projected 9 billion population.
- Lex Fridman1h 1m
Michio Kaku: Future of Humans, Aliens, Space Travel & Physics | Lex Fridman Podcast #45
This presentation analyzes the statistical likelihood of extraterrestrial life within a multiverse of 100 billion galaxies while outlining the Kardashev scale's progression from energy-constrained Type I civilizations to Type V entities harnessing dark energy and the multiverse. It details critical future trajectories including the development of brain-machine interfaces for digital immortality, genetic editing to halt aging, and the potential colonization of Mars through autocatalytic terraforming by the 2030s. Furthermore, the discussion contrasts the physical laws governing natural phenomena with the ethical frameworks required for societal cohesion, arguing that mastering fusion energy is the essential prerequisite for humanity to transition from a Type 0 status to a planetary Type I civilization.
- Milken Institute49 min
Dialogue with Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim
Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim, Haslinda Amin, Michael Milken, Curtis Chin, Anwar Ibrahim, Michael Swaito, Joe Brock
Anwar Ibrahim and Mahathir Mohamad lead a transition government in Malaysia that prioritizes dismantling race-based economic policies, combating systemic corruption, and replacing the New Economic Policy with a need-based framework. The administration plans to recover billions from the 1MDB scandal to fund education and social services while managing a predetermined handover of the premiership from Mohamad to Ibrahim in May 2020. This strategic governance aims to redefine the nation's "Asian Dream" by fostering multiracial democracy, addressing severe poverty statistics, and positioning Malaysia as a stable economic force amid regional geopolitical tensions.
- Milken Institute54 min
MENA: Building the Next FinTech Hub
George Hay, Marcelo Giugale, Ben Lawsky, Khalid Saad, Richard Teng
Experts from the World Bank, US regulators, and the MENA region convened to define the structural prerequisites for establishing a regional fintech hub, emphasizing the critical roles of unified regulatory frameworks, legal certainty, and indigenous talent development. The panel contrasted the fragmented US sandbox environment with Singapore's integrated model while highlighting specific MENA strategies to bypass low financial inclusion rates through government-led digital payment initiatives. Key figures from Bahrain FinTech Bay and ADGM advocated for regional cooperation and high-standard asset regulations to foster institutional trust and transform the area into a sustainable global financial technology center.