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Asia's Green Gold: Unlocking Value in Natural Capital Markets | Asia Summit 2024
Meaghan See, Mark Glossoti, Hoon Ling Min, Madhur Jain, Justin Reynolds, Megan Seen, Mark Mazzotti, Sun Ling Min, Mada Dharian, Madhuri, Madhu, Amit Arora, Cécile, Mindy, Doreen, Linh Minh, Vaswant, Bonnie, Mike, Li-Ming, Madhav
A high-level panel convened to analyze the critical transition of nature-based solutions into a viable, investable asset class, highlighting Asia's projected 30% share of global carbon offset potential by 2030. The discussion detailed necessary financial mechanisms, such as targeting 9-10% returns for institutional capital and utilizing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement to facilitate international trade, while emphasizing technology's role in verifying smallholder integrity. Panelists concluded that scaling these frameworks is essential to tripling current nature financing and formalizing natural capital to meet global climate targets.
- Milken Institute45 min
Decarbonization and the Path Towards Sustainable Food Systems | Asia Summit 2024
Holly Freishtat, Vijay Iyengar, Brian Kernohan, Dan Pathomvanich, Melody Wan, Siddharth Jain
Addressing the critical contribution of food systems to global greenhouse gas emissions, the event convened stakeholders to align on strategic decarbonization pathways including dietary shifts, regenerative agriculture, and waste-to-value technologies like biochar. Speakers detailed the necessity of reforming subsidies, implementing true cost accounting, and leveraging carbon markets to ensure smallholder farmers receive fair compensation for soil health and biodiversity outcomes. The consensus emphasized that achieving net-zero targets by 2050 requires systemic integration of financial incentives, standardized data disclosure, and retailer commitment to value nature-positive practices throughout the supply chain.
- Milken Institute49 min
Trading Spaces: Rekindling Global Economic Collaboration | Asia Summit 2024
Maura Fogarty, Gareth Brooks, Enoh T. Ebong, Ho Ren Hua, Peter Mandelson, Jacqueline Poh
At the Milken Institute's "Trading Spaces" event moderated by Maura Fogarty, industry leaders and policymakers analyzed the transition from peak globalization to a fragmented era driven by national security concerns and geopolitical friction. The panel highlighted declining global trade ratios and reshaping supply chains, where experts like Lord Henderson and Jack Lampolo debated the balance between protectionist industrial policies and agile strategies such as Singapore's digital supply chain hubs. Recommendations for future resilience included leveraging artificial intelligence for carbon resilience, prioritizing workforce reskilling, and establishing interdisciplinary campuses to foster collaboration among emerging economies and advanced markets.
- Milken Institute52 min
The A-List: Asian Artists and Actors Bridging Generations and Geographies | Asia Summit 2024
Amos Garcia, Haslinda Amin, Siwon Choi, Manny Jacinto, Simu Liu
Director Dennis Praspeer outlined the 11th Annual BASA Summit in Singapore, revealing a strategy for global expansion through upcoming events in Hong Kong, Latvia, and Washington to aggregate resources across sectors. The organization proposed a shift to online activities and self-reporting systems to create competitive data advantages, utilizing water park metaphors to describe how their talents will accelerate nonprofit initiatives. Despite these strategic announcements, the panel discussion suffered from significant incoherence, with participants expressing confusion over their roles and leaving key topics regarding regulatory frameworks and community guides largely unresolved.
- Milken Institute1h 10m
Strengthening Democracy in the 21st Century | Global Conference 2022
Nicholas Kristof, Peter Meijer, Chuck Todd, Juan Carlos Pinzon, Roya
A recent global analysis reveals that authoritarian regimes now outnumber democratic transitions by a three-to-one ratio, with 38% of the world's population living in nations classified as "not free." This erosion is driven by mechanisms such as populist rhetoric, social media polarization, and the strategic exploitation of crises by leaders to dismantle institutional checks. In response, experts recommend that democracies prioritize tangible economic outcomes, adapt political systems to local cultural realities, and counter authoritarian investment models to reverse these trends.
- All-In Podcast54 min
Deep State, Hegemony & U.S. Foreign Policy: John Mearsheimer vs. Jeffrey Sachs | All-In Summit
John Mearsheimer, Jeffrey Sachs
Moderated by David, Professors John Mearsheimer and Jeffrey Sachs debate the nature of the US "deep state" and the inevitability of great power competition with China and Russia. Mearsheimer argues that an anarchic international system makes security competition with a rising China inevitable, while Sachs contends that US anxiety over maintaining global hegemony creates unnecessary conflict and nuclear risks with both adversaries. The panelists conclude that despite political rhetoric, foreign policy continuity driven by the entrenched administrative state suggests a continued trajectory toward confrontation in Ukraine, the Middle East, and the Indo-Pacific.
- Milken Institute58 min
From Asian Excellence to Creative Excellence | Milken Institute Global Conference 2023
Curtis Chin, Daniel Kim, DANIEL DAE KIM, Padma Lakshmi, Eric Nam, Janet Yang
Leading figures such as Janet Yang, Padma Lakshmi, and Daniel Dae Kim convened to analyze the historic success of *Everything Everywhere All At Once* while exposing systemic financial barriers that have long hindered Asian American creators in Hollywood. The discussion highlighted the urgent need to dismantle the "model minority" myth and leverage collective economic power to fund independent production companies, moving beyond the limited "wealthy diaspora" narratives that currently dominate the market. By advocating for infrastructure built by the community itself and embracing diverse storytelling through film, music, and emerging technologies, the panel aims to transform a temporary surge in visibility into a permanent, inclusive industry standard.
- Milken Institute57 min
Credit Markets: New Risks, New Game Plan | Global Conference 2024
Staci Warden, Steve Brown, Jean Hsu, Jeff Meli, Meghan Neenan
Barclays Global Research forecasts a soft landing for the U.S. economy, driven by substantial federal deficits and structural shifts that mitigate the recessionary impact of the Federal Reserve's 11 interest rate hikes. Amidst this environment, corporate issuance remains robust at nearly $1.5 trillion annually as issuers navigate higher borrowing costs by migrating from public to private credit markets for flexibility and capital structure optimization. While sectors like commercial real estate face significant distress due to capital mismatches, the broader credit landscape benefits from private capital's stabilizing long-term nature and a predicted coexistence between public and private lending ecosystems.
- Milken Institute52 min
Primed for Primetime: Tracking India's Transformation | Asia Summit 2023
Rajiv Lall, Melissa Frakman, Sumant Mandal, Neel Raheja, Krishan Rattan, Abhinav Reddy
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- Milken Institute1h 2m
Fueling Innovations in Health Care: Leveraging Capital in Markets | Future of Health Summit 2023
Richard Ditizio, Merrill Anovick, Eddie Eltoukhy, Adaeze Enekwechi, Mohamed Ghanem, Michael Guarino
This panel brings together sovereign wealth managers and private equity leaders like Welsh Carson and PRAIR to analyze how rising interest rates and regulatory headwinds are reshaping US healthcare investment from speculative platforms to capital-efficient, operationally disciplined models. Participants detail a strategic pivot toward addressing rural access gaps and social determinants while leveraging AI and genomics to transform biological science into engineering solutions that lower costs and improve outcomes. Ultimately, the discussion highlights a converging optimism where mature digital tooling and experienced founders are poised to align with payer incentives to sustainably bend the healthcare cost curve over the next decade.
- Milken Institute59 min
Rise of Alternatives: Reshaping Investment Management | Middle East & Africa Summit 2023
Richard Hope, Fatima Al Noaimi, Natasha Brook-Walters, K. Don Cornwell, Behdad Eghbali, Tony Minella
A panel of private equity leaders from Mubadala Capital Solutions, Eldridge, Clear Lake Capital, and Wellington Management analyzes the industry's shift from a zero-interest rate environment to a persistent 5%+ rate landscape that is compressing valuation multiples and accelerating a distressed debt cycle. Responding to macro pressures, these firms are deploying distinct strategies ranging from operational efficiency and AI integration to insurance-led investing and the institutionalization of sports assets as uncorrelated, resilient value traps. The collective outlook anticipates a decade-long unwinding of excess leverage, favoring high-quality 2024–2025 entries while capital sources diversify globally from traditional Western pension funds to emerging markets in the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America.
- Milken Institute46 min
The Credit Market Crunch | Asia Summit 2023
Tzu Mi Liew, Scot French, Lee Kruter, Amy McGarrity
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- Milken Institute47 min
Health Innovations to Solve Global Changes | Asia Summit 2023
Esther Krofah, Laurence Lien, Kathryn North, Caroline Riady, Budi Sadikin
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- Milken Institute1h 6m
The $700 Billion Opportunity: Women Investors Unlocking the Female Dollar | Global Conference 2024
Anna Mason, Tonya Allen, Erin Harkless Moore, Kwanza Jones, Sallie Krawcheck, Linnea Roberts
Representing a collective force managing over $15 billion, panelists from the McKnight Foundation, Pivotal Ventures, and Ellevest argue that the actual financial opportunity in women-led ventures reaches $2.5 trillion, driven by the intergenerational transfer of $80 trillion. The discussion highlights empirical data showing that women founders require less capital to achieve profitability and that emerging managers consistently outperform later-stage vintage years, challenging the stigma surrounding women in investment. To bridge structural biases and the "feminization of wealth," the panel proposed actionable frameworks like the McKnight Foundation's four levers of power and urged investors to shift capital toward female-led funds to realize superior risk-adjusted returns.
- Milken Institute46 min
The Revival of Consumer Markets | Global Investors’ Symposium 2024
Alison Tudor-Ackroyd, Sonia Cheng, Jane Sun, Joey Wat
Executives from Yum China, Trip.com, and Rosewood outlined strategies to capture China's high-growth potential by leveraging AI-driven supply chain efficiencies and adapting to shifting consumer demographics. The panel highlighted key market dynamics, including the rapid expansion of KFC, the recovery of outbound travel constrained by flight capacity, and a surge in domestic gold consumption driven by young, self-rewarding consumers. These leaders emphasized that future success relies on balancing operational scale with personalized experiences, particularly as international brands collaborate with agile local competitors to meet the evolving preferences of Gen Z and silver-generation travelers.