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National Security: Risk and Responsibility
Jennifer Griffin, Dmitri Alperovitch, Jeh Johnson, Seth Moulton, Mira Ricardel
Former officials and lawmakers including Seth Moulton, Mira Ricardel, and Jay Johnson identify a strategic shift toward great power competition with China, warning that threats from biotechnology, cyber vulnerabilities, and climate change require immediate defense modernization. The panel argues that traditional alliances must evolve into a techno-NATO bloc to counter Beijing's civil-military fusion and asymmetric military strategies, particularly regarding Taiwan and undersea cables. Ultimately, the experts recommend restructuring the defense budget to prioritize AI and quantum computing while implementing public-private cyber frameworks to secure U.S. election infrastructure against disinformation and ransomware.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
New Pathways for Resilient Infrastructure Innovation with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen Whitmer, Jainey Bavishi, Eric Letsinger, Angela Martinez, Gary Moore, Laurie Schoeman, Dan Carroll, Lori Schumann
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and panelists from New York City, Kentucky, the private sector, and the EDA detailed a collective strategy to mobilize billions in public and private capital for resilient infrastructure, focusing on EV transitions, broadband access, and flood mitigation. The discussion highlighted specific state and local initiatives, such as Michigan's $3.5 billion bonding plan and NYC's $20 billion coastal resiliency program, while urging federal adoption of pre-development funding and outcomes-based financing to overcome implementation barriers. Participants concluded that a robust, flexible federal framework is essential to address climate change impacts, bridge the digital divide, and stimulate economic recovery through large-scale green projects.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
The State of State and Local with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot
Lori Lightfoot, Emily Brock, Austan Goolsbee, Michael Piwowar, Tobias Read, Elizabeth Reich, Simone Brody, Mike Pivovar
Led by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, city officials and economic experts convened to address Chicago's $1.2 billion pandemic-induced deficit while discussing nationwide strategies for fiscal recovery. Panelists highlighted the critical need for unrestricted federal stimulus to offset plummeting tax revenues in the service and tourism sectors, contrasting current challenges with the structural vulnerabilities revealed by the 2008 recession. Participants also outlined long-term approaches to bridge these gaps, including Chicago's $750 million equity investment in underfunded neighborhoods and proposals to reform public education and municipal borrowing practices.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Hacking a Pandemic: Healthtech Amid COVID-19
Christian Besler, Dr. Manuel Dayrit, Dr. Joseph Mocanu, Dr. Matthew Wang, Dr. Jeremy Lim, Cesar Purisima
A 2021 health tech roundtable in Manila convened stakeholders to address the Philippines' critical doctor-to-patient ratio and accelerate telemedicine adoption following pandemic-induced behavioral shifts. Drawing on China's integrated ecosystem where platforms like WeDoctor connected 250,000 doctors to 210 million users, the discussion highlighted the urgent need for regulatory reforms to enable insurance reimbursement and data interoperability. With investors like Reach 52 evaluating opportunities and emerging technology enabling remote monitoring of vital signs, the sector aims to transition from crisis-driven emergency measures to a sustainable, preventative healthcare model.
- Milken Institute57 min
The Future of Capitalism
Zanny Minton Beddoes, Rebecca Henderson, David Hunt, Ronald O'Hanley, Raghuram Rajan, Zadie Minton-Bedders
A panel of four prominent economists and business leaders critically reexamines the legacy of Milton Friedman's shareholder primacy model, diagnosing deepening market failures such as unpriced externalities, rising inequality, and eroded public trust. The group reached a consensus that pricing carbon and reforming antitrust regulations are essential prerequisites for sustainable growth, while debating the precise boundaries between corporate social provision and government responsibility. Ultimately, the discussion identified climate change, strengthening democracy, and rebuilding institutional resilience as the defining challenges for the future of capitalism.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration
Ari Melber, Common, Damien Dwin, Mark Holden, Hakeem Jeffries, Bill Lee, Topeka Sam
Addressing the disproportionate impact of America's 6-fold incarceration surge on women of color, this panel examines how the COVID-19 pandemic exposed systemic vulnerabilities and catalyzed a bipartisan push to repeal the punitive 1994 Crime Bill. Legislative efforts like the First Step Act and proposed measures to release vulnerable populations are juxtaposed against a critique of prosecutorial power and the 44,000 legal barriers hindering reentry. Ultimately, the discussion advocates for a structural shift toward education-based prevention, corporate hiring initiatives, and community-led rehabilitation to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline and reduce recidivism.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Healthy Longevity: New Strategies for a New Normal
Nora Super, Freddy Abnousi, Richard Ashworth, Anna Dixon, Freda Lewis-Hall
The Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging convened leaders to examine how the pandemic exacerbated age-related health inequities while accelerating a permanent shift toward digital fitness and telehealth. Speakers highlighted persistent disparities in life expectancy driven by social determinants like housing quality and internet access, noting that systemic barriers outweigh individual responsibility in shaping outcomes. The session concluded that sustainable healthy aging strategies must integrate personalized technology with structural policy reforms to address decades of accumulated disadvantage.
- Milken Institute46 min
Asia Impact: The Future of Work
Lynn Lee, Premlesh Machama, Ahmed Mazhari, Renée McGowan, Anoop Sagoo, Gary Lu
Co-hosted by the Milken Institute and the South China Morning Post, this "Asia Impact" webinar moderated by Lynn Lee featured executives from Microsoft, Mercer, Accenture, and APEC to analyze Asia's post-pandemic trajectory. Panelists detailed how accelerated digital transformation and a critical "Technology Quotient" are reshaping workforce strategies, while also addressing deepening gender disparities and the urgent need for reskilling. The discussion concluded by outlining a hybrid future where leadership demands heightened empathy and flexibility, organizations evolve toward collaborative office hubs, and governments align education with emerging gig-economy realities.
- Milken Institute1h 7m
Technology and the Opening of Trade
Eugene Cornelius, Marianne Jason, Mary Yang, Kevin Smith-Ramos, Fred Hogberg
A panel of experts from the OECD, Canada, Mexico, and the US Ex-Im Bank emphasized that modernizing trade agreements like USMCA and reforming the WTO are critical to helping SMEs overcome financing barriers and digital divides. The discussion highlighted a divergence in national strategies, contrasting the US's fragmented agency approach with Canada's consolidated model while stressing the need for domestic policies to bolster workforce readiness alongside international market access. Ultimately, participants agreed that sustainable global growth requires addressing social inequities and leveraging digital tools to democratize trade participation for smaller enterprises and developing economies.
- Milken Institute1h 20m
Part 1: A Conversation with US Department of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia | Part 2: The Future of W
Eugene Scalia, Jane Oates, Milo Ortiz-Oakley, Vivian Ming, Steve Isak, Sarita Gupta
A U.S. administration official outlines a post-pandemic economic strategy centered on revitalizing growth through apprenticeship expansion, tax incentives, and the reclassification of broadband as critical infrastructure. Concurrently, experts from the aerospace, education, and philanthropy sectors highlight persistent challenges regarding workforce equity, racial bias in technology, and the urgent need to shift higher education toward inclusive, competency-based models. These coordinated efforts aim to address structural labor market shifts while ensuring that underrepresented groups benefit from renewed economic opportunities.
- Milken Institute1h 8m
The Credit Recovery: Uneven, Unequal, Uncertain?
Mike Divavar, Bill Friend-Carrstairs, Leslie Cowan, Joe Nagar, Jim Zelter
Panelists from Fortress, GoldenTree, Apollo, and Varday outline a K-shaped credit recovery driven by deep dislocations between equity valuations and distressed debt spreads across sectors like aviation, energy, and commercial real estate. These institutional investors are leveraging specialized infrastructure to acquire undervalued assets in emerging markets and structured credit, targeting high returns while navigating central bank dependency and the risks posed by zombie companies. The consensus projects a multi-year reconstruction phase where private credit expansion and complex asset management strategies will capture significant market share as traditional markets transition from liquidity crises to solvency challenges.
- Milken Institute1h 8m
The Impact Revolution: From Sustainable Development Goals to Solutions
Glenn, Sir Ronald Cohen, Eugene Kendall, Bhaskar, Alex Wayne
Facing a $2.5 trillion annual financing gap and a global economic contraction caused by the pandemic, experts at this event proposed leveraging impact-weighted accounting and blended finance to mobilize the estimated $32 trillion in private capital required for the Sustainable Development Goals. Leaders including Sir Ronald Cohen and representatives from the Syngenta Foundation detailed strategies to quantify corporate social and environmental costs through Harvard Business School's Impact Weighted Accounts while scaling smallholder agriculture via the Agripreneur model and digital de-risking tools. The consensus emerged that governments must mandate impact transparency to bridge the financing divide, aligning the "triple helix" of risk, reward, and impact to transform profit and purpose from mutually exclusive goals into a unified growth engine.
- Milken Institute1h 10m
Risks and Rewards: Accelerating Climate Change Solutions
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Gina McCarthy, Nat Simons, John Kasich, Sheldon Whitehouse, Alex Witt
Moderated by Alex Witt, a bipartisan panel including Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and former Governor John Kasich identified the $600 billion annual fossil fuel subsidy as the primary barrier to climate action while advocating for carbon pricing and the elimination of such subsidies to force market correction. Despite audience sentiment favoring the private sector, speakers emphasized that systemic government intervention is necessary to address health inequities, counter industry-funded misinformation, and achieve the emission reductions required within the next decade. The discussion concluded by calling for a "World War II-level mobilization" driven by media accountability and public pressure to restore bipartisan cooperation on practical environmental solutions.
- Milken Institute1h 7m
Africa: Economic Recovery and Transformation
Raj Kumar, Aruma Ote, Paula Ngabiri, Vivian Nwaka
Moderated by DevEx President Raj Kumar at the Milken Institute Global Conference, a panel of African leaders and financiers including former World Bank official Arumna Ote and Rwanda's Minister Paula Ngabiri analyzed the continent's post-pandemic economic trajectory. The discussion highlighted Africa's demographic potential and the urgent need to boost intra-continental trade through the AfCFTA while addressing a critical $130 billion annual funding gap exacerbated by investor risk perception and inadequate fiscal stimulus. Panellists proposed a strategic shift toward blended finance, agile regulatory frameworks for sectors like health tech and agribusiness, and data-driven governance to attract private capital and foster inclusive growth for the projected 2.3 billion population.
- Milken Institute1h 18m
Part 1: A Conversation with Steve Case | Part 2: New Entrepreneurs for a New Economy
Steve Case, Dan Premack, Nick Green, Jeanette, Irene, Ibrahim Ajami
Steve Case and a diverse panel of executives from companies like Thrive Market and AirAsia Digital convened to analyze the permanent shift of venture capital toward regional hubs and the integration of the internet into legacy sectors like healthcare and logistics. The discussion highlighted how remote work, accelerated pandemic trends, and a strategic pivot from pure travel to digital ecosystems are reshaping investment strategies, with leaders emphasizing sustainability, operational agility, and a "flight to quality" in the SPAC market. Key outcomes included the identification of a "Third Wave" of internet innovation where domain expertise in the Midwest and Southeast offers competitive advantages, alongside a renewed focus on closing diversity gaps and supporting Black founders through targeted partnerships.