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Clear all filters- Milken Institute56 min
The Inclusive Digital Revolution: Making A.I. and Next-Gen Tech Work for Everyone
Cyrus Hodes, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Court Coursey, Daniel Goldin, David Kenny
A diverse panel of experts including David Kenny, Dan Goldin, and Gina Boyce outlines a global roadmap where AI drives exponential growth in sectors ranging from food security in MENA to healthcare diagnostics in Africa. The discussion highlights strategic shifts toward distributed learning models and zero-threshold technologies to solve critical issues like water scarcity, education access, and infrastructure gaps without relying on traditional hardware. By advocating for international data standards and ethical governance frameworks, the group positions Africa and emerging markets as the primary engines for the next wave of technological and economic development.
- Milken Institute54 min
Motivating Venture Capital in the Era of MENA Technology and Innovation
Saud Al Nowais, Ron Cao, Fadi Ghandour, Sumant Mandal, Abdulrahman Tarabzouni, Srdin Nwes
VC leaders from March Capital, Wamda Capital, Sky9 Capital, and STV analyzed the MENA region's transition from copycat businesses to deep tech innovation, highlighting a critical need for government-subsidized patient capital and cross-border mobility to address a funding deficit that requires a twenty-fold increase. The panel identified a unique inflection point where high local digital demand meets emerging supply, urging sovereign wealth funds to partner with established general partners while corporate venture arms leverage telecom assets to solve value leakage in e-commerce and gaming. By focusing on core infrastructure like fintech and logistics before attempting frontier technologies, the ecosystem aims to create regional unicorns and digital defaults within the next three to five years.
- Milken Institute58 min
International Capital Flows: Strategic Investment for Sustainable Growth
Michael Milken, Simon Cooper, Thomas Finke, Sir Michael Hintze, Steven Tananbaum
On February 8, 2018, in Abu Dhabi, representatives from Standard Chartered, CQS, GoldenTree, and Barron's analyzed how global capital markets are shifting amid geopolitical tensions and regulatory changes. The panelists highlighted that while the Belt and Road Initiative threatens to mobilize $10 trillion in infrastructure capital across Africa and the Middle East, traditional market dynamics are inverting as debt markets remain complacent while equity valuations reflect long-term disruption risks. Ultimately, the discussion concluded that reduced bank balance sheets and the rise of passive funds necessitate active strategies in direct lending and real assets to navigate the increased volatility and capture returns in fragmented emerging markets.
- Milken Institute58 min
FDI in MENA: The Role of Capital Markets and Financial Infrastructure
John Burbank, Sarah Al Suhaimi, Miguel Azevedo, Rayan Fayez, Rishi Kapoor, Frank Kane
Driven by Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, the market is accelerating global integration through rapid deregulation, the shift to T+2 settlement, and mandatory IFRS adoption to attract foreign capital. With Qualified Foreign Investor registrations doubling to over 120 and MSCI inclusion anticipated to trigger $25 billion in passive inflows, foreign ownership is projected to rise from 1% to double-digit levels within a few years. While challenges remain in judicial reform pace, industry leaders like InvestCorp and the Saudi government expect liquidity to quadruple and corporate governance standards to converge with global benchmarks as the region moves toward a potential unified GCC exchange.
- Milken Institute57 min
Belt and Road Initiative: China's 21st Century Plan for Eurasia
Curtis S. Chin, Mishaal Al Gergawi, Karim Al-Wadi, James McCormack, V. Shankar, Tariq Shaikh, JC Bork
Launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping, the One Belt, One Road initiative mobilizes a multi-trillion-dollar financial ecosystem including the AIIB and Silk Road Fund to modernize global trade corridors and address China's domestic overcapacity. The strategy counters Western geopolitical withdrawal by establishing extensive land and maritime infrastructure while securing energy routes through diplomatic and military expansions, such as the base in Djibouti. Although facing opposition from nations like India and Japan and concerns regarding debt sustainability, the project is projected to redefine 21st-century geopolitics by creating a multipolar Eurasian network reliant on China's centralized 50-year planning horizon.
- Milken Institute57 min
Advancing Health Technology and Innovation
Jonathan Simons, Chris Austin, Annalisa Jenkins, Richard Merkin, Kim Nguyen, David Spetzler
Leading innovators and policymakers are convening to redefine healthcare delivery through a convergence of genomic editing, artificial intelligence, and cross-disciplinary collaboration rather than incremental improvements. Key figures emphasize leveraging technologies like CRISPR and deep learning to bridge the massive translation gap between molecular discovery and patient treatment, with the goal of curing rare genetic disorders and democratizing precision oncology. The discussion outlines a strategic framework for the UAE to leapfrog legacy systems by deploying high-impact solutions such as organ-on-a-chip models and AI-driven diagnostics to transform untreatable conditions into manageable outcomes within the coming decade.
- Milken Institute59 min
Navigating Investments from Cryptocurrencies to Blockchain
Suna Said, Mike Novogratz, Charles Noyes, Bill Tai, Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss
This panel of cryptocurrency experts defines Bitcoin as a protocol for digital scarcity and decentralized auditing while projecting that institutional derivatives will stabilize market volatility within the next decade. Experts analyze the speculative ICO landscape as a nascent "storytelling stage" and predict that decentralized applications and tokenized identity systems will achieve mass industrial adoption as trust in centralized banking continues to erode. Looking toward long-term displacement of traditional finance, the discussion highlights Bitcoin's potential to replace gold as the primary store of value for digital natives and anticipates a regulatory shift where major economies clarify standards to harness the technology's efficiency.
- Jane Street1h 7m
Bryan Cantrill: The Hurricane's Butterfly: Debugging Pathologically Performing Systems
Speaker argues that debugging pathological performance requires rejecting superstition and mechanical tuning in favor of rigorous observability to uncover root causes hidden within complex abstraction layers. By contrasting fatal crashes with elusive performance failures, the talk advocates for active instrumentation and visualization tools like state maps to distinguish symptoms from actual bottlenecks, as demonstrated in specific Sun E10K and Cassandra case studies. The presentation concludes that engineers must replace intuition with persistent data analysis to solve the "Software Paradox" where high-level bugs amplify into massive system-wide issues.
- Milken Institute1h 7m
Wake Up, Europe! Stories That Frame the Future
Jeremy Coller, Sylvia Earle, Lord Michael Hastings CBE, Baron Hastings of Scarisbrick, Jay Shetty, Jayne Van Hoen
Industry leaders Jeremy Collar, Sylvia Earle, Lord Hastings, and Jay Shetty present a unified framework for addressing global systemic risks by integrating sustainable investing, ocean conservation, pragmatic execution of the SDGs, and mental health education. Their collective analysis highlights how factory farming drives antimicrobial resistance, overfishing depletes critical ecosystems, and a lack of self-awareness exacerbates socioeconomic inequality, while offering specific pathways for capital reallocation and corporate reform. By mobilizing $4 trillion in assets and deploying audit skills in developing communities, these figures advocate for a transition from profit-centric models to strategies that prioritize ecological resilience and human well-being.
- Milken Institute1h 3m
Expanding the European Economy: The Role of Capital Markets
Michael Milken, Robert Kricheff, Damian Lillicrap, Giuseppe Naglieri, Grace Peters, Mike Clowden, Mike Milken, Damien, Bob
At the 2017 Milken Institute Capital Markets Summit in London, moderator Mike Milken and a panel of financial leaders from J.P. Morgan, QSuper, and Shankman Capital analyzed the structural failures of Europe's bank-centric finance model, which they argue stifles SME growth and fuels political instability. The group contrasted this with the U.S. market's reliance on capital markets and the Australian pension system, advocating for regulatory reforms to diversify funding sources and encourage private equity and fintech to drive job creation. The panel concluded that addressing these capital access gaps through a Capital Markets Union and targeted investments in Latin America and Africa is critical to restoring middle-class prosperity and preventing democratic backsliding.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
What's Driving the Asset Management Industry Today?
Karen Tso, Michael Freno, Michele Gesualdi, Rick Lacaille, Gregory Williamson, Greg Williamson, Rick Lakai
A panel of industry leaders including Michael Frino, Michele Gesualdi, Rick Lakai, and Greg Williamson analyzed the structural shift toward passive investing, warning that reduced capital for contrarian bets may create "autopilot" selling during corrections while active managers must prove net alpha to survive fee compression. The group projects an 18-to-24-month bull market supported by massive central bank liquidity injections, though inflation and geopolitical instability remain key risks that could trigger a regime change in global financial accommodation. Furthermore, experts predicted significant technological disruption from AI and blockchain that will force a bifurcation of the asset management industry, driving capital from public to private markets and reshaping fee structures as beta becomes a near-free commodity.
- Milken Institute59 min
Lessons in Leadership: Women Breaking Barriers and Battling Bias
Asya, Rachel, Asli, Yomi, Jackie Cooper, Lynn Franks, Brenda Trinodan
A panel of executives and advocates, including Asli Efe and Asya Koussy, highlighted how exclusionary corporate structures and historical biases continue to impede gender equity despite evidence linking diverse leadership to superior financial returns. The discussion outlined strategic interventions such as mandatory sponsorship programs, temporary hiring quotas, and rigorous language audits, alongside personal testimonies illustrating the resilience required to navigate systemic barriers. Consensus among the speakers emphasized that achieving tangible change requires top-down cultural shifts anchored in measurable KPIs rather than voluntary initiatives.
- Milken Institute1h 3m
A Continental Wake up Call: Challenges and Opportunities for a Post Brexit Europe
Stephanie Flanders, Michael O'Sullivan, Tina Fordham, Mark Wilson
The Milken Institute London Summit convened roughly 1,000 global leaders to address the intersection of Brexit uncertainties, Eurozone growth dynamics, and rising political populism across Europe. Panelists including Mario Draghi, Peter Mandelson, and Michael O'Sullivan warned that economic fragility could trigger a political instability loop, particularly in Italy and regarding the UK's potential WTO exit. Strategic recommendations emphasized diversifying into "Global Britain" models reliant on intangible infrastructure, accelerating regional mergers, and securing external trade partnerships to counterbalance internal fragmentation risks.
- Milken Institute59 min
U.S. Overview: Big Markets, Big Politics
Philippa Thomas, Jonathan Blair, Ross DeVol, Tony Fratto, Steve Krouskos, William Lee, Trevor Custle, John Jones
A panel of five experts, including Bill Lee of the Milken Institute and Steve Kruskos of EY, assessed the current U.S. economy with high optimism while highlighting a paradox between strong macroeconomic indicators and low public trust. The discussion covered the structural impacts of a $1.5 trillion tax bill, the risks of reduced regulatory burdens, and shifting investment trends driven by Brexit and tightening U.S.-China trade relations. Despite consensus on robust growth potential, speakers warned of underlying vulnerabilities such as income inequality, a slowdown in new business formation, and potential asset price distortions caused by monetary policy uncertainty.
- Milken Institute1h 3m
A Continental Wake-up Call: Challenges and Opportunities for a Post-Brexit Europe
Michael Klowden, Stephanie Flanders, Tina Fordham, Michał Krupiński, Lord Mandelson, Michael O'Sullivan, Mark Wilson
The Milken Institute's 7th London Summit convened approximately 1,000 global leaders to analyze Europe's resilience against political fragmentation and economic uncertainty, featuring critical discussions on the stalled Brexit negotiations and divergent growth trajectories between Western and Central Eastern European markets. Experts from institutions including Credit Suisse, Citi, and Aviva warned that while short-term growth has improved, structural risks such as a default on trade deals, the ECB's upcoming policy shifts, and the rise of populist "Insider vs. Outsider" dynamics threaten to undermine institutional stability. The event concluded with strategic recommendations for Franco-German leadership to accelerate banking and capital market integration, emphasizing that Europe must look externally to compete with the US and China rather than remaining paralyzed by internal regulatory disputes.