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Cyber Resilience: New Line of Defense for Business
James Kaplan, Catherine Allen, Jonathan Kaltwasser, Tim Rains, Ray Rothrock, Andrew Rubin
This event analyzes the strategic shift from financial cybercrime to destructive sabotage, highlighting how automated attacks now outpace traditional prevention models and threaten critical infrastructure. Panelists including Ray Rothrock, Andrew Rubin, and Jonathan Kahlwasser debate the necessity of pivoting from perimeter defense to organizational resilience, emphasizing that boards must actively manage risk through dedicated security committees and skills development. Ultimately, the discussion outlines forward-looking mandates for global cooperation, cyber insurance standardization, and identity-centric security to mitigate existential threats to the digital economy.
- Milken Institute56 min
Investing in America: Transforming the Tax Code, Tackling the Debt
Ben White, Maya MacGuineas, David Perdue, Mark Warner, Mark Weinberger
Panelists warn that the U.S. federal debt has reached post-World War II highs, with mandatory spending consuming 70% of the budget and interest costs poised to exceed $1 trillion annually without structural reform. Despite dire projections from the Congressional Budget Office, 2016 presidential candidates on both sides have proposed tax cuts or spending expansions lacking credible offsetting mechanisms, driven by political gridlock and a broken federal budget process. Experts advocate for a "grand bargain" model similar to Simpson-Bowles, urging immediate action on international tax reform and entitlement adjustments to preserve the dollar's status as the global reserve currency.
- Milken Institute1h 4m
Tech vs. Talk: Is Technology Changing Human Relationships?
Alex Witt, Genevieve Bell, Linda Burch, Sherry Turkle, Sam Yagan
Hosted by Alex Witt at the Milken Institute Global Conference, panelists including Sherry Turkle, Genevieve Bell, and Sam Yagan examined how smartphone proliferation erodes empathy, disrupts family dynamics, and alters the landscape of romantic relationships. Experts highlighted a sharp decline in human connection metrics alongside rising anxiety over the "always-on" culture, noting that children are increasingly driving the establishment of new social boundaries regarding device use. The discussion concluded with a call for intentional design and parental modeling to preserve the friction necessary for deep human interaction while navigating the inevitable evolution of technology.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
Nuclear Fusion: Has Its Time Finally Arrived?
Katie Fehrenbacher, Michl Binderbauer, Michel Laberge, Thomas McGuire, Dennis Whyte, Tom McGuire
A strategic shift is underway where private startups, academic spin-offs, and companies like Tri Alpha Energy and General Fusion are leveraging advanced computing and superconducting materials to accelerate commercial fusion development against the slow, costly timeline of traditional government projects like ITER. These entities are prioritizing compact, modular designs and rapid prototyping cycles to achieve net energy gain within a decade, effectively trading higher initial physics risks for lower capital costs and faster iteration speeds. This public-private triad aims to transform fusion from a long-term scientific curiosity into an immediate engineering reality that addresses the surging global energy demand by 2040.
- Milken Institute1h 8m
Global Capital Markets: Deflation or Stabilization?
Thomas Finke, Afsaneh Beschloss, Mohamed El-Erian, David Harding, Joseph Hooley, Steven Tananbaum, Tom Fink, Jay Holey
Panelists including Jay Holey, Mohammed Al-Arain, and Steve Tannenbaum analyzed the global economy's structural slowdown and the divergent trajectories of advanced and emerging markets, noting that while central banks face policy limits, emerging economies retain fiscal capacity for growth. The discussion highlighted China's critical transition from an export-led model to a consumption-driven one, alongside the disruptive impact of fintech and digital platforms on traditional productivity metrics and banking infrastructure. Despite near-term political uncertainties like Brexit and anti-establishment movements, experts identified specific investment opportunities in distressed credit, quasi-sovereign bonds, and sectors combining digital innovation with unique content.
- Milken Institute58 min
For Better or Worse? Technology's Transformative Role in Developing Regions
Paul Kedrosky, Joe Mucheru, Denis D. O'Brien, Hilton Romanski, Kentaro Toyama, Stephanie von Friedeburg, Ross Lajeunesse, Thomas Witt, Kate Ambrose, Samia Malham
A panel of global technology leaders and policymakers debated the complexities of bridging the digital divide in developing regions, highlighting the tension between optimistic leapfrog theories and the stark realities of infrastructure costs, regulation, and inequality. Key discussions centered on sustainable funding models, such as reconciling Over-The-Top revenue with telecommunications maintenance expenses, and the critical necessity of building parallel "analog foundations" including skills training and governance to ensure inclusive growth. The consensus underscored that achieving connectivity for the next 1.5 billion people requires $450 billion in coordinated public-private investment, integrated infrastructure planning, and equitable revenue-sharing mechanisms to prevent a two-speed global economy.
- Milken Institute58 min
Thematic Investing and Portfolio Strategies: Betting on the Megatrends
Stephen Foley, Victor Chu, Taimur Hyat, Catherine Keating, Rebecca Patterson, Mike Ramsay, Timer Hyatt
Global megatrends in aging demographics, rapid urbanization, and geopolitical shifts toward a Chinese-led economy are fundamentally reshaping capital flows and demanding a transition to lower-carbon energy systems. Industry experts identify private markets, long-term infrastructure, and cross-asset task forces as critical vehicles for capturing value in healthcare, automation, and cybersecurity while navigating the risks of de-globalization and premature market entry. Successful execution requires patient capital with horizons extending five to twenty-five years, emphasizing rigorous due diligence to distinguish viable commercial solutions from speculative bubbles in emerging and developed sectors alike.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Bringing 21st Century Medicine to America's Veterans
Jonathan Simons, Matthew Collier, Magali Haas, Matthew Rettig, Mark Simon
The Department of Veterans Affairs has established a Senior Advisor for Strategic Partnerships to shift from isolated operations to a collaborative model leveraging its $169 billion budget and unique longitudinal data assets. By partnering with entities like Cohen Veterans Bioscience and private biotech firms, the agency is accelerating research on traumatic brain injury, suicide prevention, and precision oncology, evidenced by successful treatments for advanced prostate cancer patients. These initiatives aim to de-risk clinical trials, improve patient access to novel therapies, and transform the VA into a premier engine for precision medicine by overcoming historical cultural barriers to external collaboration.
- Milken Institute55 min
Leaders of Companies that are Changing the World
Josh Barro, John Mackey, Strive Masiyiwa, Blake Mycoskie, Kristin Groos Richmond
John Mackey, Strive Masiwa, Blake Mycoskie, and Kristen Grues-Richmond convened to argue that stakeholder synergy and shareholder value are simultaneous goals rather than tradeoffs, exemplified by Whole Foods' Conscious Capitalism framework, TOMS' supply-chain pivot, and Revolution Foods' employee equity model. The panel detailed how these leaders utilize B Corporation certification and localized operations to achieve cost parity with public programs while navigating the regulatory complexities of public versus private market status. Ultimately, the discussion concluded that aligning business missions with societal needs drives long-term profitability and talent retention, urging companies to prioritize customer storytelling over traditional paid media to verify their impact.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
Meaningful Work and Relationships: A Conversation with Ray Dalio
Ray Dalio, Raymond Dalio, Robert Kegan, Bob Keegan, Ken Broad, Collin Tate, Larry, Amanda Pullinger, Lewis, Hania Sadat
Bridgewater Associates operates as a globally scaled firm of 1,500 employees built on Ray Dalio's philosophy of radical truth and transparency to drive an idea meritocracy. The organization utilizes data-driven tools like the "Dot Collector" app and believability-weighted decision-making systems to systematically surface conflicts and resolve them through structured feedback. This unique model prioritizes individual development and psychological adaptation over traditional hierarchies, enabling the firm to navigate market crises while generating over two million downloads of its codified decision-making principles.
- Milken Institute1h 18m
Public Health, Medical Research and the Cancer Moonshot: A Collaboration to Change the World
Michael Milken, Francis Collins, Linda Fried, Robert Hugin, Freda Lewis-Hall
Vice President Biden and medical leaders are launching a strategic "Cancer Moonshot" to overcome siloed research through a $680 million federal investment and the Precision Medicine Initiative's enrollment of one million Americans. The framework prioritizes seven key themes, including early detection blood tests, single-cell analysis, and public-private partnerships modeled after the Accelerating Medicines Partnership, while explicitly warning against overpromising a timeline for a universal cure. Parallel to the National Institutes of Health and FDA funding, the initiative integrates public health science to address prevention drivers and leverages global data collaboration to accelerate the shift toward data-driven, individualized cancer therapies.
- Milken Institute55 min
The Promise of Public Health
Mike Klowden, Richard Besser, Nancy Brown, Thomas Farley, Joseph Jimenez, Fred Upton
The Milken Institute's inaugural Public Health Summit convened key industry and government leaders, including Novartis CEO Joe Jimenez, CDC Director Tom Frieden, and Congressman Fred Upton, to advocate for elevating disease prevention alongside medical cures. Participants analyzed critical strategies such as conditional reimbursement models, real-time data utilization, and the "21st Century Cures Act" to address looming challenges posed by an aging global population and stagnant biotech venture capital. The consensus emphasized that sustainable health outcomes require shifting from volume-based treatment to outcome-based policies that integrate genomics, behavioral interventions, and bipartisan legislative support to bridge significant disparities in US public health metrics.
- Milken Institute51 min
Infectious Diseases: Staying One Step Ahead
Michael Gerson, Michael Kurilla, Vanina Laurent-Ledru, Pranav Shetty, Moncef Slaoui
Experts including Vanina Laurent Ledru of Sanofi Pasteur and Monsef Slaoui of GSK advocate shifting global health strategy from reactive outbreak response to proactive prevention to counter drivers like climate change and increased mobility. Leveraging platform technologies and industrial-scale manufacturing, the industry aims to bypass the traditional decade-long vaccine development cycle for threats such as Ebola, Zika, and pandemic flu while addressing critical gaps in local infrastructure and surveillance. Despite improvements in specific regions, the panel concludes that long-term consistency in funding and international cooperation is essential to prevent future crises from overwhelming fragile health systems.
- Milken Institute46 min
A Future of Healthy Aging
Paul Irving, Pinchas Cohen, Linda Fried, Freda Lewis-Hall, Robin Mockenhaupt
A global panel convened to address the critical misalignment between rising life expectancy and stagnant healthspan, framing older adults as an underutilized human capital asset essential for the 21st-century economy. The discussion highlighted that delaying Alzheimer's onset by five years could halve annual caregiving costs and proposed a "Frieden's Triangle" strategy combining genomic risk assessment, social engagement programs, and targeted public health policies to transform prevention. To realize this vision, the group advocated for a "third demographic dividend" through a tenfold increase in federal funding, clinical trial reforms for geriatric populations, and the creation of new social institutions designed specifically for the emerging thirty-year life stage.
- Milken Institute54 min
The Health of Nations: Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals
Matthew Bishop, David Barash, Stefano Bertozzi, Deborah Birx, Jacqueline Shea
A panel of global health experts and industry leaders convened to evaluate the gap between current Social Progress Index trajectories and the ambitious targets set by the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The discussion highlighted critical failures in data granularity, vaccine development funding, and the unique health crises facing high-income nations like the United States. Experts concluded that achieving these goals requires a strategic pivot from charity-based models to shared-value ecosystems driven by granular data, impact investing, and cross-sector innovation.