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Things That Will Blow Your Mind | Global Conference 2026
Richard Sandler, Ali Agha, Erin Blanton, Bentzion Levinson, Geoffrey von Maltzahn
This panel featured four innovators presenting distinct AI-driven solutions: Lila Sciences deployed autonomous laboratories to accelerate biotech and material discoveries, Field AI introduced hardware-agnostic robotics for extreme environments, Heaven Aerotech developed hydrogen-powered endurance drones for strategic defense, and Carbon Mapper utilized satellite spectrometry to identify and mitigate global methane super-emitters. Collectively, these breakthroughs demonstrate a shift from conversational AI to embodied, physical intelligence capable of operating 24/7 to solve critical challenges in labor shortages, climate change, and geopolitical security. The discussion concluded with a unified call for the West to reindustrialize and scale automation to prevent falling behind China's rapid advancements in scientific and military capabilities.
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Words That Work: 2025 Edition | Global Conference 2025
The analysis outlines a sharply polarized American landscape where 80% of citizens view the nation as historically divided and demand tangible results over political rhetoric or abstract corporate values. It urges business leaders to abandon divisive terminology like "DEI" and "capitalism" in favor of resonant concepts such as "economic freedom" and "respect," while tailoring visual communications to evoke joy rather than fear. Without this strategic shift in language and imagery, the presentation warns that corporations face increasing legislative risks from a public backing wealth taxes and an unwavering political base that refuses to compromise.
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The Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech Pitches and Grand Prize Ceremony | Global Conference 2025
Milken, Motsepe, Emily Musil, Meghan McCormick, Precious Moloi-Motsepe, Sam Njuguna, Ola Oyetayo, Jonathan Wilson
The 2025 Milken-Motsepe Prize awarded $2 million to ten semi-finalists to support African-led FinTech innovations targeting underbanked populations, with Virto securing the $1 million grand prize for its cross-border payment infrastructure. Key figures including Mike Milken and Patrice Motsepe emphasized the program's role in leveraging Africa's demographic growth and entrepreneurship to catalyze follow-on investment and impact over one million lives since its inception. Building on this momentum, the initiative launched a new accelerator and announced an upcoming challenge cycle in AI and Manufacturing to further address financial inclusion and infrastructure gaps across the continent.
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The Future of Global Connectivity: Bridging Industries for a Seamless World | Asia Summit 2024
Jason Lee, Monica Pitrelli, Nomin Chinbat, Ho Kwon Ping, Jane Sun, Adam Wilkes
A meeting involving speakers such as Monica Patel, Melissa Patel, and Lisa Suryajan produced a transcript characterized by extensive semantic incoherence and disconnected references to medical needs, monetary figures, and geopolitical topics. Despite mentioning concepts like deep learning, decarbonization, and pandemic management, the discussion yielded no actionable strategies, verifiable data, or defined collaborative frameworks. The session concluded with standard pleasantries but established no concrete follow-up actions, deadlines, or substantive outcomes due to a total lack of prepared agenda and logical continuity.
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Degree or Not Degree: The Higher Education Dilemma | Milken Institute Global Conference 2024
Jeff Selingo, Eric Gertler, Daphne Kis, Michael Roth, Ben Sasse
Addressing plummeting public confidence and declining enrollment, a panel of higher education leaders including Ben Sasse, Michael Roth, and Eric Gertler critiques the sector's ideological homogeneity, opaque pricing, and misaligned return on investment. The discussion outlines critical reforms such as compressing degree timelines, disaggregating credentials for skills-based hiring, and adapting tenure models to leverage AI while preserving research integrity. Ultimately, the experts argue that universities must pivot toward modular, experiential learning to compete with alternative pathways and restore economic relevance for the 40 million Americans currently holding student debt or incomplete credits.
- Milken Institute59 min
A Conversation with Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States | Global Conference 2024
Bill Clinton, William Jefferson Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea, Charlotte, Aidan, Jasper, George H.W. Bush, Mike Milken, Lori, Richard Ditizio, Alan Schwartz
At the Milken Institute Global Conference, executives and attendees emphasized cross-partisan collaboration to address global challenges, highlighting that women currently receive only 2% of global funding despite the critical need for inclusive partnerships. Former President Bill Clinton distinguished between divisive and inclusive tribalism while detailing successful initiatives such as the Clinton Health Access Initiative, which has saved 30 million lives and secured HIV treatment for 80% of children globally. Clinton further advocated for early childhood education strategies and public health reforms, arguing that maximizing generic drug production and leveraging corporate cooperation offer superior returns on investment compared to divisive nationalism or grievance-based politics.
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Words That Work: A Workshop With Frank Luntz
Frank Luntz, Frank Fenwick, Heather, Ken Gilroy, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, James, Martin
Political consultant Frank Luntz argues that escalating polarization has transformed American discourse into aggressive monologues, prompting a strategic pivot toward specific linguistic shifts designed to rebuild trust and bridge ideological divides. He details a revised political lexicon that replaces divisive terminology like "capitalism" and "privilege" with inclusive concepts such as "economic freedom" and "responsibility," while urging leaders to abandon negative social media tactics in favor of future-oriented, collaborative messaging. The session concludes with a recognition that the next generation seeks shared prosperity over binary ideological battles, warning that failure to adopt these de-escalation strategies risks permanently delegitimizing political opposition.
- Milken Institute51 min
Sir Richard Branson and Michael Milken in Conversation with Kevin O'Leary
Sir Richard Branson, Michael Milken, Kevin O'Leary, Richard Branson
Speakers Richard and Michael analyze a sharp decline in Western faith in free enterprise driven by student debt, stagnant real estate returns, and wealth inequality, while contrasting this with optimism in emerging markets like Vietnam and China. They argue that successful entrepreneurship now relies on balancing visionary leadership with operational management to navigate deregulation, tax competitiveness, and global capital flows, noting that SMEs have become the primary engines of job creation. Furthermore, the discussion outlines solutions for systemic challenges, including a universal carbon tax to address climate change and for-profit space exploration to ensure both environmental sustainability and human survival.
- Milken Institute55 min
Opening Remarks and Keynote
Diane Helfrey, Michael Klowden, Dan Schnur, Toni Atkins, John Chiang
Hosted by the Milken Institute and Sacramento Bee director Dan Schnur, this conference convened key figures such as State Treasurer John Chung and Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins to launch a sustained dialogue on California's critical challenges in housing, workforce development, and climate finance. The event highlighted the urgent need for cross-sector collaboration to bridge the "missing middle" housing gap, address a projected 2030 labor shortage, and mobilize a record $1.75 billion JPMorgan Chase investment alongside a new state Green Bond Pledge. Attendees acknowledged a deep public trust deficit that can only be resolved by uniting public, private, and nonprofit leaders to implement innovative financing mechanisms and streamline legislative priorities for the state's future.
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Frank Luntz: Words That Work, 2018
Frank Luntz presented his "Words That Work 2018" framework at the Milken Institute, using real-time polling to demonstrate how James Comey's credibility collapsed due to factual errors while Stormy Daniels gained trust through specific narrative agency and personal autonomy. Luntz highlighted that extreme political polarization has eroded shared reality and eliminated ticket-splitters, creating a crisis where reputation is now strictly partisan and truth-telling cannot restore cross-aisle trust. The analysis concluded with strategic linguistic recommendations for leaders, such as adopting the "why-therefore-so" formula, replacing "diversity" with "inclusion," and prioritizing active listening to bridge the widening divide between Democrats and Republicans.
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A Conversation With Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall, Brian Sheth, Melissa Stevens
Jane Goodall and Brian Sheth discuss the convergence of private equity capital and global conservation through Goodall's Jane Goodall Institute and Sheth's leadership of Global Wildlife Conservation. They detail the expansion of Goodall's Roots & Shoots program to 150,000 youth groups and the institute's use of satellite technology to protect chimpanzee populations in Gombe and the Republic of Congo. The dialogue concludes with a strategic emphasis on integrating scientific rigor into policy-making and leveraging financial markets to sustain long-term environmental resilience.
- Milken Institute59 min
Lessons in Leadership: Women Breaking Barriers and Battling Bias
Yomi Abiola, Richard Ditizio, Asli Bayram, Jackie Cooper, Lynne Franks, Assia Grazioli-Venier, Brenda Trenowden
This panel of business leaders and activists argues that achieving global gender equality requires structural reforms beyond individual mentorship, citing the "elephant and giraffe" parable and Norway's 40% board quota as evidence that systemic bias must be dismantled through enforceable mandates and diverse executive empowerment. Key speakers including Asya and Brenda Trenodin outlined strategies such as replacing passive mentorship with active sponsorship, utilizing AI to neutralize gendered hiring language, and investing in mixed-gender leadership to normalize female presence in high-stakes corporate and venture capital environments. While acknowledging slow progress highlighted by the World Economic Forum's 2186 equality projection, the group emphasized that accelerating this timeline demands measurable KPIs, top-down accountability, and a shift in corporate culture from tolerance to active inclusion.
- Milken Institute52 min
Al Gore: Leading the Charge for Environmental Action
Al Gore, S Iswaran, Michael Klowden
A comprehensive analysis frames the climate crisis as a solvable sustainability revolution driven by AI, IoT expansion, and renewable economics that now outperform fossil fuels. Despite accelerating temperature anomalies, extreme weather events, and ecosystem collapse threatening global stability, the speaker highlights record-breaking decarbonization trends and a $22 trillion financial risk assessment that compels market-led action. Ultimately, the transition is portrayed as inevitable due to technological capability and investment momentum, even as political fluctuations and lagging mitigation efforts continue to exacerbate immediate atmospheric and humanitarian risks.
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Jobs of 2037: Preparing for the Future
Michael Milken, Josephine Teo, Joseph C. Tsai, Igor Tulchinsky, Jaime Augusto Zóbel de Ayala, Michael Clouden
The Milken Institute Global Conference Asia Summit addressed the strategic imperative of balancing automation with human connection to prepare for a global population projected to reach one billion more by 2037. Speakers from Singapore, the Philippines, and China highlighted successful models where targeted education, industry transformation maps, and ecosystem-driven logistics have offset workforce shrinkage and created millions of new roles. The consensus emphasizes that governments and corporations must foster facilitative environments and robust social safety nets to ensure technological advancement translates into shared economic prosperity rather than widespread displacement.
- Milken Institute59 min
Meaningful Lives: Individual Talks by Shaka Senghor, Arianna Huffington, and Deepak Chopra
Shaka Senghor, Arianna Huffington, Deepak Chopra, Conrad Kiechel
Speakers Shaka Senghor, Arianna Huffington, and Deepak Chopra convened to explore the intersection of personal trauma, technological burnout, and spiritual consciousness as essential pathways to building meaningful lives. Senghor detailed his transformation from a violent criminal to an MIT fellow, while Huffington advocated for redefining success through well-being and digital detachment to counter societal stress. Complementing these perspectives, Chopra explained how integrating reptilian, limbic, and cortical brain functions fosters collective intention, offering a unified framework for overcoming existential challenges and fostering a sustainable future.