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Reinventing Play: The New Frontier of Gaming Technology and Creation | Global Conference 2026
Geoff Keighley, Johanna Faries, Laura Miele, Gregory Milken, Donald Mustard, DAN GALPIN, MANO MARKS, LAURA MURPHY
Industry leaders Johanna Levinson, Gregory Melkin, Donald Mustard, and Laura Miele convened to outline the gaming sector's transition from episodic releases to continuous live-service models driven by AI adoption and transmedia expansion. The panelists agreed that while mobile platforms retain the largest user base, the market is shifting toward flexible pricing strategies and global partnerships that allow small teams to compete with AAA studios through democratized development tools. Furthermore, the consensus emphasizes a strategic pivot where creative integrity and long-term cultural relevance now outweigh short-term monetization, as publishers integrate mobile, cloud, and social features to sustain player engagement across diverse hardware ecosystems.
- Y Combinator1h 1m
Advice on Organizing and Running Growth Teams from Dan Hockenmaier and Gustaf Alströmer
Dan Hockenmaier, Gustaf Alströmer, Craig Cannon, Toni, Michael Savage, Justin LaRosa, Mark Mandelbaum, Francesc Campoy, Dan Galpin, Dan Gallup
Dan Hockenmeyer of Basis One and Gustav Alströmer of Y Combinator discuss a growth strategy centered on prioritizing a single high-leverage channel and achieving product-market fit before scaling paid acquisition. They argue that early-stage teams must rely on analytical generalists who can model the entire business equation, using retention graphs to test high-impact hypotheses rather than chasing superficial metric tweaks. The discussion highlights critical lessons from Airbnb and Thumbtack, emphasizing that sustainable expansion requires building growth functions in-house, treating referrals as paid marketing with strict ROI calculations, and avoiding structural distractions like premature VP hires or reliance on saturated ad platforms.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Hacking Health: The Future of Humankind
Jeannette Ickovics, Jeremy Cao, Julien de Salaberry, Christopher Hall, Joseph Wong, Lihan Zhou, Chris Hall, Lee Han, Julian DeSalveri, Ritesh Maishuri, Laura Entwistle, Mark Blythery, Dan Galpin
Industry leaders from organizations including Fitbit, BGI, and Meraxis convened to analyze the projected $18 trillion global health spending landscape, with a specific focus on Asia's unique demographic challenges and rapid digital health growth. The event highlighted how strategic innovations in genomics, AI-driven wearables, and early cancer detection are driving a critical shift from curative to preventative care models while navigating complex regulatory environments across diverse Asian markets. Participants emphasized that future success depends on integrating high-tech solutions with empathetic delivery, securing investment through intellectual property and execution speed, and addressing ethical gaps in genetic privacy and mental health.
- a16z53 min
Marc Andreessen and Chris Dixon
Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon, Danny Warshay, Dan Galpin, Nick McEwen
A recent discourse at the University of Illinois and other institutions details a strategic pivot from theoretical academic purity to industry-focused entrepreneurship, driven by revised funding models and the removal of "dead end" stigmas. Speakers including Peter Thiel highlighted how this evolution is accelerating innovation in atom-based sectors and enabling computer science to revolutionize biology through real-time biometric monitoring. The discussion also critiqued outdated legislation like the Bayh-Dole Act while advocating for "Sherpa" leadership models where professors sponsor full-time teams of engineers to successfully transition academic concepts into viable commercial entities.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Chess and the Art of War: Strategies That Win, from Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen, Erik Schatzker, Danny Rensch, DAN GALPIN, Rockwell Shaw, Frank Motek, Yascha Monk, Igor Tuchinsky, Steven Knapp, Toby Post, James Kuffner, Brett Bryan, Noaf Altari, Danny Kane, David Wall, Ari Milken, Bailey Milken, Eric Olives, Mike Tyson
World champion Magnus Carlsen demonstrated his elite cognitive endurance by winning most games in a rapid "sudden death" simul against ten opponents, including WorldQuant CEO Igor Tuchinsky and representatives from major tech and academic institutions. While adhering to a philosophy that prioritizes winning over artistic expression and relies on flexible physical optimization, Carlsen managed the extreme time pressure of ten-minute games by rapidly controlling the center and converting technical endgames. The event highlighted the intense mental strain of simultaneous high-level play, featuring a notable draw against David Wall that resulted from a clerical error where Carlsen mistakenly believed the game had concluded.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Pitch@Palace - Prince Andrew, The Duke of York and Alumni from the Program
Prince Andrew, Jayne Van Hoen, HRH The Duke of York, Jared Carney, Tim Guillams, Joachim Horn, Jason Lee, Daniel Murray, Rockwell Shah, Serena Rosser, DAN GALPIN, DAN GALLUP, DAN ARIELY, JOACHIM LECKER, ROCKWELL LEVY JR., DAVID ROCKEFELLER JR., ROCKWELL BROOKS, JASON CHENG YING, ROCK WELLS
Founded by the Duke of York in 2014, the Pitch at Palace initiative bridges the critical funding gap between angel investment and venture capital by providing global entrepreneurs with business process engineering and strategic mentorship rather than just capital. The program has successfully accelerated 42 selected startups across diverse sectors, producing high-impact alumni such as Twitter-acquired Magic Pony and the STEM toy maker Sam Labs, while securing royal validation from Queen Elizabeth II. With a track record of generating significant economic activity and a strategic roadmap to expand operations to seven additional regions by 2017, the initiative aims to foster scalable enterprise by replacing legacy Silicon Valley models with a 1,000-year global perspective.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
Digital Future: The Internet of Things
Alex, David Levinson, Bridget, Kathleen Murphy, Mark, Gary, Michael, Shirley Moody, Dan Galpin, Margaret Burns, John McCutchan
The event analyzes the Internet of Things as a rapidly expanding "physical graph" driven by industrial applications and projected to host 50 billion devices, fundamentally shifting market models from hardware sales to recurring data services. Industry leaders emphasize that robust security must be embedded at the silicon level and advocated for open platforms to mitigate risks inherent in interdependent legacy systems. Furthermore, the discussion addresses the economic viability of IoT through predictive maintenance, the convergence of connectivity standards, and the ethical challenges surrounding privacy, algorithmic bias, and public safety governance.