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Value and Values: Building a High-Performance Company (updated)
Marc Benioff, Ken Hicks, Jay Rasulo, Walter Robb, Tom Wyatt, Willow Bay
CEOs from Salesforce, Whole Foods, Disney, Foot Locker, and Knowledge Universe convened to outline strategies where integrating core values with business performance drives long-term success. The panel highlighted specific operational shifts, such as Salesforce's 1-1-1 philanthropy model, Whole Foods' rapid transparency on supply chain issues, and Foot Locker's move toward distributed decision-making, all designed to build trust with millennials and investors. Executives concluded that in an era of accelerated competition, organizational culture and ethical accountability have become the primary differentiators for attracting talent and sustaining growth.
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Jack Andraka Talks About the Bioscience Discovery Process at Milken Institute Global Conference
Inspiried by a family tragedy, teenage innovator Jack Andraka developed a prototype cancer sensor that detects pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers with 100% accuracy at a cost of just three cents. His device, constructed from carbon nanotubes and antibodies, delivers results in five minutes and is 26,000 times cheaper and 400 times more sensitive than the current sixty-year-old medical standard. After overcoming two hundred rejections from academic institutions, Andraka validated his findings through rigorous testing, demonstrating a scalable technology capable of revolutionizing early disease detection for a wide range of conditions.
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A Conversation with Barry Diller (updated)
Barry Diller outlines a strategic vision for the media industry that prioritizes disintermediation and open internet ecosystems to dismantle closed cable bundles and legacy publishing models. Through specific assessments of companies like Aereo, Netflix, and Google, he predicts that disruptive innovation will shift market power from incumbents resisting change to agile, consumer-centric platforms. Diller identifies critical leaders such as Rupert Murdoch and Jack Welch as exemplars of risk-taking and bureaucratic agility necessary to survive in this evolving landscape.
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A Conversation with Larry King and Carlos Slim (updated)
Mexican businessman Carlos Slim outlined his philosophy that wealth is a byproduct of solving problems rather than an end goal, while criticizing Western fiscal policies and obsolete education models for failing to address global underdevelopment. He advocated for privatizing public assets, extending retirement ages, and integrating technology into education to combat high youth unemployment in Latin America. Slim further detailed his foundation's targeted health and digital inclusion initiatives, defending his telecommunications empire against monopoly accusations as he prepares to leverage infrastructure partnerships for regional economic growth.
- Milken Institute58 min
The Role of Universities in Accelerating Bioscience Research
David Baltimore, Joel Burdick, James Economou, Michael Quick, Owen Witte, Stephen Mayo, Steve Mayo, Nick, Francis Collins, Remy, Joe Boistak, Charles, Eric Green, Ray Deshaies
A consortium of leading academic figures, including Nobel Laureate David Baltimore and experts from Caltech, UCLA, and USC, convened to evaluate the intersection of biological engineering and clinical translation in the face of funding constraints. The panel detailed successful strategies for "engineered immunity" projects, such as converting muscle cells into antibody producers and conducting early-stage human trials within university settings, while highlighting the critical need for interdisciplinary programs that bridge the gap between engineering PhDs and MDs. Despite progress, participants identified a persistent "valley of death" in early-stage financing and urged a cultural shift toward professional management and team-based funding mechanisms to sustain innovation.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
When Past Performance Is a Guide: Using History to Make Sense of the Post-Crisis World
Daniel Arbess, Ben Funnell, Mitchell Julis, Peter Thiel, Niall Ferguson, Mitch Julis
A panel of prominent investors including Peter Thiel, Mitch Julis, Ben Funnell, and Dan Arbus debates whether current post-crisis economic conditions mirror the 1930s or represent a unique divergence driven by a lack of technological innovation and demographic headwinds. The discussion highlights critical risks such as the "disappearance of the future" in the West, structural stagnation in Europe, and a complex trilemma where fiscal policy is blocked while monetary stimulus yields diminishing returns. Consequently, the experts advocate for an investment strategy focused on capital preservation, specific innovation clusters, and potential "overt monetary finance" to navigate a landscape defined by non-linear complexity rather than historical equilibrium.
- Milken Institute1h 4m
Is Gender Parity Possible in the 21st Century?
Molly Ashby, Geena Davis, Deborah DeHaas, Manju Ganeriwala, Ann McElaney-Johnson, Willow Bay, Kathleen Sullivan, Subha Barry, Dr. Nita Arindapol, Kelly McElhaney, Brenda Bates, Nancy, Chris McGrath
A recent panel featuring Geena Davis and industry leaders from academia, finance, and government exposed severe gender disparities in family media, corporate leadership, and political representation, projecting that parity could take centuries at current rates. Speakers argued that these gaps stem from early media conditioning, retention failures, and cultural narratives that limit women's career aspirations, necessitating structural solutions like Norway-style quotas, diverse talent databases, and intentional content rewriting. The group concluded that achieving Hillary Clinton's 2050 vision of 50% global female leadership requires a mandatory shift from voluntary goodwill to accountability models driven by the economic necessity of talent scarcity and Millennial consumer pressure.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
How Improved Health and Longer Lives Drive Global Prosperity
Thomas Frieden, Jonathan Gluck, Carole Roan Gresenz, Michael Harsh, Peter Margolis, Ceci Connolly
A panel of experts from the CDC, GE Health Care, and leading academic institutions demonstrated that shifting from fee-for-service models to accountable care systems can simultaneously improve population health and reduce long-term costs through specific innovations like immunizations and diagnostic imaging. By leveraging data standardization, prize challenges, and telehealth pilots, the session highlighted how eliminating clinical variation and preventing disease rather than treating it generates billions in annual societal savings. The discussion concluded that political and payment reforms, rather than technological limitations, remain the primary obstacles to fully realizing these economic benefits and fostering entrepreneurial growth through universal insurance access.
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A Conversation with Howard Marks and Mike Milken
Howard Marks, Mike Milken, Michael Milken
Oaktree Capital employs historical market cycles and behavioral analysis to teach that asset quality is secondary to valuation, as demonstrated by repeated failures when investors extrapolate linear growth during bubbles like the Nifty Fifty and the 2008 crisis. By emphasizing that risk is often misperceived and that true success requires focusing on knowable fundamentals rather than unknowable macro trends, the firm structures its culture around team-based incentives to ensure long-term survival and client prioritization. This approach positions investors to profit by remaining aggressive when others are terrified and conservative when optimism dominates, effectively navigating market temperatures without relying on specific economic predictions.
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Teacher Evaluation and National Testing: Can We Reach Consensus?
Yvonne Chan, Jason Culbertson, Warren Fletcher, Patrice Pujol, Thomas Boysen, Tom Boyce
A multi-organization panel detailed a strategic shift from seniority-based compensation to data-driven teacher effectiveness models, citing the Gates Foundation's MET study and three case studies: Vaughan Learning Center, the United Teachers of Los Angeles, and Ascension Parish Schools. These initiatives replaced rigid testing mandates with comprehensive evaluation systems featuring calibrated peer observations, performance-linked pay, and targeted professional development to address high turnover and achievement gaps. Consensus among educators, union leaders, and administrators emphasizes that successful implementation requires rigorous evaluator training, realistic performance distributions, and a cultural transition from adversarial oversight to collaborative professional communities.
- Milken Institute1h 3m
Israel: The Ingenuity Society as Global Laboratory
Yosef Abramowitz, Mark Kahn, Andrew Neff, Amir Peleg, Eyal Rosner, Eugene Kandel, Steven Yeager, Amir Shachar, Yossi Levitini, Jason, Gerhard Hoffstaedter
Israeli industry leaders and government officials outlined a strategic framework positioning the nation as a global laboratory for testing solutions to scarcity-driven challenges in sectors ranging from renewable energy and agritech to water management. Key initiatives include Arava Power Company's expansion of solar infrastructure into Africa, the Alternative Fuel Initiative's push for a 60% reduction in transportation oil consumption by 2025, and Omnivore Partners' pivot toward addressing global commodity crop needs through international research stations. This ecosystem leverages military talent and public-private partnerships to overcome domestic market limitations, aiming to secure significant export markets while mitigating political risks through multilateral financial guarantees.
- Milken Institute1h 14m
Investing in African Prosperity
Tony Blair, Bill Gates, H.E. Paul Kagame, Strive Masiyiwa, Rhonda Zygocki, Michael Milken
Economic and health data reveal that twenty-five African nations have achieved middle-income status, driven by demographic dividends, rapid mobile adoption, and strategic investments from corporations like Chevron and the Agricultural Transformation Agency in Ethiopia. Successful interventions in countries such as Rwanda and Zimbabwe demonstrate that combining local capacity building with global partnerships can eliminate extreme poverty, eradicate diseases like polio, and transform sectors ranging from agriculture to financial services. These outcomes suggest a future where infrastructure leapfrogging and transparent governance create a sustainable win-win scenario for both private investors and African populations.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Reform 3.0: China's Next Direction
Evan Feigenbaum, Robert Hormats, James McGregor, Perry Wong, Mei Fong, Bob Hormats, Jim McGregor
China's leadership is steering "Reform 3.0" to transition the economy from investment-led growth to a consumption-driven model, prioritizing quality and equity over rapid expansion despite structural bottlenecks. Facing a demographic crisis, environmental degradation, and entrenched vested interests, President Xi Jinping has consolidated power to implement experimental pilots in fiscal decentralization and household registration reform. While political liberalization is unlikely, the strategy focuses on converting migrant workers into legal citizens and opening capital markets to sustain long-term stability and international competitiveness.
- Milken Institute1h 12m
Lunch Panel: A Cure for What Ails Us: Celebrating the Impact of Science
Nancy Brown, Francis Collins, Thomas Frieden, Andrew von Eschenbach, Michael Milken
The bioscience forum highlighted the sector's massive contribution to increased global life expectancy and economic growth while emphasizing that flat budgets and inflation have critically reduced NIH grant success rates to below 20%. Distinguished leaders such as Francis Collins and Tom Frieden warned that sustained funding cuts and a 90% treatment-versus-prevention spending imbalance threaten American innovation and the careers of young researchers. Despite these financial constraints, the event underscored significant breakthroughs in areas like genomic medicine and disease eradication, with panelists urging renewed investment to maintain global health leadership and drive future discoveries.
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Lunch Panel: A Conversation with Tony Blair and Michael Milken
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair reflected on the psychological demands of executive leadership while outlining his strategies for addressing global challenges including the Eurozone crisis, religious extremism, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He emphasized the necessity of structural reforms to drive economic growth and argued that open immigration policies and private-sector innovation are critical for future stability, contrasting his experiences managing unforeseen crises with his current freedom to select specific international causes. Blair concluded by calling for a $6 million initiative to link 1,000 schools globally, aiming to combat radicalization through shared education and the promotion of common values across cultures.