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Conversations with Congress
David Rubenstein, Bob Corker, Kevin McCarthy, Mark Warner
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy outlines Republican legislative strategies centered on advancing the Trans-Pacific Partnership and comprehensive tax reform while projecting confidence in maintaining House control during the 2016 election. Simultaneously, Senators Mark Warner and Bob Corker emphasize the urgent need for bipartisan solutions to fiscal deficits and foreign policy challenges, including the Iran nuclear deal, while navigating the deep structural frustrations within the Senate. Both chambers reflect a shared determination to restore executive-legislative balance despite rising political polarization and internal party divisions.
- 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 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.
- Goldman Sachs9 min
Ken Thompson - Strengthening Trust in the Criminal Justice System: Talks at GS Session Highlights
The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office manages approximately 100,000 cases annually through initiatives like the "Begin Again" program, which resolves one million low-level warrants via mobile courts, and the Conviction Review Unit, which has exonerated 17 wrongfully convicted men. To address gun violence, the office operates a fast-track multi-judge court system to accelerate case resolution and collaborates with the NYPD on long-term investigations targeting the out-of-state smuggling of firearms that comprise 90% of recovered weapons. This dual approach aims to correct systemic inequities for the poor while simultaneously enhancing public safety through faster adjudications and targeted intercepts of illicit weapons.
- Goldman Sachs12 min
Panel - Entrepreneurship and Building a Business: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Byron Dixon, Matt Riley, Lance Uggla, Michael Sherwood, Lance Ugler
Market.com CEO Lance Ugler, Daisy Group founder Matt Riley, and Microfresh leader Byron Dixon discussed how regulatory shifts and strategic location choices drive business growth while maintaining a "people first" culture. The panelists emphasized that true innovation involves changing operational methods rather than just products, highlighting intangible assets like work ethic and a family-like atmosphere as key competitive advantages. Despite the complexities of scaling publicly traded entities, the leaders stressed that remaining close to customers and staff is essential for sustaining long-term success and employee retention.
- Y Combinator27 min
Gobble founder Ooshma Garg speaks at Female Founders Conference 2016
Gobble founder Usma Garg pivoted her struggling food delivery startup from a failed on-demand marketplace to a successful subscription model after surviving a capital drought and rejecting early investor advice. Joining Y Combinator in 2015, Garg collaborated with executive chef Thomas Ricci to launch "Mise en Place" kitchen kits, which solved product-market fit through operational innovation rather than paid marketing. This strategic shift attracted funding from Trinity Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz, enabling the company to scale to 120 employees and thousands of daily deliveries across seven states while adhering to a zero marketing budget.
- Bank of America21 min
2016 Tax Season: What small business owners need to know
Carol Roth, David Solis, Ebong Eka, Steve Strauss
Small business owners are advised to avoid DIY tax preparation and instead cultivate a year-round professional team of CPAs and financial advisors to ensure compliance and optimize financial outcomes. This strategic approach integrates automated record-keeping with real-time collaboration to navigate complex 2015 regulatory shifts, including the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate reduction and revised IRS contribution limits. By treating tax planning as a continuous process rather than an annual event, businesses can prevent costly penalties, secure necessary capital, and leverage significant deductions like the $2 million Section 179 equipment allowance.
- Goldman Sachs9 min
Mrs. Laura Bush - A Conversation on Empowering Women in Afghanistan: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Laura Bush, Mrs. Laura Bush, Manizha Naderi, Mrs. Bush, Manisha
Former First Lady Laura Bush launched her book *We Are Afghan Women*, which chronicles the struggles and resilience of 29 Afghan women alongside activist Manisha, who details the founding of a shelter network now serving over 21,000 survivors. The work highlights how marginalized women like Manisha transformed decades of conflict into progress, establishing educational systems and advocacy groups while noting that the nation's reconstruction may take another forty years. Bush emphasizes that female civic participation is a prerequisite for national stability, drawing parallels to the 1920 U.S. suffrage movement to advocate for patient, long-term investment in Afghan women's rights.
- Goldman Sachs11 min
Shaquille O’Neal: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Shaquille O’Neal, Tanya Cushman Reviewer, Peter van de Ven
LSU basketball alum and scholar Peter van de Ven, who transitioned from a struggling teen athlete to a doctorate holder in organizational leadership, discusses his unique philosophy of blending humor and seriousness to drive community revitalization in Newark. Through his "Impact Newark" initiative, van de Ven is working with local officials to prevent resident displacement by establishing apprenticeship programs that keep residents employed in their home city. His presentation also details personal anecdotes ranging from his recruitment by Coach Brown and a humorous 50% free-throw success rate to being distracted by Halle Berry during a professional game.
- Goldman Sachs15 min
Jamie Redford: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Jamie Redford launched his documentary *Resilience* at the Sundance Film Festival to expose the biological and societal impacts of adverse childhood experiences, a project developed alongside *Paper Tigers* to showcase a compassionate school model that significantly improved graduation rates and reduced violence. Driven by his family's history with organ donation and dyslexia, Redford utilizes the Redford Center's collaborative framework to produce purpose-driven films that link toxic stress to chronic disease and criminal behavior. These efforts align with the Sundance Institute's continued mission to amplify underrepresented global voices, ensuring diverse narratives reach audiences while demonstrating how stable adult relationships can alter life trajectories for traumatized youth.
- Milken Institute1h 26m
Public Health Summit Dinner March 2, 2016
Mike Milken, Tom Frieden, Rob Califf, Fred Upton, Nancy Pelosi, Francis Collins
This event featured key figures including Francis Collins, FDA Commissioner Rob Califf, and CDC Director Tom Frieden discussing critical public health challenges such as the implementation gap between knowledge and action, rising opioid overdose deaths, and the threat of a post-antibiotic era. The proceedings highlighted specific policy responses ranging from Mexico's successful food taxes and "health stops" to the U.S. House passing the 21st Century Cures Act and funding the Brain Initiative, alongside clinical breakthroughs in treating depression and heart failure. To address these systemic issues, officials urged for robust funding, the adoption of global "find, stop, prevent" strategies, and a massive volunteer effort for the Precision Medicine Initiative to accelerate biomedical discovery.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Lunch Program │ An Update on Zika Virus With CDC Director Tom Frieden
Tom Frieden, Mike Klowden, Michael Gerson, Lynn Goldman
CDC Director Thomas Frieden and other health experts highlight that public health interventions have driven a disproportionate share of modern economic growth by dramatically extending life expectancy through vaccines, global partnerships, and improved chronic disease management. Addressing current threats like Zika, the speakers emphasize accelerated testing capabilities and the Global Health Security Agenda's accountability framework while contrasting rapid biological changes in life spans with slower genetic evolution. The presentation further illustrates how environmental factors, epigenetics, and escalating portion sizes significantly influence health disparities and disease rates independent of genetics.
- Goldman Sachs18 min
Ric Burns: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Producer Rick Burns presents his new film *The Pilgrims* to dismantle the national myth of Plymouth as the birthplace of American democracy by highlighting its origins as a failed religious separatist experiment. The narrative centers on Governor William Bradford's manuscript, which documents the colony's catastrophic mortality, its opportunistic alliance with the surviving Wampanoag, and its eventual economic salvation through the beaver fur trade rather than democratic ideals. Burns argues that a 19th-century reprint of this lost history transformed a desperate 17th-century survival story into the definitive, yet distorted, foundation of American national identity.
- Goldman Sachs15 min
Panel - The Changing Media Landscape: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Jacki Kelley, Meredith Kopit Levien
Bloomberg COO Jackie Kelly and NYT Revenue Head Meredith Levien discussed strategies to sustain global, fact-checked journalism by shifting from traditional print monopolies to multi-platform digital models that prioritize trust over speed. Both executives highlighted distinct operational adaptations, such as Bloomberg's training of "ambidextrous journalists" for cross-format reporting and the NYT's time-specific content briefings, alongside a strict two-source verification protocol to differentiate their brands in a saturated market. While acknowledging the obsolescence of formats like the Sunday paper, the leaders emphasized that maintaining newsroom stability and adapting to evolving consumer needs are critical for remaining relevant in an industry defined by rapid change.
- Goldman Sachs14 min
Linda Hirshman: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Linda Hirschman's book chronicles the strategic "affectionate alliance" between Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, detailing how their collaboration secured the 14th Amendment's application to sex discrimination through cases like *United States v. Virginia*. A pivotal moment occurred in 1996 when O'Connor delegated the court's opinion in that landmark case to Ginsburg, who had previously led the litigation campaign to establish this legal precedent. Their partnership, characterized by distinct Republican and Democratic backgrounds but shared discipline, reshaped constitutional law by demonstrating that diverse judicial perspectives fundamentally alter legal reasoning and outcomes.