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Clear all filters- Goldman Sachs18 min
Misty Copeland, Soloist for American Ballet Theatre: Talks at GS Session Highlights
American Ballet Theatre soloist Misty Copeland reflects on her unconventional entry into professional ballet at age 13, navigating rapid physical training, severe injuries requiring tibia surgery, and the unique challenges of race in a historically homogenous art form. She rejects the burden of representation while advocating for structural industry inclusivity, emphasizing that classic repertoire remains valid without adaptation as she expands diversity initiatives like Project Plié. Copeland projects eight to ten additional years of performance, focusing on artistic excellence and mentoring underprivileged communities to see more "brown girls" in classical companies.
- Goldman Sachs15 min
Samantha Power, US Permanent Representative to the United Nations: Talks at GS Session Highlights
U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power, speaking in partnership with the Harvard Kennedy School and Goldman Sachs, outlined a strategic shift toward gender inclusivity as a critical component of Middle Eastern security and successful peace negotiations. While addressing ongoing challenges in Syria and Iran, Power detailed a preference for targeted "train and equip" operations and diplomatic sanctions over direct military intervention to protect civilians and prevent nuclear proliferation. The discussion further highlighted significant progress in the Ebola crisis, crediting the deployment of U.S. military and health resources for reducing case numbers and mobilizing global cooperation despite lingering cultural and logistical barriers.
- Goldman Sachs14 min
David Miliband, International Rescue Committee CEO: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Amidst a global surge in complex civil wars displacing 52 million people, the International Rescue Committee operates across 30 conflict zones to manage humanitarian crises ranging from Syria's state collapse to Ebola outbreaks in West Africa. The organization leverages data-driven interventions and cross-border aid strategies to address immediate survival needs while advocating for high-level diplomatic cooperation between rival powers like Iran and Saudi Arabia to secure political settlements. By integrating local health innovations with long-term resettlement programs, the IRC argues that sustained international engagement is essential to prevent localized disasters from triggering broader regional instability.
- Y Combinator34 min
Fundraising Panel at Female Founders Conference 2015
Danielle Morrill, Nancy Hu, Mathilde Collin, Susan Johnson, Maran Nelson
Following a dramatic pivot from low-margin services to a software model that nearly forced Mattermark into eviction, founder Danielle Druckenmiller and her team secured a $6.5 million Series A led by Brad Feld after overcoming repeated rejections and a critical liquidity bridge. The panel also featured fellow Y Combinator graduates Susan Johnson, Mathilde Collin, and Nancy, who detailed their successful seed and early-stage fundraising strategies involving rapid meeting volume, strategic mentorship, and targeted PR approaches. These accounts collectively illustrate how early-stage founders navigate high-pressure fundraising landscapes by balancing persistence with operational discipline and transparent team communication.
- Y Combinator28 min
Grace Garey Speaks at Female Founders Conference 2015
Watsi CEO Rachel founded the world's first global crowdfunding platform to connect individual donors directly with patients in need, overcoming systemic inefficiencies in traditional aid by ensuring 100% of donations fund care without administrative fees. Since launching in August 2010, the organization has grown from a $10,000 crisis intervention into a Y Combinator-backed entity that has raised over $3.5 million to treat 4,000 patients across 20 countries. By prioritizing transparency and removing donor restrictions, Watsi facilitates rapid, life-saving interventions for cases such as the siblings in Guatemala and Getu in Kenya while pioneering a universal monthly giving model.
- Y Combinator22 min
Kimberly Bryant Speaks at Female Founders Conference 2015
Founded in 2011 by an accidental social entrepreneur, Black Girls Code launched in the Bay Area to shift girls of color from technology consumers to creators while addressing a sharp decline in their computer science degree attainment. The organization has since expanded to eight chapters across the U.S. and South Africa, training approximately 3,000 students and raising over $125,000 through aggressive fundraising targets to reach its 2040 vision of educating one million girls. By prioritizing culturally sensitive mentorship and hiring teams more skilled than the founder, the nonprofit aims to level the playing field and ensure technology reflects the nation's shifting demographic majority.
- Y Combinator22 min
Ruchi Sanghvi Speaks at Female Founders Conference 2015
The speaker contrasts the successful, first-principles-driven launch of Facebook's News Feed against the strategic missteps taken during her tenure at the startup Go, where she admits to applying inappropriate growth patterns. Upon joining Dropbox, she pivoted from a "move fast and break things" mentality to a quality-focused approach, leading a massive engineering recruitment drive that prioritized cultural fit and reliability. Now launching a new venture, she advocates for strict adherence to fundamental truths and persistent execution despite the psychological toll of entrepreneurship.
- Goldman Sachs14 min
Women's Ski Jumping USA: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Deedee Corradini, Lindsey Van, Sarah Hendrickson
Led by former Salt Lake City Mayor DeeDee O'Donnell and athlete Lindsay Vann, a global coalition fought a two-year campaign against the International Ski Federation and legal hurdles to prove that women's ski jumping met Olympic eligibility standards. Although the 2010 Canadian lawsuit challenging the exclusion under the Charter of Rights failed to secure jurisdiction over the IOC, the litigation catalyzed international support that forced the committee to admit female skiers to the 2014 Sochi Games. This historic victory allowed Lindsey Vann and Sarah Hansen to become the first women to compete in the event, finally dismantling decades of male-dominated barriers within the sport.
- Milken Institute55 min
Asia Summit 2014 - Lunch Program: China Today and Tomorrow (Chinese Version)
Laura Deal Lacey, Yang Yanqing, Liang Xinjun, Shen Dingli, Zheng Yongnian
Hosted by moderator Yang Yanqing, the "China's Today and Tomorrow" lunch forum featured Shanghai experts Liang Xinjun, Shen Dingli, and Zheng Wunian discussing the nation's macroeconomic contradictions, specifically the tension between its PPP dominance and middle-income per capita status. The speakers analyzed critical financial adjustments, noting the People's Bank of China's strategy to lower interest rates via PSL operations while managing a 240% debt-to-GDP ratio through central government asset backing. Looking toward 2020, the panel outlined a strategic pivot where China transitions from a manufacturing hub to a global exporter of technology and defense systems, aiming to share regional leadership with India while cultivating a dominant middle-class consumer base.
- Goldman Sachs23 min
Ray Kelly, Former NYPD Commissioner: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Former NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly, the first officer to rise from a cadet to the agency's top leadership, details his tenure's establishment of the first municipal counterterrorism bureau and the surveillance of major events like the 2010 Times Square bombing attempt. Kelly critiques a 2011 ruling on racial profiling as evidentiary flawed and warns that current oversight measures and the refusal to appeal could shift policing from proactive crime prevention to reactive responses, a strategy he links to a reduction of 9,300 murders over two decades. With ISIS cited as an escalating global threat, Kelly advocates for the continued use of data-driven security initiatives like the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative while balancing privacy concerns through automatic data deletion protocols.
- Goldman Sachs12 min
Linda Rottenberg, Endeavor CEO: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Endeavor is a nonprofit organization that rigorously selects approximately 1,000 high-impact entrepreneurs from 40,000 candidates across 22 countries to accelerate companies in the scale-up phase. By providing mentorship, networks, and capital to founders like Wences Casares, the organization has helped its portfolio generate $7 billion in revenue and create 400,000 jobs. Co-founder Linda Rotenberg champions a philosophy that views calculated risk-taking as a necessary economic safety net, aiming to shift the global workforce mindset from fear to confident execution.
- Goldman Sachs17 min
Daniella Vitale, Barneys New York COO: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Led by COO Daniela Finkelstein since 2010, Barneys New York executed a strategic pivot that transformed a struggling retailer into a digitally integrated luxury destination by replacing legacy practices with "The Window" editorial platform and omnichannel tools like iPads and mobile POS systems. The company successfully modernized its operations through high-aesthetic technology partnerships, such as the Intel-backed "Mika" wearable, while simultaneously shifting its core philosophy toward hyper-personalized customer experiences to drive conversion and brand equity. This comprehensive overhaul prioritized design integrity over technological novelty and fostered a culture where internal collaboration directly fuels external storytelling and targeted luxury engagement.
- Goldman Sachs15 min
Dr. Cristián Samper, President & CEO of the WCS: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Cristián Samper, Dr. Christian Sampere, Stephen
Dr. Christian Sampere, CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Society, leads a global conservation effort spanning 65 countries by leveraging public-private partnerships and carbon credit deals to fund community-based protection of charismatic species. This strategy has yielded significant results, such as halting Amazon deforestation through international payments and rebuilding New York's Ocean Wonders aquarium with a $250 million resilience investment following Hurricane Sandy. By combining scientific data on human footprints with sustainable development goals, the organization balances ecological preservation with economic incentives to secure large species populations in critical habitats.
- Milken Institute1h 17m
How the Poor Can Save Capitalism: Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class
John Hope Bryant, Paul Irving, Skip Reimer
John Hope Bryant challenges the traditional focus on political rights by defining poverty as a "disabling frame of mind" and advocating for financial literacy as the primary tool for economic empowerment. His newly launched Project 5117 aims to deploy 1,000 "Hope Inside" locations to provide financial counseling, entrepreneurship training, and job placements, with the specific goal of raising 700,000 individuals' credit scores into the mainstream banking range by 2020. By positioning financial education as a civil right and mobilizing corporate CEOs to hire students through the "B-minus business compact," Bryant seeks to transform the psychological state of despair into a catalyst for creating one million new startups annually.
- Goldman Sachs13 min
Tory Burch, Founder and CEO of Tory Burch LLC: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Tory Burch has scaled her brand from a kitchen-table startup to a billion-dollar enterprise operating 136 global stores while driving a five-year expansion strategy targeting Paris, Milan, and Shanghai alongside region-specific product development. Complementing this commercial growth, the Tory Burch Foundation leverages the 10,000 Women Initiative to provide female entrepreneurs with capital, management education, and mentorship, a mission Burch advocates for on the President's Council on Entrepreneurship. This dual focus on aggressive international market penetration and social responsibility has strengthened employee retention and consumer engagement while establishing the brand as a leader in female empowerment.