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MI Forum: Hall of Mirrors
Barry Eichengreen, Michael Hiltzik, Skip Reimer
Economist Barry Eichengreen joined Michael Hiltzik at the Milken Institute's January 2015 forum to analyze historical parallels between the Great Depression and the 2008 financial crisis in a discussion of his book *Hall of Mirrors*. Eichengreen argued that the Euro's structural flaws and the Federal Reserve's past policy errors, including the Lehman Brothers failure, created systemic vulnerabilities that Keynesian fiscal intervention successfully averted during previous depressions. The session concluded with warnings that prioritizing short-term stability over long-term structural reform risks precipitating a future financial collapse within the next eighty years.
- Lex Fridman1h 0m
Jimmy Pedro: Judo | Take It Uneasy Podcast
Jimmy Pedro, Big Jim Pedro Sr, Travis Stevens, Lex
U.S. judoka Pedro Pedro leverages his four-Olympic experience, including two bronze medals, to build a rigorous elite training program at his eponymous center that has produced world champions like Kayla Harrison and Travis Stevens. Drawing on a childhood shaped by his father's demanding coaching philosophy, Pedro now contrasts that approach with a balanced parenting style while advocating for systemic funding reforms to address the decline of American judo participation. His methodology integrates specialized periodization, mental visualization, and technical mastery to sustain athlete longevity despite significant injuries and shifting international rules.
- Goldman Sachs10 min
Lauren Bush Lauren, founder & CEO of FEED Projects: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Founded by a former college student inspired by global hunger statistics, the for-profit enterprise Feed utilizes a consumer goods model to fund meals for both international school feeding programs and domestic food banks. The organization’s flagship Feed Supper initiative and strategic partnerships with groups like the UN World Food Program aim to distribute 100 million meals by its tenth anniversary, with a focus on using nutrition to improve school attendance for girls in the world's poorest countries. Ultimately, the venture operates under the vision of achieving global food security so thoroughly that it can rebrand as "Fed" and dissolve its own operations.
- Goldman Sachs39 min
Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan and Lloyd Blankfein: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Timothy Dolan, Lloyd Blankfein, Cardinal Timothy Dolan
Archdiocese of New York Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan leads a strategic restructuring that closes 55 parishes and 59 schools to redirect $392 million toward active social services while managing a linguistically diverse flock across three boroughs. Facing tensions between traditional doctrine on marriage and modern pastoral needs, Dolan balances doctrinal integrity with Pope Francis's inclusive approach to ensure the church remains spiritually vibrant despite demographic shifts. Concurrently, he champions religious freedom against government mandates and establishes new communication offices to engage younger generations, aiming to strengthen faith communities by prioritizing dynamic ministry over maintaining vacant facilities.
- Goldman Sachs22 min
Barrister and Philanthropist Cherie Blair with GS' Dina Habib Powell: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Cherie Blair, Dina Habib Powell, Dena Powell
Former barrister Cherie Blair discusses her transition from a thirty-six-year partnership with Prime Minister Tony Blair to leading her own international law firm while detailing her foundation's work in fostering female economic empowerment across developing nations. By leveraging mobile technology to support small-scale entrepreneurs in countries like India and Nigeria, the organization aims to bridge the global gender gap in economic participation, which she argues is essential for GDP growth and national stability. Blair contrasts historical legal barriers she faced, such as systemic discrimination during her pupillage, with modern evidence that women reinvest 90% of resources into their communities, positioning financial independence as a critical smart business imperative.
- Milken Institute1h 15m
Training the 21st Century Workforce: Strong Skills for Great Jobs
Jody Miller, Darrell Huntley, Maria Clave, Perry Wong, Gray Davis, Joseph Castro
Amidst a critical retention crisis where half of Boeing's workforce is nearing retirement, industry leaders and policymakers are rallying to address severe shortages in engineering and computer science talent. The event highlights a multi-pronged strategy combining educational reform at the K-12 level, public-private funding partnerships like those established by Fresno State, and visa reforms to retain foreign experts. Experts argue that closing this skills gap through targeted curriculum changes and diverse recruitment is essential to maintaining California's economic dominance and preventing the displacement of high-value jobs to other nations.
- Milken Institute1h 7m
Bettering California's Business Climate
Mike Cloughton, Mike Milken, Scott Minard, Kevin DeLeon, Sharon, Troy
Hosted by the Milken Institute, the California Summit convened key policymakers and investors to address the state's economic trajectory, demographic shifts, and innovation capacity. Leaders such as Scott Minard, Senator Kevin de León, and Troy Carter debated strategies to leverage California's upgraded credit rating for massive infrastructure bonds, reform the film tax credit system, and resolve funding disparities for women-led bioscience firms. The event concluded with a consensus that the state must reduce regulatory friction and lower marginal tax rates to retain global talent and sustain growth in critical sectors like technology and healthcare.
- Milken Institute1h 4m
Women's Breakfast: Transformational Philanthropy
Mike, Wendy Kopp, Alexis, Precious, Margaret, Marissa Drew, Helena, Maria, Katie O'Reilly, Nancy Oseas
Leading economists, philanthropists, and corporate executives convened to address the critical role of human capital, highlighting that education and health constitute up to 90% of national assets while global leaders like Wendy Kopp and Margaret Chan outlined successful interventions for educational equity and disease prevention. The discussion detailed specific strategies to close gender and economic gaps, including the expansion of Teach for All across 35 countries, initiatives to boost female participation in STEM fields, and financial models designed to increase women-led business funding in Sub-Saharan Africa. Participants concluded that sustained, horizontal collaboration between the public and private sectors is essential to leverage technological solutions and ensure inclusive economic growth for the next generation.
- Bank of America35 min
How Small Businesses Can Take Advantage of the Biggest Technology Developments
Carol Roth, David Solis, Jason Teichman, Steve Strauss
This presentation outlines how small businesses can leverage affordable, foundational technologies like mobile-optimized websites and cloud computing to secure credibility and align with modern consumer behaviors. Experts emphasize that strategic adoption, rather than chasing every innovation, requires vetting vendors, utilizing productivity tools selectively, and prioritizing data-driven decisions to maximize return on investment. Ultimately, success depends on overcoming implementation fears by treating technology as a continuous, integrated investment that supports core business goals through strategic partnerships and careful resource management.
- Milken Institute56 min
2014 London Summit - U.S. Overview: Business and Ballots
Alex Witt, Eric Cantor, Ross DeVol, William Kahane, Alan Schwartz, Gene Sperling
Experts convened to analyze the U.S. economy's recovery, with Ross Milken identifying a trajectory toward 3% "escape velocity" growth driven by robust auto sales and small business hiring alongside Jean Soltis's critique of overly tight housing credit standards. While Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is expected to maintain accommodative policies until labor market sub-indicators improve, panelists warned that geopolitical risks and regulatory uncertainty regarding mergers and tax reform continue to stifle corporate investment and equity stability. The discussion further highlighted that resolving housing finance ambiguities could boost GDP, whereas achieving comprehensive immigration or energy infrastructure legislation remains hindered by legislative gridlock despite bipartisan support for incremental reforms.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
2014 London Summit - Asia Under New Management: Investors Gamble on Regime Change
Narendra Modi, Joko Widodo, David Carden, Curtis S. Chin, Julius Gaudio, Atsi Sheth, Komal Sri-Kumar
Panelists including David Carden, Julius Gaudio, Atsi Sheth, and Curtis Chin analyze a strategic pivot in non-Japan Asia from geographical analysis to cross-border thematic risks like water security and demographic shifts. The discussion highlights how internal structural challenges in India and Indonesia, alongside rising nationalism in Thailand and Myanmar, complicate reform narratives while credit risks and local capital pools reshape investment dynamics. Ultimately, the experts warn that political resolve in China and potential geopolitical instability pose significant threats that economic interdependence may fail to mitigate.
- Milken Institute43 min
Milken Institute Review Live: Jason Furman
Jason Furman, Deanna Farrell, Stacy Ordon, Greg Simon, Matt Stoller, Valerie Ruxell
A comprehensive analysis examines the decoupling of productivity and median income growth in the US and Europe, attributing rising inequality to shifts in labor distribution, capital accumulation, and the erosion of unionization. The discussion contrasts Thomas Piketty's capital-centric forecasts with secular stagnation theories while evaluating policy interventions from the Obama Administration, such as tax credits and the Affordable Care Act, which successfully reduced post-tax inequality by half a decade. Furthermore, the presentation argues that high inequality hinders economic growth and proposes targeted labor market reforms, minimum wage adjustments, and early childhood education investments to restore productivity without sacrificing equity.
- Milken Institute1h 22m
E-commerce: Emerging Trends and Business Models
Josh Berman, Doug Mack, Jamie Nordstrom, Jean-Francois Van Kerckhove, Peter Comisar
Industry leaders analyzed the rapid expansion of U.S. e-commerce to nearly 8% of total retail sales while highlighting strategic shifts from multi-channel integration to mobile-driven, personalized commerce models by companies like Nordstrom and One Kings Lane. The discussion emphasized how data curation, flash sale scarcity mechanics, and in-store mobile technology are transforming consumer behavior from search-based transactions to impulsive, entertainment-focused shopping experiences. Looking ahead, panelists projected that international growth in emerging markets will be driven by vertical-specific platforms and the continued blurring of online and offline retail boundaries over the next five to seven years.
- Milken Institute57 min
Don't Wait for the Next War: A Strategy for American Growth and Global Leadership
General Wesley K. Clark promotes a comprehensive peacetime strategy centered on achieving energy independence through liquid hydrocarbons and biofuels to address five existential challenges including the rise of China and climate change. He argues that this approach, funded by a carbon tax, would boost GDP growth, isolate adversaries like Russia and Iran, and provide the economic foundation necessary to stabilize the Middle East without reinstating the draft. By shifting focus from partisan values to a unified national vision, Clark contends the United States can activate idle industrial capacity and establish a sustainable framework for global leadership.
- Y Combinator31 min
Andrew Mason at Startup School SV 2014
Launched by Eric Lefkofsky, Groupon evolved from the struggling The Point platform into the world's fastest-growing company after achieving rapid product-market fit with its daily deal model. Despite facing intense global competition and receiving lucrative acquisition offers from Yahoo and Google, the board rejected these opportunities to prioritize independent growth, a strategic decision that Lefkofsky later viewed as superior to the short-term pressures of the company's subsequent IPO. Reflecting on these experiences, Lefkofsky now applies a disciplined, values-first operational framework to his new venture, Detour, emphasizing long-term conviction over immediate data-driven compromises.