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E64: Antitrust standards & enforcement, tech repricing, lab leak obfuscation, E63 reactions & more
Calacanis, Friedberg, Lina Khan, Kara Swisher, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Sen. Alex Padilla, Bill Ackman, Gavin Baker, Jonathan Chait, Chamath Palihapitiya, David Sacks
Chamath Palihapitiya and David Sacks navigated intense scrutiny regarding Uyghur human rights while debating the dangers of cancel culture and the complexities of China-U.S. geopolitics. The hosts further dissected the FTC's shifting antitrust standards following Microsoft's $68 billion Activision acquisition, analyzed the macroeconomic risks of a potential recession alongside Netflix's valuation challenges, and scrutinized newly released emails suggesting the NIH suppressed lab leak theories early in the pandemic. The conversation concluded with insights into decentralized manufacturing via Jamie Friedberg's new Canna startup and a broader call for independent journalism to navigate an increasingly polarized information landscape.
Chris Sacca Talks About His Fears For Kids Today & What Kind of Job Everyone Should Work | 20VC
Chris Sacca, Harry Stebbings, Crystal, Bill Gurley
The speaker critiques the hyper-anxious pursuit of elite education and early specialization in youth as drivers of a generational decline in empathy and basic social etiquette. To counteract the monoculture within the technology sector, their organization exclusively hires candidates with backgrounds in service industry or manual labor to foster real-world perspective and humility. Ultimately, the presentation argues that systemic pressures are producing entitled individuals disconnected from the human condition, necessitating cultural shifts in both family prioritization and corporate hiring practices.
- Milken Institute36 min
Permanent Disruption: Navigating the Road Ahead
Dan Carol, Michael Piwowar, Tammie Arnold, Elaine Buckberg, Maurice Jones, Mike Pivovar
The Milken Institute's 2022 Public Finance Forum convened virtual cross-sector innovators to address the $4 trillion public finance sector through infrastructure deployment, ESG integration, and adaptive public-private partnerships. General Motors Chief Economist Elaine Buckberg outlined a resilient U.S. economic outlook marked by 3.9% growth and easing inflation, while OneTen's Maurice Jones highlighted a critical need to dismantle credential barriers to advance Black employment and close the racial wealth gap. Complementing these social and economic themes, the event featured commitments from major automakers toward electrification and Alpha Ledger's introduction of blockchain technology to modernize municipal bond markets for greater efficiency and equity.
- Milken Institute30 min
Building Community Wealth: How Can We Meet the Moment
Margot Brandenburg, Natalie Foster, Shawn Wooden
Ford Foundation host Margo Brandenburg facilitated a dialogue with Natalie Foster and Connecticut Treasurer Sean Wooden on utilizing community wealth strategies to address the widening racial and economic divide. Foster highlighted the Child Tax Credit's success in reducing child poverty while Wooden detailed Connecticut's pioneering Baby Bonds program as a model for closing the generational wealth gap through state-level innovation. The conversation further examined how public sector expansions of guaranteed income, social bonds, and anti-monopoly policies are reshaping labor markets and providing essential financial buffers during economic volatility.
- Milken Institute30 min
Managing Through Change: Mayors Weigh In
Mary Ellen Wiederwohl, Michael Hancock, Quinton Lucas
Accelerator for America President Mary Ellen Reeder-Wohl facilitated a public finance forum with Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Kansas City Mayor Quentin Lucas to discuss leveraging federal funds for systemic urban transformation. The mayors detailed strategies for redesigning major infrastructure corridors, such as Denver's Colfax Avenue and Kansas City's I-70, to prioritize equitable housing, transit, and business opportunities while preventing community displacement. By framing local projects as regional assets, both leaders emphasized a shared commitment to moving beyond reactive budget maintenance toward proactive solutions for inequality and economic resilience.
- Milken Institute31 min
Show Time for Infrastructure: Accelerating Shovel Worthy Infrastructure Projects
Stacy Swann, Christine Harada, Nathaniel Keohane, Collin O'Mara, Jim Pass
Under the Paris Agreement, the U.S. aims to cut economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 50–52% below 2005 levels by 2030 while addressing a projected $10 trillion infrastructure gap through coordinated federal and private sector investment. Recent multi-agency announcements have accelerated clean energy deployment targets, including 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030 and grid modernization initiatives, alongside efforts to unify financial standards and streamline permitting to unlock necessary capital. This strategy relies on bipartisan support for natural climate solutions and the passage of comprehensive legislation like the Build Back Better Act to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 while creating an estimated 1.5 million jobs annually.
- Milken Institute36 min
Equity and ESG for Munis: Risks, Disclosure, and Adoption
Caitlin MacLean, Olivia Albrecht, Lourdes Germán, Gary Hall, Mark Kim, Zoila Jennings
The municipal ESG bond market currently lacks a consistent pricing premium despite $43 billion in outstanding labels, driven by challenges in quantifying social metrics and a reliance on self-verification by 61% of issuers. To address these data gaps and standardization issues, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is launching the Emma Labs analytics platform while seeking enhanced disclosures, and a new $4 million consortium is developing unified racial equity frameworks for municipal financing. Consequently, market participants are being urged to align with international standards and demand greater transparency from asset managers to harmonize taxonomies and improve access for smaller communities.
- Milken Institute30 min
A Conversation with Brian Deese, Director, White House National Economic Council
Following the American Rescue Plan, the U.S. achieved historic economic growth in 2021, with GDP expansion between 5% and 6% and a significant decline in child poverty and evictions. Now, the administration is leveraging these funds alongside the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, led by Mitch Landrieu, to deploy 21st-century industrial strategies that address supply chain bottlenecks and accelerate private capital investment in clean energy. Despite current pressures from the Omicron variant and geopolitical instability, officials emphasize a "bottom-up" approach to sustain recovery while ensuring long-term climate resilience and regional equity.
- Milken Institute30 min
City CFOs Report from the Frontlines of Public Finance
Lois Scott, Brendan Hanlon, Jennie Huang Bennett, Elizabeth Reich, Jenny Bennett
Chicago, Dallas, and Denver successfully navigated post-pandemic fiscal crises by balancing structural deficits with strategic recovery plans, though each city faced distinct challenges regarding pension funding, sales tax volatility, and personnel costs. While Chicago directed $1.2 billion toward community safety and tech-sector growth, Dallas expanded its general fund reserves to 74 days of operations, and Denver prioritized mental health investments to address downtown vacancy rates that peaked at 30%. All three municipalities also adopted proactive cybersecurity frameworks and leveraged federal infrastructure funds to mitigate long-term risks without permanently compromising service levels.
- Milken Institute20 min
A Conversation With Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York
Kathy Hochul, Michael Piwowar, Richard Ravitch
Governor Hochul is fortifying New York State's fiscal reserves against potential crises while rejecting tax hikes to stem the out-migration of high-net-worth individuals. Simultaneously, she is collaborating with New York City Mayor Adams on subway safety initiatives and advancing the delayed congestion pricing plan to secure MTA funding. Her administration also prioritized keeping schools open during the Omicron surge through widespread testing and is incentivizing the construction of 100,000 affordable housing units to address long-term economic stability.
- Milken Institute15 min
Climate Resilient Infrastructure: A Conversation with Senator Ed Markey
Senator Markey frames the current legislative landscape as a historic opportunity to advance the Civilian Climate Corps, a proposed 300,000-person workforce initiative designed to build resilient infrastructure while providing living wages and training for underserved communities. To catalyze these efforts, he advocates for the LIFT Act and a National Climate Bank to fund pre-development projects and leverage private investment, specifically targeting environmental justice regions to achieve a 50% reduction in economy-wide emissions by 2030. Simultaneously, the Senator is maneuvering to secure the final climate provisions within the Build Back Better bill by prioritizing their passage before the State of the Union address, despite facing procedural hurdles and a lack of bipartisan consensus.
- The Economist7 min
China and Russia: MI6’s top concerns
MI6 Chief Richard Moore signaled a strategic realignment for the intelligence service by publicly prioritizing the challenge of China's rise, particularly its access to global data streams which threatens UK sovereignty and artificial intelligence development. Distinguishing this systemic digital threat from traditional Russian kinetic aggression, Moore outlined a dual-track approach to maintain cooperation on global issues while defending British values against authoritarian influence. Simultaneously, he addressed the Ukraine conflict, asserting that Russia's invasion would incur severe economic costs and that Ukraine is now better positioned to resist than in 2014.
Chris Sacca's True Unfiltered Opinion on Facebook and Softbank | Full Interview
Chris Sacca, Harry Stebbings, Crystal, Bill Gurley
Venture capitalist Chris Saka transitions from early successes at Photo Bucket and Twitter to founding Lower Carbon, a climate tech firm targeting gigaton-scale decarbonization through fusion and industrial chemistry. His investment thesis prioritizes unit economics and diverse teams, while his management philosophy enforces rigorous hiring standards and conflict resolution techniques to avoid the pitfalls of sudden wealth. Saka further leverages the firm to support HBCUs and challenges industry norms by advocating for solar radiation management as a necessary emergency measure alongside long-term clean energy transitions.
- Goldman Sachs21 min
Carlos Acosta, Director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet
Born into a working-class Cuban family, former principal dancer Carlos Acosta leveraged the state-sponsored arts program to become the first black principal dancer in *Swan Lake* at the Metropolitan Opera and the first black director of a major ballet company, the Birmingham Royal Ballet. Appointed in January 2020 amidst the onset of the pandemic, Acosta is currently executing strategic initiatives to elevate technical standards and diversify audiences through innovative productions like *Radio and Juliet*. His leadership focuses on dismantling industry exclusion by actively recruiting global talent and redefining classical dance's cultural relevance for younger generations.
- Y Combinator21 min
Where Do Great Startup Ideas Come From? – Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel
Dalton Caldwell, Michael Seibel
This presentation analyzes how Airbnb, Coinbase, and Stripe succeeded by disrupting mature markets with superior solutions despite facing intense skepticism from investors regarding market viability, regulatory hurdles, and founder inexperience. Each case study highlights how founders leveraged direct personal pain points to identify critical flaws in existing competitors, ultimately overcoming initial rejections through contrarian product strategies and unexpected timing factors like the 2008 financial crisis. The discussion concludes that successful ventures often begin with grossly underestimated market sizes, expanding significantly as new use cases emerge beyond the founders' initial vision.