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Clear all filters- Milken Institute1h 0m
Human Capital Through the Eyes of Senior Leaders
Susan Marquis, David Buss, Wesley Clark, Tilman Fertitta, Michael O. Johnson, Dave Kindredtchen
Industry leaders from Landry's, Herbalife, and the US military convened to contrast their institutional approaches to leadership succession, workforce demographics, and decentralized decision-making authority. Executives highlighted how internal grooming, "up-or-out" talent filters, and the "Commander's Intent" doctrine effectively retain high-performing employees while navigating a shifting gig economy. The discussion underscored the strategic necessity of balancing tactical autonomy with senior-level political oversight to prevent operational failures in complex, modern environments.
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The Global M&A Outlook
Kate Kelly, John Huwiler, Leon Kalvaria, Steve Krouskos, Virginie Morgon, Greg Weinberger
With 56% of C-suite executives planning acquisitions within the next year, the current M&A landscape is defined by robust activity in transactions under $5 billion and the energy sector despite hesitation over mega-deals due to U.S. and European regulatory uncertainty. Strategic buyers are prioritizing top-line growth and innovation through acquisitions of niche technology firms, while private equity activity has shifted toward co-investing models as club deals above $5 billion have vanished. Although geopolitical tensions and tax reform ambiguities continue to complicate cross-border valuations, pent-up demand and a stabilizing regulatory environment are expected to drive record volumes in the coming years.
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Unbound: Retraining the American Workforce
Cheryl Strauss Einhorn, Arthur Bilger, Allen Blue, Shernaz Daver, Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, Jamie Merisotis, Rick Newman, Nan Morrison, Joel Garrison, Bill Gates
A panel of experts analyzed the failure of traditional supply-driven workforce models to address the needs of nearly two million super-underemployed Americans amid rapid industrial automation. They highlighted successful localized interventions, such as LinkedIn's Skillful pilot and Southern New Hampshire University's competency-based partnerships, which align training with immediate employer hiring needs rather than lagging behind economic shifts. The discussion concluded that solving these systemic inequities requires a multi-actor ecosystem of employers, educators, and government officials to replace ineffective policies like Universal Basic Income with targeted, networked support systems.
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Businesses That Thrive Through Diversity and Inclusion
Patricia Milligan, Troy Carter, Marcia Page, Lucy Parker, John Stackhouse, Kelvin Thompson, Pat Milligan, Martha Nussbaum, Caroline O, Rachel Bronson, Martha Minow, Nancy Kanwisher, Lucie King Jr, Patricia Wilson, Jayma Adams, Anne K
A recent global assessment reveals that workforce diversity in sectors like financial services and media is advancing too slowly to meet 30-year targets, driven by structural biases in executive succession and narrow recruitment pipelines. Organizations are responding by shifting from social metrics to strategic imperatives that link diverse leadership directly to innovation, implementing rigorous accountability frameworks such as public scoring systems and contractual incentives for search firms. Despite these measures, experts warn that without deep structural intervention and the adoption of bias-mitigating technologies, the financial sector's homogenous leadership will likely persist for decades.
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On the Edge: Asia's Entrepreneurs Breaking Barriers
Ken Hausman, Victor Cui, Patrick Grove, Ambarish (Rish) Mitra, Finian Tan, David Leonhardt Jr., Patrick Choi, Male Speaker 1, Elsie
At a panel featuring industry leaders from ONE Championship, Katcha Group, and Vicar Partners, moderated by Ken Housman, experts identified "non-BRIC" Southeast Asian markets as superior growth vectors due to lower capital saturation and a consumer shift toward local content. The discussion highlighted distinct regional dynamics, noting India's fragmentation and China's unique data collaboration model, while emphasizing that the primary constraint for venture success in Asia remains talent acquisition rather than capital availability. Ultimately, the group concluded that execution in complex, multi-lingual environments offers a higher competitive advantage than pure innovation, urging investors to localize strategies for specific countries instead of applying a homogenous "Asia" model.
- Milken Institute54 min
Monetize Me: Brand-Building at the Intersection of Sports, Entertainment & Media
Rich Eisen, Maverick Carter, Adel Nur, Brian Robbins, Paul Wachter, Jeremy Zimmer
United Talent Agency convened a panel featuring Maverick Carter, Future, Brian Robbins, Paul Wachter, and Jeremy Zimmer to discuss monetization strategies at the intersection of sports, entertainment, and media. The experts emphasized that sustainable brand partnerships must prioritize authentic alignment with a celebrity's personal life while leveraging disintermediation to cut out traditional middlemen through direct-to-consumer platforms like Uninterrupted and Awesomeness TV. Looking ahead, the group predicted that legacy media will face continued disruption as the industry shifts toward high-quality content and revised models for intellectual property rights and creator compensation.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Workshop: Using Meditation to Expand Your Capacity for Compassion
Suze Yalof Schwartz, James Doty, Bob Roth, Sharon Salzberg, Jeffrey Walker, Deepak Chopra, Jerry Seinfeld, Victor Frankl, Bobby Kennedy, Dan Ardee, Mark Bertolini, Silly, Jaren Smartano, Elizabeth Choe, Spencer, Bhagavad Gita, Tish Jennings, Mark Greenberg, Robert Kaplan, Lieutenant Difty, Amishi Jai, Glenn Beck, Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Alma, Pope, Glenn Hubbard Jr.
Driven by evidence that meditation shifts the brain from sympathetic stress to parasympathetic restoration, major corporations, educational systems, and healthcare institutions are integrating these practices to reduce burnout and improve operational efficiency. Key figures like neurosurgeon James Doty and investor Jeffrey Kaufmann champion data-backed programs that have demonstrated tangible benefits, including significant cost savings for Aetna and reduced violence in Chicago schools. This global movement reframes compassion as a trainable skill for resilience, establishing a new standard for preventative mental health care across military, corporate, and academic sectors.
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Opening Up Capital Access for Underserved Small Businesses
Aron Betru, Jorge Castillo, John Lewis, Mark Robertson, Eileen Sánchez, David Siegelmann, Garrett Smith, Karina Morga, Frank All, Eric Mundugu, Jen Price
A Milken Institute and SBA collaboration addresses the stark wealth gap and severe capital shortages facing African American and Hispanic entrepreneurs by leveraging the Partnership for Lending in Underserved Markets. The initiative highlights the critical need to scale minority depository institutions and Community Development Financial Institutions to counter predatory lending and provide patient capital where traditional banks have retreated. Panelists advocate for a comprehensive ecosystem that combines direct capital deployment with targeted technical assistance to overcome cultural barriers and regulatory hurdles in underserved communities.
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Humankind vs. Cancer: The Scorecard
Jonathan Simons, Chris Boshoff, André Choulika, Carlo Greco, Nils Lonberg, Richard Paulson, Suzanne Topalian
Leading oncologists and industry executives convened to address the global burden of nine million annual cancer deaths by highlighting transformative breakthroughs in CAR T-cell therapy, immune checkpoint inhibitors, and precision medicine. Panelists emphasized that reducing mortality rates requires harmonizing clinical trial consent rules, shifting from empirical chemotherapy to rational drug combinations, and leveraging advanced ex vivo models to accelerate development. The consensus call to action urges a unified global strategy prioritizing early detection, patient access to novel innovations, and the removal of intellectual property barriers to eliminate the human and economic costs of cancer.
- Milken Institute52 min
The Sustainable Investing Challenge: Meet the Winning Team; See the Plan
David Chen, Ashwin Halgeri, Erica Hoeveler, Chris Shaw, Christopher Krebs, Kunal Aggarwal
The Kellogg Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investments Challenge awarded the EduIndia Fund to a team from the University of Chicago's Kellogg School of Management for creating an $11 million private debt fund targeting low-fee schools in Uttar Pradesh, India. The proposed model addresses a $3.1 billion capital gap by providing expansion financing with a 1:1 match structure and tuition insurance, aiming to serve 8,000 new students while generating a 7% real annual return. This win continues the program's seven-year legacy of engaging graduate students from 60 global schools to develop scalable financial solutions for critical societal issues.
- Milken Institute59 min
FinAction: Applying FinTech to Solve Our Greatest Financial Challenges
Jackson Mueller, Henri Dommel, Rory Eakin, Sahil Kini, Valery Vavilov, Craig Vosburg, PETER BARRON, NICOLAS GARCIA, JACKSON GABOURY, RORY KAUFMANN, David
Speakers from the Milken Institute, MasterCard, CircleUp, and Bitfury detailed how financial technology is transitioning from theoretical potential to measurable global impact by bringing billions of unbanked individuals into the formal economy. Through initiatives ranging from India's Aadhaar and UPI systems to MasterCard's social benefit digitization and blockchain-based asset registries, these organizations have demonstrated significant GDP growth and reduced transaction costs for underbanked populations. Furthermore, the deployment of alternative data for credit underwriting and regulatory sandboxes is enabling agile lending models that support micro-entrepreneurs and small businesses previously excluded by traditional banking systems.
- Milken Institute59 min
Portfolio Strategies That Mitigate Political Risk
Rick Newman, Ellen Ellison, Marina Gross, Karen McQuiston, Alyssa Rieder, David Freeman, Marina Cooperman, Daniela, Martin Mlinar, Julie Siegel, Justin, Peter Barron, Eric Noel, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Jr.
Panelists from the University of Illinois Foundation and Dignity Health argued that geopolitical risk has shifted from frontier-specific instability to a dominant source of political volatility in developed markets, challenging traditional probabilistic modeling frameworks. In response to late-cycle valuation constraints and heightened populism, institutional investors are increasingly deploying active management strategies and allocating capital to alternative asset classes like private equity and distressed debt to capture dislocation opportunities. The discussion concluded that while specific regimes like Russia remain excluded due to rule-of-law deficits, diversification and higher risk premiums serve as the primary mechanisms for mitigating the converging impacts of political and economic uncertainty.
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Are eSports Ready for the Big Time?
Anne Hand, Jack Etienne, Rick Fox, Peter Levin, Bruce Stein, Peter Vlastelica, Clinton Foy, Monkey Man
Industry leaders from Cloud9, Major League Gaming, and Lionsgate discussed the critical transition of esports from an unregulated niche to a structured global franchise ecosystem exemplified by the Overwatch League. The panelists highlighted a strategic shift toward territorial ownership and sustainable monetization models to capture the valuable millennial demographic while rejecting traditional sports structures that might stifle the industry's digital-native authenticity. Emphasis was placed on long-term brand building, educational pipelines for players, and innovative sponsorship integrations that leverage direct community engagement over conventional advertising.
- Milken Institute56 min
Hacks on Health Care: How to Make a Vulnerable Industry Cyber-Secure
Kim McCleary, Joshua Corman, Kevin McDonald, Suzanne Schwartz, Mark Wilson, Josh Tenenbaum, Martha Minowski
Led by Kim McCleary, a panel of industry experts and regulators detailed how the convergence of legacy medical devices, severe talent shortages, and immense costs has created a "critical condition" for healthcare cybersecurity in the United States. Highlighting the Hollywood Presbyterian ransomware attack and a BlackBerry demonstration of infusing pump vulnerabilities, the discussion established that proof of potential harm is now sufficient for FDA intervention while exposing the market's $100-per-record data value and the impossibility of total technical prevention. To address these systemic risks, stakeholders were advised to integrate security into patient safety cultures, mandate transparency in device procurement, and leverage the NIST framework to shift focus toward risk containment and continuous response rather than unattainable prevention.
- Milken Institute56 min
Big Data as Driver of Disruptive Technology Breakthroughs
Sumant Mandal, Andrew Appel, Vanessa Colella, Vikas Kapoor, David A. Steinberg, Andreas Weigend
The event analyzes the strategic evolution of big data from volume-centric metrics to "smart data" decision-making, highlighting the stark contrast between advanced consumer applications and the entrenched data silos plaguing large enterprises. It examines success cases like Kroger and Walmart that leverage integrated customer profiles for competitive advantage while addressing global regulatory divergences in Europe, the United States, and China. The discussion concludes with an investment thesis on four emerging value pools and urges corporations to prioritize data governance as a core utility to overcome the "dis-economy of scale" inherent in legacy infrastructure.