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National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya Conversation | Future of Health Summit 2025
Jay Bhattacharya, Michael Milken
NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya addresses a critical loss of public trust and stagnant U.S. life expectancy by restructuring the agency toward a venture capital investment model that prioritizes young researchers and publishes negative results to resolve the replication crisis. While navigating geopolitical tensions with China and correcting misconceptions about budget cuts, the administration leverages bipartisan congressional support to maintain leadership through open talent attraction rather than isolation. A new communication strategy, including a weekly podcast, aims to depoliticize scientific discourse and demonstrate how biomedical advances translate into tangible economic growth and public health improvements.
- Milken Institute23 min
Driving Impact Through Strategic Investment | Global Investors' Symposium Mexico City 2025
Rodrigo Bettini, Richard Ditizio, Gina Diez Barroso, Christy Walton, Jean
Jean and Santomara lead a convergence of generational wealth transfer and ocean conservation by deploying impact investing models that support self-sufficient educational institutions and deep-water aquaculture innovations in Mexico and the U.S. Their initiatives prioritize "life skills" and feminine leadership paradigms to address the brain-crossing gap in traditional education, aiming to solve enforcement challenges in no-take zones while fostering 24/7 economic presence. By documenting 10,000 transformative narratives and vertically integrating sustainable supply chains, these leaders aim to redefine legacy through double-digit returns, workforce development, and systemic shifts in how empathy and technical expertise drive global progress.
- Milken Institute26 min
Make the Deal Work: Rethinking USMCA for a Competitive Future | Global Investors' Symposium MX City
Julio Vaqueiro, Kimberly Breier, Cameron MacKay, Esteban Moctezuma
Three diplomatic and legal experts convened to anticipate the 2026 USMCA review, emphasizing a strategic shift toward a narrow modernization of the 2018 text rather than a full renegotiation driven by emerging challenges in AI, energy transition, and supply chain resilience. While U.S. political rhetoric frames the process as a high-stakes renegotiation, Mexico and Canada advocate for a targeted trilateral approach to address the "China factor" and stabilize bilateral trade dynamics amidst the U.S. election cycle. The panelists concluded that achieving predictable outcomes will require broad political buy-in to secure updated chapters on critical minerals and technology, ultimately strengthening North American competitiveness against global rivals.
- Milken Institute41 min
Infrastructure, Investment, and Industrial Competitiveness | Global Investors' Symposium Mexico City
Alex González Ormerod, Gautam Bhandari, Ricardo Fernández-Mazarambroz, Carlos Garcia Moreno, Raul Martinez-Ostos Jaye
Panelists identified Mexico as a critical crossroads for global supply chain reconfiguration, emphasizing the urgent need to leverage decoupling from China through robust 5G infrastructure and a shift from mega-projects to mid-market logistics. While domestic pension funds (Afores) and emerging insurance capital offer significant financing potential, experts argue that attracting international investment requires standardized contracts, credit expertise, and state-level financial diagnoses to mitigate political risk. The consensus calls for immediate execution of 2–3 replicable "quick wins" within 12 months to validate the market, effectively bridging the gap between ambitious industrial policy and tangible private sector capital deployment.
- Milken Institute45 min
Latin America’s Digital Revolution | Global Investors' Symposium Mexico City 2025
Enrique Acevedo, Ruben Coppel, Leandro Cuccioli, Scott Sobel, Blanca Trevino
A high-level panel featuring executives from Bauer Capital Group, SoftTech, Mercado Libre, and Banco Coppel analyzed the bottom-up technological revolution driving Latin America's transition from low-cost manufacturing to high-value AI and nearshore services. Led by moderator Enrique Acevedo, the discussion highlighted how consumerization and financial inclusion are accelerating capital velocity and revenue growth, with figures noting that AI funding has surged from $15 billion in the dot-com era to $100 billion annually. Experts from across the region concluded that Mexico's unique position to host global talent and leverage hybrid digital-physical models will foster a coordinated ecosystem of innovation hubs that prioritize mass-market benefits over traditional Silicon Valley replication.
- Milken Institute28 min
A Conversation with Carlos Slim Domit | Global Investors' Symposium Mexico City 2025
Carlos Slim Domit, Michael Milken
A strategic analysis highlights Mexico's unique investment case, driven by a young demographic, robust STEM workforce, and geographic proximity to the U.S. market to boost infrastructure and manufacturing capacity. This growth is underpinned by a national goal to raise the investment-to-GDP ratio to 28% while leveraging telecommunications networks to foster digital inclusion and a digital-first philanthropic model. Together, these factors position North America as a dominant global economic bloc, merging U.S. technological innovation with Mexico's demographic vitality for long-term stability and expansion.
- Milken Institute31 min
Private Equity's Next Move in Latin America | Global Investors' Symposium Mexico City 2025
Michael Milken, Martín Escobari, José E. Feliciano
Investment firms General Atlantic and Clear Lake are leveraging Mexico's young demographic, surplus of STEM graduates, and geopolitical decoupling from China to position the nation as a high-growth hub for nearshoring and capital deployment. With local valuations trading at a 50% discount to the U.S. and the entry of President Claudia Sheinbaum signaling reduced corruption, these organizations aim to scale operations by directing Mexican pension funds toward private equity and expanding supply chain infrastructure. This strategy seeks to transform Mexico into a $12 trillion economic zone by 2040, capitalizing on reshoring trends and a maturing financial ecosystem to double or triple employment within their portfolio companies.
- Milken Institute47 min
Capital in Action: Investing for the Next Decade | Global Investors' Symposium Mexico City 2025
Maggie Switek, Mario Antunez, Alejandra Botero, Emilio Cadena Rubio, Roberto Lazzeri
Executives and policymakers convened to address Mexico's critical capital deployment gap by identifying manufacturing as the primary vehicle for economic transformation amid a global nearshoring shift. The discussion highlighted severe infrastructure deficits and a reliance on foreign investment that must be countered through public-private partnerships, fintech integration, and the strategic acceleration of domestic pension funds. Panelists concluded that immediate action to formalize SMEs and align private capital with the "Plan Mexico" reindustrialization strategy is essential to capture a once-in-a-generation opportunity for regional economic integration.
- Milken Institute45 min
Connecting Global Markets: Navigating Risk to Unlock Growth | Global Investors' Symposium MX City
Carolina Millan, Mary Ng, Len O'Donnell, Wolfgang Schwerdtle, Pablo Sprenger
A panel of international stakeholders, including Canadian official Mary, affirmed that the USMCA framework will remain the cornerstone of North American trade while advocating for a dual strategy of strengthening trilateral ties and deepening Canada-Mexico bilateral relations. Experts highlighted a massive capital opportunity driven by Mexico's pension system, projected to reach $1 trillion by 2035, which could unlock growth in infrastructure, energy transition, and private credit sectors despite current concerns regarding regulatory predictability and the rule of law. To capitalize on these nearshoring trends, investors and governments are urged to forge long-term local partnerships and establish stable regulatory environments that can sustain multi-decade investments in logistics, technology, and grid resilience.
- Milken Institute48 min
You and AI: Breaking Boundaries Everywhere | Asia Summit 2025
John B. Quinn, Hans A.T. Dekkers, Rodrigo Kede Lima, Panos Madamopoulos-Moraris, Grace Park, Rodrigo Lima, Pavel
Industry leaders from IBM, Microsoft, Prudential, and Stanford gathered to address the critical gap between AI hype and measurable enterprise value, revealing that 70% of tangible benefits stem from traditional algorithms rather than generative models. The panelists emphasized that successful adoption requires a hybrid strategy combining bottom-up tool empowerment with top-down strategic integration to avoid "death by a thousand pilots," while simultaneously reskilling the workforce for "AI business translator" roles. With Asia emerging as a dominant innovation hub accounting for 70% of global AI patents, the discussion concluded that future growth depends on orchestrating domain-specific models and investing in long-term human-machine collaboration to bridge the lab-to-reality divide.
- Milken Institute48 min
Escaping Scam City: Untangling the Human and Economic Cost of Cybercrime | Asia Summit 2025
Manisha Tank, Rafael Frankel, David Koh, Shibani Mahtani, Jacob Sims, Emily Fortuna, Shabani Singh Cassidy, Nicole Sinclair, Rafael Alvarez, Jake Archibald O'
Hundreds of militarized scam compounds in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos operate with state protection, creating a massive global criminal economy that enslaves tens of thousands of workers and generates billions in annual losses. Governments and tech firms like Meta have responded with sanctions, integrated command centers, and account takedowns, yet significant challenges remain due to limited US funding and sanctions that fail to address state-embedded actors. Experts warn that while total eradication is unlikely, coordinated diplomatic pressure at the upcoming ASEAN summit and heightened public vigilance are essential to blunt the industry's growth.
- Milken Institute47 min
Will AI Deliver on the Promise of Better, Faster, Cheaper Health Care? | Asia Summit 2025
Sung Hee Choe, Lohendran (Logen) Baskaran, David Berry, Adrian Lam, Wan Yue, Dr. Logan Baskerin, Dr. Yuan Yueyuan, Dr. Wan, Dr.-Vosker, Wanyu, Logan, UA, David Rockefeller Jr.
A recent panel explored the integration of transformative AI in genomics, drug development, and cardiac diagnostics, highlighting significant reductions in analysis time and the emergence of non-invasive, portable monitoring tools. While investors prioritize models that address diagnostic errors and dynamic patient incorporation, experts warn that divergent global data regulations and geographic biases currently hinder the equitable deployment of these technologies. To accelerate adoption, stakeholders must establish flexible reimbursement frameworks, dismantle data silos, and enhance public AI literacy to support a future of seamless preventive care.
- Milken Institute46 min
China Outlook: Making Sense of the New Investment Narrative | Asia Summit 2025
Xin Li, Guo Kai, Charles Li, Milind Pant, Allen Zhu, Lee Chin
Guo Kai, Charles Li, Alan Zhu, and Milan Pan discuss China's projected 5% GDP growth and the structural shift from state-led industrialization to a wealth redistribution model requiring the compensation of the rural population. The panelists highlight a divergence between stable macro indicators and micro-level consumer caution, noting that investment strategies are pivoting toward cash-flow focus in saturated sectors while capital flows return to Chinese assets amidst geopolitical tariff uncertainties. Looking forward, the experts anticipate China's dominance in AI hardware and robotics driven by massive energy infrastructure, with future policy remaining tied to completing this social equity redistribution before easing capital controls.
- Milken Institute50 min
What’s Cooking: Global Child Nutrition to Fuel Bright Futures | Asia Summit 2025
Curtis S. Chin, Asnawi Abdullah, Laurent Hochet, Heidi Kessler, Tony Yoo
Global Child Nutrition Foundation initiatives and private partners like Sodexo are scaling school meal programs to address the double burden of malnutrition affecting over 400 million children worldwide. These multi-sectoral efforts leverage technology and culinary innovation to boost enrollment, specifically benefiting girls, while reducing food waste and supporting local agricultural economies. Experts emphasize that standardized data and public-private collaboration remain essential to achieving Indonesia's 2045 stunting targets and securing broader national development goals.
- Milken Institute45 min
Can Globalization Be Great Again? Doing Business in a Changing World | Asia Summit 2025
Julie Yoo, Namsun Kim, Kawal Preet, Aseem Puri, Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri
The "State of Globalization" summit convened Indonesian government officials and global leaders from Unilever, FedEx, and Naver to analyze the shift from a unipolar, integrated world to a multipolar landscape defined by fragmentation and protectionism. Panelists detailed strategic adaptations, including Indonesia's aggressive ratification of trade agreements like CEPA and SIPA to leverage its 68% export reliance on free trade partners, alongside corporate pivots toward emerging markets in Africa and Asia that prioritize agility and AI-driven logistics. The event concluded with a consensus that while the era of frictionless trade is over, businesses must act as pioneers by leveraging sustainability and digital tools to navigate a permanent state of geopolitical volatility.