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Author Talk: Susan Eisenhower, "How Ike Led" | Global Conference 2025
Susan Eisenhower, James Stavridis, Peter
Susan Eisenhower details her grandfather Dwight D. Eisenhower's leadership style, characterized by a disciplined separation of public duty and private life, his therapeutic use of painting, and his acceptance of full accountability for high-stakes decisions like the D-Day invasion. Her narrative highlights how he transformed the Republican Party into an internationalist force while balancing fiscal responsibility with Cold War defense, ultimately warning against the dangers of the military-industrial complex in his farewell address. Through personal anecdotes and historical analysis, the account establishes Eisenhower as a strategic visionary who prioritized long-term stability, internal debate, and national unity over impulsive action or partisan gain.
- Milken Institute54 min
Pioneering Progress: Investments Stemming from the Middle East | Global Conference 2025
Diane Brady, Majid Alfayyadh, Nayef Alhajraf, Majid Mufti, Sara Nooruddin, Shiv Srinivasan
A high-level panel of GCC financial and healthcare leaders, including representatives from King Faisal Specialist Hospital, NEOM, and Abu Dhabi Investment Council, outlined the region's transition toward regulatory-led economic diversification and massive investment in AI-driven healthcare and sustainable infrastructure. Key announcements included a $2 billion commitment to build a Saudi medical city and a $100 billion global partnership focused on biotech and data ecosystems, while the group identified Africa and localized manufacturing as critical growth vectors amidst geopolitical shifts. The consensus emphasized a decade-long strategic window to leverage regional stability and unique genomic data assets for long-term, inclusive partnerships that redefine traditional investment models.
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Crafting the Future: Creativity, Innovation, and Luxury in a Changing World | Global Conference 2025
Diane Brady, Thomas Heatherwick, Nicholas Kirkwood, Christine Marzano, Anish Melwani, Ian Schrager
Ian Schrager, Thomas Heatherwick, and three other industry leaders redefine modern luxury as a democratic, emotional experience rooted in human dignity and craftsmanship while challenging the sterile nature of wealth-based elitism. The panel critically examined the role of technology, establishing that AI and blockchain serve best as tools for provenance and efficiency rather than substitutes for the "happy mistakes" and intuition essential to true innovation. Ultimately, the discussion concluded with strategic imperatives for brands to prioritize genuine scarcity and environmental responsibility, urging creators to embrace failure and mentorship to sustain a future where imagination drives accessible, high-quality design.
- Milken Institute59 min
Corporate Boards in the Digital Age: Governance and Growth | Global Conference 2025
Mark A. Weinberger, Betsy Atkins, Merit Janow, Debra Lee, Dina Powell McCormick, Brian Stafford
A recent industry panel highlighted that while director optimism has hit record lows due to geopolitical volatility, organizations are aggressively deploying agentic AI to achieve significant cost savings and productivity gains, such as UnitedHealth Group's $2.73 billion reduction in operational expenses. These technological shifts are forcing boards to recalibrate their strategies by prioritizing data governance, navigating fragmented global regulations, and addressing creative sector labor concerns while family enterprises maintain long-term capital allocation toward sustainable energy infrastructure. Concurrently, leaders are grappling with a critical mentorship deficit and demographic gaps by advocating for cognitive diversity and younger board representation to ensure strategic agility and values-driven leadership in an era defined by efficiency over incremental headcount growth.
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Strengthening Pathways to Capital: The Business Case for Inclusive Growth | Global Conference 2025
Troy Duffie, Wally Adeyemo, David Hall, Cassandra Lichnock, Linnea Roberts, Jim Shelton
The Milkenitz to Global Conference 2025 panel led by Walea Adeyemo, Cassandra, and other sector leaders argues that unlocking the economic potential of rural and historically redlined communities requires a strategic alignment of public, private, and philanthropic capital. Speakers detailed structural barriers such as the geographic concentration of venture capital and rigid institutional investment thresholds, while proposing solutions like bipartisan legislative support and the coordination of family offices to fill scaling gaps. The discussion concludes that bridging the widening mobility gap and preparing for an AI-driven economy demands a new infrastructure of education and capital stacking comparable to historical national investments in railroads and defense.
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Alternatives as Pillars of Multi-Asset Management | Global Conference 2025
Charles Gasparino, Jeff Aronson, Oscar Fahlgren, Robyn Grew, Edwin Jager, Anthony Yoseloff
Amidst heightened US market volatility and geopolitical uncertainty driven by tariff announcements, panelists advocate a strategic pivot toward emerging markets like Brazil and India to capitalize on distressed debt and special situations. While maintaining the United States as a critical hub for AI innovation, the discussion emphasizes the necessity of active management and "boots on the ground" local expertise to navigate complex regulatory frameworks and capture alpha in private credit. The conversation concludes with a cautionary outlook on the risks of democratizing alternatives for retail investors, warning that liquidity mismatches and product misunderstandings could precipitate a market correction if capital flows reverse.
- Milken Institute56 min
Trends and Innovations in Middle Market Lending | Global Conference 2025
Maneet Ahuja, Cynthia Hardy Maasry, Ted Koenig, Timothy Lyne, Andrew Milgram, Cynthia Masry, Tim Line
Industry leaders including Tim Line of Antares Capital and Andrew Milgram of MarbleGate analyze the private credit sector's evolution, noting its expansion to 36% of the asset class alongside a 16% annualized return despite current economic headwinds and a 14-year high in business bankruptcies. Facing compressed margins and technical recession signals, investors are shifting capital from private equity to private credit to secure faster liquidity while restructuring strategies increasingly favor debt-to-equity conversions in the lower middle market. As the market grapples with tariff uncertainty and geopolitical tension, major firms like Trinity Church Wall Street and Monroe Capital are adopting defensive postures by shortening duration and building dry powder to capitalize on anticipated dislocations and the growing secondary market.
- Milken Institute1h 4m
Innovation Beyond Borders: New Approaches Transforming Health | Global Conference 2025
Alice Park, Mansoor Ibrahim Al Mansoori, Olivier Bogillot, Geetha Tharmaratnam, Prashant Warier
Global health leaders are driving a paradigm shift from reactive disease management to proactive prevention by integrating genomic data, AI-driven diagnostics, and social determinants into unified population intelligence platforms. Pioneering initiatives in Abu Dhabi demonstrate how merging clinical records with lifestyle metrics and enforcing strict data sovereignty can accelerate the regulatory approval of preventive therapies and reduce hospitalization rates. This systemic transformation aims to treat longevity as a universal birthright, requiring coordinated policy, catalytic capital, and AI augmentation to rebuild healthcare infrastructure around sustainable health outcomes.
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Alpha Architects for Multi Asset Strategy | Global Conference 2025
Jared Carney, Khaled Al Shamlan, Ashley Baum, Jeb Bentley, Saira Malik, David Mihalick
Five senior investment leaders representing approximately $3 trillion in assets convened to discuss evolving portfolio strategies amidst rising asset correlations and the declining efficacy of the traditional 60-40 model. The panel emphasized a strategic shift toward alternative assets like infrastructure and private credit while highlighting that resilience and local information networks are critical for generating alpha during periods of volatility. By prioritizing downside protection, utilizing regime-based allocations, and leveraging internal management structures, the speakers outlined a roadmap for navigating current market dislocations and meeting long-term liability requirements.
- Milken Institute54 min
What's Next for Oceans? | Global Conference 2025
Justin Worland, Josh Green, David Gruber, Rodrigo Prudencio, Wendy Schmidt
A high-stakes gathering of entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and policymakers highlights the urgent need to redirect global investment toward ocean conservation, noting that less than 1% of environmental philanthropy currently supports the $24 trillion economy the seas underpin. While Governor Josh Green's ban on deep-sea mining in Hawaii counters federal fast-tracking efforts, the event emphasizes how innovative financing models and private ventures are filling the void left by a 25-year low in government science funding. Ultimately, participants underscore that international cooperation is unprecedented as nations move to establish emissions restrictions and protect fragile deep-sea ecosystems that could take 162,000 years to recover from industrial exploitation.
- Milken Institute27 min
A Conversation with Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair | Global Conference 2025
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair assesses the current global order as a destabilizing "shaking out" rather than a total collapse, highlighting geopolitical stress tests in trade, Ukraine, and the Middle East that demand immediate action. He argues that Europe must overcome its defense dependence on the U.S. while progressive parties regain relevance by adopting artificial intelligence to address economic stagnation and managing immigration through strict, lawful frameworks to counter populist appeal. Ultimately, Blair warns against prioritizing ideology over objective policy solutions, citing his record on child poverty and expressing optimism that long-term trends of rising prosperity and stability will guide the world through these complex crises.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
Powering Play: Leaders Defining the New Age of Gaming | Global Conference 2025
Andrea Rene, Drue Kataoka, Michael Metzger, Gregory Milken, Sean Shoptaw, Anna Sweet, Amanda Han, Kate Leahy, Carrie Nordlund, Michael Minazieri, Tamara Shapiro Ledley, Gregory Rubinstein
In Q1 2025, the gaming sector rebounded with $4.4 billion in M&A activity driven by strategic IP acquisitions from tech giants like Netflix and non-gaming entertainment firms seeking transmedia expansion. Simultaneously, AI tools are democratizing development by compressing production timelines and enabling solo creators to build billion-dollar franchises, though legal uncertainties regarding copyright remain a significant hurdle. Industry leaders predict that by 2030, gaming will subsume traditional media, with top global IPs originating from games and studio leadership increasingly defined by gaming expertise.
- Milken Institute59 min
Money, Access, and Scale: The Evolution of Financial Technology | Global Conference 2025
Nicole Valentine, Ashley Bell, Ladi Delano, Jalak Jobanputra, Matthew Oppenheimer, Trevor Traina, Matt Oppenheimer
Leading financial innovators including Remitly, Tools for Humanity, and Redemption Bank convened to address the global challenge of serving four billion underserved individuals through biometric identity verification and alternative credit scoring. These organizations are deploying digital assets and real-time data from sectors like ride-hailing to bypass traditional credit barriers, enabling fractional asset ownership and reducing remittance costs for emerging markets. With the recent institutional validation provided by Bitcoin ETFs, the industry is pivoting toward scalable, trust-based infrastructure that empowers credit-invisible populations via decentralized finance and impact-driven lending models.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Opportunities in Global Real Estate | Global Conference 2025
Carol Massar, Debra Cafaro, Justin Kennedy, Andrew Smith, David Steinbach, Barry Sternlicht
A panel of financial experts including Debra, David, and Andrew debated the U.S. economy's long-term viability against rising deficits and deglobalization, while Barry warned that national leadership risks eroding without significant policy reforms. Simultaneously, the group identified a fundamental shift in the real estate market where supply constraints and geographic migration toward "Red States" are driving high returns in data centers, senior housing, and Texas residential lots. Despite these opportunities, investors face binary execution risks from construction bottlenecks and tariff uncertainties, prompting a strategic pivot toward specialized, demand-driven assets over commoditized properties.
- Milken Institute21 min
Creating a Cleaner Future | Global Conference 2025
Majid Al Suwaidi, Simon Stiell, Gillian Tett
A high-level panel led by UNFCCC's Simon Steele and World Bank President Ajay Banga analyzes the shift from a 5°C to a 3°C warming trajectory while highlighting the UAE's $30 billion Altera Fund as a critical mechanism to mobilize $250 billion in external capital for the Global South. Speakers including Majid Al-Sawadi argue that despite US policy vacuums and Western political headwinds, global decarbonization remains economically locked in through blended finance structures that leverage concessional and private capital. The consensus affirms that the 1.5°C target remains scientifically viable but necessitates immediate, accelerated action across mitigation, adaptation, and loss-and-damage pillars to address the growing supply-demand gap for clean solutions.