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Credit Opportunities: Managing Shifting Tides
Kevin Duignan, Michael Buchanan, Mathieu Chabran, Anne Walsh, Don Young
This expert panel analyzes the rapid credit market recovery driven by aggressive Federal Reserve intervention and the CARES Act, which enabled high-quality issuers to access capital despite a sharp initial bear market. Speakers highlight a growing divergence where private credit and structured products like CLOs offer tailored solutions for mid-market borrowers while sectors like transportation face severe liquidity stress and a rising risk of "zombie" company defaults. Looking forward, the discussion predicts continued market support through the election cycle and vaccine rollout, though participants warn that prolonged monetary expansion may eventually lead to inflationary pressures and a necessary correction of over-leveraged entities.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Competitiveness, Production, and Logistics in a Disrupted World
Kevin Klowden, Maria Contreras-Sweet, Ian McKay, Rajesh Subramaniam, Jay Timmons
A panel of industry leaders and logistics experts analyzed the profound impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global supply chains, highlighting significant U.S. manufacturing job losses, persistent skills gaps, and the accelerating shift toward reshoring and diversified sourcing strategies. The discussion emphasized critical infrastructure deficiencies, urging a trillion-dollar investment to modernize facilities while addressing complex vaccine distribution challenges through real-time digital monitoring and regulatory streamlining. Strategic recommendations focused on long-term economic recovery through tax incentives for onshoring, expanded workforce training, and a transition to stakeholder-centric corporate models that prioritize sustainability and supply chain resilience.
- Milken Institute32 min
A Conversation with California Governor Gavin Newsom
California Governor Gavin Newsom addressed the state's unprecedented challenges, including the loss of 1.62 million jobs, historic wildfires, and a severe homelessness crisis, while defending its resilience as the world's fifth-largest economy. Despite admitting early reopening errors, his administration implemented aggressive testing expansions, waived environmental regulations for housing, and launched a $617 million homeless shelter initiative to stabilize demographics and infrastructure. Newsom concluded by advocating for direct democracy reforms and maintaining the state's global innovation leadership despite claims of business flight and political polarization.
- Milken Institute1h 32m
A Conversation with President of the World Bank David Malpass
David Malpass, Michael Milken, Richard Engel, Sean Cairncross, Chris Coons, Niall Ferguson, Jane Harman
World Bank President David Malpass and US policymakers convened to address a surge in extreme poverty affecting 850 million people while debating debt relief strategies and the geopolitical rivalry between the US-led Development Finance Corporation and China's Belt and Road Initiative. The discussion highlighted the critical need to rebuild human capital through education and healthcare alongside a strategic shift from opaque infrastructure deals to transparent, market-based financing that prioritizes democratic values and shared prosperity. Experts concluded that restoring global partnerships and countering authoritarian influence requires a bipartisan commitment to clean infrastructure and international cooperation to ensure long-term economic stability for developing nations.
- Milken Institute59 min
Welcoming Remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga
Yoshihide Suga, Michael Milken, Todd Gibbons, Thomas Gottstein, Jean Hynes, David M. Solomon
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga outlined Japan's post-pandemic economic strategy, emphasizing the establishment of a Digital Agency, corporate governance reforms, and safety preparations for the Tokyo Olympics. Complementing these national initiatives, a panel of global financial leaders from BNY Mellon, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, and Wellington Management detailed their rapid digital transformations and aggressive ESG integration during the 2020 health crisis. Collectively, these entities highlighted how the pandemic accelerated the shift toward remote work, private markets, and sustainable investment models, creating a unified framework for future financial stability and growth.
- Milken Institute34 min
A Conversation with US House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn & Former US Attorney General Eric Holder
Congressman James Clyburn outlined a strategic plan to address pandemic recovery and systemic societal fractures if Democrats secure a unified government in January 2021, emphasizing the need to repair historical fault lines in healthcare, housing, and education. He criticized the current electoral and voting systems as vulnerable to suppression and non-linear societal swings, advocating for eliminating the filibuster for civil rights, restoring the Voting Rights Act, and granting statehood to Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Drawing on the resilience of figures like John Lewis, Clyburn urged activists to prioritize organized turnout in the 2020 election while framing "Trumpism" as a recurring national challenge requiring constant institutional repair to ensure a stable future for the next generation.
- Milken Institute36 min
PRE record Marc Benioff 19 October 2020 V2
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff champions a stakeholder capitalism model that prioritizes corporate trust and social impact over pure shareholder primacy, evidenced by the company's net-zero status and over $300 million in charitable grants. He introduces the pioneering 1-1-1 philanthropic framework, which has been adopted by more than 5,000 startups, and asserts that ESG factors must be actively priced into stock valuations to reflect true value creation. Benioff argues that leaders must leverage crises like the pandemic to redefine corporate purpose, moving beyond rhetoric to operationalize societal problem-solving through a dedicated "beginner's mind."
- Milken Institute29 min
A Conversation with US Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao
Elaine Chao, Brian Sullivan, Brian Sondheim
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao emphasized that the FAA will not recertify the Boeing 737 MAX until it is deemed safe, while simultaneously overseeing a nearly 50% budget increase to fund over $300 billion in infrastructure projects including $4 billion for the MTA. Amidst a pandemic recovery that has seen passenger volumes rebound to one million daily, the Department prioritizes rebuilding public trust through widespread safety measures and economic aid totaling $86 billion for transportation industries. The administration further established an Emerging Transportation Technology Council to regulate innovations like autonomous vehicles and air taxis, aiming to balance safety with private sector growth without endorsing specific technologies.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
New Pathways for Resilient Infrastructure Innovation with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen Whitmer, Jainey Bavishi, Eric Letsinger, Angela Martinez, Gary Moore, Laurie Schoeman, Dan Carroll, Lori Schumann
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and panelists from New York City, Kentucky, the private sector, and the EDA detailed a collective strategy to mobilize billions in public and private capital for resilient infrastructure, focusing on EV transitions, broadband access, and flood mitigation. The discussion highlighted specific state and local initiatives, such as Michigan's $3.5 billion bonding plan and NYC's $20 billion coastal resiliency program, while urging federal adoption of pre-development funding and outcomes-based financing to overcome implementation barriers. Participants concluded that a robust, flexible federal framework is essential to address climate change impacts, bridge the digital divide, and stimulate economic recovery through large-scale green projects.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration
Ari Melber, Common, Damien Dwin, Mark Holden, Hakeem Jeffries, Bill Lee, Topeka Sam
Addressing the disproportionate impact of America's 6-fold incarceration surge on women of color, this panel examines how the COVID-19 pandemic exposed systemic vulnerabilities and catalyzed a bipartisan push to repeal the punitive 1994 Crime Bill. Legislative efforts like the First Step Act and proposed measures to release vulnerable populations are juxtaposed against a critique of prosecutorial power and the 44,000 legal barriers hindering reentry. Ultimately, the discussion advocates for a structural shift toward education-based prevention, corporate hiring initiatives, and community-led rehabilitation to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline and reduce recidivism.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Healthy Longevity: New Strategies for a New Normal
Nora Super, Freddy Abnousi, Richard Ashworth, Anna Dixon, Freda Lewis-Hall
The Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging convened leaders to examine how the pandemic exacerbated age-related health inequities while accelerating a permanent shift toward digital fitness and telehealth. Speakers highlighted persistent disparities in life expectancy driven by social determinants like housing quality and internet access, noting that systemic barriers outweigh individual responsibility in shaping outcomes. The session concluded that sustainable healthy aging strategies must integrate personalized technology with structural policy reforms to address decades of accumulated disadvantage.
- Milken Institute1h 20m
Part 1: A Conversation with US Department of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia | Part 2: The Future of W
Eugene Scalia, Jane Oates, Milo Ortiz-Oakley, Vivian Ming, Steve Isak, Sarita Gupta
A U.S. administration official outlines a post-pandemic economic strategy centered on revitalizing growth through apprenticeship expansion, tax incentives, and the reclassification of broadband as critical infrastructure. Concurrently, experts from the aerospace, education, and philanthropy sectors highlight persistent challenges regarding workforce equity, racial bias in technology, and the urgent need to shift higher education toward inclusive, competency-based models. These coordinated efforts aim to address structural labor market shifts while ensuring that underrepresented groups benefit from renewed economic opportunities.
- Milken Institute1h 8m
The Impact Revolution: From Sustainable Development Goals to Solutions
Glenn, Sir Ronald Cohen, Eugene Kendall, Bhaskar, Alex Wayne
Facing a $2.5 trillion annual financing gap and a global economic contraction caused by the pandemic, experts at this event proposed leveraging impact-weighted accounting and blended finance to mobilize the estimated $32 trillion in private capital required for the Sustainable Development Goals. Leaders including Sir Ronald Cohen and representatives from the Syngenta Foundation detailed strategies to quantify corporate social and environmental costs through Harvard Business School's Impact Weighted Accounts while scaling smallholder agriculture via the Agripreneur model and digital de-risking tools. The consensus emerged that governments must mandate impact transparency to bridge the financing divide, aligning the "triple helix" of risk, reward, and impact to transform profit and purpose from mutually exclusive goals into a unified growth engine.
- Milken Institute1h 15m
A Season of Playoffs: Redefining Sports in Challenging Times
Linda, Todd Boley, Chris Paul, Kim Tagula, Richard Sherman
During the 2020 season, prominent athletes and leagues like the NBA, WNBA, and MLS shifted from a traditionally apolitical stance to active social justice advocacy, utilizing platforms such as the Orlando bubble and player-initiated jersey messages to address systemic racism following high-profile incidents involving Black Lives Matter. Concurrently, the sports industry navigated severe economic disruptions caused by the pandemic, which forced salary cap reductions, operational volatility, and a reevaluation of revenue streams while simultaneously sparking increased fan engagement and voter registration initiatives. Experts project a recovery by 2022 driven by scalable testing protocols and a renewed focus on community connection, with organizations prioritizing long-term financial literacy and diversity funding over short-term profit to sustain the sector.
- Milken Institute45 min
Asia Impact: A New Blueprint for Healthcare Systems
Peggy Sito, Dr. Donald Li Kwok-Tung, Roberta Lipson, Grace Park, Jeff Chen
Hosted by the Milken Institute and South China Post, this webinar gathered global health leaders to analyze how the pandemic exposed critical gaps in primary care and accelerated digital health adoption across Asia. Experts highlighted that while China and Singapore successfully leveraged rapid testing and ten-fold telemedicine surges, the region must now integrate public health functions with family doctors to manage chronic diseases in an aging population. The session concluded with urgent calls for international digital health standards and InsurTech innovations to ensure equitable vaccine distribution and shift from reactive treatment to preventive, membership-based care models.