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Staying Invested: The Next Frontier in Asset Management | Asia Summit 2024
Collwyn Tan, Jonathan Goldstein, Stephanie Hui, Steve Klar, Kevin Patric
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- Milken Institute46 min
Mini-Lateralism? Political and Economic Alignments in this Transformed Era | Asia Summit 2024
Dino Patti Djalal, Dato Onn Hafiz Bin Ghazi, Ford Hart, Kishore Mahbubani, Veerle Nouwens
Amidst a perceived decline in traditional multilateral efficacy, a strategic shift toward minilateralism is underway as like-minded nations prioritize speed and trust over broad inclusivity to address urgent security and economic challenges. Key coalitions such as the Quad and AUKUS, alongside regional frameworks like ASEAN, are increasingly viewed as complementary rather than competitive, allowing for targeted action on issues ranging from supply chain resilience to infrastructure development without necessarily undermining established regional centrality. This evolving global governance model balances the legitimate but slow consensus of large bodies with the agile effectiveness of exclusive groups, enabling states to navigate geopolitical tensions and pursue growth even under constitutional non-alignment constraints.
- All-In Podcast1h 19m
Dueling Presidential interviews, SpaceX’s big catch, Robotaxis, Uber buying Expedia?, Nuclear NIMBY
Chamath, Jason, Friedberg, David Sacks
In a multi-segment broadcast, the hosts announced the nationwide Target launch of Supergut while dissecting recent political interviews and contrasting Polymarket's Trump victory probability with Nate Silver's toss-up assessment. The conversation shifted to technological breakthroughs, highlighting SpaceX's successful rocket catch and Tesla's unveiling of steering-wheel-free autonomous vehicles, before debating Big Tech's nuclear power investments and the potential Uber- Expedia acquisition. Finally, the panel addressed election integrity concerns, bureaucratic hurdles facing tech innovation, and confirmed the show's continuation regardless of the November 5th election results.
- Milken Institute44 min
The 6th Industrial Revolution? Possible Outcomes from Deep Human-AI Convergence | Asia Summit 2024
Sarah Al-Khaldi, Hans Dekkers, Sachin Dev Duggal, Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Peter Norley
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Antoine Le Nel, CGO @Revolut: How Revolut Launch and Grow Products & Why CAC is a BS Metric | E1216
Antoine Le Nel, Harry Stebbings
Revolut drives rapid expansion by prioritizing ROI over customer acquisition costs and rejecting A/B testing in favor of immediate feature launches and deep specialization. The company leverages a flat, autonomous startup structure to optimize full-funnel performance through synchronized operations and aggressive performance marketing in competitive global markets. Under founder Nick Broom's oversight, this execution-focused culture targets "10x growth" by continuously iterating on product-led strategies while expanding into new financial products like mortgages to solidify its position as a comprehensive banking provider.
- Y Combinator37 min
Now Anyone Can Code: How AI Agents Can Build Your Whole App
Amjad Masad, Jared Harge, Diana, Mark Mandelmann, Zahid Ali Jeelani, Francesc Campoy Flores, Franc Espinosa, Mark Manderson, Mark Mandelbacher, Mark Mandalbach, Amjad Ali Khani
Replit has unveiled the Replit Agent, a multi-system that builds full-stack web applications from natural language prompts using a specialized orchestration of Claude Sonnet 3.5 and GPT-4.0 models. This early-access beta enables rapid development of complex projects like mood tracking dashboards while co-founder Amjad Ali frames the technology as a step toward AGI that necessitates a symbiotic human-AI workflow. Future iterations aim to expand stack agnosticism and visual interaction modes while maintaining the tool within Replit Core subscriptions to manage significant computational costs.
- The Economist26 min
Leaderless: the death of Yahya Sinwar
Yahya Sinwar, Jason Palmer, Anshul, Idris Kalloun, Anne Rowe
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in Gaza, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to offer amnesty for the release of remaining hostages while analysts note a leadership vacuum that complicates a ceasefire amid ongoing regional threats from Iran and Hezbollah. Simultaneously, the 2024 US presidential race has intensified in swing states like Wisconsin and Michigan, where demographic shifts regarding college education and economic anxiety are driving a fierce battle for the electoral college. In a separate development, 28-year-old genetic research subject Sammy Basso died from progeria after living nearly double the expected lifespan, having actively advanced scientific understanding of rapid aging through his participation in experimental treatments.
- Milken Institute47 min
Innovations to Build Food Resiliency | Asia Summit 2022
Holly Freishtat, Beverley Postma, Ian Roberts, Pier Luigi Sigismondi, Sunny Verghese
Industry leaders from OLAM International, Dole, and Euler Group convened to address the deepening global food insecurity affecting 345 million people by outlining aggressive strategies to decarbonize agriculture and digitize smallholder supply chains. These executives detailed concrete commitments, including OLAM's accelerated net-zero timeline and AI-driven agronomy tools, Dole's direct sourcing shifts to bypass intermediaries, and Euler Group's push for rapid technology scaling in cellular agriculture. The panel concluded that overcoming the current crisis requires consolidated capital and mandatory transparency measures like carbon labeling to transform the sector from an extraction-based model to a resilient, inclusive ecosystem.
- a16z35 min
How to Build a Thriving AI Ecosystem with Lisa Su, CEO of AMD
AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su outlines the company's transformation into a leading AI infrastructure provider through strategic acquisitions of Xilinx and ZT Systems, alongside a commitment to open standards like UALink. Su emphasizes that overcoming current supply bottlenecks in advanced packaging and high-bandwidth memory requires a shift from efficiency to supply chain resiliency supported by the CHIPS Act. This approach enables AMD to partner with major hyperscalers and startups to deliver heterogeneous computing solutions capable of training next-generation models with trillions of parameters.
- The Economist9 min
Will young people let democracy die?
A 2023 Open Society Foundations survey across 30 countries reveals a sharp generational decline in democratic support, where only 57% of 18–35-year-olds prefer democracy compared to 71% of those over 55. This dissatisfaction, driven by economic opportunity gaps in mature democracies and reform fatigue in transitioning states, is fueling a global shift toward populist leaders who promise short-term economic relief. While this trend initially boosts support for anti-system actors, it ultimately risks eroding democratic institutions and enabling authoritarianism through growing apathy rather than active opposition.
- The Economist25 min
Shoal searching: the South China sea simmers
Rosie Bloor, Jason Palmer, Aaron Connolly, Dima, Anne Hanna, Stanley Pignol
On June 17 and August 31, escalating maritime clashes between Chinese and Filipino vessels in the South China Sea resulted in hull damage and a sailor injury, prompting a provisional resupply understanding while analysts warn of sustained risks to US treaty credibility. Simultaneously, a humanitarian crisis in Gaza has uprooted thousands of civilians like student Dima, who face repeated displacement, economic collapse, and both direct and indirect fatalities amid active bombing. In Europe, a rebounding wolf population exceeding 20,000 has ignited a culture war over livestock losses, leading most EU governments to agree on downgrading legal protections despite ecologist warnings of a potential population crash.
- The Diary Of A CEO2h 39m
Trevor Noah: My Depression Was Linked To ADHD! Why I Left The Daily Show!
Trevor Noah discusses his survival of domestic violence in apartheid-era South Africa and his subsequent diagnosis of adult ADHD, explaining how these experiences shaped his "Kintsugi" philosophy of viewing trauma as a source of strength rather than a story to be erased. Transitioning from personal history to social analysis, he critiques the isolation faced by modern men and the erosion of traditional community structures, attributing his own professional resilience to the support of a tight-knit community rather than individual grit. Ultimately, Noah advocates for prioritizing emotional vulnerability and shared activities over transactional relationships as the primary path to mental well-being and meaningful connection in an increasingly fragmented society.
- Milken Institute43 min
An Interview with George Lucas
George Lucas revolutionized the film industry by founding Lucasfilm Technology to establish the THX sound standard and creating Industrial Light & Magic to pioneer digital special effects. His career spans from the semi-autobiographical *American Graffiti* to the mythological *Star Wars* franchise, where he blended anthropological motifs with serialized storytelling to redefine cinema for adolescents. Beyond his directorial work, Lucas has committed the vast majority of his wealth to philanthropic causes, including a historic $175 million donation to USC and the establishment of foundations dedicated to film preservation and K-12 education reform.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Transitioning to a Food Environment Built for Health | Milken Institute Global Conference 2023
Allison Aubrey, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, Nancy Dalton, Anthony Pratt, Craig Wichner, Dr. Kathleen Medina, Elizabeth Littlefield Jr., Eliza Bailey
A diverse panel of leaders from agriculture, technology, and food security organizations outlines a critical strategy to transition the U.S. toward a health-promoting food environment by addressing systemic failures like obesity, food waste, and monoculture dependency. Through proposed policy reforms—including cover crop incentives in the Farm Bill, permanent SNAP online access, and insurance-linked nutrition rewards—experts aim to shift subsidies from low-value commodities to nutrient-dense production while leveraging digital tools and behavioral science. The discussion emphasizes that immediate public-private partnerships are essential to reverse soil degradation, reduce methane emissions, and ensure universal access to nutritionally adequate food.
- 80,000 Hours1h 59m
Nate Silver on his theory of SBF and top criticisms of effective altruism
Nate Silver analyzes psychological feedback loops, such as "winner's tilt," and critiques the Effective Altruism movement's failure to account for human nature after the Sam Bankman-Fried collapse, advocating for rule utilitarianism over strict act utilitarianism. He challenges current AI safety narratives by arguing that unilateral slowdowns are selfish given global benefits, while simultaneously rejecting overfit election models in favor of probabilistic forecasting and warning against the false precision of prediction markets. Silver further contends that venture capital firms often rely on herd behavior rather than true contrarianism and urges pandemic responses to adopt binary game-theoretic strategies to avoid the catastrophic outcomes of half-measures.