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Clear all filters- Goldman Sachs55 min
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Author of “Uncontrolled Spread” and Former FDA Commissioner
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Charmaine Mosavar-Rahmani
Dr. Gottlieb discusses the Omicron variant's rapid transmission and reduced severity in South Africa while arguing that booster shots provide sufficient protection against severe disease without the need for immediate variant-specific vaccines. He outlines a shift toward endemic management strategies, emphasizing seasonal vaccination, improved air filtration, and the distribution of home diagnostics as key components of future pandemic preparedness. The analysis further critiques historical data suppression and institutional hesitation, calling for a national security approach to building resilient public health infrastructure.
- Goldman Sachs20 min
Monique Rodriguez, Founder and CEO, Mielle Organics
Monique Rodriguez established Miel Organics in 2014 as a fastest-growing natural hair care brand by leveraging her nursing background to prioritize ingredient integrity and bootstrap funding before securing the capital needed for global retail expansion. Beyond product sales in 87 countries, the company launched the "More Than a Strand" fund to support Black women and students while differentiating its market position through an authentic CEO-to-consumer connection that rejects the notion of a saturated industry. Rodriguez's strategic vision targets becoming the number one globally recognized Black-owned beauty company by 2030 by addressing the demographic shift toward textured hair and cultivating a next generation of entrepreneurs through humility and community investment.
- Goldman Sachs33 min
What’s Ahead for Global Economies and Markets in 2022?
Jan Hatzius, Dominic Wilson, Alison Nathan
Goldman Sachs projects global growth to reach 4.5% in 2022 as post-pandemic reopening boosts fade, yet maintains optimism driven by household savings and continued vaccine efficacy. The outlook features regional divergence with advanced economies outperforming emerging markets like China, which faces deceleration due to property sector weaknesses, while inflation forecasts are revised upward for the US and UK amid potential wage-driven pressures. Consequently, monetary policy is expected to shift from tapering to rate hikes starting mid-2022, creating a volatile market environment where rising real yields could test equity valuations and elevate bond yields across major economies.
- Goldman Sachs35 min
Sebastian Junger, Journalist, Documentary Filmmaker, Author of Freedom
Sebastian Junger, Vani Kasanoff
Sebastian Younger, a former trade worker turned journalist and veteran witness to Ahmad Shah Massoud, explores the psychological duality of war and the necessity of personal sacrifice for genuine freedom. He critiques modern individualism and opportunistic leadership while advocating for Veterans Town Hall events to bridge the moral divide between soldiers and civilians. Younger's perspective is further anchored by his own survival of a near-fatal aneurysm, which reinforced his belief that the precarious nature of life demands a communal responsibility transcending political or religious frameworks.
- Goldman Sachs30 min
Rick Rieder, CIO of Global Fixed Income, BlackRock and Jan Hatzius, Chief Economist, Goldman Sachs
Rick Rieder, Jan Hatzius, Tony Pasquariello
Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius and BlackRock's Rick Reeder debate the trajectory of U.S. inflation, with Hatzius forecasting a return to 2% by next year while Reeder warns of structural stickiness driven by wage pressures and corporate pricing power. The panelists assess the sustainability of current U.S. debt levels through low real interest rates and critique past fiscal interventions, noting that the 2021 American Rescue Plan was larger than necessary compared to the decisive pandemic response. Shifting to investment strategy, Reeder advocates for growth equities and European credit, whereas Hatzius emphasizes evolving forecast models that prioritize probability distributions over single-point predictions to navigate the current economic regime.
- Goldman Sachs18 min
Ruth Davidson, Baroness of Lundin Links
Ruth Davidson, Ruth Davidson, Baroness of Lundin Links, Adam Crook
Former Scottish Conservative Leader Ruth Davidson, who transitioned from the BBC to elected office in 2010, now champions mental health parity and LGBTQ+ rights while condemning the toxic pressures of modern social media. In her current role chairing the ICV's mental health advisory group, she is directing £1.3 million in raised funds toward critical support services and advocating for policy reforms that integrate well-being into housing, military transitions, and urban planning. Beyond service expansion, Davidson continues to push for constructive discourse on trans rights, urging politicians to prioritize practical human needs over abstract ideological conflicts.
- Goldman Sachs24 min
Geoff Martha, chairman and chief executive officer of Medtronic
Medtronic CEO Jeff Martha highlights a historic innovation pipeline featuring a surgical robot challenging Intuitive Surgical, a novel hypertension therapy, and a decentralized colonoscopy pill, all underpinned by the company's founding mandate to prioritize patients over profits. During the 2020 pandemic, this mission drove the decision to open-source ventilator designs, prompting rapid collaborations with SpaceX and Intel to secure critical components and enable remote patient monitoring. The company continues to leverage AI for personalized care and cybersecurity while maintaining a high-velocity output of approximately 200 new products annually.
- Goldman Sachs21 min
Reid Hoffman, co-founder LinkedIn; partner, Greylock
Reid Hoffman recounts his journey from founding the failed SocialNet to launching LinkedIn and scaling it through partnerships with Jeff Wiener before transitioning to full-time venture capital at Greylock. He analyzes the current digital landscape as a pivotal moment where Web 3.0, artificial intelligence, and decentralized finance are reshaping value ecosystems, while advocating for regulatory frameworks that hold platforms accountable through specific metrics rather than prescriptive rules. Hoffman concludes by distilling entrepreneurial success into the dual necessity of persistence and flexibility, drawing on lessons from industry leaders like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel to emphasize adapting deeply held visions to new realities.
- Goldman Sachs18 min
Melissa Bradley, Founder, 1863 Ventures
Economist Amanda Bradley argues that systemic racism has cost the U.S. economy $16 trillion and urges leveraging the demographic shift of Black and Brown populations as the "new majority" to boost global GDP competitiveness. Her analysis highlights critical barriers such as the $250,000 capital gap facing diverse entrepreneurs and critiques traditional venture capital biases, leading her to advocate for tax credits and direct cash mechanisms over intermediary grants. Bradley points to Goldman Sachs' "One Million Black Women" initiative as a pivotal model for aligning capital allocation with economic returns, asserting that restructuring the capitalist paradigm to treat these groups as asset holders is essential for future national prosperity.
- Goldman Sachs16 min
Louise Hulland, broadcaster and journalist
The 2015 Modern Slavery Act, championed by Theresa May, consolidated UK laws to address a £120 billion industry driven by "county lines" networks that exploit vulnerable British nationals. While Section 54 mandates supply chain transparency for large businesses, the legislation notably lacks specific statutory support for victims, leaving their adjudication to the Home Office and complicating immigration status resolution. Despite these legal frameworks, rising risks from Brexit, the pandemic, and climate displacement continue to expand the pool of targeted populations, even as younger generations drive growing corporate accountability.
- Goldman Sachs21 min
Kimberly Bryant, Founder and CEO, Black Girls Code
Founded by engineer Kimberly Bryant after witnessing her daughter's isolation in a Stanford computer science program, Black Girls Code has evolved from a local initiative into an international nonprofit with 15 chapters dedicated to empowering girls of color as entrepreneurial technology leaders. Supported by Goldman Sachs, the organization addresses the sharp decline in female computer science graduates and the severe underrepresentation of Black women in executive tech roles by fostering specific communities where participants develop the skills to become architects of economic equity. Following a strategic pivot to global virtual training during the pandemic that attracted nearly 1,000 registrants in 24 hours, Black Girls Code continues to scale its mission of transforming young women into change agents capable of reshaping the industry.
- Goldman Sachs22 min
Christiane Pendarvis, Co-President and Chief Merchant, Savage X Fenty
Pendarvis, a fourth-generation educator turned executive, details her transition from a segregated South Carolina upbringing to leading brand strategy for Savage X Fenty by prioritizing authentic self-advocacy and crisis leadership. Drawing on the pandemic's shift to e-commerce, she outlines a retail transformation roadmap leveraging live streaming, QR-code bridges, and virtual try-on technology to capture untapped market segments. Under the hands-on direction of CEO Rihanna, the brand differentiates itself by serving the "three S's"—sizes, shapes, and shades—to prove that radical inclusion drives substantial financial returns while redefining fashion's standard of representation.
- Goldman Sachs15 min
Ben Francis, Founder & CEO of Gymshark
Ben Francis founded Gymshark at 19 after pivoting from dropshipping to apparel, eventually growing the company into a UK unicorn with operations in over 130 countries by rejecting wholesale partners to prioritize a community-first direct-to-consumer model. Former CEO Steve established the firm's financial and operational foundations, enabling Francis to assume the top role and drive global market expansion through strategic travel and local events. By 2031, the company aims to evolve from a clothing retailer into a comprehensive fitness ecosystem addressing both physical and mental well-being, mirroring the trajectory of companies like Amazon and Apple.
- Goldman Sachs30 min
Steve Buscemi, Actor, Director and Former NYC Firefighter
Former FDNY firefighter Steve Buscemi transitioned to acting after serving from 1980 to 1984 and later returned to the World Trade Center site in 2001 to assist with recovery efforts. Since then, he has channeled his experiences into advocacy, co-producing documentaries like *Firehouse* and *Dust* to highlight the psychological trauma and 9/11-related cancers affecting first responders and their families. Buscemi currently partners with the "Friends of Firefighters" organization to provide mental health services while continuing his acting career through roles that authentically portray the firehouse community.
- Goldman Sachs19 min
Thomas Dyja, author of "New York, New York, New York"
Thomas Deidja's *New York, New York* chronicles the shift in municipal governance from the fiscal chaos of the Beame era to the data-driven command structures of the Giuliani and Bloomberg administrations. The text details how technological mandates replaced manual record-keeping to solve crime and management crises while critiquing specific policy failures regarding the AIDS crisis and racial disparities under Koch and Dinkins. Ultimately, the work argues that the pandemic disrupts this historical model of urban vitality by eliminating the face-to-face interactions that previously allowed the city to rely on density to solve social problems.