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Clear all filters- Milken Institute1h 41m
Part 1- Jerry Brown and Kevin de León | Part 2-Trends in Global Entertainment
Jerry Brown, Kevin de León, Mike Milken, Julia Bernstein, Peter Rice
Governor Jerry Brown and Senator Kevin de León led a major California conference to announce an aggressive executive order mandating a 40% carbon reduction by 2030 while outlining a "50-50-50" framework for energy efficiency and petroleum use. Despite the last-minute cancellation of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the event featured a closing panel analyzing how Hollywood is adapting its financial models and content strategies to capture 70% of global revenue through international markets and direct-to-consumer platforms. These initiatives collectively reinforce the state's role as a subnational leader in climate policy and a driver of the global entertainment economy.
- Milken Institute1h 3m
The Future of Higher Education
Carol Quinlan, Eduardo Padron, Mitch Daniels, Steve, Ted Mitchell, Jeff, Mike Milken, William Bonvillian, Michael Schrag, Elizabeth Lee, Elizabeth Bell, Mike Downer, Chris Hartz
A panel of higher education leaders including Eduardo Padron, Ted Mitchell, and Carol Quinlan identifies a systemic failure to convert increased student access into degree completion and employability. The discussion highlights critical barriers such as state disinvestment, regulatory rigidity regarding seat time, and a misalignment between curricula and labor market needs. To resolve these issues, experts propose shifting toward student-centric competency portfolios, establishing seamless regional pathways, and renegotiating the sector's social contract to prove tangible value to taxpayers.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Credit Markets: What's Next?
Mike Milken, Rich Byrne, David Warren, Tom, Steve, Michael
Regulatory constraints have forced banks to retreat from middle-market lending, creating a liquidity vacuum now filled by alternative capital providers such as Business Development Companies and institutional investors actively engaging in bespoke direct origination. This structural shift compels pension funds and credit managers to abandon passive index strategies in favor of deep fundamental analysis and flexible capital deployment across complex assets like legacy CMBS and emerging market debt to achieve realistic returns. By acting as both lenders and equity partners in distressed or restructuring scenarios, these active managers are capitalizing on a sustained "golden era" of institutional credit investment driven by regulatory disintermediation.
- Milken Institute1h 7m
Bettering California's Business Climate
Mike Cloughton, Mike Milken, Scott Minard, Kevin DeLeon, Sharon, Troy
Hosted by the Milken Institute, the California Summit convened key policymakers and investors to address the state's economic trajectory, demographic shifts, and innovation capacity. Leaders such as Scott Minard, Senator Kevin de León, and Troy Carter debated strategies to leverage California's upgraded credit rating for massive infrastructure bonds, reform the film tax credit system, and resolve funding disparities for women-led bioscience firms. The event concluded with a consensus that the state must reduce regulatory friction and lower marginal tax rates to retain global talent and sustain growth in critical sectors like technology and healthcare.
- Milken Institute56 min
2014 London Summit - Talent Without Borders: Building a Global Workforce
Gregory Cappelli, Kris Engskov, Sonia Gardner, Jody Greenstone Miller, Toby Peyton-Jones, Richard Ditizio, Charles Lubar, Sunil Krishnan, Mike Milken
This summit addressed the global transition from traditional employment to a fluid, skills-based economy where millions in Southeast Asia join the middle class and U.S. workers increasingly navigate multiple careers. Leading organizations like Siemens and Starbucks implemented strategic reforms, including rapid curriculum updates and tuition funding, to bridge the widening skills gap while redefining retention through value alignment and flexible "learning and earning" models. Panelists concluded that outdated regulatory frameworks and rigid corporate structures must evolve to support a diverse, freelance-heavy workforce, emphasizing that cultural purpose now supersedes financial compensation in attracting top talent.
- Milken Institute1h 23m
Lunch Panel - Gary Becker and Mike Milken on the Marketplace of Ideas
Gary Becker, Mike Milken, Skip Reimer
Governor Brown's absence due to recent surgery necessitated venue reallocations for the Business of Sports panel while the Milken Institute recognized key partners and outlined a 2011–2012 global conference calendar. Nobel laureate Gary Becker utilized the forum to advance arguments for small government, universal economic principles, and structural reforms in education and retirement, specifically advocating for a $50,000 visa fee to reverse brain drain and a raise in retirement age to address demographic shifts. The panel concluded by resolving historical debates on capital structure and highlighting global trends where market liberalization in China and India has reclaimed historical economic dominance despite the failure of centrally planned systems.
- Milken Institute1h 9m
Leaders on Leadership: An Intimate Conversation
Mike Milken, Howard Marks, Janet Napolitano, Steve Wynn
Nearly 1,000 women convened at a marathon-style global conference where leaders like Janet Napolitano, Steve Wynn, and Howard Marks addressed themes of strategic risk, transparent authority, and second-level thinking across 160 sessions. The event highlighted how decisive actions, such as CVS Caremark's removal of cigarettes or Wynn's irreversible capital commitments, require balancing immediate financial pressures against long-term organizational missions. By synthesizing historical parallels with modern investment principles, the gathering framed bold leadership as the deliberate choice to accept calculated risks to secure sustainable economic and societal growth.
- Milken Institute1h 11m
Credit Markets: What's Next?
Mike Milken, David Warren, Steve Tannenbaum, Mark Rowan, Josh Friedman, Mark Antonazio, Richard Kanner
Representatives from Moody's, Apollo, and Golden Tree analyzed the current high-yield credit landscape, warning that stripped covenants and the dominance of liquidity-seeking ETFs are obscuring default risks despite historically low immediate default rates. The panelists outlined a strategic pivot toward direct origination and distressed opportunities in Europe's non-performing loan sector and China's underserved SME market to navigate the transition from a public to a private credit-driven era. Participants concluded that regulatory changes shrinking bank balance sheets and the shift away from traditional "Too Big to Fail" models will establish a "golden era" for alternative capital providers in infrastructure and structured products over the next decade.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
A Conversation with Ken Griffin and Steve Schwarzman
Ken Griffin, Steve Schwarzman, Mike Milken, Kenneth Griffin, Stephen Schwarzman
Ken Fisher, Steve Schwarzman, and Ken Griffin identify educational deficiencies, excessive regulation, and a mismatch between workforce skills and modern economic demands as primary threats to U.S. competitiveness. These leaders advocate for structural reforms in public schooling, support initiatives like the Schwarzman Scholars Program to bridge global talent gaps, and call for deregulation and energy independence to stimulate small business growth. Furthermore, they contrast the U.S. reliance on capital markets with Europe's bank-centric model, urging immediate action on entitlement reform and fiscal policy to restore long-term human capital and drive job creation.
- Milken Institute1h 19m
Prevention and Wellness: The Keys to a Healthier, More Prosperous Society
Paul Erring, Mike Milken, Peter Attia, Dean Ornish, Troy, Lynn Goldman, Tom Frieden
The 17th Annual Global Conference convened 3,500 stakeholders to advocate for shifting the healthcare paradigm from reactive treatment to evidence-based prevention, highlighting that lifestyle interventions can reverse severe conditions like heart disease and cellular aging. Speakers detailed economic imperatives for this shift, noting that comprehensive behavioral changes have slashed individual healthcare costs by up to 400% while major retailers and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are aligning policies to reimburse these programs. The event concluded with an urgent call to realign financial incentives away from the current "sick care" model, projecting that such systemic changes could prevent the first generation in a century from being less healthy than their predecessors and save trillions in productivity losses.
- Milken Institute57 min
The 2014 Atlanta Summit - - The Business Case for Public Health
Mike Milken, Mahmoud, Rajiv, Steve Byrd, Bob, Judy, Leisha Hancock, Tom
This event synthesizes perspectives from the CDC, PepsiCo, Fidelity, Safeway, and the pharmaceutical sector to highlight a systemic shift from isolated interventions to cross-sector collaboration for managing chronic disease and innovation. Participants detailed how major corporations are reducing health risks through data-driven strategies, such as PepsiCo's portfolio reformulation and Safeway's biometric incentives, while biotech investors address the funding gap for high-risk scientific breakthroughs. Ultimately, the discussion emphasizes that saving lives requires a unified ecosystem where government agencies, private industry, and academic centers align resources to tackle preventable mortality and unsustainable healthcare costs.
- Milken Institute57 min
The 2014 Atlanta Summit - - Government, Industry and a Healthier Future: A Leadership Forum
Mike Milken, Tom Frieden, Vince, Representative Kinston, Representative Bishop, Sue Siegel, Bob Hugin, Steve Knapp, Jack
Industry leaders from GE and Beckman Coulter, joined by Congressional representatives Sanford Bishop and Mike Kingston, convened to align public-private strategies for leveraging CDC data in pandemic preparedness and chronic disease management. Discussions highlighted a critical shift toward subscription-based surveillance funding and point-of-care diagnostic innovations, driven by the economic imperative to address the projected $1 trillion annual cost of chronic illnesses. Participants concluded by urging a reframing of public health as a driver of economic competitiveness, calling for rigorous data monetization to secure congressional support for prevention initiatives.
- Milken Institute1h 17m
Son of a Gambling Man: My Journey from a Casino Family to the Governor's Mansion
Bob Miller, Joel Kurtzman, Mike Milken
On January 21, 2014, Harvard researchers Aris Aydin and Jean-Baptiste Michel will discuss *Uncharted Big Data as a Lens on Human Culture* alongside former Nevada Governor Bob Miller, who remains at the venue to sign copies of his autobiography. The event contextualizes Miller's career within the broader evolution of Las Vegas, tracing its transformation from a mob-influenced gambling hub into a globally recognized economic leader through the strategic visions of figures like Bugsy Siegel, Howard Hughes, and Steve Wynn. By detailing shifts in financing, regulatory oversight, and infrastructure, the session highlights how legal enforcement and corporate innovation drove Nevada's diversification beyond gaming into fields such as biotechnology, mining, and tech.
- Milken Institute1h 13m
Access to Global Capital Initiative: Corporate and Investor Roundtable
Tony Blair, Paul Kagame, Strive Masiyiwa, Seth Merrin, Mike Milken, Mindy Silverstein
At the Milken Institute's "Investing in Africa" working group, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Tony Blair outlined strategic partnerships with the Institute to accelerate capital flow into emerging markets through the new Access to Global Capital Initiative. The session highlighted Rwanda's 8% annual economic growth and regional integration efforts while presenting data indicating that emerging markets now hold a larger share of the global economy than the US, Europe, and Japan combined. With future plans to expand operations in Indonesia and convene international investors in East Africa, the group aims to leverage governance reforms and renewable energy projects to drive sustainable wealth creation across the continent.
- Milken Institute1h 11m
Lunch Panel: A Cure for What Ails Us: Celebrating the Impact of Science (updated II)
Nancy Brown, Francis Collins, Thomas Frieden, Andrew von Eschenbach, Michael Milken, Mike Milken, Tom Frieden, Andy Van Eschenbach, Jack Andreyka
A comprehensive analysis of global bioscience reveals a dramatic increase in life expectancy and major breakthroughs in disease eradication, such as the near-elimination of polio and HIV management through programs like PEPFAR. Despite these successes, the sector faces a critical funding crisis where declining NIH grant success rates and inflation-adjusted budget cuts threaten the pipeline of young researchers and the translation of genetic discoveries into new treatments. Strategic initiatives like the Brain Initiative, precision medicine efforts, and the shift toward prevention are now essential to address rising chronic disease burdens and sustain the bioscience industry as a primary driver of US economic growth.