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Clear all filters- Milken Institute57 min
Big Data and Creating Customer Growth in the Age of A.I.
Sumant Mandal, David Eun, Michael Flaskey, John R. Shrewsberry, Michael Sutcliff, David Rockefeller Jr., Eric Schmidt, Danny Warshay, Amit Singhal, Amit Fulay, Anil Ananthaswamy, John McWhorter, Mike Hayes, David Kwong, Amir Jinairazi
David Rockefeller Jr., Mike Flaherty, John Shrewsbury, and Mike Zuckliff convened to discuss the immediate commercialization of narrow AI across sectors, highlighting how Samsung Next, Diamond Resorts, Wells Fargo, and Accenture are leveraging data integration to transform sales processes, customer experiences, and operational efficiency. The panelists detailed specific outcomes including a 45% sales capture at Diamond Resorts, a 30% revenue uplift for Toyota drivers, and a $12 billion annual R&D commitment from Samsung, while jointly emphasizing a strategic shift toward responsible AI frameworks that prioritize edge computing and human oversight over unregulated automation. Despite differing views on the pace of mobile adoption and the regulatory impacts of regions like China and the EU, all participants agreed that future market leadership will depend on silo-breaking data architectures and the ability to balance innovation with privacy concerns in an increasingly automated landscape.
- Milken Institute1h 5m
Earth on the Brink: A Sixth Extinction, or a Breakthrough in Biodiversity?
Melissa Stevens, Paul Bunje, Thomas Meredith, Jill Robinson, Laura Turner Seydel
The event addresses the sixth mass extinction driven by human activity, highlighting critical threats from factory farming and biodiversity loss while contrasting them with innovative solutions like rewilding and debt-for-nature swaps. Panelists emphasized the urgent need for a $300 to $400 billion annual investment in conservation and showcased how technological surveillance and impact investing are shifting financial incentives toward verified sustainability. By integrating community-led economic models with global policy shifts, the speakers argued that converging exponential growth in renewable energy and AI offers a viable, albeit immediate, path to reversing the current ecological crisis.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
Expanding Access to Higher Education
Brandon Busteed, Christopher Eisgruber, Karen Symms Gallagher, Thomas LeBlanc, Jeff Maggioncalda, George Weiss
A recent panel discussion analyzed the widening gap in US college completion rates between socioeconomic quartiles while showcasing institutional strategies like Princeton's aggressive financial aid and Georgia State's data analytics to drive equity. Experts debated the necessity of 100% graduation targets and highlighted how flexible online credentials from entities like Coursera are reshaping affordability for working professionals. The conversation concluded with a unified critique of outdated federal metrics and skepticism toward Income Share Agreements as a scalable solution for diverse student populations.
- Milken Institute55 min
Entertainment Leaders: Defining Your Brand in the Modern Media Landscape
Cynthia Littleton, Kevin Beggs, Mark Burnett, Susanne Daniels, Jim Gianopulos, Robert Greenblatt, Bob Greenblatt
Representatives from NBC, MGM, Paramount, YouTube, and Lionsgate convened to discuss the shifting dynamics of brand loyalty, intellectual property rights, and global distribution in the on-demand era. Executives highlighted a strategic pivot from linear network loyalty toward emotionally resonant content and data-driven marketing, while noting that international expansion and hybrid licensing models now drive significant revenue growth. The panel concluded that future success relies on collaborative creative cultures and adapting measurement metrics to capture viewing across fragmented digital platforms rather than relying on traditional broadcast metrics.
- Milken Institute57 min
Want to Live to a Healthy 100?
Paul Irving, Elizabeth Blackburn, Dan Buettner, Laura Deming, Arianna Huffington
Panelists including Dan Buettner, Liz Blackburn, and Arianna Huffington synthesized data on Blue Zone environments, telomere biology, and stress management to redefine longevity as an ecosystem driven by social connection, plant-based diets, and natural movement rather than individual willpower. The discussion highlighted that while specific biological markers like telomere length strongly predict mortality, systemic factors such as zip code and access to healthy environments create a twenty-year life expectancy gap that current healthcare spending fails to address. To bridge this divide, the experts advocated for a policy shift toward the "Wisdom Quotient" and environmental redesign, aiming to compress morbidity and democratize healthspan across all demographics.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Investing in China: Making Money in the Middle Kingdom
Andrew Wong, Wei Sun Christianson, Goodwin Gaw, Fred Hu, Keyu Jin, Donald Tang
This event analyzes China's transformative investment landscape, highlighting how automation and FinTech innovations like mobile payments are reshaping manufacturing margins and consumer behavior while state-driven capital misallocation creates arbitrage opportunities. Participants examine structural risks including valuation discipline and accounting fraud alongside macroeconomic resilience provided by massive state savings and regulatory consolidation. The presentation concludes by outlining significant portfolio diversification potential as institutional capital flows into an under-penetrated market poised to lead global AI development.
- Milken Institute53 min
Breakthroughs in Philanthropy: Game-Changers in Social Impact
Richard Ditizio, Peggy Marie Alford, Princess Ameerah Altaweel, Nanette Medved-Po, Petra Nemcova, Shamsheer Vayalil
A diverse panel of global philanthropists, including representatives from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Saudi Arabia's Tasmi Center, examined structural inefficiencies in the $390 billion US giving sector and emerging opportunities in the Middle East. Speakers highlighted strategic innovations such as corporate-nonprofit hybrids and data-driven mergers designed to replace short-term disaster response with sustainable, technology-enabled community rebuilding. The discussion emphasized a generational shift toward viewing philanthropy as a serious career path that leverages local leadership and cross-sector collaboration to drive scalable social impact.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
Amber Waves of Greatness: Promoting Prosperity in Middle America
Gillian Tett, Steve Bullock, Steven Rattner, Rick Snyder, Lawrence H. Summers, Devin Wenig, Larry Summers
Leading policymakers and business executives analyze the stark divergence in U.S. economic growth, contrasting stagnant Great Lakes manufacturing wages with rapid innovation in Michigan and Montana through targeted vocational programs and digital infrastructure investment. Speakers including Larry Summers, Governor Rick Snyder, and Governor Steve Bullock debate the root causes of labor shortages, highlighting the critical need to replace four-year degree mandates with competency-based trade training and to implement federal place-based policies that address regional inequality. The discussion culminates in a call for expanded public-private collaboration to modernize infrastructure, correct skills gaps in the sharing economy, and foster global competitiveness without relying on traditional protectionist measures.
- Milken Institute1h 14m
Social Media and the Social Contract: Which Comes First?
Willow Bay, Tristan Harris, Chris Hughes, Om Malik, Jon Steinberg
Positioning social media as a global "behavior modification machine" with unprecedented reach, this panel features Tristan Harris and Chris Hughes arguing that current advertising models necessitate a fiduciary relationship akin to a priest-penitent dynamic to protect user autonomy. The speakers propose concrete structural reforms including a "data dividend" modeled on Alaska's Permanent Fund, the creation of a dedicated Data Protection Agency, and a legislative shift from Terms of Service to Terms of Trust to curb algorithmic manipulation. Ultimately, the discussion calls for a fundamental redesign of the technology stack to address the systemic Silicon Valley obsession with unfettered growth and the urgent need to mitigate ethical breaches before technological innovation outpaces governance.
- Milken Institute58 min
Institutional Investors: Thriving Amid Change
Lisa Gray, Raphael Arndt, Russell Read, Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara, Tokihiko Shimizu
Representatives from Temasek, the Future Fund, the Alaska Permanent Fund, and Japan Post Investment convene to reassess global asset allocation amidst rising leverage risks, demographic shifts, and the headwinds of populism. Major sovereign investors are pivoting from traditional growth equities toward defensive alternatives and emerging market opportunities in Africa and South Asia to capitalize on a projected $1 trillion consumer class. While acknowledging challenges from nationalism and liquidity tightening, these leaders emphasize that superior execution in private markets and strategic flexibility will be critical for generating long-term sustainable returns over the next half-century.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Mental Health and the Next Generation
Lynn Goldman, Cindy L. Citrone, Oren Frank, Elana Jacobs, Alison Malmon
Hosted by Lynn Goldman, this panel convened leaders from the 33 Foundation, Talkspace, Crisis Text Line, and Active Minds to address a US mental health crisis marked by severe provider shortages and systemic treatment gaps. The session detailed innovative solutions ranging from digital therapy platforms serving over one million users and AI-driven crisis triage to peer-led campus networks, while identifying regulatory hurdles in licensing and emergency service classification that impede scalability. Participants concluded with a unified call to action for integrated data research, updated health education curricula, and policy reforms to achieve parity between mental and physical healthcare.
- Milken Institute1h 3m
The Future of Human Performance
Jared Carney, Jurgen Heitmann, Alison Levine, Vivienne Ming, Andy Walshe, Vivian Ming
A panel of experts including Andy Walsh, Vivian Ming, Allison Levine, and Juergen Heitmann defines human performance through a dual lens of elite achievement metrics and mass-democratized outcomes, integrating data-driven AI analysis with psychological safety to optimize both individual potential and team cohesion. The discussion identifies internal motivation, grit, and the transition to an "expert learner" mindset as critical drivers for sustained success, while warning against the ethical pitfalls of reducing humans to mere data points in an increasingly automated world. Ultimately, the group advocates for a fundamental shift in education toward experiential learning and compassionate leadership to foster a culture where 8 billion people can navigate complex, high-stakes environments with resilience and shared purpose.
- Milken Institute1h 4m
Combatting the Crisis of Opioids
Sabrina Spitaletta, Alan M. Muney, Joe Smyser, Nora Volkow, Greg Walden, James A. Winnefeld, Jr.
The opioid crisis, driven by initial clinical overconfidence and evolving through three waves of pharmaceuticals, heroin, and synthetic fentanyls, has caused fatalities to surge from hundreds to 20,000 annually. Admiral Winnefeld and legislative bodies are responding with a seven-line strategic framework that prioritizes treating addiction as a chronic disease through prevention, expanded access to Medication-Assisted Treatment, and federal investigations into pharmaceutical diversion in states like West Virginia. Industry stakeholders and policymakers are simultaneously shifting from punitive measures to public health models by updating prescription monitoring laws, integrating telemedicine, and adopting language that reduces stigma to improve treatment outcomes.
- Milken Institute58 min
U.S. Politics: What's the State of Our Nation?
Alan D. Schwartz, Bob Corker, Katherine Gehl, Jason Grumet, Patrick Steel
Former Senator Bob Corker and experts Catherine Fitch and Michael Porter diagnose U.S. political dysfunction as a systemic issue driven by rigid primary rules and media incentives that force candidates toward extremism, rather than a lack of personal talent. To counter this, reformers propose a "Election Trifecta" of non-partisan top-four primaries, ranked-choice voting, and non-partisan redistricting, alongside a strategy to elect a coalition of independent senators who can force bipartisan negotiation. While speakers acknowledge the risks of unintended consequences from over-engineering reforms, they emphasize that restoring the capacity for legislative courage remains the critical path to fixing a system where the electorate's moderate preferences are currently overridden by polarized primary dynamics.
- Milken Institute59 min
Credit Market Outlook
Michael Milken, Ilfryn Carstairs, Sir Michael Hintze, David Miller, Joseph Naggar, Jim Zelter
Leading asset managers including Apollo, Golden Tree, and CQS convened to analyze the $102 billion permanent capital opportunities emerging from a 48% growth surge in leverage finance and over $1.1 trillion in private equity dry powder. The panel detailed how rising interest rates, evolving regulatory frameworks in Europe and India, and a shift toward covenant-light structures are creating distinct arbitrage strategies in distressed assets and direct origination. By leveraging granular, country-specific platforms and complex legal analysis, these firms aim to deliver 7–12% risk-adjusted returns while navigating systemic risks posed by inflation and technological disruption.