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The Future of Health 2018
Tanisha Carino, Francis Collins, Diana DeGette, Jim Yong Kim, Michael Milken, Rajiv Shah
At a recent biomedical and economic conference, leaders discussed the transformative $3 billion 21st Century Cures Act and the ambitious "All of Us" program, which aims to recruit one million participants to generate personalized genomic and health data while addressing the opioid crisis through standardized research. Complementing these health initiatives, the World Bank introduced a Human Capital Index to rank nations on health and education outcomes, urging G20 leaders and investors to fund early development and infrastructure to mitigate global risks like automation-driven inequality and obesity-related economic burdens. These strategies collectively emphasize that sustained economic growth and stability depend on treating human capital investment as a critical driver of national sovereignty and future market resilience.
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Common Sense From Uncommon Investors
Michael Milken, Mark Attanasio, John Danhakl, Emanuel J. Friedman, George G. Hicks, Mitchell Julis
On May 1, 2018, moderator Michael Milken led a panel of five prominent investors, including Mitch Jewett of Canyon Partners and John Donahue of KKR, to discuss generating alpha through specialized expertise in distressed assets and private equity. The participants detailed their strategies for navigating complex restructurings like Caesars Entertainment and analyzing market inefficiencies caused by regulatory constraints and ETF dominance. This exchange highlighted how these firms leverage global reach and capital flexibility to achieve outsized returns while the panelists debated the timing of a banking sector recovery and the enduring value of alternative lending structures.
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Avoiding War With North Korea
Nicholas Kristof, Jean Lee, Yasuhide Nakayama, John Park, Bill Richardson
Moderated by Nicholas Kristof at the Milken Conference, experts Jean Lee, Yasuhide Nakayama, John Park, and Governor Bill Richardson analyzed the shifting geopolitical landscape of the Korean Peninsula following the Panmunjom Declaration. While Park and Richardson acknowledged tangible momentum such as the dismantling of the Punggye-ri test facility, Lee and Richardson warned that full denuclearization by 2021 remains unlikely due to Kim Jong-un's strategic use of nuclear capabilities for regime survival and internal legitimacy. The panel ultimately characterized the current diplomatic efforts as a fragile "action-for-action" process where South Korea and Japan face risks of marginalization, with prospects for a permanent freeze on nuclear programs rather than immediate total disarmament.
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A Conversation With Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall, Brian Sheth, Melissa Stevens
Jane Goodall and Brian Sheth discuss the convergence of private equity capital and global conservation through Goodall's Jane Goodall Institute and Sheth's leadership of Global Wildlife Conservation. They detail the expansion of Goodall's Roots & Shoots program to 150,000 youth groups and the institute's use of satellite technology to protect chimpanzee populations in Gombe and the Republic of Congo. The dialogue concludes with a strategic emphasis on integrating scientific rigor into policy-making and leveraging financial markets to sustain long-term environmental resilience.
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Strategy and Leadership in an Age of Disruption
Adam Lashinsky, Jorge Paulo Lemann, Jim McCaughan, Tim Sloan, Julie Sweet, Seth Caller, Jatrice Martel-Gator, Major Ken Tarr, Seema Shah
Leaders from Accenture, Wells Fargo, and 3G Capital discussed how accelerating disruption forces major corporations to shift from control-based leadership to innovation-focused cultures, with artificial intelligence becoming a ubiquitous utility rather than a niche experiment. Panelists detailed specific strategies for this transition, including Wells Fargo's restructuring into unified customer-centric models, Accenture's rapid sprints that delivered complex solutions in weeks, and 3G Capital's internal units dedicated to self-disruption. To sustain these advancements, the group emphasized that ethical AI adoption and proactive workforce reskilling are critical, noting that successful organizations are reinvesting automation savings into talent development while addressing diversity gaps to prevent systemic flaws.
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Lord of the Rings: A Conversation With Five-Time Super Bowl Champion Tom Brady
Tom Brady reaffirmed his commitment to playing through the 2018-2019 season by prioritizing longevity through his TB12 Method, a wellness protocol focused on pliability and injury prevention that aims to extend his career into his mid-40s. During a comprehensive discussion on team dynamics and personal philosophy, he clarified that he had no input on the Super Bowl LII roster decisions while emphasizing his reliance on family for motivation and his distinct approach to leadership. The conversation also covered his skepticism of new NFL rules, his assessment of Bill Belichick's genius, and his belief that the league must balance entertainment value with player safety to sustain industry growth.
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Big Tech and Antitrust: Rethinking Competition Policy for the Digital Era
David Faber, Tyler Cowen, Makan Delrahim, Sally Hubbard, Luigi Zingales
Justice Department official Makan Delrahim, panelists Luigi Zingales, Sally Hubbard, and Tyler Cowen debated the implications of the AT&T/Time Warner and T-Mobile/Sprint mergers while critiquing Big Tech's "platform privilege" and data monopolies. Critics argued that digital services function as monopolies through advertising control and product replication, challenging Delrahim's assertion that these firms have primarily benefited consumers through innovation and low prices. The discussion concluded by exploring regulatory remedies ranging from data portability and interoperability to potential common carrier status should antitrust enforcement fail to restore competition.
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U.S. Perspectives on a World in Transition | A Conversation with Thomas J. Barrack
Thomas J. Barrack, Richard Ditizio, Staci Warden
The Milken Institute MENA Summit convened global leaders to address the intersection of medical longevity, pension sustainability, and the critical need for private capital to bridge funding gaps in education and clean energy. During the event, Tom Barrack outlined a shift toward prioritizing total return over yield in an inflationary environment while detailing the Trump administration's strategy of managing conflict to force diplomatic breakthroughs in the Middle East and with China. Barrack further argued that deregulation and a renewed "olive branch" to Palestinians are essential components of the current policy trajectory, predicting that these structural changes will spur entrepreneurship and stabilize regional alliances.
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Urban Farming, Agritech, and Food Security in the Middle East
Mishaal Al Gergawi, Matt Barnard, Karan A. Chanana, Charlie McNairy, Marc Oshima
Industry leaders and investors convened to analyze the convergence of vertical farming, precision agriculture, and geopolitical partnerships as essential responses to a global agricultural capacity gap that currently meets only 20% of fresh produce demand. Experts demonstrated how high-tech indoor manufacturing achieves cost parity with field crops while extending shelf life, whereas traditional horizontal models utilize data-driven efficiency to maximize grain yields and secure long-term offtake contracts. The consensus establishes a dual-path strategy where controlled-environment agriculture specializes in nutrient-dense perishables and conventional farming secures global caloric supply, collectively aiming to eliminate waste and improve food security in both urban and rural sectors.
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Trends Shaping Global Credit Markets
Tracy Alloway, Sir Michael Hintze, Paul Horvath, Steven Shapiro, David Warren, Michael Hintze
Senior secured floating-rate managers and credit strategists navigated a market characterized by a mid-to-late cycle risk profile and diverging equity-bond valuations by pivoting away from generic high-yield exposure toward distressed special situations and hard assets. Despite warnings that rising rates and thin subordination could stress lower-rated issuers, panelists identified attractive dislocations in emerging markets and complex restructurings while utilizing options to hedge systemic risk cheaply. These strategic shifts reflect a calculated approach to capitalizing on liquidity mismatches and negative convexity in an environment where quantitative tightening is increasing default probabilities.
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The Inclusive Digital Revolution: Making A.I. and Next-Gen Tech Work for Everyone
Cyrus Hodes, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Court Coursey, Daniel Goldin, David Kenny
A diverse panel of experts including David Kenny, Dan Goldin, and Gina Boyce outlines a global roadmap where AI drives exponential growth in sectors ranging from food security in MENA to healthcare diagnostics in Africa. The discussion highlights strategic shifts toward distributed learning models and zero-threshold technologies to solve critical issues like water scarcity, education access, and infrastructure gaps without relying on traditional hardware. By advocating for international data standards and ethical governance frameworks, the group positions Africa and emerging markets as the primary engines for the next wave of technological and economic development.
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Smart Cities and the Future of Urban Infrastructure
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, Lukasz Gadowski, Karl Magnus Olsson, Hamed Zaghw, Lukas, Magnus, Hamid, Fahad Al-Sharikh
A high-level panel led by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and industry leaders like Volocopter founder Alex Zosimov redefined smart cities as ecosystems prioritizing citizen happiness through integrated big data, transportation-as-a-service, and electric urban air mobility. The discussion highlighted Dubai's rapid execution of these concepts, contrasting its centralized regulatory efficiency with the bureaucratic hurdles faced in European cities, while detailing successful localized mobility initiatives like Kareem in the Gulf. Participants concluded that scaling such infrastructure requires visionary government leadership to establish safety standards and open data frameworks alongside updated engineering education to support innovations like platooning.
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Motivating Venture Capital in the Era of MENA Technology and Innovation
Saud Al Nowais, Ron Cao, Fadi Ghandour, Sumant Mandal, Abdulrahman Tarabzouni, Srdin Nwes
VC leaders from March Capital, Wamda Capital, Sky9 Capital, and STV analyzed the MENA region's transition from copycat businesses to deep tech innovation, highlighting a critical need for government-subsidized patient capital and cross-border mobility to address a funding deficit that requires a twenty-fold increase. The panel identified a unique inflection point where high local digital demand meets emerging supply, urging sovereign wealth funds to partner with established general partners while corporate venture arms leverage telecom assets to solve value leakage in e-commerce and gaming. By focusing on core infrastructure like fintech and logistics before attempting frontier technologies, the ecosystem aims to create regional unicorns and digital defaults within the next three to five years.
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International Capital Flows: Strategic Investment for Sustainable Growth
Michael Milken, Simon Cooper, Thomas Finke, Sir Michael Hintze, Steven Tananbaum
On February 8, 2018, in Abu Dhabi, representatives from Standard Chartered, CQS, GoldenTree, and Barron's analyzed how global capital markets are shifting amid geopolitical tensions and regulatory changes. The panelists highlighted that while the Belt and Road Initiative threatens to mobilize $10 trillion in infrastructure capital across Africa and the Middle East, traditional market dynamics are inverting as debt markets remain complacent while equity valuations reflect long-term disruption risks. Ultimately, the discussion concluded that reduced bank balance sheets and the rise of passive funds necessitate active strategies in direct lending and real assets to navigate the increased volatility and capture returns in fragmented emerging markets.
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FDI in MENA: The Role of Capital Markets and Financial Infrastructure
John Burbank, Sarah Al Suhaimi, Miguel Azevedo, Rayan Fayez, Rishi Kapoor, Frank Kane
Driven by Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, the market is accelerating global integration through rapid deregulation, the shift to T+2 settlement, and mandatory IFRS adoption to attract foreign capital. With Qualified Foreign Investor registrations doubling to over 120 and MSCI inclusion anticipated to trigger $25 billion in passive inflows, foreign ownership is projected to rise from 1% to double-digit levels within a few years. While challenges remain in judicial reform pace, industry leaders like InvestCorp and the Saudi government expect liquidity to quadruple and corporate governance standards to converge with global benchmarks as the region moves toward a potential unified GCC exchange.