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Lunch Program │ An Update on Zika Virus With CDC Director Tom Frieden
Tom Frieden, Mike Klowden, Michael Gerson, Lynn Goldman
CDC Director Thomas Frieden and other health experts highlight that public health interventions have driven a disproportionate share of modern economic growth by dramatically extending life expectancy through vaccines, global partnerships, and improved chronic disease management. Addressing current threats like Zika, the speakers emphasize accelerated testing capabilities and the Global Health Security Agenda's accountability framework while contrasting rapid biological changes in life spans with slower genetic evolution. The presentation further illustrates how environmental factors, epigenetics, and escalating portion sizes significantly influence health disparities and disease rates independent of genetics.
- Milken Institute50 min
Superbugs: Slowing the Spread of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Maryn McKenna, Beth Bell, Barry Eisenstein, Lance Price, Zachary Rubin
Unchecked antimicrobial resistance threatens to cause 10 million global deaths and $100 trillion in economic losses by 2050, driven by stalled pharmaceutical innovation, agricultural misuse, and rapid pathogen spread. Critical failures in current stewardship and reimbursement models have allowed superbugs like CRE and MCR-1 to emerge, undermining essential medical procedures from cancer treatment to organ transplantation. Urgent interventions including international data sharing, regulatory incentives for novel antibiotics, and a shift in clinical and agricultural practices are now essential to prevent a post-antibiotic era.
- Milken Institute47 min
Big Data, Small Devices: How Technology Is Advancing Public Health
Anna Barker, Helen Burstin, Atul Butte, Eric Friedman, Kyu Rhee
This panel discussion highlighted the explosive growth of global data, noting that internet-connected devices now number 50 billion while genomic sequencing efforts aim to process the health records of 25% of the world's population by 2025. Experts outlined strategic shifts toward predictive, personalized, and preventative care models utilizing IBM Watson and wearable technology to bridge the decade-long gap between research discovery and clinical application. The dialogue concluded by addressing critical challenges regarding data interoperability, digital equity, and the transition from episodic treatment to continuous population-level monitoring through distributed data ecosystems.
- Milken Institute56 min
Mental Health: A Global Challenge We Can't Ignore
Margaret Anderson, Olga Acosta Price, Pamela Collins, Paolo del Vecchio, Charles Ingoglia
This panel convened experts to address the global crisis where mental disorders cause over 8 million annual deaths and severely limit life expectancy due to systemic resource scarcity and stigma. Researchers and policymakers highlighted the shift toward neurodevelopmental and immunological models while stressing that 75% of children with needs remain untreated because of misaligned funding and fragmented care delivery. The discussion concluded with urgent calls for legislative action, including the proposed "Excellence in Mental Health Act," to mandate evidence-based standards and transition payment models toward value-driven outcomes.
- Milken Institute52 min
Waistlines of the World: An Update from the War on Obesity
Cristina Alesci, Patrick Carroll, William Dietz, Debra Eschmeyer, Jonathan Fielding, David Heber, Bill Dietz
A comprehensive panel analysis reveals that while childhood obesity rates have plateaued, adult prevalence continues to rise driven by socioeconomic disparities and addictive food environments. Experts advocate for multi-layered interventions ranging from sugar taxation and corporate incentive programs to person-first language policies to combat social stigma. Ultimately, the discussion emphasizes that preventing obesity through early childhood education and sustainable dietary shifts is more economically viable than treating the condition later in life.
- Milken Institute51 min
The Avoidable $4 Trillion Toll of Global Hypertension
Lynn Goldman, Kenneth Connell, Nieca Goldberg, Stephen Kopecky, Paul Whelton, Gil Oman
Experts convened to address the global epidemic of untreated hypertension, which imposes a $4 trillion annual economic burden and drives rising rates of stroke and heart attacks, particularly among aging and African-American women. Through clinical reviews of the SPRINT trial and lifestyle interventions like the DASH diet, the discussion highlighted that aggressive targets below 120 mmHg and sodium reduction can significantly lower mortality, yet current adherence remains critically low. Case studies such as Barbados' Standardized Hypertension Treatment Project demonstrated that protocol-based, team-driven care combined with home monitoring can transform control rates, offering a scalable model for health systems seeking to close the gap between diagnosis and effective treatment.
- Milken Institute50 min
Inner-City and Rural Health Care: Bridging the Gap in Access to Services
Dan Diamond, Jehan El-Bayoumi, Jewel Mullen, Raul Pino, Laquandra Nesbitt
A multi-disciplinary panel of health officials and academic leaders graded current efforts to address health disparities as mixed, noting that while national perception has shifted to view these gaps as systemic societal failures, tangible progress remains slow due to a continued reliance on individual behavior change rather than structural interventions. The discussion identified economic inequality, provider homogeneity, and profit-driven resource consolidation as primary drivers of the disparity gap, particularly in Washington D.C. where high medical density fails to bridge the massive income divide between wards. To rectify these issues, experts proposed establishing dedicated health equity offices, adopting community-led prioritization frameworks to prevent research extraction, and redirecting public resources like the Housing Trust Fund to avoid spatially concentrating poverty.
- Milken Institute51 min
Toward a Healthier Workplace: The Business Case for Public Health
Ryan Shadrick Wilson, John Agwunobi, Steve Burd, Jeffrey Levi, Mark Wagar
A panel of industry leaders including Steve Bird, representing Safeway and Herbalife, advocates for a strategic shift from participation-based wellness to outcome-driven healthcare models to address the trillion-dollar burden of chronic diseases. These organizations demonstrate that linking premium incentives directly to health results can significantly lower obesity rates and improve chronic disease management while simultaneously reducing turnover and fostering community-wide health culture. The consensus emphasizes that sustainable reform requires decoupling care from fee-for-service payment structures, investing in early prevention, and creating a supportive ecosystem that extends from the workplace into the broader community.
- Milken Institute47 min
The Economic Impact of Chronic Disease
Ross DeVol, Nancy Brown, Neal Kaufman, Kristen Miranda, Hugh Waters, Otis Webb Brawley
The Milken Institute convened health leaders and researchers to address the escalating economic and human toll of chronic diseases, emphasizing that 80% of cardiovascular conditions and rising cancer rates are preventable through lifestyle changes and systemic reform. Speakers highlighted stark disparities linked to education and income while detailing how policy interventions, such as Medicaid expansion and Accountable Care Organizations, can reduce waste and improve early detection. The session concluded with a unified call to shift from fee-for-service models to patient-centric strategies that leverage digital tools and early education to extend healthy life years rather than merely treating illness.
- Goldman Sachs18 min
Ric Burns: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Producer Rick Burns presents his new film *The Pilgrims* to dismantle the national myth of Plymouth as the birthplace of American democracy by highlighting its origins as a failed religious separatist experiment. The narrative centers on Governor William Bradford's manuscript, which documents the colony's catastrophic mortality, its opportunistic alliance with the surviving Wampanoag, and its eventual economic salvation through the beaver fur trade rather than democratic ideals. Burns argues that a 19th-century reprint of this lost history transformed a desperate 17th-century survival story into the definitive, yet distorted, foundation of American national identity.
- The Economist14 min
Meat Makers: the artificial beef revolution
Professor Mark Post, Ethan Brown, Bill Gates, John, Simone, Greg Boland, Peter
Facing the $1 trillion global meat market and its environmental impact, cellular agriculture pioneer Mark Post and Beyond Meat's Ethan Brown are pursuing divergent strategies to decouple meat production from animal slaughter. While Post focuses on scaling lab-grown muscle tissue from stem cells, Brown employs plant-based extraction to engineer sensory profiles that mimic animal fat and texture for mass adoption. Despite facing distinct technical hurdles in texture, flavor, and price, both leaders aim to execute a food revolution comparable to the shift from horse-drawn carriages to automobiles.
- The Economist14 min
Space Invaders: the entrepreneurs taking humans into space
Stu Witt, Enrico Palermo, Ben, Ellen, Sean Mahoney, Jeremy Voigt
Mojave Air and Space Port has evolved from a civilian airfield into the United States' first commercial spaceport, hosting a dense cluster of pioneering firms like Virgin Galactic, Masten Space Systems, and X-Core Aerospace. These entities are driving a rapidly expanding industry by developing reusable vertical-landing technology and radical rocket engines to enable high-risk flight testing and sustainable space access without reliance on traditional government contracts. While Virgin Galactic secures millions in pre-revenue bookings following a fatal 2014 accident, the collective focus remains on establishing a private sector capable of transporting thousands of people to space by 2030.
- Goldman Sachs15 min
Panel - The Changing Media Landscape: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Jacki Kelley, Meredith Kopit Levien
Bloomberg COO Jackie Kelly and NYT Revenue Head Meredith Levien discussed strategies to sustain global, fact-checked journalism by shifting from traditional print monopolies to multi-platform digital models that prioritize trust over speed. Both executives highlighted distinct operational adaptations, such as Bloomberg's training of "ambidextrous journalists" for cross-format reporting and the NYT's time-specific content briefings, alongside a strict two-source verification protocol to differentiate their brands in a saturated market. While acknowledging the obsolescence of formats like the Sunday paper, the leaders emphasized that maintaining newsroom stability and adapting to evolving consumer needs are critical for remaining relevant in an industry defined by rapid change.
- Goldman Sachs14 min
Linda Hirshman: Talks at GS Session Highlights
Linda Hirschman's book chronicles the strategic "affectionate alliance" between Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, detailing how their collaboration secured the 14th Amendment's application to sex discrimination through cases like *United States v. Virginia*. A pivotal moment occurred in 1996 when O'Connor delegated the court's opinion in that landmark case to Ginsburg, who had previously led the litigation campaign to establish this legal precedent. Their partnership, characterized by distinct Republican and Democratic backgrounds but shared discipline, reshaped constitutional law by demonstrating that diverse judicial perspectives fundamentally alter legal reasoning and outcomes.
- Goldman Sachs17 min
Peter Diamandis: Talks at GS Session Highlights
XPRIZE, Planetary Resources, and Singularity University represent a converging ecosystem of innovation that leverages competition, asteroid economics, and exponential technologies to solve previously stuck problems. These entities have successfully deployed merit-based prize models and data-intensive strategies, such as genome sequencing and infrared asset detection, to drive breakthroughs in space mining and human longevity. By incubating startups with billion-person impact goals and harnessing competitive instincts for technical challenges, this network aims to accelerate the technological singularity while avoiding reliance on traditional linear research methods.