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The Business Case for Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Joanne Kenen, Georges Benjamin, Thomas Moriarty, Ashley Perry, Lauren Shweder Biel, Emily Yu, Joanne Cannon, Lauren Schwader-Beal, Katherine Connelly, Michael Golinkoff
Moderated by Joanne Cannon, a panel of public health leaders and corporate strategists redefined the conversation around Social Determinants of Health by prioritizing the business case for intervention over traditional philanthropy. Speakers detailed scalable models such as DC Greens' produce prescription program and CVS's integrated health hubs, which leverage data-driven insights to prove cost savings through medication compliance and reduced emergency room visits. The group concluded that sustainable growth depends on transitioning funding from grants to payer reimbursement within value-based care systems, leveraging political and corporate influence to address root causes like housing instability.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Opioid Addiction: A Crisis Fueled by Stigma
Robert Redfield, Sarah Carlin-Smith, Dr. Kelly Clark, Gary Mendel, Dr. Andrei Ostrovsky, Jerome Adams, Ronnie Solomon, Michael Golinkoff
A collaborative panel led by Surgeon General officials and researchers from Shatterproof and McKinsey identifies stigma as the primary barrier in the opioid crisis, highlighting how it drives public misunderstanding, provider bias, and critical gaps in Medicaid and federal funding. The group outlines a strategic shift toward humanizing recovery narratives, integrating addiction care into chronic disease management frameworks, and utilizing settlement funds for evidence-based programs to reduce overdose mortality by 50%. By advocating for the removal of restrictive privacy laws like 42 CFR Part 2 and the elimination of the X-waiver, the initiative seeks to dismantle systemic prejudices that currently prevent 60% of treatment facilities from offering FDA-approved medications.
- Milken Institute1h 5m
The Future of Brain Health
Maxine Waters, Michael Clowden, Meg Terrell, Dr. Ruth Benka, Dr. Marie Bernard, Dr. Rod Hockman, Nora Super, Dr. Rudy Tanzi
Congresswoman Maxine Waters secured bipartisan backing from 130 legislators for a proposed $2.65 billion Alzheimer's research budget, aiming to meet the 2025 national goal of a cure while addressing the projected bankruptcy of the U.S. healthcare system. Parallel scientific advances, including Biogen's Aducanumab and new insights into viral links and sleep-based protein clearance, are being matched by systemic reforms to shift 50% of care to home settings and address the disproportionate burden on female caregivers. Despite these strides, experts emphasize that reducing reliance on acute hospitalization and mitigating risks through lifestyle interventions like blood pressure control and social engagement remain critical to curbing the disease's demographic and economic impact.
- Jane Street47 min
Unboxed Types for OCaml
The presentation "Making a Camel Less Like Lisp and More Like C++" addresses OCaml's performance limitations by introducing explicit "layout kinds" that allow the compiler to statically determine memory representations for unboxed types like 64-bit integers and records. This system distinguishes between tagged pointers managed by the garbage collector and raw bit representations passed directly in registers, enabling efficient libraries to remain opaque while avoiding the overhead of standard boxing. By replacing fragile dynamic heuristics with explicit type annotations, the proposal facilitates predictable high-performance computing without sacrificing the language's safety guarantees or requiring complex template expansion.
- a16z25 min
How to Build an Open Source Business
This analysis details the modern renaissance of open source investment, highlighting how exit valuations have surged from MySQL's 2008 billion-dollar acquisition to recent IPOs of firms like GitHub and MongoDB. It outlines a three-stage success framework where project community fit evolves into product and value market fit, supported by diverse monetization models such as open core and SaaS that allow founders to compete effectively against public cloud providers. The discussion further identifies critical scaling strategies, emphasizing the need to balance commercial growth with community health to avoid failure modes like perceived closed-source behavior while navigating the emerging trends of AI and blockchain in the sector.
- Milken Institute49 min
Dialogue with Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim
Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim, Haslinda Amin, Michael Milken, Curtis Chin, Anwar Ibrahim, Michael Swaito, Joe Brock
Anwar Ibrahim and Mahathir Mohamad lead a transition government in Malaysia that prioritizes dismantling race-based economic policies, combating systemic corruption, and replacing the New Economic Policy with a need-based framework. The administration plans to recover billions from the 1MDB scandal to fund education and social services while managing a predetermined handover of the premiership from Mohamad to Ibrahim in May 2020. This strategic governance aims to redefine the nation's "Asian Dream" by fostering multiracial democracy, addressing severe poverty statistics, and positioning Malaysia as a stable economic force amid regional geopolitical tensions.
- Milken Institute54 min
MENA: Building the Next FinTech Hub
George Hay, Marcelo Giugale, Ben Lawsky, Khalid Saad, Richard Teng
Experts from the World Bank, US regulators, and the MENA region convened to define the structural prerequisites for establishing a regional fintech hub, emphasizing the critical roles of unified regulatory frameworks, legal certainty, and indigenous talent development. The panel contrasted the fragmented US sandbox environment with Singapore's integrated model while highlighting specific MENA strategies to bypass low financial inclusion rates through government-led digital payment initiatives. Key figures from Bahrain FinTech Bay and ADGM advocated for regional cooperation and high-standard asset regulations to foster institutional trust and transform the area into a sustainable global financial technology center.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Institutional Investors: Stewarding Long-Term Assets
Steffen Meister, Alain Carrier, Sophia Cheng, Neil Cunningham, Blake Hutcheson
Representatives from the CPP Investment Board, OMERS, PSP, and Cathay Financial Holdings outlined aggressive strategies to expand private market allocations while targeting assets in Asia and emerging markets to capitalize on long-term growth. These institutional investors emphasized active governance and in-house talent acquisition to distinguish high-quality investments amidst valuation compression and geopolitical noise. The panelists concluded that despite fierce competition and macroeconomic headwinds, the shift of capital toward private assets remains essential for delivering sustainable returns as the public market landscape shrinks.
- Milken Institute57 min
Perfecting Precision Health: Personalizing Medicine for All
Joseph Mocanu, Shiho Azuma, David Berry, Kuldeep Singh Rajput, Helmut M. Schuehsler, Edwin Morris, Helmut Schüssler
A panel of healthcare leaders from Matic Medical Imaging, Integral Health, Ping An Good Doctor, Bioformis, and TVM Capital discussed the transition from reactive treatment to proactive, personalized medicine driven by AI and digital therapeutics. These innovators are leveraging regulatory shifts in the FDA and China to reduce drug development timelines, cut costs by up to 40%, and integrate remote primary care into national insurance frameworks. Despite challenges regarding data privacy and the economic viability of preventive care models, the collective strategy aims to replace traditional provider structures with consumer-owned health ecosystems that prevent chronic disease onset.
- Milken Institute54 min
Truce or Dare: Navigating US-China Relations
Curtis Chin, Steven Ciobo, Ng Kok Song, Weijian Shan, Lord Mandelson
Moderated by former Australian Trade Minister Steve, a panel including Kok Song of Avanda, PAG CEO Weijin Shan, and former European Trade Commissioner Lord Peter Mendelsohn analyzed the deteriorating US-China economic relationship and the declining probability of a bilateral trade deal before the 2020 election. Participants highlighted how tariffs have widened the US trade deficit while China's shifting focus toward domestic consumption and supply chain stickiness have left American consumers bearing an estimated $80 billion in costs. The experts forecast a prolonged period of geopolitical friction and potential global system bifurcation, predicting that political posturing will likely prevent meaningful resolution despite severe economic inefficiencies.
- a16z27 min
CRISPR 2.0 and the Future of Gene Therapies
The gene therapy sector is undergoing a paradigm shift from simple transgene addition to precise CRISPR-based editing, driven by recent FDA approvals and a pipeline projecting dozens of Phase 3 trials this year. Despite significant progress in developing base editors and expanding delivery vectors, the industry faces critical bottlenecks in manufacturing scalability and achieving organ-specific targeting without immunogenicity. Successful organizations are distinguishing themselves by combining rigorous engineering mindsets with interdisciplinary teams to optimize modalities and automate production for a future of millions of patients.
- Milken Institute58 min
Jobs of the Future
Karen Gilchrist, Kevin Aluwi, Feon Ang, Jeanne Lim, Stephanie Nash, Jon-Paul Pritchard
Panelists from the World Economic Forum, Gojek, and Dyson convened to analyze the displacement of 75 million jobs by 2030 while advocating for a strategic pivot toward continuous learning and behavioral skills like resilience. The discussion highlighted how automation augments human productivity in sectors such as Southeast Asian ride-hailing and banking, yet warns that without legislative reforms and corporate investment in gig workers, low-skilled laborers face significant economic exclusion. Speakers proposed a future workforce defined by social impact and creative fulfillment, urging governments to implement skills credits and updated labor laws to support a transition where technology and human intelligence coexist.
- Milken Institute57 min
Reimagining Financial Services
Alison Tudor-Ackroyd, Abdulla Almoayed, Michael DeAddio, Brady Dougan, Akber Jaffer, Kenny Lam
Industry leaders from WorldQuant, Two Sigma, and Finastra discussed the strategic shift toward treating diverse data as a primary competitive asset, highlighting how cloud migration and open banking mandates in regions like Bahrain are accelerating institutional alpha generation. The dialogue detailed rapid talent acquisition strategies in Asia and the digitization of wholesale markets, noting that emerging technologies such as deep learning and AI are democratizing access to complex analytical tools while reshaping risk management practices. Looking ahead, experts predict significant disruption in Asian insurance and trade finance sectors, where legacy banking models are expected to commoditize into utilities as fintechs leverage real-time data to drive customer engagement and operational efficiency.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
AI and Machine Learning in Cancer Medicine
Marc Hurlbert, Maurice Ferré, Colin Hill, Mike Nohaile, Susan Swetter, Amanda Hall, Mark Shieldsmann, Lisa Desjardins
The Melanoma Research Alliance, which has directed over $250 million toward global melanoma initiatives, convened experts to address rising mortality rates and the critical need for advanced early detection technologies. Panelists from Stanford, GNS Healthcare, and Amgen demonstrated how deep learning algorithms now match human dermatologists in image classification while causal modeling predicts treatment responses to accelerate precision medicine. Despite current limitations regarding data quality, algorithmic bias, and regulatory hurdles, these advancements aim to bridge rural care gaps and eventually substitute traditional clinical trials with robust in-silico simulations.
- Y Combinator15 min
Geoff Ralston - Parting Advice
YC President Jeff Ralston concluded the 10-week Startup School by advising founders to define unique trajectories and prioritize building products people want over comparing themselves to peers. He illustrated resilience through case studies of companies like Inception, Lala, and Airbnb, emphasizing that the appropriate response to inevitable crises is to immediately execute actions such as coding and user engagement rather than succumbing to inaction. The session further outlined a strategic framework for ethical leadership, urging founders to maintain co-founder health, foster positive team cultures, and pursue ambitious goals to establish enduring organizations.