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Real Estate: The Search for Returns Amid Uncertainty
Henny Sender, Johnny Adji, Tokihiko Shimizu, Andy Tan-Chye Guan, Paul Vosper
A panel of investment experts distinguished active real estate value creation from passive asset holding, emphasizing a strategic pivot toward bottom-up analysis of specific hubs like Singapore, New York, and Hong Kong amid restrictive global lending regulations. Speakers detailed how structural shifts in China's consumer economy, Japan's corporate governance reforms, and technology-driven changes in office and residential utilization are reshaping market dynamics. Ultimately, the discussion highlighted that long-term success depends on managing leverage risks, navigating regulatory hurdles, and adapting asset portfolios to demographic transitions and evolving environmental standards.
- Milken Institute1h 8m
Giving Back: How Asia's Philanthropists Are Making an Impact
Heng Wing Chan, Andrew L. Cohen, Debra Black, Binod Chaudhary, P.N.C. Menon, Kris Wiluan, John Wood
The Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy hosted a panel featuring leaders from Room to Read, the Melanoma Research Foundation, and Indofood to advocate shifting philanthropy from simple checkbook donations to strategic, data-driven models focused on measurable social ROI. Moderator Jerome Cohen and panelists emphasized that addressing global challenges, such as Africa's impending infrastructure needs and widespread illiteracy, requires consolidating fragmented NGOs and leveraging private sector resources. The discussion concluded with a consensus that future impact depends on cross-sector collaboration, rigorous performance metrics, and a generational shift toward sustainable wealth distribution rather than accumulation.
- Milken Institute1h 3m
Accelerating Infrastructure: Leveraging Partnerships and Mitigating Risks
Cesar Purisima, Sean Chiao, Donald Kanak, Mahendra Lama, Jordan Schwarz
A high-level summit convened industry leaders, policymakers, and multilateral development bank officials to address the trillion-dollar infrastructure funding gap in the Asia-Pacific region, where projected demand from a growing middle class far outstrips current investment capabilities. Speakers highlighted that while substantial domestic liquidity exists in Japan and ASEAN central banks, institutional barriers, political risks, and fragmented project pipelines prevent capital from flowing into critical sectors like energy, digital connectivity, and climate-resilient transport. The discussion culminated in a consensus on mobilizing domestic pension and insurance funds through standardized frameworks and sovereign risk guarantees to achieve scalable, long-term infrastructure development across South and Southeast Asia.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Artificial Intelligence: Blurring the Lines Between Humans and Machines
James Cham, Pascale Fung, Ben Goertzel, Hsiao-Wuen Hon
A panel of experts traced the evolution of artificial intelligence from John McCarthy's 1956 definition to current narrow systems, identifying hardware and data as key drivers for the projected arrival of Artificial General Intelligence within 5 to 15 years. The discussion highlighted distinct market dynamics where Asian consumers' cultural acceptance of robotics and demographic needs in elderly care and manufacturing accelerate adoption compared to Western skepticism. While finance and healthcare sectors demonstrate early automation success, the panel emphasized that future breakthroughs depend on developing emotional intelligence and unsupervised learning to achieve true generalization.
- Milken Institute1h 5m
Global Capital Markets The Search for Value
Laura Deal Lacey, Michael Milken, Gordon Fyfe, Lawrence Golub, Omar Lodhi, Larry Post
Leading institutional investors including BC Pension Fund, Arena Capital, Golub Capital, and emerging markets specialist Omar Choudhry convened to address the intensifying pressure of meeting 6%–7.5% return targets in a low-growth global environment. The panel detailed strategies for overcoming these challenges through geographically diversified active management in India, Africa, and distressed Brazilian assets, while leveraging short-duration high yield and non-bank middle market lending to capture illiquidity premiums. Emphasizing rigorous credit discipline, fee compression via internalization, and deep local partnerships, the group highlighted that sustained performance will rely on avoiding capital preservation failures rather than chasing high-volatility gains.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
The New Faces of Asia: Leaders Transforming the Region
Richard Ditizio, Dilhan Fernando, Leili Gerami, Ren Hua Ho, Anthony Tan
Next-generation leaders from prominent Asian enterprises including Taiwa, Grab, Dilmah, Maya, and a Thai real estate group convened to debate the strategic necessity of merging business growth with social responsibility. Speakers articulated a regional pivot away from exponential GDP expansion toward purpose-driven stewardship, emphasizing hiring based on shared values, integrating philanthropy into core operations, and leveraging technology to solve systemic issues like mobility and gender inequality. Collectively, these figures defined a new leadership paradigm where success is measured by long-term social impact and resilience rather than quarterly financial returns, signaling a shift toward impact investing and ethical consumption across Southeast Asia.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
Credit Market Outlook
Oriel Morrison, Paul Horvath, Christopher Lee, Shyam Maheshwari, Robert Petty
A panel of financial experts identifies a global economic inflection point driven by "Japanification" and stagnant growth, prompting a strategic shift away from overvalued Western assets toward Asia's emerging credit markets. Despite significant risks from shadow banking, high non-performing loan ratios, and regulatory fragmentation, the consensus highlights a massive $37 trillion debt expansion and a pivot to non-bank lending as the primary source of alpha in the region. While navigating complex legal environments and a climbing default cycle, institutional investors are increasingly deploying capital into distressed Asian debt through specialized private platforms and creditor-friendly partnerships to capture substantial recovery returns.
- Milken Institute57 min
Capturing the Opportunity in Asia's Growing Middle Class
Kevin Sneader, Sam Fischer, Christopher Townsend, Jaime Zóbel de Ayala, Patrick
Moderated by Kevin Sneader, a Milken Institute panel of executives from MetLife, Diageo, and Ayala Corp detailed the $60 trillion protection gap and rapid digitization driving Southeast Asia's emerging middle class. Companies successfully adapted by localizing strategies, such as iFlix's offline features and Ayala Corp's tech-enabled banking, to overcome infrastructure bottlenecks and regulatory fragmentation across the region's 7,000 islands. While acknowledging volatility in capital markets, the experts projected that 30 million new middle-class members annually will sustain long-term economic growth if private sector investment fills critical gaps in healthcare and education.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
FinTech: Disrupting the Future of Banking and Finance
Neal Cross, Sahil Kini, Dave McClure, Jon Medved, Sopnendu Mohanty, Chris Wei
This panel featured leaders from DBS, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and major financial institutions like Aviva and R-Crowd to analyze the global shift from adversarial disruption to collaborative FinTech integration. Speakers highlighted how India's public digital infrastructure and Singapore's regulatory sandbox approach are enabling scalable innovation, while warning of risks associated with legacy security models and rapid capital deployment in emerging markets. The consensus predicts that traditional banking branches will disappear within a decade as high-frequency platforms like WeChat or potential tech giants absorb financial services, forcing institutions to compete on backend efficiency rather than consumer interface.
- Milken Institute52 min
Cybersecurity: Can the Next Threat Be Stopped?
Jeevan Vasagar, Aditya Mathur, Jacqueline Poh, Alain Raes, Nadav Zafrir, Sean, Senator Dunn, Jocelyn, Doug Mellinger, Ajit
Experts at the 2012 cyber security forum analyzed the existential risks posed by global threats, contrasting the survivable 2012 Sony attack with the potential total collapse of critical infrastructure or financial institutions. While strategies like Singapore's dual-network isolation offer immediate protection, panelists argue that physical air-gapping is increasingly impractical and vulnerable to sophisticated state-sponsored actors, necessitating a shift toward proactive defense and shared intelligence. The discussion concluded that future resilience depends on balancing security with usability and cost, as the line between crime and warfare blurs and threats evolve toward autonomous AI systems and human error within interconnected ecosystems.
- Milken Institute1h 3m
Global Overview: Navigating an Uncertain World
Michael Klowden, Jonathan Woetzel, Ronnie C. Chan, Ravi Menon, Michael Milken, Steven Tananbaum, Peter Wuffli
The third annual Milken Institute Asia Summit convened 450 global leaders in Singapore to analyze eight critical dynamics reshaping the region, ranging from geopolitical security risks to the structural shift of capital from public to private markets. Prominent speakers including Steve Tannenbaum, Ravi Menon, and Michael Milken highlighted late-stage U.S. economic cycles, the failure of monetary policy to address stagnant private investment, and the urgent need for public investment in lifelong learning and digital infrastructure. The dialogue concluded with a consensus that overcoming regulatory barriers and aligning technological advancement with social stability are essential for sustaining prosperity amidst declining trade volumes and an aging global population.
- Milken Institute42 min
A Fireside Chat with Serge Pun Building Myanmar
Serge Pun, Staci Warden, Mike Milken, Mahendra Lama, Minseok Lee, Dickey Yuhuiko, Brad Gordon
Expanding from a private interview to a public forum, the Milken Institute session featured Serge Poon and Mike Milken discussing Myanmar's shifting economic landscape following the removal of US sanctions. Poon detailed his forty-year journey from displacement to rebuilding a private banking empire through strict anti-corruption practices, while outlining a strategy prioritizing long-term infrastructure investment over short-term gains. The dialogue concluded with an optimistic five-year forecast for nation-building, emphasizing regional connectivity and the need for investors to support foundational "trunk" projects despite lingering political risks.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Disrupt Aging: A Bold New Path to Living Your Best Life at Every Age
Jo Ann Jenkins, Soledad O'Brien
AARP CEO Joanne Jenkins leverages her extensive federal background to spearhead the "Disrupt Aging" initiative, which aims to reframe the societal narrative around aging as a period of continued vitality rather than decline. Through high-impact campaigns like the viral "What is Old?" video and a $40 million innovation fund, the organization actively promotes policies supporting "freedom to earn," while simultaneously advocating for critical infrastructure changes to ensure financial security and independent living for the 10,000 daily new retirees. This multifaceted approach addresses the economic realities of a population where half of those over 50 rely on Social Security, utilizing a 38-million-member base to influence everything from healthcare funding to workplace flexibility.
- Milken Institute1h 3m
Reception | Celebrating Activist Women
Susan Santiago, Michael Milken, Shaun Robinson, Cher, John McArthur, Karen Weaver, Gary White, Katie O'Reilly
Hosted by Hyatt's first female SVP of Operations for the Americas, Susan Santiago, this Milken Family Foundation-sponsored event united activists like actress Cher, Flint Mayor Karen Weaver, and industry experts to address the U.S. water infrastructure crisis. The panel revealed that approximately 7.3 million lead service lines remain nationwide, costing taxpayers roughly $10 monthly per family to replace, while highlighting the human failures and systemic neglect that drove the Flint tragedy. Participants emphasized that achieving universal clean water access by 2030 requires sustained public funding, strict regulation of private partnerships, and civic pressure to prioritize maintenance over reactive crisis management.
- Milken Institute59 min
A Conversation with Adm. Michael Mullen and Gen. Stanley McChrystal
Adm. Michael Mullen, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Susan Eisenhower, Stanley McChrystal, Michael Mullen
Admiral Mike Mullen and General Stanley McChrystal identify Russia as the primary military threat while warning that the United States faces a more insidious crisis through domestic fiscal insolvency, demographic shifts in the military, and deepening political polarization. The discussion advocates for a structural reduction of the active-duty Army to force public engagement in war and proposes congressional term limits and mandatory meetings to reverse the erosion of bipartisan cooperation. Ultimately, the speakers conclude that long-term national security depends less on military dominance and more on addressing economic inequality, restoring a shared sense of citizenship, and prioritizing diplomatic solutions over purely tactical military interventions.