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Clear all filters- Milken Institute59 min
Strategic Philanthropy: Investing in the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
Rich D'Attizio, Mike, Tom, Igor
At a panel hosted by the Milken Institute, the newly established Center for Strategic Philanthropy advocates replacing passive check-writing with active, business-driven philanthropy that prioritizes accountability and sustainability. Speakers highlighted successful venture philanthropy models, such as the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's royalty monetization and WorldQuant University's scalable free education, which leverage rigorous efficacy metrics to redirect funds from administrative duplication to high-impact areas like medical research and small business growth. The discussion concluded with a call for donors to prioritize talent acquisition and rapid deployment strategies over legacy building, urging the community to address systemic barriers while ensuring interventions do not create long-term negative consequences.
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Cybersecurity: The Internet of Threats
Edward Lucas, Nadav Zafrir, Paul Gillan, Sinisa Patkovic, Dan, John Derrick, Stephen
Experts including Nadav Zafrir, Sinisa Patkovic, and Paul Gillan argue that the internet's foundational trust-based architecture is incompatible with modern critical infrastructure, creating a widening gap between attacker innovation and defensive readiness. The panel identifies systemic barriers such as organizational cost concerns, regulatory gaps, and the human "literacy gap" that impede effective security-by-design while highlighting the critical threat of insider collusion and state-sponsored cyber warfare. Despite these vulnerabilities, the speakers propose a paradigm shift toward proactive "learning competitions" where defenders emulate offensive tactics, alongside increased investment in layered security architectures and managed services to mitigate inevitable breaches.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Power Shifts: The Emergence of a Multipolar World
Jean-Marie, Mehdi, Richard, Eric Schmidt, Tina Fordham
Jean-Marie Guéhenno and Mehdi Jomaa analyze a shifting global order where state capacity erodes amid non-state actors, forcing institutions like NATO and the UN to adapt to hybrid warfare and internal member skepticism. While Syria's chaos and Russia's strategic leverage in Ukraine highlight the failure of traditional diplomacy, the discourse emphasizes that economic strain and regional instability now demand proactive investment in transitions like Tunisia to prevent further refugee crises. The panel concludes that the current multipolar complexity requires redefining collective defense doctrines and abandoning regional silos to address interconnected threats effectively.
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A Conversation With Gary Becker, David Rubenstein and Robert Rubin
Gary Becker, David Rubenstein, Robert Rubin
Economic Nobel laureate Gary Becker and former Treasury Secretary Bob Rubin argue that the United States must close the gap between current and potential output to achieve a 3% annual GDP growth rate, a goal requiring significant fiscal stabilization and immigration reform. The panel proposes a decade-long plan to reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio through entitlement adjustments and tax expenditure reforms, while identifying shale energy and demographic advantages as key drivers of future U.S. competitiveness. Despite acknowledging the nation's status as a premier investment destination, the experts warn that persistent political dysfunction and an inability to implement necessary compromises remain the primary threats to economic progress and fiscal health.
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US Overview: Can Growth Continue?
Philippa Thomas, Pippa, Ross, Bill, Adrian, Oliver, Tina Fordham, Tina Raja, Anastasios Economo
Panelists characterize the U.S. economy as a structural divergence where a robust coastal sector driven by domestic consumption and housing contrasts sharply with a stagnating interior plagued by unemployment. While the Federal Reserve signals a gradual rate normalization to combat below-target inflation, external geopolitical tensions with China and domestic political gridlock are cited as primary headwinds delaying market stability. Looking ahead, experts forecast a potential recession around 2019 but advise investors to prioritize hard assets, non-investment-grade corporate loans, and entrepreneurial ventures as hedges against monetary expansion and geopolitical volatility.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Lunch Program - The Future of Humankind
James Morgan, Mariette DeChristina, Peter Schwartz, Lord Matt Ridley, Martin Rees
The Milken Institute has formalized a new Center for Strategic Philanthropy and expanded its global footprint with a UK headquarters led by James Morgan while advancing key initiatives in Africa investment and the "21st Century Cures" legislation. Complementing these organizational shifts, a high-level panel on the future of humankind featured experts like Martin Rees, Lord Matt Ridley, and Peter Schwartz debating critical trajectories in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and space exploration. The discussion emphasized strategies to harness technological innovation for global prosperity while addressing profound ethical risks, including biosecurity threats, job displacement, and the potential need for a dignity-based redistribution of wealth.
- Milken Institute56 min
Global Overview
Zanny Minton Beddoes, Willem Buiter, Sir Paul Collier, Larry Hatheway, Ana Palacio, Paul Collier
Economists Willem Buiter, Paul Collier, and Larry Hathaway warn of a 2016 global recession driven by elevated debt, China's overstated growth, and the collapse of emerging market models, while Anna Palacio cautions that political fragmentation and the rise of populism in the US and Europe threaten globalization. The panelists argue that advanced economies face deep structural unemployment and demographic stagnation, prompting divergent prescriptions ranging from Buiter's "helicopter money" proposals to Collier's advocacy for civic over ethnic identity. Despite these divisions, the group identifies emerging consensus on urgent collective action for climate change and health crises, alongside calls for massive public infrastructure investment to restart economic momentum.
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Global Overview with Opening Remarks
Zanny Minton Beddoes, Willem Buiter, Sir Paul Collier, Larry Hatheway, Ana Palacio, Paul Collier
At the Milken Institute London Summit, a panel including Willem Buiter, Anna Palacio, and Paul Collier convened at the Grand Connaught Rooms to address a deteriorating global economic outlook driven by Chinese debt and geopolitical instability. The experts characterized the current era as one of political paralysis and rising populism, while debating whether diversity or nationalism better sustains European social capital. Their discussion concluded with urgent policy recommendations ranging from helicopter money and guaranteed income to massive public infrastructure investment to restore growth and mitigate inequality.
- Milken Institute59 min
Asia Summit 2015 - Global Risk
Bok Jaramic, Voke, Professor Huang, Pranath, James McGormack, Ivan Vasco, James Lee, Geng, Professor Wong
Leading experts including Vuk Jeremić, James McGormack, and Professor Jun Huang analyzed the merger of geopolitics and geoeconomics, identifying the Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Europe as critical friction points straining global institutions like the United Nations. The discussion highlighted severe risks from the South China Sea territorial disputes, a potential Chinese economic hard landing, and a looming $5.8 trillion shale debt crisis that could destabilize global supply chains. To mitigate these challenges, the panel emphasized the urgent need for US-China bilateral stability, expanded infrastructure investment through bodies like the AIIB, and economic development in source countries to address the world's 60 million displaced people.
- Milken Institute56 min
Asia Summit 2015 - Hyper-Aging: What Leaders Should Know About the Global Demographic Shift
Paul Irving, Don, Hiroko, Andre, Jackie
Experts warn that rapid global aging, driven by falling birth rates and increased longevity, is forcing emerging Asian economies to confront the risk of becoming "old before they get wealthy" while Western models evolve too slowly to provide a buffer. Panelists including Andre D'Anjou and Jackie advocate for structural reforms such as flexible employment systems, robust pension mechanisms, and a cultural shift toward "revention" to leverage the longevity dividend and sustain economic growth. Ultimately, the consensus calls for a fundamental redesign of life planning that prioritizes health span, intergenerational workforce integration, and individual responsibility to transform demographic decline into a sustainable opportunity for reinvention.
- Milken Institute59 min
Asia Summit 2015 - How to Build a Great Hedge Fund in Asia
Alvin, Danny Yong, Nick Taylor, Adam Levinson, Haider Ahmad, Manraj Sekhon
A recent industry analysis examines the maturation of the Asian hedge fund sector, where over $200 billion in assets face stagnation and higher failure rates as global institutional standards replace early-phase leniency. Founders of firms like Diamond Asia and Sanrigan Capital highlight that success now depends on robust operational infrastructure, rigorous risk management frameworks such as circuit breakers, and a culture of talent alignment rather than pure return generation. Despite challenges like regional talent scarcity and the dominance of local in-house management, the market is evolving toward a model where physical local presence, technological investment, and voluntary regulatory compliance are critical differentiators for sustainable growth.
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Asia Summit 2015 - Technology and Innovation: Catching the Next Wave of Investment
Newly Pernell, Max, Jenny Lee, Nick Nash, Tom Magnanti, John Riadi
Leading Southeast Asian tech executives and investors convened to analyze the region's rapid e-commerce evolution, highlighting Lazada's cross-border infrastructure, Garena's hyper-local mobile strategy, and Lippo Group's online-to-offline retail convergence. The discussion emphasized that sustainable growth requires adapting to extreme economic disparities and logistical fragmentation rather than applying Western models, while prioritizing profitable business units over subsidized user acquisition. Furthermore, experts warned that the market is maturing toward a duopoly structure where only companies with strong operational DNA and global scalability will survive the coming consolidation cycle.
- Milken Institute1h 12m
Asia Summit 2015 - China's Growing Movie Industry: Does It Still Need Hollywood?
Kevin Clowden, Chris Bremble, Peter Hsiao, Ellen Eliasoff, James Fong, Rose Kuo
Driven by a youthful demographic and aggressive infrastructure expansion, China is projected to surpass the U.S. as the world's largest film market despite a regulatory quota system that limits Hollywood imports to 34 films annually. This interdependence has catalyzed massive strategic investments, such as the $2.5 billion Dream Center and the Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis, while prompting Hollywood to produce dual-version content tailored specifically for Chinese audiences. Although local production faces significant challenges regarding talent and commercial storytelling mechanics, the market is evolving toward a sustainable fusion model that blends domestic folklore with international production values to sustain long-term growth.
- Milken Institute57 min
Asia Summit 2015 - U.S. Overview: A Bright Outlook or Looming Uncertainties?
Eric Cantor, Ross Duvall, T. Bondurant French, Amy Wilkinson, Ambassador Chan
Panelists at the forum analyzed a U.S. economy marked by strong labor metrics and an innovation surge led by young firms, while highlighting the paradox of declining startup formation rates and rising regional inequalities. Discussions further explored the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady amid global risks from China's slowdown, alongside a critical assessment of how technological divergence and deep political polarization are reshaping manufacturing, energy, and fiscal policy. Experts concluded that without structural reforms to address income disparity and bridge partisan divides, the country faces continued challenges in balancing economic growth with sustainable governance.
- Milken Institute1h 15m
Asia Summit 2015 - Global Capital Markets: Taking Stock of Recent Developments
Martinson, David Bonderman, Josh Harris, Michael Kim, Mike Milken
At the concluding panel of the Milken Institute Asia Summit 2015, David Bonderman, Josh Harris, Michael Milken, and Michael Kim discussed the global implications of China's market volatility and its structural transition from an export-driven to a consumer-led economy. The panelists, representing approximately $475 billion in assets, warned of tail risks associated with China's potential hard landing while identifying significant investment opportunities in Asia's aging demographics, healthcare sector, and financial technology gaps. Their consensus forecasted a prolonged low-interest-rate environment and emphasized that successful capital allocation requires deep localization and navigating the region's unique cultural and transparency challenges.