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How to Sustain Strong Growth in Emerging and Frontier Markets
Marcela Moraes, Joseph Boateng, Cherie Blair
Panelists at the conference projected that emerging markets will drive 70% of global growth in 2016, driven by young demographics and a critical pivot toward women's economic participation. Experts highlighted specific opportunities for investment in Nigeria's tech and agriculture sectors and China's shift to domestic demand, while warning of persistent risks such as the middle-income trap and power deficits in Africa. The dialogue concluded with a consensus that sustainable expansion relies on strong institutions, the rule of law, and the removal of barriers for female entrepreneurs to unlock trillions in potential economic value.
- Milken Institute1h 6m
Priorities for the Next U.S. President
Jeff Green, Tillman Fertitta, Ellen Townsher, Frank Luntz, Mike Milken
Four former presidential candidates—Jeff Green, Tillman Fertitta, Ellen Townsher, and Frank Luntz—discussed hypothetical policy outcomes at the final session of the Milken Institute conference, moderated by Wolf Blitzer and Mike Milken. Each panelist detailed specific legislative achievements in their imagined administrations, ranging from Green's $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan and Guaranteed Minimum Income to Fertitta's elimination of corporate deficits and Luntz's failed VA reform efforts. The discussion highlighted divergent approaches to governance, with candidates sharing contrasting results on economic growth, foreign relations, and the practical challenges of implementing bold structural changes.
- Milken Institute1h 31m
Agent of Change: The California-Israel Global Innovation Partnership
Professor Itzik-Peterborg, Jay Keesling, Uri, Nati, Mark Gold, Yoram Cohen, Clive Kabat-Zinnick, David Blumberg
The California-Israel Global Innovation Partnership, established via a 2014 agreement between Governor Jerry Brown and the Israeli Prime Minister, facilitates the cross-border transfer of expertise in water, energy, and biotechnology to help California transition from a startup-centric to a scale-up economy. Key figures including Prof. Jay Keasling, Prof. Itzik Peterborg, and executives from Netafim demonstrated how synthetic biology, digital health solutions, and precision irrigation can decouple agricultural output from resource constraints while addressing California's fragmented governance and water scarcity crises. This collaboration leverages financial protocols and bilateral fellowships to deploy proven Israeli technologies globally, aiming to create a carbon-negative bio-economy and implement real-time conservation incentives that bridge the gap between policy fragmentation and sustainable infrastructure.
- Milken Institute55 min
Lunch Program | The Future of Humankind
Al Gore, Jennifer Doudna, Guru Banavar, Eric Schmidt
Four global leaders addressed the future of humanity at a "Future of Humankind" session, with Al Gore detailing climate crises and renewable breakthroughs, Jennifer Doudna explaining CRISPR gene-editing capabilities, Guru Banavar outlining cognitive computing collaborations, and Eric Schmidt advocating for ambitious innovation "moonshots." The panel emphasized that despite uncertainties, actionable solutions in sustainability, genetic medicine, and artificial intelligence require collaborative efforts between governments, industries, and individuals. By shifting focus from fear to proactive implementation, the speakers argued that these technologies can drive a sustainable future where human intelligence is augmented by machine capabilities to solve critical global challenges.
- Milken Institute52 min
The Future of Humankind feat. Al Gore, Jennifer Doudna, Guruduth Banavar, Eric Schmidt
Al Gore, Jennifer Doudna, Guruduth Banavar, Eric Schmidt
Al Gore, Jennifer Doudna, Guru Banavar, and Eric Schmidt presented a comprehensive overview of existential climate risks, the transformative potential of CRISPR genome editing, and the synergistic roles of cognitive computing and moonshot innovation. Gore detailed the immediate economic and geopolitical threats posed by fossil fuel dependence and heat accumulation, while Doudna explained how CRISPR-Cas9 functions as a programmable tool for precise genetic modification alongside emerging ethical imperatives. Banavar and Schmidt further argued that AI-driven cognitive platforms and radical technological shifts in energy, transportation, and medicine are essential to solving these global challenges and augmenting human intelligence.
- Milken Institute56 min
Strategic Advocacy: Persuading People to Care
Cheryl Wu-Dunn, Seth Rogen, Lauren Miller-Rogen, Maria Shriver, Jalissa Alvarado, Liz Simons, Carolyn Gallagher, Margaret Brennan, Carolyn Jungermann Bennett, Jennif, David Levinson, John McCurry, Jr., Nancy Kanwisher, Jr., Martha Minow, Kathy Ireland, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Martha Nussbaum
Founded by Cheryl Wu-Dunn and Seth Rogen, Hilarity for Charity leverages comedy to mobilize millennials and young adults, addressing the critical funding gaps and stigma surrounding Alzheimer's disease through high-profile political engagement. Simultaneously, organizations like Save the Children and the YWCA focus on distinct yet intersecting crises, utilizing data-driven campaigns to demand early childhood education investments while advocating for human rights to combat the persistent HIV/AIDS crisis and global human trafficking. Collectively, these initiatives employ a multifaceted strategy combining celebrity influence, legislative pressure, and corporate accountability to force systemic change and secure billions in funding for neglected research and social causes.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
Accessing China's Markets
Lucy Colback, Robert Petty, Edwin Wong, Larry Zhang, Patrick Zhong, David Freeman, Rob Hanson, Hong Liu, Brian Kessler, Myron Scholes, FEMALE SPEAKER 1
A panel of financial experts analyzed China's evolving landscape, highlighting regulatory reforms that expanded offshore capital access and the structural shift from heavy industry toward a consumption-driven economy led by a middle class exceeding 100 million people. Speakers distinguished between long-term financial liberalization and tactical management challenges, noting a natural currency hedge from a seven trillion RMB bond market and emerging opportunities in healthcare and distressed assets. The discussion concluded with strategic advice for investors to adopt a five-year horizon, leveraging the gap between domestic and foreign capital managers while navigating communication risks and lease uncertainties.
- Milken Institute1h 3m
The Changing Energy Landscape: What's the New Normal?
Brian Sullivan, Greg Beard, Lisa Murkowski, Michael Smith, William Sonneborn
Following a historic shift to unmanaged global oil markets and a severe budgetary crisis in producing states, industry leaders from Apollo Global Management and Freeport LNG outlined a strategy focused on acquiring distressed assets at significant discounts while bypassing unprofitable U.S. renewables. Despite widespread corporate distress and regulatory hurdles, the panel projects a future energy mix reliant on a "smorgasbord" of sources, including natural gas and emerging market infrastructure, as domestic critical mineral independence becomes paramount. Strategic consensus among these key figures emphasizes asset-specific underwriting over broad baskets, aiming to capitalize on an eventual price recovery to $75–$80 per barrel driven by long-term supply deficits.
- Milken Institute1h 15m
Public Health: The Key to Prosperity
Ryan Shadrick Wilson, Dr. Lynn Goldman, Harry Leiter, Carmen Nevarez, Dr. Winston Wong
This event analyzes the disparity between the United States' high healthcare expenditure and its lagging public health outcomes, highlighting systemic barriers where current payment models prioritize treatment over prevention. Speakers detail how strategic investments in community wellness, such as Walgreens' data-driven loyalty programs and Kaiser Permanente's long-term retention strategies, can drive significant economic returns and reverse trends in chronic disease. The discussion concludes by outlining cross-sector collaborations and policy shifts required to address structural inequities, including the "Zip Code" determinant of health, to improve life expectancy and economic productivity.
- Milken Institute1h 11m
Treasury's War on Terror: What It Means for Banking and Global Commerce
Staci Warden, Timothy Adams, Christine Duhaime, John Dye, Matthew Epstein, Farley Mesko
At the 2016 Milken Institute Global Conference, panelists analyzed how the U.S. Treasury's aggressive post-9/11 sanctions strategy inadvertently triggered widespread financial de-risking and excluded unbanked populations. Experts highlighted the inefficiency of current anti-money laundering regimes, noting that banks spend vast resources on broad compliance rather than targeting the estimated 0.1% of illicit flows actually detected. The discussion concluded by proposing a shift toward technology-driven intelligence, collaborative law enforcement models, and unified regulatory guidance to restore financial inclusion while surgically targeting known bad actors.
- Milken Institute55 min
Transforming a Legacy Company
Erik Schatzker, Hubert Joly, Federica Marchionni, Denise Morrison, Takeshi Niinami
CEOs Hubert Joly of Best Buy, Federica Marchione of Lands' End, Denise Morrison of Campbell's, and Takeshi Nishimura of Suntory detailed their strategies for transforming century-old enterprises facing threats from digital disruption and demographic shifts. These leaders successfully reversed decline by implementing specific tactics such as Best Buy's price-matching, Campbell's purpose-driven rebranding, Lands' End's generational product bridging, and Suntory's global acquisitions. The panel concluded that while core corporate values must remain rooted in identity, successful turnaround requires a bias for action, agile business model evolution, and the recruitment of diverse leadership to bridge legacy strengths with future market demands.
- Milken Institute1h 11m
The Shifting Economic Power of Cities
Conrad Kiechel, Fahd Al-Rasheed, Byron Boston, Marc Morial, Naheed A. Nenshi, Carol Kretschmann
Leading urban experts, including New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, convened to address the critical intersection of rapid global urbanization, financial sustainability, and social resilience. The panel examined diverse case studies ranging from post-Katrina infrastructure reform and Calgary's debt restructuring against sprawl to Emar Economic City's innovative corporate governance model in Saudi Arabia. Ultimately, the dialogue underscored the necessity of aligning private capital, smart city technologies, and inclusive social policies to manage the challenges of population growth, disaster recovery, and refugee integration in the modern metropolis.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Investing in Infrastructure: Closing the Trillion-Dollar Gap
Andrew Clairaut, Kathy Hahn, Sudhir Hari, Scott Mackin, Greg Smith
A projected $90 trillion global infrastructure funding gap by 2030 persists due to a mismatch between long-term institutional mandates and the scarcity of bankable projects in both developed and emerging markets. While pension funds prioritize low-risk, regulated assets in OECD nations, private equity firms employ multilateral de-risking and hard currency strategies to target higher returns in developing regions where political and regulatory hurdles often stall deal execution. Bridging this deficit requires a shift from purely public funding to coordinated private mobilization, necessitating standardized concession frameworks and active stakeholder management to overcome sovereign default fears and political volatility.
- Milken Institute58 min
Is the Sharing Economy the New Normal?
Josh Barro, Stacy Brown-Philpot, Kenny Dichter, Belinda Johnson, Alan Krueger, Artie Minson
Alan Kruger and industry leaders from Uber, Airbnb, TaskRabbit, Wheels Up, and WeWork analyze how platform economies are rapidly scaling to unlock idle assets and labor flexibility, currently serving under 1% of the U.S. workforce. While companies like Airbnb and WeWork drive immediate efficiency through community-based models and high utilization rates, experts warn that true macroeconomic productivity gains will only materialize once platform work expands to 5–10% of the total economy. Despite these growth projections, the sector faces critical regulatory hurdles regarding worker classification, prompting proposals for a new "independent worker" category to balance flexibility with essential social protections.
- Milken Institute53 min
Global Overview: Will Economic Growth Be Sustained?
Henny Sender, Pierre Beaudoin, Liang Xinjun, Kevin Turner, Mark Weinberger, Andrew Witty
Leaders from Fosun, Bombardier, GSK, Microsoft, and PwC convened to analyze global economic dichotomies, highlighting China's shifting demographics, aerospace sustainability, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution as key growth vectors. The panelists contrasted China's consumption-driven leverage and capital outflows against Western infrastructure financing gaps and declining capital expenditure, while noting record M&A activity as a response to suppressed organic growth. Key takeaways included strategic pivots toward B2F health sectors, decentralized pharmaceutical manufacturing, and a warning that geopolitical protectionism poses a greater long-term productivity threat than the 2008 financial crisis.