David Evans
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- Milken Institute1h 0m
Creating Stronger Partnerships for Global Food Security
David Evans, Hunter Biden, Mpule Kuala Gopal, Greg Page, Axton Salim, John Pierre-Foiry, AJ Gandhi
Global food security faces a critical crisis where 8,000 daily child deaths and 160 million cases of stunting are exacerbated by record-level conflicts and climate change. To address these systemic gaps, major organizations like the World Food Programme and corporations such as Cargill are shifting from traditional philanthropy to integrated business models that leverage supply chains, impact investment, and digital technologies to support smallholder farmers. Strategic public-private partnerships, exemplified by initiatives like Project LaserBeam, are successfully scaling localized solutions for malnutrition while pioneering financial innovations to stabilize incomes and reduce post-harvest losses.
- Milken Institute57 min
MI Summit 2013 - London: Global Real Estate: A Tiered Market
Fiona D'Silva, David Evans, Jonathan Goldstein, Anthony Myers, Francine Lacqua, Kelly Hampal, Diane Sobin
Following the successful refinancing of Heron Tower with Starwood, industry leaders from Heron International and Blackstone assessed a global real estate landscape defined by divergent recovery cycles across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. The panel highlighted a significant shift toward direct investment strategies and non-bank lending as capital migrates to distressed European markets, while simultaneously warning of residential bubbles in London driven by foreign cash flows and geopolitical instability. Experts concluded that despite tightening spreads in prime UK assets, the sector faces distinct risks regarding jurisdictional complexity in Southern Europe and the long-term sustainability of high-valued London real estate amid changing work patterns.