Glenn Yago
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- Milken Institute46 min
Time to Build: Accelerating & De-risking Israel's Economic Growth, Recovery | Global Conference 2025
Glenn Yago, Tilli Kalisky-Bannett, Eugene Kandel, Michael Kashani, Seffy Zinger
Organized by the Milken Innovation Center, the "Time to Build" panel convenes policymakers and financiers to detail Israel's strategy for accelerating economic recovery while de-risking the high-tech sector following the October 7 attacks. The session highlights resilience metrics such as the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's outperformance during wartime, alongside new regulatory initiatives like Yozma 2 and blended finance models designed to mobilize domestic capital and diversify away from foreign dependency. By integrating underrepresented populations into the labor market and leveraging AI for reconstruction, the panel frames a generational opportunity to transform the national economy through a coordinated public-private-philanthropic approach.
- Milken Institute1h 8m
Investing for Impact in Emerging and Frontier Markets
Glenn Yago, Bonnie Glick, Ambassador Gil Haskel, Strive Masiyiwa, Weldon Turner, Malado Kaba, Gil Haskel
Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick of USAID and Ambassador Gil Haskell of MASHAV launched a strategic partnership to mobilize the $16 trillion U.S. institutional investor community for sustainable infrastructure and digital development in Africa and Asia. Panelists including Strive Masiwa and Weldon Turner emphasized that overcoming a "gap of trust" and standardizing regulatory approval processes are critical to unlocking the $12 trillion in business opportunities outlined by the Sustainable Development Goals. The initiative aims to transition from emergency aid to impact investment by integrating climate-sensitive agriculture, 5G infrastructure, and localized financial solutions to support the projected 2.5 billion people in these regions by 2050.
- Milken Institute1h 4m
The Impact Revolution - Conference Call Series
Glenn Yago, Sir Ronald Cohen, René Karsenti, Julie Monaco, Cynthia Muller
The panel outlines a financial paradigm shift where over $30 trillion in capital now integrates measurable social and environmental impact alongside traditional risk and return metrics. To prevent information asymmetries reminiscent of the 1929 crash, speakers argue for mandatory "impact-weighted accounts" similar to GAAP, citing initiatives by the Harvard Business School and the Network for Greening the Financial System. Furthermore, public-private partnerships are scaling blended finance models through standardized instruments like sustainability-linked bonds, with projections warning that failing to address racial equity could cost the U.S. $70 trillion by 2050.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
From Aid to Investment: New Models in Development Finance
Glenn Yago, Richard Blum, Michael Kashani, Jonathan Medved, Stephanie von Friedeburg, Aubrey Ruby, Chukwu The Ugu, Elizabeth Hausler, Henry Lee
The Global Conference convened to address the $5 trillion to $7 trillion annual investment gap required to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals by shifting from traditional humanitarian aid to sustainable financing models that attract private capital. Key outcomes included the launch of a $10 billion Asset Management Company, the democratization of venture capital through a platform enabling $10,000 minimum investments, and strategic policy shifts in Israel and Africa to establish new development finance institutions and regional digital infrastructure. By integrating advanced technologies like AI-driven healthcare and satellite census data with novel financial instruments such as green and gender bonds, the event established a framework for scaling impact investing while maintaining financial returns.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
Building Bridges to Developing Economies: Reports From Field Practice
Glenn Yago, Clare Akamanzi, Eli Groner, Peretz Lavie, Janet McKinley, Julie Monaco
Israel is expanding its Global Fellows Program and enacting strategic cabinet resolutions to formalize economic expansion into Africa, India, and China while addressing a global infrastructure funding gap of $90 trillion. Simultaneously, institutions like Citi and the SDIP are leveraging blended finance and innovative instruments, such as Rwanda's regulatory reforms and the Technion's high-impact health and AgTech programs, to mobilize private capital and transform stalled projects into bankable deals. These coordinated efforts aim to attract institutional investment with projected 5% to 8% returns, ultimately driving sustainable economic growth in emerging markets where traditional financing models have faltered.
- Milken Institute1h 3m
Power Play: Closing the Immense Energy Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa
Todd Moss, Joseph Boateng, Justin DeAngelis, A.B.C. Orjiako, Kate Steel, Robert Stoner, Rob Stoner, Glenn Yago, Miguel Acevedo, Paul Hinks
Experts emphasize that while small-scale solutions address immediate needs, large-scale grid infrastructure is essential for Africa's long-term economic growth and industrial competitiveness, particularly given Nigeria's massive generation deficit and projected population surge. Investment strategies are shifting toward hybrid microgrid models and localized resource utilization to bridge the $835 billion funding gap, though success depends on resolving regulatory friction and aligning institutional return expectations with realistic market yields. With 600 million Africans currently lacking electricity access, the sector's future relies on holistic planning that combines government political will, subnational initiatives, and the mobilization of trillions in underutilized local pension assets.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Start-up Nations: Creating Laboratories for Developing Economies
Glenn Yago, Clare Akamanzi, Jeremy Bentley, Richard Blum, Eli Groner, Angela Homsi, Karen Ross
A structural inversion where emerging markets now surpass the "Old World" in GDP share has created a critical need to deploy trillions in idle global capital toward addressing climate adaptation and Sustainable Development Goals. Panelists identified that despite available financing, the primary barrier is a lack of scalable "applied innovation" and viable business models to serve deep rural areas, prompting a strategic pivot toward government-led frameworks in Rwanda, Israel, and California. These nations are successfully leveraging public-private partnerships, financial innovation centers, and educational initiatives to transform niche technologies into bankable projects that bridge the gap between capital availability and last-mile implementation.
- Milken Institute57 min
Redefining the Middle East: A Game-Changing Energy Alternative from the Eastern Mediterranean
Glenn Yago, Senator Landrieu, Lawson Freeman, Ron Prosser, Mehmet Sadam
A Milken Institute panel led by Senator Mary Landrieu and Ambassador Ron Prosor redefined the Eastern Mediterranean as a strategic energy hub, leveraging massive Tamar and Leviathan gas discoveries to transform Israel from an importer into a net exporter. The discussion detailed how a $3 billion Tamar project and emerging reserves in Cyprus and Lebanon are fostering regional integration through export deals with Jordan and the Palestinian Authority while establishing a sovereign wealth fund to diversify Israel's economy. Experts concluded that ensuring fiscal regime stability and transferring US Gulf Coast technology are critical to overcoming political barriers and securing a stable, energy-independent Eastern Mediterranean against Russian influence.
- Milken Institute1h 13m
Demystifying the Mortgage Meltdown: What It Means for Main Street, and the U.S. Financial System
This presentation dissects the 2008 mortgage meltdown by attributing the crisis to unsustainable debt levels, rampant securitization, and a fragmented regulatory environment that failed to manage systemic risks. Speakers detail how high leverage at institutions like Lehman Brothers and AIG, combined with rating agency failures, precipitated a severe liquidity freeze and a housing market correction that wiped out trillions in equity. The analysis concludes that current policy interventions, including TARP, offer only temporary relief and that lasting stability requires comprehensive regulatory reform to increase capital reserves and eliminate opacity in complex financial products.
- Milken Institute1h 22m
The Future of Biofuels: Can This Green Energy Pay Off - and Save the Planet?
Roger Conway, Daniel Gardenswartz, Richard Hamilton, Glenn Yago, Joel
The Milken Institute's Capital Studies program convened experts from the USDA and private sector to analyze the technical and economic realities of three biofuel generations, emphasizing advanced cellulosic and algal technologies. Panelists highlighted that while government programs like the Biomass Crop Assistance Program are addressing the critical funding gap between research and commercialization, economic parity with fossil fuels is projected within two to three years as yields improve and costs decline. The discussion concluded that a diversified energy portfolio is essential, countering concerns about food security by demonstrating how genetically enhanced crops can sequester carbon and utilize marginal land without displacing food production.
- Milken Institute8 min
Israel Graduates to MSCI Developed Market Index, Glenn Yago on the issues
On May 26, Israel will officially transition from the MSCI Emerging Market Index to the Developed Market Index, a shift projected to reduce its index weighting from over 3% to roughly 0.3% and trigger potential capital outflows of $1.7 billion to $2.5 billion. To secure future investment, the Milken Institute report urges diversification beyond the Information Communication Technology sector and addresses structural hurdles such as the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's low free float and excessive concentration of foreign capital. Although market liquidity remains skewed toward top corporations, Israel's resilient macroeconomic fundamentals, including unemployment rates significantly below crisis-hit peers, continue to position the nation as a relative safe harbor amidst global volatility.