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  1. Milken Institute58 min

    Algorithms to Outcomes: AI's Impact in Finance | Global Conference 2025

    Gregory Zuckerman, Andreas (Andy) Kreuz, Daniel Morillo, Katrina Paglia, Umesh Subramanian, Michael Zeltkevic

    Representatives from Marsh McLennan, Citadel, Pantera Capital, Freestone Growth Partners, and Roquan convened to discuss how their firms are integrating AI into both quantitative and discretionary investment workflows. The panel detailed tangible efficiency gains, such as reduced due diligence times and enhanced unstructured data analysis, while cautioning against overfitting risks and the loss of junior talent development. Ultimately, the speakers characterized the current technology as merely the "base of the mountain," emphasizing a strategic shift toward "man-plus-machine" systems and robust operational controls rather than full automation.

  2. Milken Institute57 min

    Macroeconomic Outlook | Global Conference 2025

    Gregory Zuckerman, Khalid Al-Falih, André Esteves, Karen Karniol Tambour, Kathryn Koch, Ron O'Hanley

    Leading financial experts analyze the convergence of political volatility, trade uncertainty, and shifting geopolitical alignments that are driving a global reevaluation of U.S. exceptionalism and prompting investors to diversify into Asian markets, the UK, and the Middle East. The panel highlights critical macroeconomic headwinds, including a "baked-in" recession risk and a Federal Reserve constrained by tariff-induced inflation, which are forcing a repricing of Treasury yields and exposing vulnerabilities in risk assets. Amidst these challenges, private credit emerges as a vital, though stress-tested, innovation for risk dispersion, while advocates for conservative lending strategies and active management position themselves to capitalize on the expected rise in defaults and liquidity dislocations.

  3. Milken Institute1h 0m

    Powering the Future: Energy Storage, Delivery, and a Modern Grid | Global Conference 2024

    Gregory Zuckerman, Donnel Baird, Nardos Bekele-Thomas, Pedro Pizarro, Andrew Ponec, Karen Wayland

    A pivotal panel discussion highlighted the accelerating global transition toward a modernized power grid driven by surging demand from AI, manufacturing repatriation, and electrification. Key figures outlined massive investment requirements, including a $370 billion California requirement and a $1.3 trillion need for African energy modernization, alongside technological shifts toward thermal batteries, extended nuclear lifespans, and SMRs. Experts concluded that overcoming regulatory bottlenecks and reforming market rules are essential to aligning infrastructure development with the urgent goals of decarbonization and grid resilience.

  4. Milken Institute55 min

    Energy Markets: The Year Ahead for Oil, Gas and Renewables

    Gregory Zuckerman, Helima Croft, Joshua Harris, Bernard Looney, Michael Smith, Greg Zuckerman

    Panelists projected that global oil demand will likely exceed current levels for the next two decades, supported by resilient growth in aviation, marine transport, and petrochemicals despite a forward price curve signaling long-term uncertainty. Strategic shifts are underway as private equity firms acquire distressed shale assets at break-evens between $30 and $60 while companies like BP and Apollo pivot toward midstream infrastructure and natural gas to serve as an essential bridge fuel for grid stability. Geopolitical leverage is simultaneously realigning with U.S. energy independence displacing traditional exporters, forcing major producers to secure captive markets in India and China while navigating significant investment risks in regions like Mexico.

  5. Milken Institute1h 23m

    The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters

    Gregory Zuckerman, Joel Kurtzman, Conrad Kieschel, Greg Zuckerman, David J., Eric Schmidt, John McCutchan, David Freeman, David Sanger

    At a Milken Institute forum, author Greg Zuckerman and moderator Joel Kurtzman analyzed how unconventional entrepreneurs like George Mitchell and Harold Hamm drove a U.S. energy revolution, slashing import dependence from 40% to 14.5% through hydraulic fracturing innovations. This technological surge, powered by horizontal drilling and "slick water" fracking, transformed the nation into the world's top energy producer while generating millions of jobs and reshaping global geopolitical dynamics. Despite ongoing debates regarding environmental safety and seismic activity, the discussion emphasizes that these breakthroughs have provided a critical economic bridge toward future renewable energy adoption.