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- 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 Institute1h 1m
The Talent Crisis: Strategies to Build a Skilled Technology Workforce and Assure Diversity
Freda Kaeper-Klein, Byron, Hope, Jackie, Jamal, Bonin
A projected shortage of 1.5 million skilled US tech workers is driven not only by a leaky educational pipeline but primarily by employer reliance on credential-based hiring that excludes capable candidates from underrepresented groups. Strategic shifts toward mastery-based recruitment, exemplified by initiatives like TechHire and the LaunchCode model, have already doubled revenue and reduced turnover for participating firms while addressing demographic gaps. Successful resolution of this crisis requires systematic reforms in hiring heuristics and early K-12 exposure to unlock the potential of millions of untapped workers currently excluded by traditional degree requirements.