Jane Wells
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- Milken Institute1h 1m
The Final Frontier: Space as a Business Opportunity
Jane Wells, Chad Anderson, Steve Isakowitz, Jennifer Lopez, Will Marshall, Philip McAlister, Phil McAllister
Leading aerospace experts and government officials convened to address the space industry's projected growth from $350 billion to nearly $3 trillion, focusing on hybrid government-private models for lunar and Martian exploration. The discussion highlighted critical commercial shifts, including the $58 million per seat commercial crew program and the commercialization of the International Space Laboratory, while emphasizing urgent needs in space traffic management to mitigate collision risks from 20,000 orbital debris objects. Furthermore, panelists debated emerging legal frameworks for resource extraction and advocated for regulatory reforms to balance national security concerns with the rapid expansion of private sector satellite constellations.
- Milken Institute40 min
California Leading the Future of Energy
Harry Atwater, Caroline Choi, Mark Herrema, Jane Wells
A panel featuring leaders from Caltech, SoCal Edison, and New Light Technologies explores contrasting strategies for climate mitigation, ranging from JCAP's artificial photosynthesis research and California's push for 80% zero-carbon energy by 2030 to New Light Technologies' commercial production of methane-derived biodegradable plastics. While SoCal Edison outlines the necessity of infrastructure investment to electrify transport and buildings, New Light CEO Mark Harriman details a successful licensing model that has secured billions of pounds in plastic orders with partners like IKEA. The discussion concludes by emphasizing the critical role of chemical fuels for hard-to-electrify sectors like aviation and the urgency of converting carbon emissions into valuable market products to achieve net-negative outcomes.
- Milken Institute23 min
California Leading the Future of Energy #CALeading
Harry Atwater, Caroline Choi, Mark Herrema, Jane Wells, Richard D'Atezio
At the Milken Institute's 20th-anniversary global conference, 4,000 participants explored the "building meaningful lives" theme by examining California as a microcosm for solving global challenges in health, energy, and infrastructure. Key speakers, including Professor Harry Atwater and representatives from Southern California Edison and New Light Technologies, presented critical data on decarbonizing transportation, leveraging artificial photosynthesis for fuel synthesis, and converting agricultural methane into biodegradable plastics. The dialogue emphasized that achieving the Paris Agreement targets requires massive investment in zero-carbon energy capacity, a seven-million-electric-vehicle fleet by 2030, and strategic shifts toward private-sector innovation to bridge funding gaps in solving issues like malnutrition and clean energy access.
- Milken Institute11 min
LIVE 11/08: California Leading the Future of Energy #CALeading
Harry Atwater, Caroline Choi, Mark Herrema, Jane Wells
California's strategic roadmap targets the electrification of its transportation and power sectors to achieve an 80% clean energy mix by 2030, addressing the 40% of greenhouse gas emissions currently generated by transportation. Key initiatives include deploying 7 million electric vehicles, expanding charging infrastructure through partnerships with utilities and automakers like BP and Shell, and implementing building efficiency standards while managing customer costs. Success relies on immediate legislative action and cross-industry collaboration to integrate storage solutions and capture agricultural methane, ultimately aiming to reduce costs and create healthier communities.
- Milken Institute55 min
2016 CA Summit - Lunch - The Autonomous Future
Kevin Klowden, Timothy Burr Jr., Dave Gallagher, Bruce Upbin, Jane Wells
A panel of experts from Lyft, Hyperloop One, and NASA's JPL details how California leverages its historical innovation culture to reshape transportation and space exploration. Timothy Byrd Jr. outlines a shift toward autonomous vehicle networks and Mobility as a Service to reduce car ownership, while Bruce Upbin presents Hyperloop technology as a high-speed, cost-effective alternative for cargo and passenger transit. Complementing these terrestrial advancements, Dave Gallagher from JPL describes the agency's achievements in Mars rovers, exoplanet discovery, and the ongoing search for extraterrestrial life.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
2015 CA Summit - Honing California’s Edge in Technology and Entertainment
Jane Wells, Beatriz Acevedo, John Bolton, Jason Kirk, Chris Williams
This discussion analyzes the Los Angeles digital media ecosystem, highlighting its unique blend of entertainment infrastructure and emerging technology sectors where companies like Maker Studios, Flippagram, and MeToo operate alongside traditional aerospace giants. Key outcomes include the strategic acquisition of Maker Studios by Disney to capture millennial audiences, the pivot of Zephyr toward B2B rights management, and the significant challenge of recruiting engineering talent in a region historically dominated by creative figures. Furthermore, the event outlines future growth vectors in virtual reality and mobile video monetization while addressing critical hurdles such as H-1B visa restrictions and the need for culturally diverse content strategies.
- Milken Institute55 min
The Business of Healthy
Jane Wells, Anu Chatterjee, Dr. Bill Dietz, Michael Johnson, Ryan Shadrick-Wilson, Tara Palmeri, Kathryn Hartmann, Kathy Hartmuth, Rachel Alters, Jeff Dunn, Dr. David Heber, Anu Srivastava, Anu Vatsalavanda, Eric Schmidt, David Levinson, Bill Alford Jr.
Major food corporations are pivoting toward fresh and healthy platforms through billion-dollar acquisitions and reformulation strategies, responding to consumer demand for organic and plant-based options while leveraging data showing significant sales growth in low-calorie segments. Public health projections warn that obesity rates will continue to rise without intervention, prompting government initiatives like school nutrition acts and corporate policy changes such as antibiotic bans to mitigate a crisis expected to surpass tobacco-related healthcare costs. Ultimately, the industry faces the dual challenge of overcoming affordability barriers in food deserts and adapting marketing tactics to normalize healthy choices among younger demographics.
- Milken Institute1h 15m
Hungry and Obese: Food and America's Well-Being
Michiel Bakker, Laurie David, Robert Egger, Nona Evans, Kelly Chapman Meyer, Lawrence Soler, Jane Wells, Skip Reimer, Michael Gerson, Kelly Meyer, Larry Soler, Carol Kretschman
A diverse panel of industry leaders from organizations including Google, the Whole Kids Foundation, and the Partnership for a Healthier America convened to address the systemic drivers of the American obesity epidemic, which currently affects one in three children and costs the economy approximately $1 trillion annually. Participants detailed strategic solutions ranging from Google's focus on teaching cooking skills and LA Kitchen's employment of marginalized populations to process "ugly" produce, alongside efforts to reshape marketing norms and implement corporate accountability through public-private partnerships. By leveraging demographic shifts among younger generations and the political influence of aging Baby Boomers, these stakeholders aim to transition the cultural narrative from fear-based messaging to sustainable lifestyle changes that integrate healthy food into schools, workplaces, and underserved communities.