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  1. RAISE Summit35 min

    AI Visionaries Panel: Collaboration is All You Need! Open Source as AI's Great Accelerator

    Olivier, Ankit, Matt, Mitchell, Jim, Jonathan

    Leaders from Nvidia, Red Hat, Mozilla, and the Linux Foundation convened to analyze the symbiotic relationship between AI-driven investment strategies and the accelerating open-source ecosystem. The panel emphasized that while artificial intelligence boosts code velocity, the primary value in commercial open source now lies in community coordination and neutral standards that prevent market fragmentation. Key outcomes included the identification of a "reverse venture capital" approach for selecting durable projects and a consensus that human oversight remains critical for navigating the legal and architectural challenges of AGI development.

  2. Milken Institute59 min

    Reducing the Health and Economic Burden of Chronic Disease

    Bill Dietz, Jim, Stefano Bertozzi, ERIC SCHMIDT, ELLEN MULLENFELDTNER, JOHN MCDONOUGH JR., JOHN MCCORD JR., ERIC SCHWARTZMANN, FRIDA L., COREY, Alice Waters

    Experts address the rising economic and health burden of chronic diseases like obesity and diabetes, highlighting disparities across demographics and the urgent need for scalable preventive programs such as the virtual Real Appeal initiative. While policy tools like sugar-sweetened beverage taxes show promise in reducing consumption, significant barriers remain in provider knowledge, fragmented data systems, and limited community access to healthy resources. The future of chronic disease management is shifting toward a pivot point where data analytics and mandatory provider accountability drive clinical decision-making alongside voluntary patient data sharing.

  3. Milken Institute1h 2m

    China's Outbound Investment: A Bid for Influence or Better Returns?

    Kevin, Jordi, Jim, Andre, Andrei, David Choe, Andrea Mitchell, Mark Christopher, Michael Kennedy

    In 2023, China surpassed the US to become the largest recipient of global foreign direct investment, driven by a $20 trillion money supply and regulatory approvals that unlocked billions for overseas private markets. Major state entities and private firms like Fosun and China Investment Corporation are executing a strategic pivot from resource extraction to service and technology acquisitions, utilizing minority stakes to secure global brands and agricultural security while mitigating political risks. This capital deployment reflects a structural shift where Chinese entities deploy wealth to access consumer markets and distribute infrastructure abroad, effectively creating a "Marshall Plan" dynamic that aligns domestic liquidity with international growth opportunities.

  4. Milken Institute59 min

    What Keeps CEOs Up at Night -- and What Gets Them Up in the Morning?

    Jim, Greg, Alexandra, Aaron Levy

    Executives from major financial and technology firms discussed shifting existential threats, ranging from a redesigned talent strategy that reversed millennial attrition through gamification and flexible work models to cybersecurity's elevation to a board-level imperative against nation-state actors. Panelists highlighted how complex regulatory burdens and global misalignment create competitive disadvantages for incumbents while driving disruption in media and data collection, forcing companies to adopt open innovation partnerships. The consensus forecast predicts a transformative decade defined by exponential technologies like AI and autonomous vehicles, urging strategic adaptation to emerging business models despite ongoing debates over automation's impact on job creation.

  5. Milken Institute1h 16m

    Chinese Market Culture: How Well Can You Know a Company?

    Howard Chow, David Bonderman, Benjamin Fanger, John Pitar, Jim

    This presentation details the historical evolution of Chinese enterprise structures from Township and Village Enterprises to the modern State-Owned Enterprise landscape, while highlighting critical investment risks such as dual-book accounting, Variable Interest Entity (VIE) ambiguity, and unreliable official statistics. It outlines specialized mitigation strategies for foreign capital, including the necessity of forensic accounting, direct asset verification, and securing physical company seals to navigate non-independent courts and volatile regulatory environments. Ultimately, the analysis advises investors to bypass manipulated macroeconomic data in favor of cash-flow-focused due diligence using local talent to manage the unique political and legal complexities of the market.