Jim McCaughan
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- Milken Institute1h 0m
Strategy and Leadership in an Age of Disruption
Adam Lashinsky, Jorge Paulo Lemann, Jim McCaughan, Tim Sloan, Julie Sweet, Seth Caller, Jatrice Martel-Gator, Major Ken Tarr, Seema Shah
Leaders from Accenture, Wells Fargo, and 3G Capital discussed how accelerating disruption forces major corporations to shift from control-based leadership to innovation-focused cultures, with artificial intelligence becoming a ubiquitous utility rather than a niche experiment. Panelists detailed specific strategies for this transition, including Wells Fargo's restructuring into unified customer-centric models, Accenture's rapid sprints that delivered complex solutions in weeks, and 3G Capital's internal units dedicated to self-disruption. To sustain these advancements, the group emphasized that ethical AI adoption and proactive workforce reskilling are critical, noting that successful organizations are reinvesting automation savings into talent development while addressing diversity gaps to prevent systemic flaws.
- Milken Institute58 min
White Swans, Grey Swans and Black Swans for the Global Economy
Dennis Berman, Bill Gross, Jim McCaughan, Ross Perot, Jr., Nouriel Roubini
Nouriel Roubini and panelists analyze a divergent global economy where technological expansion and stable oil prices coexist with severe structural risks, including labor displacement by AI, European financial fragility, and rising geopolitical tensions. The discussion highlights critical policy failures in monetary and fiscal spheres, warning that low interest rates and populist backlashes may precipitate a "Lehman-type" crisis or a hard landing in China. Despite these challenges, the dialogue concludes with a long-term optimistic view that historical innovation will ultimately create new employment paradigms to counteract current demographic and social divides.
- Milken Institute1h 6m
The Age of Asset Management: Harbinger of Stability or Chaos?
Tracy Alloway, David Hunt, Jim McCaughan, Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg, Ronald O'Hanley, Nouriel Roubini
Experts including Jim McCaughan, Hilda Ochoa-Brillemburg, and Nouriel Roubini analyze how post-crisis re-regulation has shifted global capital flows from bank-dominated systems to asset managers, creating a structural disconnect between macro liquidity and market execution. This transition has fostered a liquidity paradox where ETFs and algorithmic trading amplify volatility while the correlation between equities and bonds inverts, forcing active managers to seek alpha in illiquid sectors like emerging markets. Ultimately, the panel concludes that investors must adjust return expectations downward and that future systemic risks stem primarily from political balkanization, cyber threats, and the need for multilateral institutional reform to sustain global capital mobility.