John Chen
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- Milken Institute1h 10m
U.S. Overview: Will the Economic Tailwind Continue?
Ross DeVol, John Chen, Francisco González Díaz, Vasant Prabhu, Steven Rattner, Alan Schwartz
Moderated by Ross Duvall, a panel of industry leaders from BlackBerry, Visa, Guggenheim Partners, and other institutions analyzed the disconnect between U.S. consumer confidence and weak corporate investment while debating the strategic necessity of NAFTA renegotiation and tax reform. Participants highlighted that despite robust consumer spending and low unemployment, stagnant productivity and a skills gap limit growth, prompting calls to shift focus toward high-tech innovation rather than manufacturing repatriation. Looking ahead to 2017, the group predicted a likely passage of corporate tax legislation through reconciliation, limited modifications to the Affordable Care Act, and the commencement of NAFTA negotiations that would emphasize technology and intellectual property over traditional trade barriers.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Digital Darwinism: How Companies Can Survive and Thrive in the Digital Age
Andy Serwer, Nikesh Arora, John Chen, David Cote, Sallie Krawcheck
Hosted by Yahoo! Finance's Andy Serwer before a global audience, this panel featured leaders from Ellevest, Honeywell, BlackBerry, and SoftBank discussing critical shifts in technology and investment strategy. Sally Krawcheck highlighted the gender investing gap, while Nikesh Arora outlined SoftBank's focus on disrupting industries through long-term capital for IoT and FinTech. Simultaneously, Dave Cote detailed Honeywell's transition to software-driven industrial engineering, and John Chen described BlackBerry's pivot toward enterprise security and data manipulation protection. The discussion concluded with a consensus on the necessity of validating data for specific ROI, the disruption of traditional education models, and the growing corporate focus on cybersecurity as a primary risk management priority.