Mark Weinberger
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- Milken Institute59 min
View From the Top: Navigating a World in Transition
Robert Smith, Claire Hughes Johnson, David M. Solomon, John Thompson, Mark Weinberger, Devin Wenig, Ronnie Weisbrod
Executives from leading firms including Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, and Stripe convened to address the tension between short-term economic optimism and long-term anxieties regarding technological disruption. The dialogue highlighted critical workforce transformations, such as the rapid shift toward data-driven roles and the imperative for flexible, purpose-led cultures to retain talent in an era where corporate lifespans are shrinking. Leaders further debated the strategic adoption of emerging technologies like AI and blockchain while offering guidance on navigating a rapidly evolving global economy.
- Milken Institute58 min
Creating Meaningful Lives for the 21st Century Workforce: A Conversation with Top Executives
Andy Serwer, John Chambers, Denise Morrison, Tim Sloan, Mark Weinberger, Devin Wenig
Leaders from Cisco, eBay, Wells Fargo, Campbell's, and EY convened to establish that aligning workforce strategy with core social values is essential for navigating rapid technological shifts and a changing demographic landscape. These executives detailed specific outcomes, such as Wells Fargo's lowest turnover in thirty years following its listening campaign and compensation adjustments, and EY's record female retention rates driven by inclusive policies and a "better working world" mission. The panel further emphasized that addressing the critical skills gap through education reform, flexible work cultures, and continuous reskilling is necessary to sustain engagement and profitability in an era where traditional company lifecycles are shrinking.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Business Tax Reform: Hammering Out the Details
Ben White, Chris Campbell, Ross DeVol, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Gene Sperling, Mark Weinberger
The White House and Republican congressional leadership have unified behind a tax reform package leveraging budget reconciliation to pass with a simple majority, though experts warn that claims of self-funding through growth are mathematically inconsistent with current proposals. Key debates center on the inclusion of corporate cuts alongside individual rate reductions, while panelists express skepticism regarding the Border Adjustment Tax's viability and the likelihood that the final legislation will fail deficit neutrality tests under the Byrd Rule. Consequently, the anticipated outcome is a significant short-term stimulus with temporary deficits rather than a permanent, revenue-neutral reform, leaving bipartisan support unlikely without structural adjustments favoring the middle class and infrastructure investment.
- Milken Institute53 min
Global Overview: Will Economic Growth Be Sustained?
Henny Sender, Pierre Beaudoin, Liang Xinjun, Kevin Turner, Mark Weinberger, Andrew Witty
Leaders from Fosun, Bombardier, GSK, Microsoft, and PwC convened to analyze global economic dichotomies, highlighting China's shifting demographics, aerospace sustainability, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution as key growth vectors. The panelists contrasted China's consumption-driven leverage and capital outflows against Western infrastructure financing gaps and declining capital expenditure, while noting record M&A activity as a response to suppressed organic growth. Key takeaways included strategic pivots toward B2F health sectors, decentralized pharmaceutical manufacturing, and a warning that geopolitical protectionism poses a greater long-term productivity threat than the 2008 financial crisis.
- Milken Institute56 min
Investing in America: Transforming the Tax Code, Tackling the Debt
Ben White, Maya MacGuineas, David Perdue, Mark Warner, Mark Weinberger
Panelists warn that the U.S. federal debt has reached post-World War II highs, with mandatory spending consuming 70% of the budget and interest costs poised to exceed $1 trillion annually without structural reform. Despite dire projections from the Congressional Budget Office, 2016 presidential candidates on both sides have proposed tax cuts or spending expansions lacking credible offsetting mechanisms, driven by political gridlock and a broken federal budget process. Experts advocate for a "grand bargain" model similar to Simpson-Bowles, urging immediate action on international tax reform and entitlement adjustments to preserve the dollar's status as the global reserve currency.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Architecture of the American Economy: Policies to Drive Economic Growth and Our Competitiveness
Ben White, Shaun Donovan, Alan Schwartz, Mark Weinberger
Key figures from Guggenheim Partners and EY analyzed the U.S. economy's projected 1% Q1 growth, highlighting the tension between a record job streak and persistent middle-class wage stagnation amidst structural headwinds like an aging demographic. The discussion detailed the administration's proposed fiscal strategies to lift sequestration and the critical case for Trade Promotion Authority to prevent China from setting global trade rules. Furthermore, experts debated the risks of secular stagnation and deflation while examining specific tax reform pillars designed to repatriate overseas earnings and fund a $240 billion infrastructure package through corporate rate reductions.