Martha Minowski
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- Milken Institute1h 2m
Paying for Cures
Colleen Rye, Christiana Bardon, Louis DeGennaro, Joe La Barge, Mark Trusheim, Cynthia Verst, Cindy Virst, Mark Trusseimer, Chris Barden, Joe Medina, Eric Schmidt, Lou, Louis Kombolaini, John McWhorter, Tanisha Carino, Martha Minowski
Discussions on the evolution of curative gene therapies analyze the projected surge of over 500 pipeline candidates and the necessary shift from chronic treatment models to one-time cures that disrupt traditional pricing structures. Industry experts highlight innovative financial mechanisms, including outcomes-based rebates and installment payments, designed to navigate complex regulatory hurdles like Medicaid best price rules and FASB accounting volatility while addressing manufacturing costs. Despite significant challenges in social equity and international reimbursement disparities, the consensus suggests that historical precedents and market-driven competition will ultimately sustain a system capable of integrating these high-cost, durable medical breakthroughs.
- Milken Institute56 min
Hacks on Health Care: How to Make a Vulnerable Industry Cyber-Secure
Kim McCleary, Joshua Corman, Kevin McDonald, Suzanne Schwartz, Mark Wilson, Josh Tenenbaum, Martha Minowski
Led by Kim McCleary, a panel of industry experts and regulators detailed how the convergence of legacy medical devices, severe talent shortages, and immense costs has created a "critical condition" for healthcare cybersecurity in the United States. Highlighting the Hollywood Presbyterian ransomware attack and a BlackBerry demonstration of infusing pump vulnerabilities, the discussion established that proof of potential harm is now sufficient for FDA intervention while exposing the market's $100-per-record data value and the impossibility of total technical prevention. To address these systemic risks, stakeholders were advised to integrate security into patient safety cultures, mandate transparency in device procurement, and leverage the NIST framework to shift focus toward risk containment and continuous response rather than unattainable prevention.
- Milken Institute58 min
How Do We Value Art?
Jane Nathanson, Deborah McLeod, Timothy Potts, Philip, Lucienne, Martha Minowski
Art leaders including MOCA co-founder Jane Nathanson, Gagosian Director Deborah McLeod, and Getty Director Timothy Potts debate the shifting balance between passion-driven collecting and financial investment at a Los Angeles forum. Participants analyzed market dynamics from the $60 billion global fine art volume to the specific challenges of the antiquities trade, emphasizing rigorous due diligence and the curatorial role of auction houses like Sotheby's. The consensus highlighted a strategic pivot where museums act as cultural anchors driving tourism while collectors increasingly adopt contrarian investment strategies to navigate the cyclical nature of contemporary art valuations.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Driverless Cars and Beyond: Where's Transportation Headed?
Sue Callaway, Chris Ballinger, Brian Kelly, Doug Newcomb, Raj Rajkumar, Juraj Vaculik, Vasilis Galavaniskaya, Martha Minowski, Raj Kumar
Industry leaders from Toyota, Google, and Carnegie Mellon are driving a shift toward autonomous and air mobility to address the 1.3 million annual global traffic fatalities while navigating regulatory frameworks currently being updated in California and globally. Despite projections that full technological readiness requires decades of testing, stakeholders anticipate a convergence of shared, connected, and autonomous services that could displace traditional vehicle ownership and create new economic models across developing markets. While safety protocols continue to evolve through extensive data collection and multimodal integration, experts warn that significant workforce displacement in the transportation sector will necessitate proactive adaptation in infrastructure and workforce development.
- Milken Institute1h 3m
From Marketer to Influencer to Global Brand Shaper
Beth Brady, Matt Durella, Hannah Groove, Mark Wilson, Nancy Kanwisher, Hannah Hartmann, Cecilia Giovannini, Mark Siegelmann, Martha Minowski, Margaret Brennan, Nicole Sinclair, Caroline O, David Kwong, Shirley Moody, Tana, Angela Duckworth, Nina Savari, Mark Goulston, Mark McCurry, Mark Zuckerberg, Cecilia Arradaza
Executives from Principal Financial Group, Twitter, State Street, and BlackBerry convened at a Milken Institute panel to redefine marketing as a strategic revenue driver driven by data and cross-functional integration. The discussion highlighted a sector-wide pivot where leaders leverage hyper-personalization, advanced attribution modeling, and security imperatives to transform complex industries into consumer-centric ecosystems. Participants emphasized that future success relies on cultivating trust through simplified storytelling and rapidly iterating strategies to convert marketing from a cost center into a critical business engine.
- Milken Institute59 min
The Transformation of Mexico
Jana Remes, Marcela Meireles, Alberto Gomez-Alcala, Enrique Perret, David Fong, Martha Minowski
A high-level economic panel highlighted Mexico's duality as a nation driving manufacturing booms and structural reforms while simultaneously battling entrenched corruption and regional inequality. While figures such as President Enrique Peña Nieto and economist Jana Remes acknowledged progress in fiscal stability and foreign direct investment, experts warned that rising security costs, an uncompetitive energy sector, and a productivity gap between modern and informal firms threaten sustainable growth. Ultimately, the consensus projects a modernization trajectory toward deeper North American integration, though long-term success depends on resolving rule-of-law deficiencies and managing the political risks of potential populist resurgence.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Impact Investing: The Art of the Deal
Dave Chen, N. Lee, Sari Miller, Eitan Stibbe, Martha Minowski, Ann Coopermann, Chip, Andy Cooper
A panel of global investment leaders from Equilibrium Capital Group, Impact Investment Exchange, LeapFrog, and Vital Capital convened to define impact investing as a practice where intentional social and environmental outcomes are non-negotiable components of the investment thesis alongside market-rate or preservation returns. The discussion detailed practical execution strategies, ranging from complex financing structures like convertible notes and tax equity flips to rigorous measurement frameworks such as GEARS that rejected 40% of opportunities due to social and environmental risks. By highlighting specific case studies in micro-insurance, African agro-industrial centers, and US real estate, the panel demonstrated how practitioners mitigate mission drift and generate sustainable alpha through deep community integration and strategic capital stacking.