Sheryl WuDunn
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- Milken Institute57 min
From Experience to Excellence: Women Redefining Business and Financial Wellness | Global Conference
Sheryl WuDunn, Sheila Marcelo, Lauren Miller Rogen, Penny Pennington, Michele Trogni, Michelle Choney
This panel convened financial leaders, health innovators, and care advocates to address systemic failures in institutions designed around male lifespans, highlighting that women over 45 now launch businesses at twice the rate of men despite facing significantly higher chronic illness rates and lower retirement savings. Through initiatives by Zinnia, Edward Jones, Hilarity for Charity, and Ojai.ai, the discussion proposed a holistic framework integrating financial longevity, AI-driven household management, and brain health education to transition from "work-life balance" to comprehensive power. The resulting strategy advocates for redesigned risk profiles, early protective insurance planning, and intergenerational conversations to secure the $10 trillion in assets currently held by women against the projected demographic shifts in caregiving and wealth transfer.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
Championing Innovation and ROI in Women's Health Care | Global Conference 2024
Sheryl WuDunn, Nancy Brown, Jocelyn Frye, Kate Ryder, Maria Toler, Olivia Walton
Recent policy shifts and private investments have targeted critical gaps in women's health, following a White House initiative to fund research and a SteelSky-led advocacy push for $12 billion in congressional approval. Despite these efforts, severe disparities persist, including an 18% higher out-of-pocket cost for women, a 20% maternal mortality gap for Black women, and a clinical trial landscape where women of color remain severely underrepresented. Industry leaders and investors are now pivoting toward personalized, lifecycle-focused solutions and "Food is Medicine" models to address systemic barriers while capitalizing on the economic imperative of supporting female health.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
The Chinese Economy in the Next 30 Years: Political Reform vs. Status Quo?
Sheryl WuDunn, Nicholas Lardy, Michael Pillsbury, Sophie Richardson, Stephen Roach, Perry Wong, Max, Michael Chewy
A panel of five experts, including Michael Pillsbury and Nicholas Lardy, evaluates the trajectory of the Chinese economy and U.S.-China relations over the coming three decades. The discussion highlights critical tensions surrounding the Belt and Road Initiative's lack of regulatory standards, China's high corporate debt levels, and the strategic risks posed by tightening political control on innovation. Speakers ultimately forecast inevitable trade confrontations and potential Cold War-style standoffs if Beijing fails to adhere to future agreements while the U.S. reassesses the foundational architecture of the bilateral relationship.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Speed Bumps Ahead: China's Belt and Road Initiative
Sheryl WuDunn, Lincoln Leong, Kevin Lu, Winston Ma, Dominic Ng, Perry Wong
The Belt and Road Initiative represents a trillion-dollar, 68-nation infrastructure strategy by China designed to export industrial overcapacity, secure energy routes, and achieve geopolitical dominance by 2049. While the project faces significant sovereign debt risks and regulatory hurdles in emerging markets, it has attracted Western corporate participation and positioned Hong Kong as a key financing hub despite US strategic hesitancy. Experts anticipate a transition from state-led funding to private market dominance over the next decade, driven by the commercial viability of interconnected digital and physical networks.
- Milken Institute31 min
MIc'd Up | Part 2: A Conversation with Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas Kristof
Sheryl WuDunn, Nicholas Kristof, Nick Kristof
Columnist Nicholas Kristof and author Sheryl Sandberg discuss their bestsellers' findings on the "empathy gap," illustrating how focusing on individual stories rather than abstract statistics drives charitable giving and policy support. Kristof further argues that effective global leadership requires prioritizing economic growth through job creation and early childhood investment while urging corporations and governments to align with Environmental, Social, and Governance values. The conversation concludes with a warning that retreating from U.S. global hegemony invites a "Kindleberger trap" of international instability and preventable human suffering.
- Milken Institute57 min
A Path Appears: A Conversation With Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Nicholas Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Steve Grove, Nick Kristof, Ashley, Derek McKesson, Dan Galpin, Esther Duflo, Brian Mulaney, Dan Pallotta, Eric Schmidt, Sheryl McCarthy, Nick Orloveyski
Google News Lab director Steve Grove facilitated a discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Nick Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn regarding their book *A Path Appears* and its accompanying PBS documentary on transforming social vulnerability into opportunity. The speakers advocate for applying business principles and market incentives to poverty alleviation, citing evidence from randomized trials that effective interventions must measure outcomes rather than inputs and leverage corporate strategies to address systemic issues like missing girls and the "word gap." They further highlight the physiological benefits of philanthropy and argue that future social progress depends on a "double bottom line" model where for-profit enterprises and rigorous data measurement replace traditional charity to solve intractable challenges in education, health, and urban violence.
- Milken Institute1h 6m
Dealing With China: A Conversation With Henry Paulson
Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson details his tenure managing the 2008 financial crisis, highlighting real-time policy pivots involving Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Lehman Brothers that prevented total economic collapse. He further outlines his strategic engagement with China, noting the establishment of the Strategic Economic Dialogue which secured long-term climate cooperation while navigating tensions over human rights and intellectual property theft. Looking forward, Paulson advises prioritizing pragmatic economic linkages and institutional influence, such as joining the AIIB, to manage the complex spectrum of U.S.-China relations amid rising geopolitical and structural challenges.