Tina Fordham
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- Milken Institute1h 4m
A Continental Wake-up Call: Challenges and Opportunities for a Post-Brexit Europe
Michael Klowden, Stephanie Flanders, Tina Fordham, Michal Krupinski, Lord Mandelson, Michael O'Sullivan, Mark Wilson
The Milken Institute's 7th London Summit convened roughly 1,000 global leaders to analyze critical uncertainties including Brexit, political populism, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Opened by moderator Stephanie Flanders, the panel examined the stalled UK-EU negotiations, Eurozone growth projections, and the risks of fiscal fragmentation within the European Union. Speakers emphasized the need for Europe to address internal divides and structural vulnerabilities to avoid global marginalization while navigating a shifting geopolitical landscape.
- Milken Institute1h 3m
A Continental Wake up Call: Challenges and Opportunities for a Post Brexit Europe
Stephanie Flanders, Michael O'Sullivan, Tina Fordham, Mark Wilson
The Milken Institute London Summit convened roughly 1,000 global leaders to address the intersection of Brexit uncertainties, Eurozone growth dynamics, and rising political populism across Europe. Panelists including Mario Draghi, Peter Mandelson, and Michael O'Sullivan warned that economic fragility could trigger a political instability loop, particularly in Italy and regarding the UK's potential WTO exit. Strategic recommendations emphasized diversifying into "Global Britain" models reliant on intangible infrastructure, accelerating regional mergers, and securing external trade partnerships to counterbalance internal fragmentation risks.
- Milken Institute1h 3m
A Continental Wake-up Call: Challenges and Opportunities for a Post-Brexit Europe
Michael Klowden, Stephanie Flanders, Tina Fordham, Michał Krupiński, Lord Mandelson, Michael O'Sullivan, Mark Wilson
The Milken Institute's 7th London Summit convened approximately 1,000 global leaders to analyze Europe's resilience against political fragmentation and economic uncertainty, featuring critical discussions on the stalled Brexit negotiations and divergent growth trajectories between Western and Central Eastern European markets. Experts from institutions including Credit Suisse, Citi, and Aviva warned that while short-term growth has improved, structural risks such as a default on trade deals, the ECB's upcoming policy shifts, and the rise of populist "Insider vs. Outsider" dynamics threaten to undermine institutional stability. The event concluded with strategic recommendations for Franco-German leadership to accelerate banking and capital market integration, emphasizing that Europe must look externally to compete with the US and China rather than remaining paralyzed by internal regulatory disputes.
- Milken Institute46 min
Women Leaders’ Summit: Lunch Plenary | Navigating Challenges in an Uncertain World
Michael DeAddio, Tina Fordham, Liew Tzu Mi, Elena Okorochenko, Tracey Woon, Mike D'Addio
Moderated by WorldQuant CEO Mike D'Addio, a panel of industry leaders from S&P Global, UBS, Citi, and GIC Singapore analyzed critical disruptions in technology, geopolitics, and sustainability. The discussion highlighted specific strategies for navigating emerging market shifts, such as S&P Global's mobile-only ecosystem initiatives and GIC's offensive engagement in China's sovereign debt markets, while warning of systemic risks like the APAC $1 trillion refinancing burden and political volatility driven by populism. Concurrently, the speakers emphasized that data aggregation, gender-inclusive economic empowerment, and hybrid business-technology skill sets are essential for transforming workforce displacement into operational growth opportunities.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Power Shifts: The Emergence of a Multipolar World
Jean-Marie, Mehdi, Richard, Eric Schmidt, Tina Fordham
Jean-Marie Guéhenno and Mehdi Jomaa analyze a shifting global order where state capacity erodes amid non-state actors, forcing institutions like NATO and the UN to adapt to hybrid warfare and internal member skepticism. While Syria's chaos and Russia's strategic leverage in Ukraine highlight the failure of traditional diplomacy, the discourse emphasizes that economic strain and regional instability now demand proactive investment in transitions like Tunisia to prevent further refugee crises. The panel concludes that the current multipolar complexity requires redefining collective defense doctrines and abandoning regional silos to address interconnected threats effectively.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
US Overview: Can Growth Continue?
Philippa Thomas, Pippa, Ross, Bill, Adrian, Oliver, Tina Fordham, Tina Raja, Anastasios Economo
Panelists characterize the U.S. economy as a structural divergence where a robust coastal sector driven by domestic consumption and housing contrasts sharply with a stagnating interior plagued by unemployment. While the Federal Reserve signals a gradual rate normalization to combat below-target inflation, external geopolitical tensions with China and domestic political gridlock are cited as primary headwinds delaying market stability. Looking ahead, experts forecast a potential recession around 2019 but advise investors to prioritize hard assets, non-investment-grade corporate loans, and entrepreneurial ventures as hedges against monetary expansion and geopolitical volatility.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
2014 London Summit - Risk
Shaukat Aziz, Wesley Clark, Sir Richard Dearlove, Tina Fordham, Ronald Waldman, Philip Coggan
Distinguished experts including General Wesley Clark and Shaukat Aziz convened to declare the current global era more unstable than the Cold War, driven by fractured P5 leadership, the rise of non-state actors, and severe health security gaps exposed by the Ebola outbreak. The panel analyzed how shifting geopolitical dynamics, such as Russia's strategic maneuvers and the fragmentation of the Middle East, have exacerbated risks ranging from terrorism to economic recession across Europe and beyond. Ultimately, the discourse concluded that while scientific and military solutions exist for these systemic threats, the absence of collective action and the resilience of populist movements leave the world uniquely vulnerable to future crises.