Catalyzing Capital, Innovation, and Impact to Advance Women's Health | Global Conference 2026
At the Global Conference panel, leaders from government, industry and philanthropy—including Dr. Jill Biden, California Surgeon General Dr. Diana Ramos, Merck’s Kalan Taylor Clark and entrepreneur Afton Vatcherie—marked the one-year anniversary of the Women’s Health Network and announced it now includes 170 organizations. Biden highlighted a $1 billion White House-era commitment to women’s health research and exposed longstanding gaps such as male-centric trials and neglect of menopause. Ramos described California’s cross-sector effort to halve maternal mortality by year-end and championed a life-course approach linking pregnancy complications to long-term cardiovascular and metabolic risks. Panelists said philanthropy, private industry and public policy are converging to catalyze funding, innovation and scaled solutions for women’s health today.
A Conversation with FIFA President Gianni Infantino | Global Conference 2026
In a candid conversation at the Global Conference 2026, FIFA President Gianni Infantino outlined the scale and ambition of the upcoming 2026 World Cup, the first tournament to feature 48 national teams and be co‑hosted by the United States, Canada...
Why Africa, Why Now: Investing in the World's Next Growth Engine | Global Conference 2026
The Global Conference 2026 panel highlighted Africa as the next global growth engine, debunking common myths about its homogeneity, poverty, and resource dependence. Speakers emphasized a $3 trillion economy today, a projected $5 trillion size by 2030, and a demographic surge to...
Reinventing Play: The New Frontier of Gaming Technology and Creation | Global Conference 2026
The Global Conference 2026 panel highlighted gaming’s evolution from a niche pastime to the world’s dominant entertainment medium, now intersecting with film, television, and immersive storytelling. Leaders from Blizzard, EA, a gaming‑focused VC, and Epic’s Donald Mustard underscored that the...
Miranda Kerr & Baby2Baby Co-CEOs Kelly Sawyer Patricof & Norah Weinstein | Global Conference 2026
The Global Conference 2026 panel brought together model‑entrepreneur Miranda Kerr and Baby2Baby co‑CEOs Kelly Sawyer Patricof and Norah Weinstein to spotlight the nonprofit’s mission of eradicating diaper need for low‑income families. Their conversation traced Baby2Baby’s evolution from a tiny Pico‑street...
Private Wealth and the Future of Financial Security | Global Conference 2026
The Global Conference 2026 panel tackled the seismic shift in private wealth as a $100 trillion generational transfer looms, with roughly $30 trillion earmarked for women. Speakers warned that post‑COVID market volatility – VIX in the 20s versus the low‑teens of the...
Future of Storytelling: A Conversation with Laurene Powell Jobs & Darren Walker | Global Conference
The Global Conference panel featured Laurene Powell Jobs of Emerson Collective and Darren Walker, newly appointed CEO of Anonymous Content, discussing how their partnership aims to heal the company after founder Steve Golin’s death and chart a future for storytelling. Both speakers...
At #MIGlobal 2026, Our "Breakthroughs Reshaping Aging & Longevity" Panelists Shared Their Expertise
At MiGlobal 2026, a panel of longevity experts debated the biggest barrier to adding a decade of healthy life. They argued that the United States remains entrenched in a "sick‑care" model, reacting to disease rather than preventing it, and that...
Leading with Purpose: The Corporate Moral Compass | Global Conference 2026
At Global Conference 2026, a diverse panel of CEOs—Hamdi Olkaya (Chobani), Daniel Leetsky (Kind Snacks), Linda Hubard (Carhartt), Ryan Gellert (Patagonia), and Marvin Ellison (Lowe’s)—debated why purpose matters in today’s volatile environment, framing it as a corporate moral compass. Speakers argued...
FinTech's Global Playbook: Breaking Barriers and Borders | Global Conference 2026
The panel at Global Conference 2026 explored FinTech's global playbook, focusing on financial inclusion, payment infrastructure, and emerging crypto stablecoin ecosystems across Latin America, Africa, and beyond. Speakers highlighted Brazil's Pix and Open Finance initiatives, which banked 52 million people, with...
Capital in Motion: Repositioning at Scale for the Next Cycle | Global Conference 2026
At the Milken Global Conference 2026, senior leaders from Carlyle, CalPERS and sovereign‑wealth fund managers examined how ongoing wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, coupled with lingering oil price shocks, are forcing a fundamental re‑prioritization of capital. They...
Building a Brand in Midlife: A Conversation with Daphne Oz and Molly Sims | Global Conference 2026
The Global Conference 2026 panel featured Daphne Oz and Molly Sims discussing how to build a brand in midlife. Oz announced her new anti‑doom podcast, The Mothership, while Sims detailed the launch of Wise Beauty, a skincare line aimed at...
Conversation with Eldridge Ind. CEO Todd Boehly & MassMutual CEO Roger Crandall | Global Conference
The panel featured Eldridge Industries CEO Todd Boehly and MassMutual CEO Roger Crandall discussing how insurers are leveraging private capital to enhance returns for policyholders. Both executives traced their firms' historical reliance on illiquid assets—MassMutual for 175 years and Eldridge...
Backing What's Next: A Conversation with Serena Williams | Global Conference 2026
The Global Conference 2026 panel featured Serena Williams discussing her evolution from tennis legend to venture capital founder of Starfire Ventures. Williams described how a lifelong curiosity about technology and business led her from angel investing in 2014 to raising...
Private Equity: Value Creation Under New Rate Regimes | Global Conference 2026
The panel explored how private‑equity firms are creating value amid shifting rate environments, with a heavy focus on artificial intelligence and software investments. Participants acknowledged that while every GP is experimenting with AI, most initiatives remain in early‑stage testing rather...