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Alongside this year’s 79th convening of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, the Milken Institute partnered with Invest Africa US to convene Africa at an Inflection Point, an action-driven investor symposium focused on how to best spur investment and growth in times of geopolitical, fiscal, and democratic uncertainty. The event also addressed the importance of strengthening Africa's partnerships with the rest of the world. The investor symposium featured a fireside conversation with Aliko Dangoté, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Dangote Group, Mark Tatum, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Commissioner, National Basketball Association (NBA), and Michael Milken, Chairman, Milken Institute, as well as remarks from His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot Nahyan Al Nahyan, Cabinet Minister and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates. Additionally, British Robinson, Coordinator, Prosper Africa moderated a high-level investor panel featuring Runa Alam, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Development Partners International (DPI), Seun Salami, Chief Financial Officer, Nuveen, a TIAA company, and Amadou Hott, Former Special Envoy of the President for the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa, African Development Bank Group (AfDB). This dynamic discussion delved into why now is the time to be investing in Africa, how to navigate risk and in return spur innovation, growth and investment. This convening furthered the work of the Milken Institute's ongoing Africa Strategy, which centers around catalyzing investors and entrepreneurs to help build Africa's brightest future through resilient and inclusive economies that can advance sustainability, health, and shared prosperity. #MIGlobal #unga2024 #unitednations #MIAfrica

You can view Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry for Singapore Gan Kim Yong's remarks from #MIGlobal Asia Summit at the link below. https://lnkd.in/gatp5y95 https://lnkd.in/e82dFZms

Our Best-Performing Cities China 2023-2024 report highlights the cities driving China's economic progress. Leading the way is #Hangzhou, which has surged past other first- and second-tier cities, transitioning smoothly from a tourist hub to an e-commerce and tech innovation powerhouse. The city's strategic location in the Yangtze River Economic Zone and its diversified focus on entertainment, finance, and manufacturing have been key to its rise. However, challenges remain. The real estate market is cooling, AI technologies threaten to disrupt the live-streaming e-commerce sector, and competition from Shenzhen is intensifying. How Hangzhou will leverage its strengths to address these challenges will be crucial in shaping its future trajectory. Click the link in our comments to download the report. #bestperformingcities #China #cityrankings #economicgrowth #innovation #report

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Milken Institute Global Investors’ Symposium in Mexico City offers an exciting opportunity to connect with prominent executives, policymakers, and international investors, unlocking the potential of Mexico's new era. Learn more about our upcoming event: October 24 Check out our speakers and event program here: https://lnkd.in/e6A3sPyt Register here: https://lnkd.in/eCjNUPqv #MIGlobal #Mexico #MexicoCity #internationalinvestment

You can hear Siwon Choi's full remarks from our #MIGlobal Asia Summit conversation, "Super Returns: Investing in Children as a Pathway to Global Progress" here: https://lnkd.in/gMePkRbm

"The West should recognize that in the new economic reality, it can no longer take the Global South for granted." Following a GLOBSEC 2024 Prague Forum panel focused on what the West gets wrong about the Global South, the Milken Institute's Simon Radford, moderator of the discussion, as well as Aidan Irwin-Singer, and Marie-Magdalena Bradova published an op-ed in The National Interest on this ever-changing relationship. Read it here: https://bit.ly/4erbZ3O

Oceans, covering over 70 percent of the Earth's surface, face threats from pollution, rising sea temperatures, overfishing, and habitat destruction, among many other hazards. Recently, our "S.O.S. – Save Our Seas: Protecting the Future of Our Oceans" #MIGlobal Asia Summit 2024 panel discussed advancing innovative solutions and strategies to preserve our oceans and their inhabitants for future generations. Participants included: - Audrey Tan, Assistant News Editor, The Straits Times, SPH Media - Mark Dalio, Founder and Co-CEO, OceanX - Richard Jeo, Chief Field Officer and Senior Vice President, Asia-Pacific Field Division, Conservation International - Anna Marsden, Managing Director, Great Barrier Reef Foundation - Kim Wilson, Director of Sustainability, McLaren Racing Watch the full session here: https://lnkd.in/gF6WbCfy #philanthropy #ocean #conservation #seaturtle #reefs #coral #coralreef #sea #pollution #climatechange

As part of our European dialogues expansion into Paris, we hosted our first roundtable in French, in partnership with Tikehau Capital. The conversation analyzed the impact of recent geopolitical events and included renowned speakers Thomas Gomart, Director of l'IFRI, Natacha Valla, Economist and Dean of the School of Management and Impact at Sciences Po in Paris, and Admiral Arnaud C., an expert in Cyber Security and Defence. It was moderated by Francois Lavaste, Executive Director within Tikehau Capital’s Private Equity Cybersecurity Strategy. ? As the boundaries between geopolitics and markets continue to blur, we explored how investors can better anticipate external shocks and security threats that challenge traditional frameworks. Our expert panel examined the implications of the Russia-Ukraine war and global political instability while also addressing the geopolitics of cybersecurity, the evolution of national governance, and future defense strategies. ? A big thank you to all our speakers and participants for an engaging and productive morning. Petra Freddi, Anna Strillacci #MIGlobal #France #geopolitics #Europe #economy