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Investing in the World’s Health Is Good for Business

The collapse of US foreign assistance is an opportunity to build a more prosperous world. Once the world’s largest donor, the United States has slashed funding for the US Agency for International Development, President’s Emergency Plan for...
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Vanessa Kerry

CEO, Seed Global Health; Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health, World Health Organization
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Embrace Complexity

Disasters are complicated. The facts on the ground change quickly. Those changes can seem overwhelming, unless you’re ready for them. I talk all the time about embracing complexity, not running away from it. Our job is to transform...
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José Andrés

Chef, Humanitarian, and Founder, World Central Kitchen; Author, “Change the Recipe”
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Reimagining Retirement for People Around the World

Over the past several years, I’ve had the opportunity to hear from our customers, employees, and financial advisors around the world about the unique challenges and opportunities they face at work, at home, and in their communities.
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Andrew Sullivan

CEO, Prudential Financial, Inc.
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Harnessing AI to Build a More Prosperous Future for All

Throughout history, transformative technologies have reshaped economies, industries, and societies. Today, artificial intelligence (AI)—namely generative AI and agentic AI—represents the next great frontier. This technology has the...
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Robert F. Smith

Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Vista Equity Partners
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I Found a ‘Chinese Bug’—and Learned a Life Lesson

One of my most important lessons in life, one particularly useful at a time when America is so polarized and tempers are so high, came when my wife and I moved to China to be correspondents of The New York Times. We moved into the official...
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Nicholas Kristof

Op-Ed Columnist and Political Commentator; Author, “Chasing Hope: A Reporter’s Life”
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