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The Time to Address Inequality Is Right Now

As I look out to the remainder of the 2020s, I believe that economic inequality will be one of the most important issues facing humanity. Excessive inequality undermines the life chances of individuals, families, and communities—sometimes...
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Orlando Bravo

Co-founder and Managing Partner, Thoma Bravo
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ESG: Good for Business, Better for the World

According to a recent study, solid Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices resulted in better operational performance in 88 percent of companies. In the Consumer Top Trend 2021 survey by Gartner, 62 percent of consumers said...
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Eric Martel

President and CEO, Bombardier
ESG: The Blueprint for Company Success
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ESG: The Blueprint for Company Success

Lifting people out of poverty in Haiti. Eliminating plastic waste in our oceans. Creating innovative technology that drives business growth. On the surface, you might think these three things have nothing to do with one another. But for HP...
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Enrique Lores

President & CEO, HP Inc.
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COVID-19 in Singapore: Finding Our Own Path

Singapore is poised to achieve at least 80–85 percent vaccine coverage against SARS-CoV-2 by the end of September 2021. Excluding children aged 12 and below, this would mean that at least 90–95 percent of the eligible population are...
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Yee-Sin Leo

Executive Director, National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore
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Addressing the Disparities Revealed by COVID-19

The spring of 2020 was illuminating in many ways. We witnessed the abysmal handling of a public health crisis, we watched COVID-19 health disparities by race and income unfold in real time, and we were traumatized repeatedly by the sight of...
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Linda Goler Blount

President & CEO, The Black Women's Health Imperative
Power of Ideas

Empathy: Crucial to Rebuilding Our Mental Health System

The past year was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, which exacerbated and highlighted pre-existing racial disparities in health care, combined with the increased awareness of the persistence of racial injustice in America. As a psychiatrist...
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Tresha Gibbs

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist; Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
News Release

Japan’s Prime Minister Suga To Deliver Video Address At Milken Institute Global Conference On October 19, 2020

The event marks only the second time PM Suga delivers address on an international stage SINGAPORE – October 19, 2020 – The Milken Institute announced today that the Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga is scheduled to deliver a video...
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Yeen Chong

Associate Director, Milken Institute International
Yeen Chee Chong is an associate director for Milken Institute International. Based in Singapore, he oversees and manages strategic communications with a wide range of global and regional media publications and partners. Chong works closely with colleagues in both Asia and the United States on planning and implementing global public relations and social media campaigns.
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