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Milken Institute hosts its first Asia Summit
Singapore meeting brings together leaders from the region — and the world |
 On September 18-19, we brought together CEOs, major investors, heads of sovereign wealth funds, philanthropists and other leaders from around the world for our first Asia Summit. These leaders met in Singapore to focus on some of the world's most pressing challenges, but with a strong Asian focus. Panel topics included prosperity and risk in the Asia-Pacific region, Asia's new crop of political leaders and the prognosis for health-care innovation in Asia. See the program here.
 At the Summit, we released "Best-Performing Cities Asia 2014," the first ranking of the economic performance of Asia's major cities. The data reveal that in creating jobs and vibrant urban growth, China leads the pack. Of Asia's top 10 cities, six are in the People's Republic. Click here to see the full rankings.
 We also published "Will the Next Asian Tiger Please Stand Up? Emerging Economies Poised to Advance." This report looks at the growth effects of improved financial markets and development of human capital in SEA-4 countries — Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. |
| 21st Century Cures roundtable yields strategy for advancing research |
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| Photo courtesy of the House Energy and Commerce Committee |
At a House Energy and Commerce Committee roundtable last week, nearly two dozen members of Congress discussed investing in the next generation of scientists, incentivizing partnerships, exploring new approaches to clinical trials and ensuring stable funding for research. The roundtable included HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell, NIH Director Francis Collins, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, and FasterCures and Milken Institute Founder and Chairman Michael Milken. See more here. |
| Experts in finance join the Institute as senior fellows |
 Ed DeMarco, former acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has joined us as a senior fellow in residence. His work will help educate policymakers and the public about the pressing issues in housing. Check out his new paper, "Twelve Things You Need to Know About the Housing Market."
 Gerard Caprio, Jr. is a senior fellow focused on global banking and financial regulation. He is the William Brough Professor of Economics at Williams College and Chair of the Center for Development Economics there. He's an author of "Measure It, Improve It: Bank Regulation and Supervision in 180 Countries 1999 - 2011." |
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