Peter Schwartz,
Co-Founder and Chairman, Global Business Network
Komal Sri-Kumar,
Group Managing Director and Chief Global Strategist, TCW Group Inc.; Senior Fellow, Milken Institute
Moderator:
Joel Kurtzman, Senior Fellow and Executive Director of SAVE, Milken Institute
Shaukat Aziz, the former prime minister of Pakistan, says economic inequity is one cause of terrorism. We must "get out of our mind-set that it is a religious problem," he says. "It is not. It is really a problem of deprivation."
In an interconnected world, political, social or economic upheaval halfway around the globe can generate major ripple effects. Which hot spots pose the most significant risk in the minds of national security experts — and investors? Is the United States overly focused on terrorism but too slow to take steps toward mitigating climate change? What steps can we take to make the global financial system more stable? How can we best assess risks and their economic impact? How safe is safe enough?
Global Conference 2013
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, philanthropist Bill Gates and Strive Masiyiwa of Econet Wireless discuss advancing prosperity in Africa.
