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MIc'd Up | The Sustainability Revolution, With Al Gore
Opening Remarks
Eric Garcetti, Mayor, City of Los Angeles
Moderator
Jim Yong Kim, President, Worl
d Bank Group
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Power Plant? Exploring the Cannabis Industry
Medical and recreational cannabis sales in the United States and Canada continue to soar. American
retail sales of legal cannabis products totaled $7.9 billion in 2017, and estimates predict the industry may grow to $24.1 billion by 2025.
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Strategic Investing in the Middle East and North Africa
As economic growth and political change continue in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region
, many of those countries have been compelled to accelerate advancements that diversify away from hydrocarbons, boost the role of the private sector, and c
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Global Overview: Navigating a World in Transition
A global transformation is underway as changing political tides, emerging demographic trends, and
relentless leaps in technology disrupt traditional social and market foundations, heralding an era of rapid change and challenge.
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A Conversation with Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Commerce | The American Workforce
It is no secret that the United States has a workforce-development challenge. Human capital is the
most important intangible asset, yet parts of the American labor force face significant uncertainty amid structural changes in the economy.
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5G: A Tech Revolution With National Security Implications
The rollout of 5th generation cellular networks worldwide has become a national security issue for
the United States and a point of contention not only with China but also Europe.
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Can the Open World Economy Be Saved?
Free trade and international investment have been engines of global growth and prosperity since th
e end of World War II. How long they will continue to be, however, is an open question.
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Agritech, Vertical Farming and Food Security
As our population continues to grow rapidly, we will need to produce 70 percent more food than we
do today. However, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations projects that farmland can only be increased by another two percent.
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Investing in American Infrastructure: The Case for Private Capital
Over the next 10 years, experts predict that United States infrastructure will face a funding gap
of nearly $3 trillion.
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Advancing Critical Health Issues for Veterans
The national consensus is that veterans of the U.S. military, approximately 21 million men and wom
en, deserve first-rate health care.
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Combatting the Crisis of Opioids
As the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, the opioid epidemic continues to ra
vage the nation, and there are no simple fixes. As we work to overcome this crisis, the U.S.
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Power Play: Closing the Immense Energy Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa
Energy supplies across Africa fall far short of potential demand. In Nigeria, just one example, a
growing population will surpass that of the United States in the next 25 years.
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