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1 Creating Global Prosperity Strive Masiyiwa Founder and Chairman, Econet Wireless Tony Blair Former Prime Minister, Great Britain and Northern Ireland Mike Milken Chairman, The Milken Institute Kathy Matsui Vice Chair Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd. Nouriel Roubini Chairman Roubini Global Economics & Professor, Stern School of Business, NYU

2 1 billion net new jobs

3 M. V. N.C First American Political Cartoon Ben Franklin, 1754: Join or Die

4 Regions Government Global Conference: The Power of Ideas

5 P=SFt i *(SHC i +SSC i +SRA i ) P = Prosperity Ft = Financial Technology HC = Human Capital SC = Social Capital RA = Real Assets

6 P=SFt i *(SHC i +SSC i +SRA i ) Financial Technology Human Capital Social Capital Real Assets Innovative processes & components including: Convertible bonds Preferred stock High-yield bonds Collateralized loans Collateralized bonds Equity-linked securities Securitized obligations (mortgages, credit cards, etc.) Derivatives Productivity: Skills Education Training Experience Creativity Habits Values Rule of law Property rights Public health Universal education Government Leadership Religious freedom Police/fire protection Cultural resources Universal suffrage Protection of creditors Financial Standards reporting standards Transparent markets Regulatory continuity Cash Receivables Real estate Factories Capital equipment Roads Buildings Infrastructure

7 Leadership In Africa today, we recognize that trade and investment, and not aid, are pillars of development.. H.E. Paul Kagame President, Republic of Rwanda

8 Leadership "Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people. Nelson Mandela

9 Leadership The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes. Tony Blair

10 U.S. Population Living On Farms Not living on farms 2% Farms 42% Farms 2% Living on Farms 98% Not living on Farms 58% Not living on Farms 98%

11 In 1900, 40 million Americans lived on farms and fed 76 million domestically plus 15 million people outside the U.S. Each farm person fed about two others.

12 In 2000, 1.5 million Americans lived on farms and fed 290 million domestically plus 220 million others. Each farm person fed about 340 others!

13 NETWORK TELEVISION Then NOW 1,785 broadcast channels

14 CELLULAR Then NOW

15 MESSAGING Then NOW

16 READING Then NOW

17 VIDEO Then NOW

18 RESEARCH Then NOW

19 VIDEO GAMES Then NOW

20 TELEPHONE Then NOW

21 MUSIC Then NOW

22 ORGANIZATION Then NOW

23 TRANSPORTATION Then NOW

24 YOUR PERSONAL MEDIA NOW All these things fit in your pocket!

25 Singapore s Orchard Road 1930s

26 Orchard Row Today

27 27

28 Do human capital strategies work? Singapore 1960 $2,271 Per Capita GDP 2015* $57,442 Jamaica $2,255 $5,096 Note: 2015 data projected. Source: International Monetary Fund.

29 Tokyo Post World War II

30 Tokyo Today

31 Seoul, South Korea 1960

32 Seoul Today

33 Shanghai 1987

34 Shanghai Today

35 Dubai 1990

36 Dubai Today

37 37 Poverty was reduced more in the last 50 years than in the previous 500.

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40 The Growing Middle Class Share of global middle-class consumption, % 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% Other EU United States Japan Other Asia India China Source: OECD. 0%

41 Humanity s Top 10 Problems for Next 50 Years Democracy Disease Education Energy Environment Food Population Poverty Terrorism & War Water

42 Humanity s Top 10 Problems for Next 50 Years Education Energy Nobel Laureates in Science/Medicine

43 Humanity s Top 10 Solutions for Next 50 Years Democracy Disease Education Energy Environment Food Population Poverty Terrorism & War Water Education Education Education Energy Energy Energy Education Education Education Energy

44 The Value of Health Each life is priceless but in economic terms, over the past two centuries, as much as 50% of all economic growth can be traced to advances in health.

45 Worldwide Life Expectancy Growth Years Years Years 71 Years Source: World Health Organization, World Health Statistics 2013

46 Life Expectancy in East Asia Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011). World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision, CD-ROM Edition

47 Over the past 20 years, the risk of a pregnant woman passing AIDS to her child has dropped from 90% to less than 2%. Source: March of Dimes; American Pregnancy Association

48 35.3 Million People are Living with HIV Worldwide More than two-thirds are in Sub-Saharan Africa Nearly 30 million have died since the start of the epidemic Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

49 49

50 World s Fastest Growing Economies Annual Average GDP Growth Angola 11.1% Ethiopia 8.8% China 10.5% Mozambique 8.2% Myanmar 10.3% Myanmar 7.8% Nigeria 8.9% Congo, D.R. 7.6% Ethiopia 8.4% Cambodia 7.2% Kazakhstan 8.2% Rwanda 7.2% Chad 7.9% India 7.1% Mozambique 7.9% Uzbekistan 7.1% Cambodia 7.7% China 7.0% Rwanda 7.6% Tanzania 7.0% Source: The Economist; IMF (excludes countries with populations<10 million) 2/6/14

51 60% Skilled and Unskilled Jobs 1950 Today 65% 20% 20% 15% 20% Unskilled Semi-skilled Skilled Unskilled Semi-skilled Skilled

52 What is prosperity? Prosperity = a meaningful life

53 The 21 st century is being defined by a worldwide competition for human capital.

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