In this special recap episode of Banking on Girls, Marina Batliwalla takes you inside the Milken Global Conference 2025—a gathering of world leaders, innovators, and investors—to uncover what the future of finance, technology, and equity means for women and girls.

You’ll hear takeaways from thought leaders like Tony Blair, Jensen Huang, and top minds in retirement, caregiving, and Gen Z finance. From the rise of AI to the realities of caregiving and generational inequality, this episode unpacks the conversations that matter for building financial power and confidence in the next generation.

💡 How AI is reshaping every job—and why digital fluency is now essential to financial literacy
💸 Why young women should front-load their savings early in life
👩‍👧‍👦 How caregiving affects women’s financial futures—and how to plan for it
📉 The broken “social escalator” and what Gen Z and Millennials are up against
💰 Why the average woman’s portfolio is still 70% cash—and how we can change that
🌍 The role women will play in the largest wealth transfer in history

✔️ Share this episode with a girl, young woman, or parent in your life
✔️ Talk to your kids about AI, investing, and debt—early and often
✔️ Download a budgeting app together or set up a mock investment account
✔️ Subscribe to Banking on Girls for more conversations on raising financially fearless girls

🔗 Milken Institute: milkeninstitute.org