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Eli Lilly’s CEO is ‘disappointed’ that only 1 in 10 Americans are on GLP-1s

“We look at that as disappointing on the one hand because our job is to get medicines to patients,” Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks said at Semafor World Economy.
David Ricks (Chair and CEO - Lilly) speaks on stage during Semafor World Economy 2026 on April 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Semafor

US oil producers open to ideas for more production, Burgum says

Oil producers are “leaning in,” US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told Semafor World Economy.
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum at Semafor World Economy 2026.Lexi Critchett/Semafor

US loses ‘regenerative capacity’ without foreign talent, biotech CEO says

Restricting the ability to bring in foreign talent will hinder companies’ growth and the US economy, Flagship CEO Noubar Afeyan told Semafor World Economy.
Noubar Afeyan (Founder & CEO - Flagship Pioneering), Gary Cohn (Vice Chairman - IBM) and Liz Hoffman (Business & Finance Editor - Semafor) speak on stage during Semafor World Economy 2026 on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Semafor

Dr. Oz says AI in health care is a workforce upgrade instead of job threat

Helping Americans access the care they want “will allow them to reach a higher level of success in what they want to do in their lives,” he told Semafor World Economy.
Dr. Mehmet Oz.Lexi Critchett/Semafor

Luma Group founder: ‘We cannot lose the race’ in drug development to China

“This becomes a national security issue for the United States,” said Luma Group founder Josh Fink at Semafor World Economy.
Josh Fink, Luma Group founder, at Semafor World Economy 2026.Lexi Critchett/Semafor

Telehealth CEOs say consumerization of health care was long overdue

GoodRX CEO Wendy Barnes and Ro CEO Zach Reitano told Semafor World Economy the demand for GLP-1 drugs created a new playing field for drug pricing.
GoodRx CEO Wendy Barnes and Ro CEO Zach Reitano at Semafor World Economy 2026.Lexi Critchett/Semafor

World should follow China’s lead in driving faster AI adoption, Philip Morris CEO says

Faster adoption at the individual level will put some countries ahead of others, Jacek Olczak said at Semafor World Economy.

AI agents will make travel more human, CEOs predict

Orchestrating between AI agents and real humans will create better results and build trust, CEOs of Navan and Expedia said at Semafor World Economy.

Energy CEOs grapple with new reality as Strait of Hormuz is in limbo

Threats that weren’t thought about 20 to 30 years ago need to be looked at, energy CEOs say.