WorldQuant founder Igor Tulchinsky hosted a panel on predictions, and Mike Novogratz of Galaxy Investment Partners hosted one on blockchain. His takeaway: “Buy Bitcoin.” Tony Ressler of Ares Management, Joshua Harris of Apollo Global Management and Tony Yoseloff of Davidson Kempner participated in other sessions.

Mark Ein, owner of the Washington Kastles of World TeamTennis, was looking into buying an eSports team after the session at Cohen’s house featuring Noah Whinston, the 24-year-old founder of the Immortals. Ein also won the elite division of the doubles tennis tournament benefiting Milken’s Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Yep, in addition to the deep dives on the world’s toughest problems, there was also a lot of tennis over the weekend, with amateur players paying $25,000 to play with professionals. The first round of the matches were held at people’s homes, with John Paulson, Bill Ackman and George Walker playing on their own courts, Beth Kojima at Jane Lauder’s and Amy Griffin at Thomas H. Lee’s. The tournament is a stop on the Charles Evans PCF Pro-Am Tour.

Caviar Pizza
Milken’s schedule started Thursday at Howard Marks’s East Hampton home, where Marks talked about market cycles, the topic of his upcoming book, and Milken wrote down an algebra problem for John Griffin’s son Jack. Then there was caviar pizza at Larry Gagosian’s, an auction at Marc Leder’s house to support dogs that can sniff for cancer, and a performance by John Fogerty Saturday night that had Milken dancing in front of the stage. The finale was around 5 p.m. on Sunday at the Shinnecock Tennis Club, when the four winning teams collected their trophies. The tournament and gala raised $3 million.

Milken kissed a baby and encouraged the winners to make remarks. Ein thanked David Rubenstein for the job out of Harvard Business School that gave him enough time to play tennis. Amy Griffin, in her third year of winning, said her husband had stolen victory from her in another year. Larry Leeds of Buckingham Capital Management, who turned 89 in June, declared a wish for Milken.

“Mike, I want you to run for president," Leeds said.

"I’ll run as your VP," Milken replied.

At the gala Saturday, Milken called for a moment of silence as he announced the death of Senator John McCain, citing his “commitment to our country and his commitment to cancer research over the years.”

Washington Plans
In about two years, Milken will open the Center for the American Dream in Washington, which will focus on education, bioscience and medical research, entrepreneurism and financial markets and access to capital -- areas where the Milken Institute is already involved. Admission will be free, and a highlight of a visit will be watching taped interviews of notables discussing the American dream. A few dozen interviews were filmed in Southampton over the weekend. Milken is aiming for 10,000 total.

“We have to make sure the American dream is alive and well, whether you live in Atlanta, Georgia or China,” Milken said in an interview, sitting on a turquoise couch by a saltwater pool, and wearing the avocado socks. “They have to see it as clearly as I do. This isn’t a dream just for Americans, this is about opportunity regardless of where you live, your religion, your gender, or the school you went to."