andol: we heard from iac carol weaver. we have a story on presidential leadership in the years passed. -- past. carol: and we have a talk about the year ahead when it comes to investors. group co ceo made through, run something he previously represented to his own investors. >> we have been talking about big data for a while. this is extraordinary. it is hard to figure out. let me give you the tagline we are using to solidify our thinking. we have seen this for a couple years being used more broadly. i am thinking about the impact of data and where we are in the cycle. oil and data has been around forever. the first well was built in 347 a.d. a new era is our ability to gather it and refinement. earlyou get is consolidation. in the early days of oil, we had massive consolidation. getty and rockefeller in the titans of today. you had interesting things happen. valdez changed regulations for oil. we are seeing changing regulations for data around the world. all of that has been surrounded by testimony and scandal. i flash bac

carol: we heard from iac and karen weaver.

carol: we heard from ceo's. weaver of flint, michigan about the aftermath of the city water crisis. son: plus, doris kearns goodwin on the past and what that might tell us about what is ahead. carol: -- jason: jim coulter made a dynamic presentation on investment opportunities he sees in 2019. it is a fast run through the biggest themes, something he recently presented privately to tpg's own investors. carol: and we are talking about things like cannabis and the power of influencers. also, big data. >> we have been talking about big data for a while. but it has gone from hype to reality. it is big. it is extraordinary. it is hard to figure out. so let me give you the tagline we are using to solidify our thinking, data is the new oil. we have been saying this for a couple of years. it is now being used more broadly. let me take you through how i am thinking about the impact of data and where we are in the cycle. oil and data have both been around forever. the first oil well drilled was in 347a.d in china. data is everything all the time. what makes it a new era is our ability to gathe

carol we heard from iac's joey leven and also karen weaver in flint, michigan about the city's aftermath of the water crisis. jason: plus, historian doris kearns goodwin on presidential leadership in the past and what it might tell us about what is ahead. carol: and of course, we have to talk about the year ahead when it comes to investors. that was an essential topic and where we start this week. jason: tgp group's co-ceo jim colter made a presentation on investment opportunities he sees in 2019. it is a dynamic run through, something he recently presented privately to tpg's own investors. we are talking cannabis, the power of influence in big data. jim: we have been talking about big data for a while. but this has gone from hype to reality. this is big, this is big. it is extraordinary. but it is hard to figure out. let me give you the tagline we are using to solidify our thinking. data is the new oil. we have been saying this for a couple of your -- couple of years. it's now being used more broadly. but let me take you through how i'm thinking about the impact of data and where we are

weaver in the aftermath of the water crisis. jason: and we have a story on presidential leadership in the years past. and what it might tell us about what is ahead. carol: and of course, we have to talk about the year ahead when it comes to investors. and was an essential topic where we start this week. jason: tgp group's co-ceo made a presentation on investment opportunities he sees in 2019. it is a dynamic run through, something he previously presented privately to t gp's own investors. >> we have been talking about big data for a while. to this has gone from hype reality. this is big, this is extraordinary. but it is hard to figure out. let me give you the tagline we are using to solidify our thinking. data is the new oil. the saying is been around for a couple of years and is now being used more broadly. but i am thinking about the impact of data and where we are in the cycle. oil and data has been around forever. the first well drilled was in a.d. in china. what makes it a new era is our ability to gather it and refinement. what you get is early consolidation. in the early days of oil, we had massive consolidation. we are seeing massive consolidat