The 2024 Milken Institute Global Conference Opens May 5, Convening Global Leaders to Discuss Strategies Aimed at Shaping a Shared Future
May 02 2024 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Recently added speakers include global
changemakers, notable government officials, industry CEOs,
celebrities, and more
The 2024 Milken Institute Global Conference opens Sunday, May 5
and will draw more than 4,500 attendees, including global leaders,
C-suite executives from Fortune 500 companies, experts and
innovators to discuss strategies aimed at shaping a shared
future.
Last month, the Milken Institute announced a robust program
agenda that has grown to more than 1,000 speakers who will gather
to advance conversations around wide-ranging, but interconnected,
global topics. In addition to the speakers previously announced,
the following national and global leaders have been added to what
will be a powerful program during the four-day event.
Newly announced government and political leaders include:
Javier Milei, President of Argentina; Her Majesty Queen
Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan; William J. Clinton, 42nd
President of the United States; H.E. Ivan Duque Marquez,
33rd President of Colombia; Kristalina Georgieva, Managing
Director, International Monetary Fund; Ilan Goldfajn,
President of the Inter-American Development Bank; Yuriko
Koike, Governor of Tokyo; Theresa May, 54th Prime
Minster of the United Kingdom; Ambassador Cindy McCain,
Executive Director of the World Food Programme; Kevin
McCarthy, 55th Speaker of the US House of Representatives;
Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, Governor of Baja California;
Mauricio Vila Dosal, Governor of Yucatán; Members of the
U.S. Congress including Senators Cory Booker of New Jersey;
Bill Cassidy of Louisiana; James Lankford of
Oklahoma; Joe Manchin of West Virginia; and Kyrsten
Sinema of Arizona.
“Our goal with this year’s global conference is to bring
together leaders from all sectors of society, to share their unique
perspectives on the complex issues we face today,” said Richard
Ditizio, CEO of the Milken Institute. “Through this conference, we
provide the space for thoughtful dialogue across a spectrum of
issues, searching for common ground and the capital to fund new
ideas.”
Additional notable CEOs, celebrities, and non-profit executives
recently confirmed to participate include: Todd Boehly,
Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Eldridge Industries; Nancy
Brown, CEO, American Heart Association; David Feinberg,
Chairman, Oracle Health; Michael Froman, President, Council
on Foreign Relations; Jenny Johnson, President and CEO,
Franklin Templeton; Boris Kodjoe, Co-Founder, Full Circle
Africa; Karen Knudsen, CEO, American Cancer Society, Inc.;
Rodney McMullen, Chairman and CEO, The Kroger Co.;
Patrice Motsepe, Chairman and Founder, African Rainbow
Minerals; Co-Founder and Chairman, Motsepe Foundation; Bill
Ready, CEO, Pinterest; Alex Rodriguez, Founder and CEO,
A-Rod Corp; Charlie Scharf, CEO, Wells Fargo; Clara
Shih, CEO, Salesforce AI; Liev Schreiber, Actor;
Co-Founder, BlueCheck Ukraine; Mark Walter, CEO, Guggenheim
Partners; will.i.am, President and Founder, i.am Angel
Foundation; and Lindsey Vonn, Olympic Champion and
Entrepreneur.
The Milken Institute will livestream Global Conference public
sessions, expanding access to the event. View the entire list of
speakers, the conference agenda and watch the more than 200 public
sessions online at www.globalconference.org. For updates on the
event, follow Milken Institute on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and
Facebook using #MIGlobal.
Attendees will learn more about the Milken Institute’s impactful
programmatic work and global partnerships in health, finance, and
philanthropy with noteworthy events during the conference,
including:
- The announcement of grand prize winners of the $1 million
Milken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy, a partnership with the
Motsepe Foundation to incentivize entrepreneurs around the world to
expand access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable off-grid
electricity across Africa;
- The unveiling of new initiatives on preventive health and
community-based biomedical research aimed to strengthen the health
system through collaboration; and
- A ceremony announcing the expansion of its inclusive capitalism
initiative and recognition of recent graduates of its Historically
Black Colleges and Universities Strategic Initiative and Fellowship
Program.
Several business news outlets, including CNBC, Bloomberg, Yahoo
Finance, and Fox Business, will be returning for live broadcasts,
joining more than 150 press onsite and additional media attending
virtually from around the world. Sign up here to stay informed of
the latest news on the conference with regular updates published
from POLITICO’s special edition of the “Global Playbook”
newsletter.
About the Milken Institute
The Milken Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank
focused on accelerating measurable progress on the path to a
meaningful life. With a focus on financial, physical, mental, and
environmental health, we bring together the best ideas and
innovative resourcing to develop blueprints for tackling some of
our most critical global issues through the lens of what’s pressing
now and what’s coming next. For more information, visit
https://milkeninstitute.org/
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