25th Milken Institute Global Conference 2022 | Milken Institute | 1 May 2022 | TBA, Los Angeles, CA

This conference convenes the best minds in the world to tackle its urgent challenges and envision its exciting opportunities.

The event brings together individuals with the capital, power, and influence to change the world with those whose expertise and creativity are rethinking health, finance, technology, philanthropy, industry, and media.

Throughout the past two years, the pandemic has transformed the way we convene, collaborate, and connect—sparking both innovation for what’s next and gratitude for what once was. The 25th annual Global Conference will center on the theme of “Celebrating the Power of Connection.”

Join us as we once again engage with our community to share the adversities and achievements of this moment in history—translating lessons learned into building meaningful, healthy, and prosperous lives.

2022 Speakers

Reuben Abraham
CEO, Artha Global; Milken Institute Asia Fellow

Emmanuel Acho
Co-Host, "Speak for Yourself", Fox Sports 1; former NFL linebacker, Author, "Illogical: Saying Yes to a Life Without Limits"

Darius Adamczyk
Chairman and CEO, Honeywell

Eric Adams
Mayor, City of New York

Steve Adler
Mayor, City of Austin

Eddie Ahmed
Chairman, President and CEO, MassMutual International, MassMutual Financial Group

Christopher Ailman
Chief Investment Officer, California State Teachers' Retirement System

Khalid Al Falih
Minister of Investment, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Byron Allen
Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Entertainment Studios and Allen Media Group

Danielle Allen
James Bryant Conant University Professor and Director, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University

Tracy Alloway
Executive Editor, Bloomberg Markets

Cheryl Alston
Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer, Dallas Employees' Retirement Fund

Cara Altimus
Senior Director, Center for Strategic Philanthropy, Milken Institute

Kasey Altman
Founder, Kasey Altman Research Fund; Host, The Reroute Podcast

Cate Ambrose
CEO and Board Member, Global Private Capital Association

Haslinda Amin
Anchor and Chief International Correspondent for Southeast Asia, Bloomberg Television

Tareq Amin
CEO, Rakuten Symphony

Cristiano Amon
President and CEO, Qualcomm

Anousheh Ansari
CEO, X-Prize

Irene Arias Hofman
CEO, IDB Lab

Brian Armstrong
CEO and Co-Founder, Coinbase

Raphael Arndt
CEO, Future Fund

Tammie Arnold
Founding Partner, Alphaledger

Yoni Assia
Founder and CEO, eToro

Allison Aubrey
Health Correspondent, NPR

Jase Auby
Chief Investment Officer, Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Glenn August
Founder and CEO, Oak Hill Advisors, L.P.

Chris Austin
CEO-Partner, Flagship Pioneering

Douglas B. Sieg
CEO and Managing Partner, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

Joseph Bae
Co-CEO, KKR

Justin Baer
Senior Special Writer, The Wall Street Journal

Roy Bahat
Head, Bloomberg Beta

Gerard Baker
Editor-at-Large, The Wall Street Journal

Dan Barclay
CEO, BMO Capital Markets

Mary Barra
Chair and CEO, General Motors Company

Josh Barro
Author, "Very Serious" Newsletter; Host, "Very Serious" Podcast

Maria Bartiromo
Anchor and Global Markets Editor, FOX Business Network and FOX News Channel

Kate Barton
Global Vice Chair, Tax, EY

Scott Baskind
Head of Private Credit and Chief Investment Officer, Invesco Ltd.

David Baszucki
Co-Founder and CEO, Roblox

Nicole Bates
Director, Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives, Pivotal Ventures

Brad Bauer
Partner and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Värde Partners

Willow Bay
Dean, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

David Beasley
Executive Director, World Food Programme

Joyce Beatty
US Representative, Ohio; Chair, US House Financial Services Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion; Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, US House of Representatives

David Beatty
Founder and CEO, Gaingels

Greg Becker
President and CEO, SVB

Margaret Behan
Artist; Author; Founder, Cheyenne Elders Council

Arie Belldegrun
Chairman, Bellco Capital

Stephen Benjamin
President, The Benjamin Firm; 44th Mayor, City of Columbia, South Carolina (2010-2021)

Rick Berke
Co-founder and Executive Editor, STAT

Aron Betru
Senior Fellow, Center for Financial Markets, Milken Institute; Chief Strategic and Operating Officer, Trident

Rodrigo Bettini
Advisor to LATAM, Milken Institute

Dana Bezerra
President, The Heron Foundation

Kamal Bhatia
Chief Operating Officer, Principal Global Investors

Arthur Bilger
Founder and CEO, WorkingNation

Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Harb Almheiri
Minister of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates

Ben Black
Founder and Managing Partner, Fortinbras Enterprises LP

Laurel Blatchford
Senior Advisor, Blue Meridian Partners

Gene Block
Chancellor, University of California, Los Angeles

Jason Blum
CEO and Founder, Blumhouse

Christopher Blum
Managing Director and Head of Leveraged Finance, BNP Paribas

Todd Boehly
Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Eldridge

Julia Boorstin
Senior Media and Entertainment Correspondent, CNBC

Les Borsai
Co-Founder, Wave Financial

Romaine Bostick
TV Anchor, Bloomberg News

Jennifer Box
Partner, Strategic Investments Group, KKR

Melissa Bradley
General Partner, 1863 Ventures

Jason Brady
President and CEO, Thornburg Investment Management

David Breach
President and Chief Operating Officer, Vista Equity Partners

Maressa Brennan
Director, Innovative Finance, Milken Institute

Kelly Brennan
Head of ETF, Citadel Securities

Sylvie Briand
Director, Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention, World Health Organization

Jimmie Briggs
Principal, Skoll Foundation

Debi Brooks
CEO and Co-Founder, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

Arthur Brooks
William Henry Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School; Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School; Author, "From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life"

Tarik Brooks
President, Combs Enterprises

Heather Brooks Karatz
Executive Vice President, Growth and Operations, United Talent Agency

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, US Department of Health and Human Services

Matt Brown
Founder and CEO, CAIS

Hayden Brown
President and CEO, Upwork

Cade Brumley
State Superintendent, Louisiana Department of Education

Laura Brunner
President and CEO, Port of Cincinnati

Teresa Bryce Bazemore
President and CEO, Federal Home Loan Bank San Francisco

Jane Buchan
CEO, Martlet Asset Management

Michael Buchanan
Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Western Asset Management Company

Barbara Buchner
Global Managing Director, Climate Policy Initiative

Damon Burns
President and CEO, Finance New Orleans

Elizabeth Burton
Chief Investment Officer, Employees' Retirement System of the State of Hawaii

Brandon Busteed
Chief Partnership Officer and Global Head, Learn-Work Innovation, Kaplan

Cheri Bustos
US Representative, Illinois

Tina Byles Williams
Founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, Xponance

Emilio Cadena Rubio
CEO, Grupo Prodensa

Jonathan Capehart
Host, The Sunday Show, MSNBC; Associate Editor, The Washington Post

Mark Carney
Vice Chair and Head of Transition Investing, Brookfield

Jared Carney
Founder and CEO, Lightdale, LLC

Dan Carol
Senior Director, Public Finance Program, Center for Financial Markets, Milken Institute

Mathieu Chabran
Co-Founder, Tikehau Capital

Sara Chamberlain
Managing Director, Energy Foundry

Scott Chan
Deputy Chief Investment Officer, California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS)

Tom Chapman
Chair of the Board, Wyoming Retirement System

Harshal Chaudhari
Chief Investment Officer, GE Asset Management, General Electric

Giulia Chierchia
Executive Vice President, Strategy, Sustainability and Ventures, BP

Curtis Chin
Milken Institute Asia Fellow; former US Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank

Juliet Choi
President and CEO, Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum

Deepak Chopra
Founder, the Chopra Foundation

Emily Church
Senior Director, Center for Strategic Philanthropy, Milken Institute

Marc Cimino
Chief Operating Officer, Universal Music Publishing Group

John Claisse
CEO, Albourne

Suzanne Clark
President and CEO, US Chamber of Commerce

Bert Clark

President and CEO, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario

Brad Clark
President and CEO, The Gill Foundation

Sherrese Clarke Soares
Founder and CEO, HarbourView Equity Partners

Marcelo Claure
Chairman and CEO, Claure Capital

Joey Clift
Comedian; TV Writer, Spirit Rangers

Lawrence Coben
Executive Director, Escala Initiative; Chairman, NRG Energy

Caroline Cochran
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Oklo Inc.

Chloe Cockburn
CEO, Just Impact Advisors

Kathleen Cohen
XR Immersive Strategist and Tech Humanist, The Collaboratorium; Advisory Board, University of Idaho, Living Indigenous Network of Knowledge (LINK)

Francis Collins
former Director, National Institutes of Health

Catherine Collinson
CEO, Transamerica Institute

Zach Conine
Treasurer, State of Nevada

David Conrod
Chief Executive, FocusPoint Private Capital Group

Maria Contreras-Sweet
24th Administrator, US Small Business Administration; Managing Partner, Rockway Equity Partners; Director, Sempra Energy

Edwin Conway
Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Alternative Investors, BlackRock

John Coombe
Executive Director, JANA Investment Advisers

Kathryne Cooper
Partner, Jumpstart Nova

Seane Corn
Yoga Teacher; Activist; Co-Founder, Off the Mat, Into the World

Eugene Cornelius, Jr.
Senior Director, Center for Regional Economics and California Center, Milken Institute

Magdalena Coronel
Chief Investment Officer, BID Lab

Chris Creed
Senior Advisor, Loan Programs Office, US Department of Energy

Larry Culp
CEO and Chairman of the Board, General Electric

Jamie Lee Curtis
Actress and Author; Founder, Comet Pictures

2022 Sponsors and Partners

PLATINUM LEVEL:
Algorand
Bombardier
Cain International
Citadel
Citi
Coinbase
Credit Suisse
EY
FitchRatings
GoldenTree
Guggenheim
KKR
Mubdala
PGIM
Stonebriar
Varde
Worldquant

GOLD LEVEL:
Apollo
BMO Financial Group
Brightstar
Brookfield
Canyon Partners
EJF
HPS
Investcorp
Jeffries
PIMCO
Principal
Tennor
Two Sigma
Western Asset

SILVER LEVEL:
Antares Capital
Ares
Bank of America
BNY Mellon
Bridgewater Associates, LP
Btg Pactual
CAIS
Carlyle
Cowen
CQS
Davidson Kempner
Fortinbras
General Atlantic
Goldman Sachs
Lord Abbett
McKinsey and Company
Motive Partners
Oak Hill Advisors
Point 72
Pretium
Quinn Emanuel
Royalty Pharma
Shenkman
Third Point
Vista

BRONZE LEVEL:
AGL
Babel
BlackRock
BNP Paribas
Boston Consulting Group
Calamos
Chevron
Clean Energy
Corsair NEW
CPP Investment
Delphos
DE Shaw
Deutsche Bank
the edgewater funds
Exos
Finastra
Focus Point
General Motors
GTS
Guardant
The Harris Poll
Invesco
IMCO
JP Morgan and Chase
Jungle
LGP Leonard Green Partners
Marble Gate
Mark Asset Management
Mauser
Morton
Northwestern Mutual
One Rock
Pandemic Proof Productions
Partners Group
Pictet Asset Management
PAC
rackspace
Red Arts Capital
Redesign Health
Ripple
Silicon Valley Bank
State Street
Stone Canyon Industries
SVP Global NEW
TCW
Temasek
ThomaBravo
Thornburg
Tikehau Capital
Travel Centers of America
Unison Capital
Wave Financial
Wellington
Yahoo
Zeta

STRATEGIC PARTNERS:
Algorand
Bombardier
Brightstar
Carlyle
ChanZuckerbergInitiative
Citadel
Citi
Coinbase
Credit Suisse
Eldridge
EWM Kauffman
EY
FitchRatings
Guggenheim
Illumina
Investcorp
Jeffries
JP Morgan Chase
Mubdala
PGIM
Principal
Rockefeller
SoftBank
Tennor
Varde
The Wonderful Company
Worldquant