LOS ANGELES – With the world full of complex challenges and no shortage of conferences that ponder them, the Milken Institute Global Conference is unique in its determination to drive change. For the 18th year, Global Conference will bring together leading thinkers, visionaries and decision makers to find common solutions to shared problems.
From April 26-29, more than 3,500 people from 55 countries and 41 states will gather at the Beverly Hilton for discussions on 11 content tracks; topics include rebuilding housing finance, creating healthier lives and a healthier economy, the future of higher education, building a global workforce, and more. This year, the conference will also focus on bringing to the forefront issues that promote greater equality of opportunity for women and girls.
“Our Global Conference builds relationships that turn powerful ideas into transformative action, especially in our core issues of access to capital, improving health care, and spurring job creation,” says Institute CEO Mike Klowden. “Our ability to bridge the worlds of business, finance, science, and policy has never been more in demand.”
More than 650 speakers, including major investors, CEOs, senior government officials, scientists, educators, philanthropists, and journalists will take part in more than 170 sessions at the conference. These include:
- Patricia Arquette, Actor, Equal Pay Advocate
- H.R.H. Princess Reema bint Bandar al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Founder and CEO, Alf Khair
- Leon Black, Chairman and CEO, Apollo Global Management
- David Bonderman, Founding Partner, TPG
- Barbara Bush, CEO and Co-Founder, Global Health Corps
- Jerry Brown, Governor, State of California
- Francis Collins, Director, National Institutes of Health
- Terry Duffy, Executive Chairman and President, CME Group
- Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Economic Advisor, Allianz; Chair, President’s Global Development Council
- Adena Friedman,President, Nasdaq
- Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator, South Carolina
- Brian Grazer, Producer and Partner, Imagine Entertainment
- Adrian Grenier, Actor and Activist
- Kenneth Griffin, Founder and CEO, Citadel
- Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, DoubleLine Capital L.P.
- John Hickenlooper, Governor, Colorado
- Mellody Hobson, President, Ariel Investments
- Ben Horowitz,Co-founder and Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
- Robert Iger, Chairman and CEO, The Walt Disney Company
- H.E. Paul Kagame,President, Republic of Rwanda
- Ryan Kavanaugh, Founder and CEO, Relativity Media
- H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, President, Republic of Kenya
- Sherry Lansing, CEO, Sherry Lansing Foundation; Founder, EnCorps Teachers Program
- Michael Lynton, CEO, Sony Entertainment; Chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Terry McAuliffe, Governor, Virginia
- Pat McCrory, Governor, North Carolina
- David Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee; Former UK Foreign Secretary
- Leslie Moonves, President and CEO, CBS Corporation
- Julia Ormond, Actress; Founder and President, Advancing Systemic Solutions to End Enslavement and Trafficking
- Henry Paulson, Chairman, the Paulson Institute; Former U.S. Treasury Secretary
- Penny Pritzker, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Pete Ricketts, Governor, Nebraska
- Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer, Facebook; Founder, LeanIn.Org
- Stephen Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder, Blackstone
- Judy Smith, President and CEO, Smith & Co.
- Rick Snyder, Governor, Michigan
- Patrick Soon-Shiong, Chairman and CEO, NantWorks, LLC
- Tidjane Thiam, Group CEO, Prudential Plc
- J. Craig Venter, Co-Founder, Executive Chairman and CEO, Human Longevity Inc.; Founder, Executive Chairman and CEO, J. Craig Venter Institute
- John S. Watson, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Chevron Corporation
- Anne Wojcicki, CEO and Co-Founder, 23 and Me
- Sam Zell, Chairman, Equity Group Investments
There are many ways to experience Global Conference without being there. For the first time, several Global Conference panels will be live-streamed. Videos of all panels will be posted on the Institute’s website. In addition to blog posts and videos, nearly all Global Conference panels will live-tweeted. Follow and take part in the conversation with #MIGlobal and #better4women.
Complete information about the Global Conference, including a full program and a list of speakers, is available at www.GlobalConference.org.
Note to media: Due to space constraints, media passes are available to a limited number of full-time, professional journalists who represent broadly available, prominent media outlets. Use the media registration form to apply: http://bit.ly/1BDjQAd. Only registered journalists may attend the Global Conference; you are not registered until your application has been approved and you receive email confirmation.