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Recent Milken Institute Speakers

Ravi Ahuja
Chairman and CEO, 
Sony Pictures Entertainment
His Excellency Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi
Chairman, ADGM
Kevin Hassett
Director, White House National 
Economic Council
Lionel Richie
Singer; Songwriter; CEO; Author, “Truly”
His Excellency Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi
Secretary-General, Gulf Cooperation Council
His Excellency Hadi Badri
CEO, Dubai Economic Development 
Corporation, Dubai Department of Economy 
and Tourism
Jensen Huang
Founder, President, and CEO, NVIDIA
David M. Rubenstein
Co-founder and Co-chairman, Carlyle
Her Excellency Noor Al Khulaif
Minister, Sustainable Development; CEO, 
Bahrain Economic Development Board
Tom Barrack
US Ambassador to the Republic of Türkiye 
and Special Presidential Envoy for Syria 
and Iraq
John Jovanovic
President and Chairman, 
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Pandu Sjahrir
Chief Investment Officer, 
Danantara Indonesia
His Excellency Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari
Minister, Ministry of Finance, Government of Qatar
Jessica Berman
Commissioner, National Women’s 
Soccer League
Mohamed Kande
Global Chairman, PwC
Aminu Umar-Sadiq
Managing Director and CEO, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority
Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed AlMheiri
Vice Chair and Managing Director, 
2PointZero Group; Chair, International Affairs Office, 
Presidential Court, United Arab Emirates
Ben Black
CEO, US International Development 
Finance Corporation
Dina Powell McCormick
President and Vice Chairman, Meta
Matthew Whitaker
US Ambassador to NATO
His Excellency Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak
Managing Director and Group CEO, 
Mubadala Investment Company
Tom Brady
Seven-Time Super Bowl Champion 
and Entrepreneur
Javier Milei
President, Argentina
Serena Williams
Founder and Managing Partner, Serena Ventures
His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama
Minister of State for AI, Digital Economy 
and Remote Work Applications, United Arab Emirates
Alain Ebobissé
CEO, Africa50
Patrice Motsepe
Founder and Executive Chairman, African Rainbow Minerals
Samaila Zubairu
President and CEO, Africa Finance Corporation
His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba
Minister of State and Ambassador of the 
United Arab Emirates to the United States
Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director, International 
Monetary Fund
James Mwangi
Group Managing Director and CEO, Equity Group
 
His Royal Highness Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud
Chairman of the Board, King Faisal Center 
for Research and Islamic Studies
Emma Grede
Founder; Serial Entrepreneur; Author, 
“Start With Yourself: A New Vision for 
Work & Life”; Host, “Aspire with Emma 
Grede” podcast
Michael R. Pompeo
70th US Secretary of State
 
Her Excellency Deemah AlYahya
Secretary-General, Digital 
Cooperation Organization
Tom Hale
CEO, Oura Health
Ruth Porat
President and Chief Investment Officer, Alphabet and Google