Global Conference 2025

The 28th annual Global Conference will unite our diverse, forward-thinking community to tackle these critical issues and explore solutions that pave the way for a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient future.

Beverly Hilton

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Mike Brown

Mike Brown

Director, Alliance to Improve Dementia Care, Future of Aging
Michael Brown is a director on the Future of Aging team within Milken Institute Health, where he leads the Alliance to Improve Dementia Care.
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Crystal Miller

Crystal Miller

Associate Director, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Crystal M. Miller is an associate director on the Environmental and Social Innovation team at the Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy and a change agent committed to using her talents to positively impact lives.

Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change

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At the Milken Institute, as part of our mission to help people build meaningful lives, we work to ensure an environmentally sustainable future. Across the Milken Institute, we have robust content and programming to transform the food system's access to healthy food, promote access to affordable power and clean water, and advance public-private partnerships that promote resiliency and climate equity. Explore our key initiatives below.

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A smiling light-skinned man named Zachary Walsh with short brown hair, wearing a navy blue blazer over a grey button-down shirt, and standing in a room with dark wood details.

Zachary Walsh

Senior Associate, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Zachary Walsh is a senior associate on the Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy team.
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Nadab Akhtar

Nadab Akhtar

Founder and Managing Partner, Old Parkland Capital
Nadab Akhtar is the founder and managing partner of Old Parkland Capital.

Ann Theodore Sarcoidosis Breakthrough Initiative Grant Program

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The Ann Theodore Foundation partnered with the Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) in 2020 to better understand the sarcoidosis landscape with the goal of developing philanthropic strategies that could be used to overcome barriers to scientific progress and improve clinical outcomes. The program brings together all funded researchers for annual meetings, promotes the sharing of research and the development of collaborations across institutions that would otherwise go untapped.

A new RFP is now open, please view the RFP for more details.

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Gabby Hines

Gabby Hines

Associate, Public Health
Gabby Hines is an associate on the Public Health team at the Milken Institute.