Future of Health Summit

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Milken Institute SPARC Announces New Funding Programs, Reports, Collaborations to Advance Biomedical Research

November 14, 2024 (Washington, DC) — The Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC), announced key resources and philanthropic capital to reshape scientific research fields and advance better...
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Paul Guequierre

Director, Strategic Communications
Paul Guequierre is the director of strategic communications. In this role, he works to increase the profile of Milken Institute in the media, raise the visibility of issues important to the organization and its stakeholders, and expand the Institute's digital presence.
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Business Leaders and Industry Experts Join Top Policymakers to Address Pivotal Issues in Health Globally at the Milken Institute 2024 Future of Health Summit

Washington, DC (November 13, 2024)—The Milken Institute 2024 Future of Health Summit opens today, gathering hundreds of renowned business leaders, health experts, and policymakers to explore and catalyze ideas to address the most...
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Chad Clinton

Director, Media Relations
Chad Clinton is the director of media relations for the Milken Institute. Hired to this role in August 2021, Clinton develops and executes strategies to amplify the Institute’s core messages by generating coverage of its pillar workstreams, experts, and events.
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How Health Care Can Lead the Food Is Medicine Movement

Food and nutrition insecurity is a health issue far too big to ignore. Diet-related diseases are the leading cause of death in the US for adults. When people and communities lack access to affordable, healthy food, we see the impact in our...
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Pam Schwartz

Pam Schwartz

Executive Director, Community Health, Kaiser Permanente
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The Power of Partnerships to Transform Cancer Care

Thanks to groundbreaking advances in science and technology, we are moving closer to eliminating cancer as a cause of death and turning science into medicine at a pace we’ve never seen before. And yet, the burden of cancer continues to grow...
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David Fredrickson

Dave Fredrickson

Executive Vice President, Oncology Hematology Business, AstraZeneca
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Joining Unexpected Partners to Find a Cure for Cancer

When I was first told cancer vaccines were in clinical trials, and I had never heard of them before, I was shocked. I was a survivor. I was a medical journalist. I was steeped in the world of cancer, and I had never heard of such a thing...
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Kristen Dahlgren

Kristen Dahlgren

CEO and Co-Founder, Cancer Vaccine Coalition