Milken Institute

09/11/2026

Two years into the AI boom, the question everywhere is the same: is it actually delivering?

From enterprise deployments that stall at the pilot stage, to classrooms rethinking what's worth teaching, to creators asking whether AI strengthens their work or dilutes it. Speakers at Asia Summit 2026 will cut through the hype to explore what's real, what's working, and what isn't.

09/10/2026

"Have you thought about reimbursement as much as you’ve thought about your women’s health product?"

Jenica Patterson, Senior Director of the Women’s Health Network, encourages innovators and entrepreneurs to think about reimbursement early and to check out our new Coverage and Reimbursement Roadmap for Women’s Health Innovation report.

Download the Roadmap here:
https://milkeninstitute.org/content-hub/research-and-reports/research-and-data-tools/coverage-and-reimbursement-roadmap-womens-health-innovation

09/09/2026

What actually makes a community disaster-resilient?

1. A healthy natural environment: Mangroves, wetlands, and fire buffer zones absorb the first hit.
2. A risk-informed built environment: Stronger roofs, better codes, maintained infrastructure.
3. Strong community networks: The neighbors and organizations who show up first and stay longest.
4. Reliable financing: Without it, the first three never get built.

The return on resilience is measurable. What is missing is a financing structure that lets the parties who benefit share the cost.

09/08/2026

"The companies using AI most are growing and hiring — including the young workers everyone was warned about."

The Hill published an op-ed co-authored by Associate Director Kristen F., "The data are in: AI is not causing a jobs apocalypse," which draws on new Bureau of Economic Analysis and industry data showing that the states, industries, and firms using AI most intensively have seen stronger output and more hiring, including entry-level roles.

Kristen and co-author Christos Makridis argue the real risk is distribution, not destruction: small businesses stand to gain the most from AI but are least likely to capture those gains without deliberate support.

Read more: https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/6074280-the-data-are-in-ai-is-not-causing-a-jobs-apocalypse/

For two years, some of the loudest voices on AI have spoken on white-collar layoffs, vanishing entry-level jobs, and a generation of graduates shut out. Chief executives routinely point to AI when …

09/03/2026

The program and speakers are now live for Asia Summit 2026 from October 7–9 in Singapore.

Under the theme Leading with Intelligence, the 13th Asia Summit will convene global leaders across business, finance, philanthropy, health, and a new track on AI innovation, investment, and sovereignty.

Explore the program and see who’s leading the conversation: https://milkeninstitute.org/preview-link/node/22020/0b21bbee-4fb0-4eec-b49c-7dae2026a08a

08/24/2026

The 13th Milken Institute Asia Summit convenes October 7–9 in Singapore under the theme Leading with Intelligence — exploring how technology, data, and human judgment together can address the economic, geopolitical, demographic, and environmental challenges facing Asia and the world.

This year's program spans business, finance, philanthropy, and health, plus a new track on AI innovation, investment, and sovereignty.

Join us: https://milkeninstitute.org/events/asia-summit-2026

08/19/2026

"Never underestimate the ability for our individual experiences to galvanize action."

In a new piece from Worth Media Group on the Milken Institute's Women's Health Network, Managing Director Caitlin MacLean talks through what catalytic capital looks like in practice: flexible, lower-cost funding meant to help women's health innovators scale into new markets and navigate complex regulatory systems.

Read the Worth article: https://worth.com/womens-health-takes-center-stage/

Learn more about the Milken Institute's Women's Health Network: https://thewomenshealthnetwork.org/

08/18/2026

Breakthroughs in biomedical research, cell and gene therapy, and healthy aging are unlocking possibilities that didn't exist a decade ago. Realizing them means today's health system has to evolve.

This November 11-13, the Future of Health Summit brings together the health ecosystem's leaders to do exactly that.

08/17/2026

Our new Spotify channel, "Milken Institute Fireside Chats" brings our onstage conversations to audiences everywhere.

Watch or listen to full-length, often one-on-one, discussions recorded live at Milken Institute events around the world here: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Iui3aVUAz1TsdVoVvD4b6

Relive conversations with guests, including:
- Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO
- Ken Griffin, Citadel CEO
- Emma Grede, Founder; Serial Entrepreneur; Author, "Start With Yourself: A New Vision for Work & Life"; Host, "Aspire with Emma Grede" Podcast
- Serena Williams, Founder and Managing Partner, Serena Ventures

08/03/2026

"Health equity isn't abstract. It lives in relationships, trust, who gets included in decision-making, and whether communities are treated as partners rather than afterthoughts."

In a recent "Stories from the Field," Uché Blackstock, MD, founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, reflects on moderating a panel on the economic case for health equity at 2026. She makes the case for treating health equity as economic infrastructure and argues that AI and innovation can expand access to care, but only if built with diverse perspectives and real accountability.

Read Blackstock's full remarks: https://milkeninstitute.org/content-hub/stories-field/stories-field-uche-blackstock

Watch the panel, "The Economic Case for Health Equity": https://milkeninstitute.org/content-hub/event-panels/economic-case-health-equity

Health equity is foundational to economic growth and social stability. Achieving it requires collaboration between sectors to build systems that serve everyone across geographic and socioeconomic boundaries. Real progress can be made when investors in health infrastructure—and those on the ground....