Milken Institute

06/18/2026

A novel pathogen can reach six continents in 36 hours. The world's early warning infrastructure can't keep up.

The Milken Institute's Catalytic Capital and FasterCures teams have designed two financing vehicles to help close that gap: a venture philanthropy fund for early-stage diagnostics and data tools, and a blended finance vehicle for country-level deployment. A Health Information Insight Exchange would connect it all.
The blueprint exists. The question is whether the capital will follow.

On May 17, 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health e

06/12/2026

"It doesn't care where you live, what race you come from - this is a public safety crisis in this country."

At 2026, our "Moving Forward: A Blueprint for Gun Violence Prevention" panelists came together to discuss real solutions.

Watch for more insights to come during Gun Violence Awareness Month as we continue the conversation.

06/03/2026

"Rare is, in fact, not rare at all."

At Global Conference 2026, our "Rewriting the Rules: Scaling Innovation for Rare Diseases" panelists provided their expertise.

Watch the replay: https://milkeninstitute.org/content-hub/event-panels/rewriting-rules-scaling-innovation-rare-diseases

06/02/2026

"Good foods are a right, not a privilege."

At Global Conference 2026, our "The Next Era of Food Leadership" panelists provided their expertise.

Watch the replay: https://milkeninstitute.org/content-hub/event-panels/part-2-next-era-food-leadership

05/29/2026

"We live in a sick care system and not a health care system - and that's the problem."

At Global Conference 2026, our "Breakthroughs Reshaping Aging and Longevity" panelists provided their expertise.

Watch the replay: https://milkeninstitute.org/content-hub/event-panels/breakthroughs-reshaping-aging-and-longevity

05/28/2026

"I invest in people and not products."

At 2026, Eva Longoria spoke about her approach to business.

Watch the replay: https://milkeninstitute.org/content-hub/event-panels/investing-hollywoods-connective-cultural-power-conversation-eva-longoria-and-kevin-yorn

05/27/2026

"What kind of leader is going to be necessary to thrive and to win in this new era?"

At Global Conference 2026, our "FinTech's Global Playbook: Breaking Barriers and Borders" panelists provided their expertise on successful leadership qualities in this AI era.

Watch the replay: https://milkeninstitute.org/content-hub/event-panels/fintechs-global-playbook-breaking-barriers-and-borders

05/26/2026

At Global Conference 2026, we announced our newest competition: Milken-Motsepe Prize in Circular Economy.

The Milken-Motsepe Prize in Circular Economy calls on scalable companies using technology to enhance circular economy practices across a variety of industries in Africa. This prize offers $2 million in total prizes, including a $1 million Grand Prize. Participating companies will also gain access to exclusive networking and the opportunity to pitch to industry leaders and key decision-makers.

Learn more about The Milken-Motsepe Prize in Circular Economy: https://milkenmotsepeprize.org/circular-economy/

05/22/2026

"The bottom line for me is pretty straightforward. Africa is not a blind bet. It is a data-rich, consistently mispriced opportunity."

At Global Conference 2026, our "Why Africa, Why Now: Investing in the World's Next Growth Engine" panelists provided their expertise.

Watch the replay: https://milkeninstitute.org/content-hub/event-panels/why-africa-why-now-investing-worlds-next-growth-engine

05/20/2026

“It just blows me away, the work that they do. Children are our future and if we invest in our children, we’re really investing in our future."

At 2026, KORA Organics Founder Miranda Kerr and Baby2Baby Co-CEOs Kelly Sawyer Patricof and Norah Weinstein, spoke to Award-Winning Journalist Lisa Ling about why investing in the health and dignity of our youngest citizens is such an impactful investment.

Watch the session replay here: https://milkeninstitute.org/content-hub/event-panels/building-brighter-futures-kora-organics-founder-miranda-kerr-and-baby2baby-co-ceos-kelly-sawyer