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Business Wire: The 2024 Milken Institute Global Conference Opens May 5, Convening Global Leaders to Discuss Strategies Aimed at Shaping a Shared Future

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The 2024 Milken Institute Global Conference opened on Sunday, May 5 and drew more than 5000 attendees, including global leaders, C-suite executives from Fortune 500 companies, experts and innovators to discuss strategies aimed at shaping a shared future.

Attendees learnt about the Milken Institute’s impactful programmatic work and global partnerships in health, finance, and philanthropy with noteworthy events during the conference, including the announcement of grand prize winners of the $1 million Milken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy, a partnership with the Motsepe Foundation to incentivize entrepreneurs around the world to expand access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable off-grid electricity across Africa;

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