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John Schellhase
John Schellhase is a director of strategic philanthropy at the Milken Institute. His work focuses
on social impact philanthropy, including designing and operating prize competitions to increase prosperity and quality of life around the world.
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Carole Biau
Carole Biau is a director for Global Market Development at the Milken Institute, where she works
to inform financial and economic policy across developing and emerging markets.
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Building Tomorrow's Agents of Change Across Africa
By the close of the century, sub-Saharan Africa will be the world's most populous region. Growth a
nd prosperity will depend not on natural resources, but on the talent and entrepreneurial energy of the region's young professionals.
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Innovations for Infrastructure Financing & Regional Integration (Invite only)
In a shark-tank format, three teams of IFC-Milken Institute Alumni will pitch creative policy id
eas for enhancing regional integration of capital markets, and for better tapping these markets to finance long-term infrastructure.
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Start-up Nations: Creating Laboratories for Developing Economies
Emerging and frontier markets have eclipsed the advanced economies in GDP share and growth, just a
s the New World surpassed the Old at the end of the 19th century.
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MENA Region: New Tactics to Transform Economies and Accelerate Growth
As economic growth and political reforms continue in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regio
n, many of those countries have been compelled to accelerate structural reforms to diversify their economies away from hydrocarbons, boost the role of the
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article
What is Prosperity Without Quality of Life?
Prosperity is an interesting word, and for many, I would expect, the concept of wealth changes over
time. In my younger years, I would have suggested prosperity meant sufficient wealth to provide for my family.
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Financial Inclusion: The Platform to Prosper
Fundamental to driving prosperity is the ability of individuals to participate in the global economy
and thereby take ownership of their futures.
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The Power of Early Learning to Build Brighter Futures
At Sesame Workshop, we have always believed that if we want to see a better, more peaceful, more pro
sperous world, one of the best investments we can make is in quality early education for the world’s children.
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Inequality, the Challenge for Asia
Asia has come a long way in