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Africa: Next Frontier for the Creative Economy
The digital and creative economies in Africa continue to expand. While the continent’s digital e
conomy is projected to grow six times by 2050 to over $700 billion, the creative artistic economy is especially explosive.
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What's Next for Impact Investing in Africa?
An estimated $4 trillion is needed annually from private investors to help finance development p
riorities and accelerate sustainable, inclusive growth around the world.
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Africa in the Driver’s Seat: The New Rush for Africa (Invite only)
With increasing trade and financial flows across the "global South," rising food and resource in
security in more developed markets, and the growing scramble for cobalt, lithium and other "rare earths", African countries are being courted on many sides f
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Recent Milken Institute Speakers
Every year, the Milken Institute Global Conference brings together more than 800 of the brightest mi
nds across sectors including:
Cristiano Amon
President and CEO, Qualcomm
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Scaling Innovation: Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech Award Announcement and Reception
The Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize Program is a collaboration between the Milken Institute and
the Motsepe Foundation advancing technological progress towards the UN SDGs.
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Emerging Markets: Clearer Skies Ahead
As emerging economies in Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia continue to recover from the
COVID-19 pandemic, many emerging market economies look better positioned than they were during the Global Financial Crisis.
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US Foreign Policy in a Complex World (Invite only)
The challenges and opportunities facing US foreign policymakers displays a degree of continuity
across successive administrations.
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Strategic Philanthropy Around the World
From ubuntu in Southern Africa to sadaka enriching Swahili, to zakat and tzedaka among related t
erms for the same benefit in the cultures of the Near and Middle East, philanthropy around the world is anything but one-size-fits-all.
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Democratizing Capital for Energy and Sustainable Growth Transitions
If COP 27 proved anything, it is that pledges to achieve sustainable development, resilience, an
d technology solutions will not be met by unfunded pledges at international conferences, but by rational financing.
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Frontier Market Investing: Outlook, Risks, and the $Trillion Opportunity
Investing in emerging and frontier markets entails a level of risk that keeps many investors awa
y. But in many cases, these countries have the fastest-growing economies, with massive consumer markets and major infrastructure opportunities.
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Milken Institute and Motsepe Foundation Announce Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech Finalists
25 teams to share $250,000 in funding to refine, develop, and demonstrate their breakthrough ideas i
n Africa
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The Milken Institute, Motsepe Foundation Announce Winners of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in Agritech
LOS ANGELES AND JOHANNESBURG (May 1, 2023) — Today, the Milken Institute and the Motsepe F
oundation today announced
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