Milken Institute Global Conference 2026

The Milken Institute Global Conference is the Institute’s flagship annual convening, bringing together leaders across health, finance, business, technology, philanthropy, and public policy. This year’s conference centers on translating recent disruption and innovation into practical solutions that advance a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient future. 

As a partner of the 29th Annual Global Conference, we will bring forward the power of perspective— grounded in deep industry insight, specialized expertise, and a spirit of true collaboration — this year's theme is "Leading in a New Era."

Together with individuals who have the influence to drive change, we aim to foster meaningful connections that help reshape society and ultimately create a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient future for all.

We explore key themes such as fostering customer innovation, transforming organizations for the future, managing financial uncertainty, leading in the 21st century, and harnessing the power of AI.

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We partner with the world’s leading financial institutions to tackle their most significant challenges, drawing from our deep knowledge of our clients’ businesses, cutting-edge analytics, and an interdisciplinary team of strategists, innovators, operators, and former regulators.

Our Anti-Financial Crime practice helps senior executives of major corporations and financial institutions navigate the evolving geopolitical landscape and manage risk.

Over the past year, our private equity team has advised on over $100 billion in acquisitions, creating more than $50 billion in enterprise value in the last two years. We support clients throughout the deal cycle, from due diligence and deal execution to post-transaction support and integration.

Quotient — AI by Oliver Wyman helps private companies and governments around the world harness the power of artificial intelligence. Our team of more than 1,200 digital specialists provides strategic advisory support, custom solution development, and enterprise transformation services to turn AI’s potential into measurable value.

The Oliver Wyman Forum is more than a think tank. It’s a community of senior leaders debating the issues shaping the future, research that finds the signal in the noise, and solutions to global challenges.

May 5, 8:30–9:30 am PDT

Repricing risk — institutional portfolios in an era of geopolitical volatility

Institutional investors are navigating a rapidly evolving risk landscape shaped by escalating geopolitical tensions, including disruptions of global energy markets, rising trade fragmentation, and shifting industrial policies that are increasing market volatility and forcing a reconfiguration of global supply chains and capital allocation strategies. This roundtable will explore how portfolios are adapting to these converging risks — balancing resilience, diversification, and opportunity in an environment defined by policy uncertainty, supply shocks, and structural economic realignment.

Moderator: Victoria Barbary, senior advisor, Milken Institute

Speakers: Daniel Tannebaum, partner and Global Head of Anti-Financial Crime practice, Oliver Wyman; Christopher Johnson, president and CEO, China Strategies Group LLC; Sarah Williamson, CEO, FCLTGlobal

May 6, 8:30–9:30 am PDT

AI infrastructure at scale — financing the power-constrained grid

AI is driving a surge in demand for power, data centers, and grid capacity, reshaping how infrastructure capital is raised and deployed. This session examines how institutional investors are financing the AI–energy backbone across generation, grids, storage, and data centers through infrastructure equity, private credit, insurance balance sheets, and structured capital. Panelists discuss how reliability, duration, and regulatory constraints are being priced, how blended public-private models are scaling firm, always-on power, and how cost recovery and capital intensity intersect with consumer affordability, rate design, and public acceptance. Together, these forces shape capital efficiency, the durability of long-term returns, and the sustainability of AI-driven infrastructure buildout.

Moderator: Brian Sullivan, anchor and senior national correspondent, CNBC

Speakers: Michael Zeltkevic, Global Head of Capabilities, Oliver Wyman; Lucy Heintz, managing director and Head of Energy Infrastructure, Actis;  Douglas Kimmelman, executive chairman and founder, ECP; Karl Kuchel, Head of Infrastructure, Americas, Macquarie Asset Management; Rajit Nanda, CEO, DataVolt