Milken Institute Panels
2017 Global Conference
Supercharge the Search for Cures: Medical Philanthropists Reinvent Giving to Get Results
Leverage: How Philanthropies Use New Tools to Create Change
Mission Driven: How NextGen Leaders Use Business Tools to Create Social Change
Seeding Change: A New Dynamism in Philanthropy
Past Summits

How Philanthropic Capital Can Spark 21st Century Innovations
This session showcases promising solutions being advanced across a range of sectors and geographies, including mission-related investments, social impact bonds, venture philanthropy, outcome-sensitive metrics, and public-private partnerships.
New Wave Giving: How the Next Generation of Philanthropists is Rethinking the Model
What happens when you mix next-generation energy and ingenuity with philanthropic capital? The answer is you get innovations that bring a business sense—and greater impact—to charitable giving.
European Philanthropy's Role in Addressing Global Challenges
The 21st century has seen a surge of philanthropy in Europe, evidenced by a significant rise in individual philanthropists and foundation activity.
Activist Philanthropy: Upping the Ante for Giving
A new generation of donors is changing philanthropy. Accustomed to solving problems and driving change, they aren't waiting for retirement to begin sharing vast portions of their fortunes to meet worthy goals.
Strategic Advocacy: Persuading People to Care
Solving the world's most intractable problems isn't just about great ideas and great intentions—it requires a bolder way of thinking and doing. The most effective change-makers have learned to use their influence and resources in innovative ways to inspire others to join the crusade.
Interviews
Cara Altimus on Alzheimer's Research
AL JAZEERA
Cara Altimus, Associate Director at CSP, speaks about Pfizer's decision to divest in neurodegenerative disease research.
Helping the Wealthy Give Away their Millions
CNBC
Melissa Stevens sat down with CNBC's Robert Frank to talk about the newest efforts to help individuals build high-impact philanthropy portfolios.
Melissa Stevens and Alexis Ohanian
FACEBOOK LIVE
LIVE from #MIGlobal: Reddit's co-founder Alexis Ohanian and Milken Institute's Melissa Stevens.

Private Foundations: Searching for the sweet spot
FINANCIAL TIMES
Families search for the sweet spot in medical research
Cindy Whitehead and NV Tyagarajan
FACEBOOK LIVE
Milken Institute's Melissa Stevens is LIVE with The Pink Ceiling's Cindy Whitehead and Genpact's NV "Tiger" Tyagarajan. #MIGlobal
Building Meaningful Lives
FACEBOOK LIVE
LIVE at #MIGlobal: Charity Network's Todd Wagner and Melissa Stevens discuss building meaningful lives.
Opinion
Research foundations: Philanthropic risks can hit home runs
Nature
Melissa Stevens
As an adviser to medical-research foundations on effective donation, I contend that philanthropic capital has an intrinsic advantage over public funding: it thrives on risk. This encourages the testing of bold ideas, even when there's a high chance they might not work out.
Financing High-Risk Medical Research
MILKEN INSTITUTE REVIEW
Melissa Stevens
In the past few years, the media has showered us with headlines about record-setting biotech financing—outsized venture-capital rounds, unprecedented public market appetite for IPOs, and robust sector returns. But a closer look suggests there is more froth than substance at this frontier of medicine and science.