WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 2, 2024--
The Milken Institute 2024 Middle East and Africa (MEA) Summit, running December 5 and 6, will convene hundreds of influential business and philanthropic leaders, health and finance experts, and policy changemakers from around the world to discuss, explore and catalyze ideas to guide solutions to many of today's global issues. Centered around the theme "Investing in a Shared Future," in-person and virtual observers of the two-day event at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, will hear from distinguished luminaries such as Edward Norton, Actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity, United Nations; Geetha Tharmaratnam, Chief Impact Investment Officer, WHO Foundation and First Lady Jill Biden, who will join the event for a fireside conversation on women's health research.
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