About the 2022 Middle East and Africa Summit

The Milken Institute Middle East and Africa (MEA) Summit convened the best minds in the world to tackle its most urgent challenges and realize its most exciting opportunities.

The MEA region has showcased remarkable resilience and versatility despite the collective experience faced in recent years. Momentous forces of change are at work in the region, in ways that will have resonating impact across the globe and throughout the public, private, academic, and nonprofit sectors. As we look forward to the future for the region, our ability to convene, collaborate, and connect has never been more vital.

The 4th annual Milken Institute Middle East and Africa Summit centered on the theme of “Celebrating the Power of Connection.” Our catalytic community of global thought leaders, senior executives, investors, government officials, and philanthropists shared the adversities and achievements of living through this moment in history—translating lessons learned into rebuilding meaningful, healthy, and prosperous lives for all.