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Milken Unmasked: Frivolity and Fear as Elite Descend on LA
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Michael Milken
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It’s the Milken Gala, unmasked. Back are the financial world’s glitterati, dealmakers and celebrities, all gathering at the Beverly Hills confab as it returns to its pre-pandemic spring schedule for the first time this week.
That should spell gentle optimism as the world’s most influential people cavort between panels, wellness sessions and the puppy playtime on offer at the Milken Institute Global Conference. But as they assemble to deliberate the world’s biggest issues, there’s a rare cocktail -- and not the good kind -- of mounting global challenges that will test the sunny West Coast mood.