If I was wondering why I went all the way to Los Angeles to listen to speakers at a three day conference, which has little to do with Internet Marketing, the question was just answered.I’m sitting in the main ballroom of the Beverly Hilton listening to Michael Milken moderate a panel with three speakers who are literally changing the world:

• Craig Venter – the guy who first mapped the human genome;
• Muhammad Yunus – the guy who invented micro loans and won the Nobel Peace Price; and
• Eric Schmidt – the CEO of Google

Very cool.

This is my second year attending the Milken Global Conference. It’s a pretty amazing three days, with world experts on every topic imaginable all in one place talking about solutions to world problems and trying to predict “What’s Next?”  As an example, here are the breakout sessions availble for the time slot after lunch today:

 Financial Convergence: The Changing Investment World Global Risk: What’s Keeping the Experts Up at Night? Lowering Barriers to Investing in China’s Small Businesses The Future of

Health Care: What Kind of Reform Makes Sense?

Innovator: Across the Universe With Physicist Lisa Randall

Harnessing Growth to Break Poverty’s Grip on the Developing World

Institutional Investor Activism

Giving It Away Takes Creative Effort: Philanthropy Tales From Those Who Know

Moving From Me to We: The New Competitive Edge

Eliminating Malaria: A Workshop

The Increasing Impact of Online Teaching in Primary and Secondary Schools

Book Signing: Dalia Mogahed – Who Speaks for Islam?: What a Billion Muslims Really Think

Book Signing: Jared Cohen – Children of Jihad: A Young American’s Travels Among the Youth of the Middle East

Book Signing: Reza Aslan – No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam