Gulf power players head for Milken 2026 as Iran war brews

Top Gulf officials and investors will be taking the stage next week at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2026 in Los Angeles as the financial world focuses on the conflict with Iran.

Leading the UAE delegation will be Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Managing Director and Group CEO of Mubadala, joined by Deputy CEO Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi and Camilla Languille, Co-CEO of the sovereign wealth fund’s private equity platform.

Among other Emirati participants will be Omar Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, and Majid Al Suwaidi, CEO of Altérra.

The conference, which takes place May 3-6 at the Beverly Hilton & Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, comes as investors grapple with economic fallout from the Iran war, which has disrupted oil flows and led to record gasoline prices.

The Saudi delegation will include Bandar Al-Khorayef, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources; Khalid Al-Falih, Minister of Investment; and Reema Bandar Al Saud, Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Also on the program are Manar Al-Moneef, Chief Investment Officer of NEOM; Princess Noura bint Faisal Al Saud, Founder of Culture House; and Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud, Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies.

From Qatar, Ali Al Kuwari, Minister of Finance, and Mohsin Pirzada, Head of Funds at the Qatar Investment Authority, will participate, along with Jasem Al Budaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council.