The $75,000 schmooze: Inside the networking frenzy at the Milken Global Conference

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• The Milken Global Conference brings thousands of executives, investors, and politicians to Beverly Hills.
• Tickets have soared to upward of $75,000, and there are different tiers of access.
• Much of the real action takes place at parties and dinners hosted by firms like Apollo and Blue Owl.

At the Milken Global Conference, the talk is about saving the world, but the real action still revolves around raising money.