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Fortune’s Invite only conference Brainstorm adds Neil Young plus Viacom and Verizon CEOs

Fortune is hosting its Brainstorm conference. It is invite only and has a stellar lineup of speakers:

FORTUNE magazine announced today that Neil Young, singer, songwriter, and musician; Philippe Dauman, President and CEO, Viacom Inc.; and Ivan Seidenberg, Chairman and CEO, Verizon Communications Inc.; are confirmed to speak at the FORTUNE Brainstorm: TECH Conference, being held July 21-23, 2008 in Half Moon Bay, California. The conference will convene the magazine industry’s top technology, media, and Internet editorial talent with the leaders and influencers of the digital world to look at the future of the tech business.

Young will engage in a one-on-one session with Time Inc. Editor in Chief John W. Huey entitled, “Music, Green Cars, and the Future.” Young recently released an anthology in a series of Blu-ray Discs that use Java technology to give the viewer sophisticated ways of interacting with the content.

Dauman and Seidenberg will participate in a panel hosted by FORTUNE Managing Editor Andy Serwer entitled, “Titans of Digital Transformation.” Both Dauman and Seidenberg are VIPs in the content business and are positioned at the center of mobile content and service delivery.

Young, Dauman, and Seidenberg are joined by an impressive slate of confirmed speakers, including: Danah Boyd, Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard Law School, Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO, Dell Inc.; Loic Le Meur, CEO, Seesmic; and Leah Jamieson, John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering, Purdue University, and Board Director, IEEE. Jamieson will lead a discussion on whether our education system hampers innovation by not changing engineering curriculum to focus on more creative skills vs. technical skills.

The FORTUNE Brainstorm: TECH Conference is an invitation-only event which will take place at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, California, and will be comprised of a mix of one-on-one interviews with FORTUNE editors, panel discussions, small-group roundtables, and working lunch labs.

Brainstorm: TECH is sponsored by:

Major Knowledge Partner Supporting

Avocent McKinsey & Company IDA Ireland

Compuware Mediaedge:cia

Herman Miller Program Partner

Legatum IEEE

SAP

Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau

U.S. Submarines

Carbon Offsets Partner

EcoSecurities

For more conference details, please visit: http://www.timeinc.net/fortune/conferences/brainstormtech/tech_home.html

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