FORTUNE's Third Annual Brainstorm Conference Gets Underway July 28 In Aspen; Aspen Institute to co-host event for first time.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2003 FORTUNE's Brainstorm conference gets underway Monday, July 28 in Aspen. The third-annual conference - held every year in Aspen-is co-hosted this year by the Aspen Institute The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1950 dedicated to "fostering enlightened leadership, the appreciation of timeless ideas and values, and open-minded dialogue on contemporary issues. . The conference is by invitation only and will bring together over 200 global leaders in government, business, academia, the sciences, technology, the arts, education, entertainment and the non-profit sector The nonprofit sector, also called the third sector, civic sector or voluntary sector, is a third area of an economy, distinct from the public sector and the private sector. It is made up of all of the non-profit organizations in the economy. to participate in seminars, tutorials, and roundtables. The events will take place at the St. Regis Aspen and on the Aspen Meadows campus of the Aspen Institute. "Brainstorm was inaugurated two years ago as a new kind of conference," said FORTUNE senior editor and conference founder David Kirkpatrick. "The aim is to probe today's most pressing concerns by listening to perspectives we don't regularly encounter." "We are thrilled to be partnering with FORTUNE on this important event," said Walter Isaacson Walter Isaacson (born May 20 1952, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute. He has been the Chairman and CEO of CNN and the Managing Editor of TIME. , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Aspen Institute. "The Institute works to promote the kind of dialogue that results in common ground solutions rather than confrontation. That's what we hope to accomplish at this meeting." This year's topics include Making Peace: Ideas that could soothe the world's nerves, Epidemics: AIDS, SARS, What's next for the world's health? How should we respond? and The Breakdown of Trust: Business, Families, Schools, Churches and Government: A look at the institutions and how to begin the repair job. Other topics include healthcare, globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation , and the economy. Participants include former President William J. Clinton, Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, General Wesley Clark (person) Wesley Clark - One of the designers of the Laboratory Instrument Computer at MIT who subsequently had a quiet hand in many seminal computing events, such as the development of the Internet, the first really good description of the metastability problem in computer logic. , Kim Campbell, who chairs the Council of Women World Leaders The Council of Women World Leaders was created at a 1996 summit meeting of 11 of the world's then-current and former presidents and prime ministers. The first convening of the council took place in 1997 at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, Co-founders and Presidents of Google Inc., US Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs Paula J. Dobriansky, Marian Wright Edelman Marian Wright Edelman (born June 6, 1939, in Bennettsville, South Carolina) is an American activist for the rights of children. She is president and founder of the Children's Defense Fund. , Founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is a national organization that is committed to the social Welfare of children. Founded in 1973, the nonprofit group uses its annual $9 million budget to lobby legislators and to speak out publicly on a broad array of issues on the law, the family, and and Brian Grazer, the Oscar-winning Producer and Imagine Entertainment's Founder and Chairman. FORTUNE, founded in 1930, is one of the world's premier business magazines. It reaches a worldwide audience of over 5 million influential readers every two weeks, with editions in America, Europe, Asia, and a local language edition in China. The FORTUNE brand goes beyond the magazine's award-winning editorial--including the FORTUNE 500, The 100 Best Companies to Work For, The World's Most Admired Companies, The 50 Most Powerful Women in Business, as well as the annual Retirement and Investment Guides--to encompass conferences, special sections, custom reprints, custom research, and the website www.fortune.com. The Aspen Institute is an international non-profit organization dedicated to informed dialogue and inquiry on issues of global concern. Founded in 1950, it has pursued its mission of fostering enlightened leadership through seminars, policy studies and fellowship programs. The Institute is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with campuses in Aspen, Colorado and on the Wye River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Its international network includes partner Aspen Institutes in Berlin, Rome, Lyon and Tokyo, and leadership programs in Africa. |
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