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THIS YEAR, EARTH DAY MEANS BUSINESS FOR FORTUNE MAGAZINE

Media Alert

NEW YORK [February 21, 2008] – Top environmentally-minded business leaders and the green movement's brightest thinkers will convene in Pasadena, California on April 21 & 22, 2008 for FORTUNE's first-ever Brainstorm:GREEN Conference.

• Confirmed speakers include: Peter Darbee, Chairman and CEO, PG&E; Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO, Dell Inc.; Arianna Huffington, Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief, The Huffington Post; Andrew Liveris, President, CEO and Chairman, the Dow Chemical Company; and Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense Council.
• Agenda topics to include: "The $1 Trillion Carbon Market," "The End of Garbage," How to Green Your Company," and "Investing in Green."
• Many FORTUNE edit staffers will moderate panels, including: Marc Gunther, the conference chair, Adam Lashinsky, Nadira Hira, David Kirkpatrick, Brian O'Keefe, David Whitford, and Todd Woody.
• The Green Playground, or exhibit area, will feature young companies demonstrating the next wave of innovative green products.
• Program partners with FORTUNE include, Environmental Defense, Natural Resources Defense Council, Conservation International, and World Resources Institute.

Brainstorm:GREEN is sponsored by:

For information on attending, speaking or corporate sponsorships, contact: conferences@fortune.com.

TO APPLY FOR MEDIA CREDENTIALS, CONTACT:

Susan Brown Williams
+1 914 420 9970
suekbrown@yahoo.com

Matthew Polevoy
+1 212 522 8129
matthew_polevoy@timeinc.com

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