Al Gore to Keynote The Media Center’s We Media Conference

Al Gore, chairman of Current TV and former Vice President of the United States, will deliver the keynote speech at The Media Center’s Oct. 5 We Media conference at The Associated Press.

Yahoo! is a conference sponsor.

We are very excited by Al’s participation because it will bring heightened interest to our conference, which is intended to be a major step in advancing The Media Center’s mission to help create a better-informed society.

Al joins an amazing line-up of speakers, including:

Craig Newmark, Founder of craigslist
Farai Chideya, Founder of Pop and Politics
Dan Gillmor, Author of "We the Media"
Andrew Heyward, President of CBS News
Larry Kramer, President of CBS Digital Media
Ana Marie Cox, Editor of Wonkette
Richard Edelman, President of Edelman PR
Tom Curley, President of The Associated Press
Nick Kristof, NYT Columnist
Watts Wacker, CEO of Futurist

See our full roster of speakers here.

In an eye-opening and inspiring exploration of the We Mediascape, the program will include sessions on "We Media and the Collaborative Society" and the "Business of Collaboration."

Media sponsors include: Ogilvy PR, Red Herring, Digital Media Wire, Producers Guild of America and Guidewire Group.

Full conference information here.