Fast Company Announces The Fast Company Innovation Festival

FEATURING GWYNETH PALTROW WITH LISA GERSH, NIKE'S MARK PARKER, STEVE AOKI, CARRIE BROWNSTEIN AND MORE

NOVEMBER 9-13, 2015

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Aug 18, 2015, 11:16 ET

NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Fast Company announces its first ever Fast Company Innovation Festival, taking place November 9-13, 2015 in New York City. Over the course of the week, the festival will bring together extraordinary personalities from the worlds of business, technology, design, and entertainment for bold conversations, hands-on workshops, and exclusive behind-the-scenes site visits. The festival will also celebrate Fast Company's 20^th anniversary, which will coincide with the publication of the December/January 2016 issue.

Innovation Festival attendees will design their own agenda, selecting from a series of high-level keynote conversations taking place at NYU's Skirball Center; curated panel discussions and workshops at Civic Hall, a new tech-minded community center in the Flatiron district; and 60+ behind-the-scenes tours of some of the most creative companies and locations across New York City.

CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE:

Gwyneth Paltrow, Founder and Lisa Gersh, CEO, Goop
Mark Parker, CEO, Nike Inc.
Steve Aoki, DJ and Producer
David Karp, Founder and CEO, Tumblr
Carrie Brownstein, Musician, Writer, and Actress
Eileen Fisher, Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Eileen Fisher, Inc.
Princess Reema bint Bandar al-Saud, Founder of Alf Khair and Cofounder of the Zahra Breast Cancer Association
Bjarke Ingels, Architect, Bjarke Ingels Group
Barbara Bush, Cofounder and CEO, Global Health Corps
Diane von Furstenberg, fashion designer and philanthropist
Troy Carter, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Atom Factory
Anne Wojcicki, Cofounder and CEO, 23andMe
Tristan Walker, Founder and CEO, Walker & Company Brands
Franklin Leonard, Founder, The Black List
Paul van Zyl, Cofounder and CEO, Maiyet
Sree Sreenivasan, Chief Digital Officer, Metropolitan Museum of Art
David Droga, Founder and Creative Chairman, Droga5
Robert Pittman, Chairman and CEO, iHeartMedia, Inc.
Aaron Levie, Cofounder and CEO, Box
General Stanley McChrystal (Ret.), Cofounder, McChrystal Group
Amanda Hesser, Cofounder and Merrill Stubbs, Cofounder and Editor-in-Chief, Food52

TICKETS
To purchase tickets and to see complete festival information, go to innovationfestival.fastcompany.com

SPONSORS
For sponsorship information, contact [email protected]

PROGRAMMING
For programming inquiries, contact Kim Last: [email protected] (212) 389-5431

ABOUT FAST COMPANY
Fast Company is one of the world's leading business media brands, with an editorial focus on creativity and innovation in technology, ethical economics, leadership, and design. Headquartered in New York City, Fast Company is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with our sister publication Inc. and can be found online at fastcompany.com.

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