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Keynote Speaker: Marc Freedman, author of How to Live Forever: The Enduring Power of Connecting the Generations
Marc Freedman is President and CEO of Encore.org. Freedman is a member of the Wall Street Journal’s “Experts” panel, a frequent commentator in the media, and the author of five books, including “How to Live Forever: The Enduring Power of Connecting the Generations”
Freedman co-founded Experience Corps to mobilize people over 50 to improve the prospects of low-income elementary school. He also spearheaded the creation of the Encore Fellowships program and the Purpose Prize.
Freedman was named a Social Entrepreneur of the Year by the World Economic Forum, was recognized as one of America's leading social entrepreneurs by Fast Company magazine, and has been honoured with the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. He has been a visiting scholar at Stanford University and serves on the board of many organizations. Freedman holds an M.B.A. from the Yale School of Management. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and three children.
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