Additional Speakers Announced for Slate 60 Conference

Bloomberg, Case, Rockefeller, Shriver Join Clinton, Turner and Gates, Sr. as Presenters

(Arlington, VA, October 6, 2006) -- Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive (WPNI) today announced that leading philanthropists Steve Case, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Bobby Shriver, Justin Rockefeller, and Mario Morino have joined President William J. Clinton, Ted Turner, and William Gates, Sr., as featured speakers at the Slate 60 Conference on Innovative Philanthropy.

The conference, to be held at the Clinton Library in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 12 and 13, 2006, marks the 10th anniversary of the Slate 60, a list of the most generous charitable contributors in America published each year by the influential online magazine, Slate. The gathering will feature panel discussions, keynote speakers, and a dinner honoring the attendees. President Clinton will deliver the keynote address.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is a leading philanthropist and recently announced a donation of $125 million to combat smoking around the world.

Steve Case is the co-founder of America Online (AOL) and Chairman and founder, with Jean Case, of the Case Foundation. Jean Case and First Lady Laura Bush recently announced a partnership between the Case Foundation and the US government to install 4000 water pumps in 10 African nations and bring clean water to 10 million people.

Justin Rockefeller co-founded the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, Generation Engage, a grassroots campaign to promote civic engagement among young Americans.

Bobby Shriver is CEO of Product RED. He and musician Bono recently launched RED, an economic initiative to deliver a sustainable flow of private sector money to combat AIDS. Product RED partners with well-established companies to create special RED brands. A portion of profits from those brands supports AIDS programs in Africa with a focus on women and children.

Mario Morino is chairman and co-founder of Venture Philanthropy Partners (VPP) and chairman of the Morino Institute. VPP focuses on innovative philanthropy to benefit children and families of working poor or poverty backgrounds.

The Slate 60 Conference on Innovative Philanthropy is co-sponsored by Slate, the William J. Clinton Foundation, and the Clinton School of Public Service. Cliff Sloan, Publisher of Slate Magazine, said "We're delighted with the response to the conference. The interest shows that there is a renewed excitement about the power of giving and the potential to have a major impact on difficult problems."

People who have appeared on the Slate 60 list include Turner, Bloomberg, Case, Bill and Melinda Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Dell, Pierre Omidyar, David Rockefeller, Warren Buffett, and many others. Invited guests will include all living people named on the Slate 60 lists in the last 10 years and luminaries and experts in the world of philanthropy.

Since 2001, the Slate 60 list has been compiled by The Chronicle of Philanthropy and published each year by Slate.

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