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  • Senior Editor, Internet & Technology
  • Fortune Magazine
  • Travels from New York
  • "I engaged David Kirkpatrick as emcee and moderator for Accenture's recent annual CIO Council Global Forum, an event crucial to... ...the ongoing success of our CIO Council, which includes the top technology executives of over 260 large, global enterprises. David was immensely helpful in two essential dimensions. First, he has strong relationships with world-class technology leaders, which were important in attracting some of our speakers, all of whom are extremely difficult to book. Second, David's skills at inspiring and moderating discussion between a speaker (and/or panel) and a large audience were vital to our audience's participation. We could not be more pleased with the results." — Gary Curtis, Global co-lead for Accenture Technology Consulting

Bio

Author and journalist David Kirkpatrick specializes in the computer and technology industries, as well as in the impact of the Internet on business and society. He is currently writing a book entitled The Facebook Effect, on the history and impact of the social networking phenomenon.

Kirkpatrick joined FORTUNE in 1983 and in 1991 began writing full time about computing and technology. In June 2008 he published "Microsoft After Gates," a definitive account of Microsoft's prospects and challenges as its founder steps away. Other recent Fortune features have examined Facebook, MySpace, Second Life, and Microsoft in China. Known especially for his weekly "Fast Forward" column on a wide range of tech topics, Kirkpatrick is regularly ranked one of the world's top technology journalists. He appears frequently as a technology industry expert on TV, radio, and Net video. He is the creator of Fortune's Brainstorm conference series and this year was program director for Brainstorm Tech.

David has distinguished himself as a recognized interviewer and conversation facilitator/director at recent global events in Davos, Munich, Barcelona, and Palo Alto. In October 2006 Kirkpatrick was named to the World Economic Forum's International Media Council. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Topics / Specialities

  • Broad technology trends
  • Social Media
  • The relationship between technology, business and society
  • Management
  • Development (geopolitical)

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