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Highlights from IUSF13 on November 6.

Baratunde Thurston's closing remarks for #IUNY13.

Meet visionaries who are partnering with NGO’s to provide deep, long-term solutions to intractable social problems. NARRATOR Jeff Chu, Editor-At-Large, Fast Company FEATURING Neil Blumenthal, cofounder, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Warby Parker Tal Dehtiar, Founder, Oliberté Shoes Krista Donaldson, Chief Executive Officer, D-Rev Melissa Kushner, Founder, Executive Director, goods for good

Content & Creativity: Two Sides Of The Coin Hear from two provocateurs who are elevating the creative bar for brands to new heights by bucking complacency and convention and defining a new normal. FEATURING David Droga,Founder, Creative Chairman, Droga5 Susan Lyne, Chief Executive Officer, AOL Brand Group

7 Minute Master Class: The Audacity of Being Yourself FEATURING Justin Kan, Chief Executive Officer, Founder, Exec

7 Minute Master Class: Make Your Own Luck FEATURING Brian Wong, Chief Executive Officer, Kiip

No matter how powerful the app or database, the focus of retail is people, and the next stage of retail evolution is about engaging consumers in a trusting relationship with the brands they love. MODERATED BY Danielle Sacks, Senior Writer, Fast Company FEATURING Rachel Shechtman, Founder, STORY Gibu Thomas, Senior VP of Mobile & Digital, Walmart Steve Yankovich, Vice President, Innovation and New Ventures, eBay

Alexa von Tobel, Founder and CEO, LearnVest.com

The founder of two of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies sits down with a fashion icon to riff on apps, wraps, and hashtags. FEATURING Jack Dorsey, cofounder, Square and cofounder, Twitter Diane Von Furstenberg, Founder and Co-chairman, DVF Studios

In a conversation at Del Posto in New York, the recording artist, fashion designer, entrepreneur, and master collaborator discussed his art and the choices he makes with Fast Company Editorial Director, Digital Tyler Gray. He also talks about making Madonna cry, about how Rush Limbaugh made him think about sustainability, and the inside story of his collaboration with Daft Punk on "Get Lucky."

Let’s Talk About Changing The World A talk about strategy, about thinking outside the box, and about finding solutions in unlikely places. FEATURING Umair Haque, Director, Havas Media Group Nancy Lublin, Chief Executive Officer, Do Something Inc.

FEATURING Eric Wahlforss, Founder and CTO, SoundCloud

Brands As Content Engines PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OGILVY How brands have learned to collaborate in new ways to produce stories that get attention and move an audience toward action. MODERATED BY Teressa Iezzi, Editor, Co.Create FEATURING Deborah Conrad, Corporate Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, Intel Steve Phelps, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, NASCAR Fernando Mechado Bonin Bough

More on this story here: http://bit.ly/10JhZOV Fast Company Live: Future Of The City PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH C2-MTL When Sandy crippled New York, techies from City Hall to Williamsburg rushed to the rescue. A live storytelling session about their resilience, creativity in crisis, and how it’s shaping the city of the future. NARRATOR Chuck Salter, Senior Writer, Fast Company FEATURING Rachel Haot, Chief Digital Officer, City of New York Jessica Lawrence, Executive Director, NY Tech Meetup Emily Rahimi, Social and Digital Media Manager, New York City Fire Department Nigel Snoad, Product Manager, Google Crisis Response

The Media Maven In The Kitchen Mario Batali spends all his time on Twitter – so where has he found the time to star in a TV show, write nine cookbooks, establish a charitable foundation, open dozens of restaurants, and…cook? An intimate chat with the unique New York culinary impresario. INTERVIEWER Tyler Gray, Editorial Director, Digital, Fast Company FEATURING Mario Batali, Chef, Author & Entrepreneur