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Jeff introduces the panel, talking about Ann Curry tweeting about Doctor’s Without Borders plane trying to land in Haiti, and her tweeting to the AirForce to find a place for it to land. And they did!

Another panel member had a unit on the ground rescuing people based on Twitter traffic! “An open hailing frequency to help each other.”

This promises to be some powerful stuff:

Ann Curry – NBC News, @anncurry
Luke Renner – Founder, Fireside International, @firesideint
Lt. Aliza Landes – Lt. Head of New Media, IDF, @idfspokesperson
Major David Faggard – US Air Force, @usairforce
Nate Erickson – Intern w/Wyclef Jean, @nateerickson

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Ann Curry. (@anncurry).

This is absolutely the most anticipated talk of the day – unadulterated Ann Curry, speaking without a script. Many people trickle back into the room from the networking room – some of the first audible cheers from anyone other than me.

(This is a partial transcript; content in quotes is direct from Ann.)

“To me it’s about the rise of empathy, the rise of compassion, which reaffirms in my view our evolution of a species … I believe based on my study of history that we’re evolving to a great, more compassionate, more empathetic people.”

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