Washington, D.C., December 1-3, 2008

In this election year, it is clear that American corporations are already dealing with a climate of change. As business adjusts to new leadership in Washington and an uncertain economic environment, there was no better time and place for an in-depth discussion on the future of business than at the FORTUNE 500 Forum, December 1-3, in Washington D.C.

With a new administration taking office in January, there is a new era in Washington and a new era for America's leading companies. The Forum convened business leaders together with policy experts, Washington insiders, and change agents to explore and exchange perspectives on the climate for business in 2009 and beyond.

To get an inside view of the Forum with video recaps of the business sessions, click here.

Confirmed Participants Include

Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

Secretary of the Treasury

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Sheila C. Bair
Sheila C. Bair

Chairman

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC)

Jim Collins
Jim Collins

Author, Good to Great and Co-author Built to Last

Kenneth I. Chenault
Kenneth I. Chenault

Chairman and CEO

American Express Co.

John H. Hammergren
John H. Hammergren

Chairman, President and CEO

McKesson Corporation

Frederick W. Smith
Frederick W. Smith

Chairman, President and CEO

FedEx Corp.

Randall L. Stephenson
Randall L. Stephenson

Chairman, CEO and President

AT&T Inc.

Brad Anderson
Brad Anderson

Vice Chairman and CEO

Best Buy

Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright

Principal

The Albright Group LLC

Jeffrey L. Bewkes
Jeffrey L. Bewkes

President and CEO

Time Warner Inc.

Troyen A. Brennan
Troyen A. Brennan

Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

CVS Caremark Corp.

William E. Brock III
William E. Brock III

Former U.S. Trade Representative

James H. Burnley IV
James H. Burnley IV

Partner

Venable LLP

Jay Carney
Jay Carney

Washington Bureau Chief

TIME Magazine

Geoff Colvin
Geoff Colvin

Senior Editor at Large

FORTUNE

Dave Cote
Dave Cote

Chairman and CEO

Honeywell International Inc.

Brendan Dougher
Brendan Dougher

Managing Partner, New York Metro Region

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)

Nina J. Easton
Nina J. Easton

Washington Editor

FORTUNE

Michael Elliott
Michael Elliott

Editor

TIME International

Diana Farrell
Diana Farrell

Director

McKinsey Global Institute (MGI)

Claudio Fernández-Aráoz
Claudio Fernández-Aráoz

Partner

Egon Zehnder International

Eric J. Foss
Eric J. Foss

Chairman and CEO

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

William A. Galston
William A. Galston

Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

The Brookings Institution

Robert Greifeld
Robert Greifeld

Chief Executive Officer

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

Lawrence Goodman
Lawrence Goodman

Managing Director, Head - Emerging Market Strategy

Bank of America Corp.

Marc Gunther
Marc Gunther

Senior Writer

FORTUNE

John Hagel III
John Hagel III

Co-chairman, Deloitte Center for Edge Innovation

Deloitte

Jeanne P. Jackson
Jeanne P. Jackson

Founder and CEO

MSP Capital

Andy Karsner
Andy Karsner

Former Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

U.S. Department of Energy

Edward S. Knight
Edward S. Knight

Executive Vice President, General Counsel

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

Stephen Koepp
Stephen Koepp

Executive Editor

FORTUNE

Naveen Lamba
Naveen Lamba

Global Industry Lead, Intelligent Transportation

IBM Global Business Services

Adam Lashinsky
Adam Lashinsky

Senior Writer

FORTUNE

Sarena Lin
Sarena Lin

Managing Partner, McKinsey Asia Center: Greater China

McKinsey & Company

Edward J. Markey
Edward J. Markey

Member, U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Congress

Stephanie N. Mehta
Stephanie N. Mehta

Assistant Managing Editor

FORTUNE

Pearl Meyer
Pearl Meyer

Senior Managing Director

Steven Hall & Partners

Matt Miller
Matt Miller

Columnist, FORTUNE

Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

Nell Minow
Nell Minow

Editor and Co-founder

The Corporate Library

William D. Novelli
William D. Novelli

Chief Executive Officer

AARP

Marvin E. Odum
Marvin E. Odum

President

Shell Oil Co.

Patsalos-Fox
Michael Patsalos-Fox

Chairman, Americas

McKinsey & Company

Antonio M. Perez
Antonio M. Perez

Chairman and CEO

Eastman Kodak Co.

Peter G. Peterson
Peter G. Peterson

Senior Chairman and Co-founder

The Blackstone Group

Nicholas Pinchuk
Nicholas Pinchuk

President and CEO

Snap-on Inc.

C.K. Prahalad
C.K. Prahalad

Paul and Ruth McCracken Distinguished University Professor

Ross School of Business

University of Michigan

Glenn Prickett
Glenn Prickett

Senior Vice President

Conservation International

Jennifer Reingold
Jennifer Reingold

Senior Writer

FORTUNE

Stephen Scherr
Stephen Scherr

Head of the Americas Financing Group

Goldman Sachs

Matthew W. Schuyler
Matthew W. Schuyler

Chief Human Resources Officer

Capital One Financial Corp.

Pattie Sellers
Pattie Sellers

Editor at Large

FORTUNE

Andy Serwer
Andy Serwer

Managing Editor

FORTUNE

Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld
Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld

Senior Associate Dean for Executive Programs

The Lester Crown Professor of Management Practice

Yale School of Management

Richard Stengel
Richard Stengel

Managing Editor

TIME Magazine

Shivan S. Subramaniam
Shivan S. Subramaniam

Chairman and CEO

FM Global

Allan Sloan
Allan Sloan

Senior Editor at Large

FORTUNE

Solomon Trujillo
Solomon Trujillo

Chief Executive Officer

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

James S. Turley
James S. Turley

Chairman and CEO

Ernst & Young LLP

Suresh Vaswani
Suresh Vaswani

Joint Chief Executive Officer, IT Business

Wipro Technologies

Richard Ward
Richard Ward

Chief Executive Officer

Lloyd's

Wendell P. Weeks
Wendell P. Weeks

Chairman and CEO

Corning Incorporated

Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden

U.S. Senator

United States Senate