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Bono and Peter Gabriel Lead 2013 TED Conference Lineup

01/16/2013
. (Radio.com) The TED Conference will be sharing some ideas from a pair of rock'n'roll greats in 2013. Bono and Peter Gabriel will be among the 70-plus speakers appearing at his year's conference, titled "The Young. The Wise. The Undiscovered," which takes place in Long Beach, California at The Terrace Theater from February 25 through March 1, 2013.

For years, the U2 frontman has utilized his fame to further aid social causes like hunger, poverty and disease. His non-profit ONE raises awareness for such causes via media, policy and calls to action. Bono will be speaking during Session 1: Progress Enigma on February 26th.

Peter Gabriel is scheduled to give his talk during Session 10: Secret Voices on February 28th. The former Genesis lead vocalist and longtime solo hitmaker that cofounded WITNESS, an organization that distributes digital cameras to people in order to document human-rights abuses. more on this story

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