An invitation from Colin de Luc and John Gage convinced me to join this event. John Doerr and Al Gore spoke to the small gathering. John about his vision for green energy and Al about his enthusiasm for the new administration. both were so strong in their views. I spoke with Al afterwards at length about the Drivers of Change. He is writing a book on a similar theme.

OK. I got to meet and chat with Tom Friedman. I think he is amazing. I unabashedly shoved an UrbanLife2030 card into his hand and told him that we were looking for the urban visions that result from his thinking. Too bad that the project was stopped.