Time Inc. to Host 2016 Fortune/Time Global Forum in Rome with an Audience with His Holiness Pope Francis

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Time Inc. (NYSE:TIME) will host the 2016
Fortune/Time Global Forum in Rome and at the Vatican, December 2
and 3, it was announced today by Chairman & CEO Joe Ripp.
The unprecedented gathering will convene select global Fortune 500 CEOs,
members of the Time 100 and non-profit, academic, religious and labor
leaders to address the need for a global economic system that both
encourages growth and spreads its benefits more broadly. The two-day
conference will culminate in an address by His Holiness Pope Francis.

Inspired by the Pope’s call for more and better jobs, broader prosperity
and lasting ways to lift the poor, the theme of the 2016 Global Forum is
“The 21^st Century Challenge: Forging a New Social Compact.”
The event will be a solutions-based conversation aimed at encouraging
transformative actions by the private sector to help create a more
inclusive and humane economy and aid in eradicating poverty and the
refugee problem around the world.

“Time Inc. is honored to present this unique gathering of global
influencers and to facilitate discussions around some of the most
critical issues of our time. We are hopeful that this rare event in
partnership with the Vatican has the potential to impact the way the
world thinks about these issues,” said Ripp.

The Global Forum program will be led by Time Inc. Chief Content Officer
and Fortune Editor-in-Chief Alan Murray and Time Inc. News
Group Editorial Director and Time Editor-in-Chief Nancy Gibbs.
A Host Committee of business and philanthropic leaders will assist in
the development of the program, attend the event, moderate conversations
and take an active role in developing working solutions. Members of the
2016 Global Forum Host Committee are listed below and include CEOs from
Dow Chemical, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Monsanto, McKinsey, PepsiCo,
Siemens, Virgin Group and WPP as well as leaders from non-profit
organizations including the Rockefeller, Ford and Mo Ibrahim Foundations.

Forum attendees will engage with subjects including technology and jobs,
global health, food and water, commitment to communities, energy and the
environment, and financial inclusion—each representing critical elements
related to poverty alleviation and in need of urgent attention. The
first day of the Forum will include topic-area discussions and working
group sessions on these subjects. On the second day, the working groups
will present their solutions followed by a Special Papal Audience and an
address from His Holiness Pope Francis.

The Global Forum is one of more than a dozen live events produced
annually by Fortune Live Media, including Fortune Most Powerful Women,
Fortune Brainstorm Tech and Fortune MPW Next Gen. Time Inc. is a global
leader in live media with some of the world’s most prestigious brand
events, including the Food & Wine Classic, Essence Festival, Sports
Illustrated Swimsuit, Time 100 Gala and many more. Since becoming a
public company in 2014, Time Inc. has significantly expanded its brands
further into the live events business and acquired INVNT, a global brand
communications agency. In the past year, Time Inc. has launched
Entertainment Weekly PopFest, the InStyle Awards and Fortune Brainstorm
Health, among others.

ABOUT TIME INC.

Time Inc. (NYSE:TIME) is one of the world’s leading media companies,
with a monthly global print audience of over 120 million and worldwide
digital properties that attract more than 150 million visitors each
month, including over 60 websites. Our influential brands include
People, Sports Illustrated, InStyle, Time, Real Simple and Southern
Living, as well as more than 50 diverse titles in the UK.

Contacts

Time Inc.
Kerri Chyka, 212-522-3651
kerri.chyka@timeinc.com