Silicon Valley icon Steve Wozniak speaks at Beirut conference Silicon Valley icon and philantropist Steve Wozniak was among the speakers in the 3rd annual international conference presented by the organizers of Banque du Liban Accelerate, that took place at Forum de Beyrouth on Friday. Steve Wozniak has helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple’s first line of products and influenced the popular Macintosh. In 1976, Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer Inc. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES