After nearly four years of wishing, hoping and entering competitions in hope of attending The Discovery Invest Leadership Summit, I finally won the ticket thanks to the summit's twitter #JustAsk Competition. After a long 6 hour bus ride I arrived at Park Station and made the long trek through Park Station to the Gautrain Park Station.
The following were the speakers that spoke at the event
Adrian Gore
(CEO of Discovery Health)
Garry Kasparov
( Chess Grandmaster turned Political Activist)
Pravin Gordhan
(Our Current Finance Minister)
Sir Terry Leahy
(CEO (former) Tesco)
Professor Tim Noakes
(Professor of Sports Science)
He brought Chad Le Clos as a surprise to the great delight of audience
Professor Michael Porter
Panel Discussion( Sizwe Nxasana- Ceo of First Rand Limited, Stephen Koseff- Ceo of Investec Group and Richard Gnodde- Co CEO of Goldman Sachs)
Tony Blair
(Former UK Prime minister)
Absence of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.
I guess it's what makes The Arch Bishop world renowned, his unwavering belief in his values and sticking them out.
Venue
The venue is your standard high brow meeting hall. The facilities were of a high standard and it be joined to Sandton City via the Skywalk was a definite plus.
Food
What can I say? The quality was great and so was the variety. I still believe that I could have made better muffins.
Delegates
I saw a few of my idols in various areas of society from your Eusebius McKaiser(Intellectual and Debating Extraordinaire to Mondli Makhanya ( Editor of Sunday Times), Dr Precious Moloi Motsepe and many other wonderful people.
Many thanks to the following people I met at the Summit: Bharti, Lara, Phindie, Michael, Christopher, Lwazi and Sipho. I had a groupie moment which rendered me completely speechless when I saw Eusebius McKaiser and Mondli Makhanya arm's length away. I greeted Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe and she greeted back (sheds tears of joy)
Thanks to The Discovery Invest Summit for the ticket and an experience of a life time.
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