On 24 October I was invited to give a presentation to a delegation , organized by the Da Vinci Institute for Technology Management, Johannesburg, South Africa. The topics, as usual, ranged from the preparation for the Beijing Olympics to women in China and doing business here.
The group of executives: all ladies from the banking sector. My presentation turned out to be totally improvised and the paper I was going to use stayed in my hand and was never opened. The debate was quite lively and the ladies had some pretty sharp questions.
Refreshing challenge for me, and pleasant company. Much nicer than some of those “seasoned executives” I described in an earlier entry.
Thanks to the South African Embassy for the arrangements and to Ms. Belinda Goddard and Prof. Ben Anderson (lucky guy!).
Again I wonder, where are the European delegations… At least one from Copenhagen is expected later this month.


Some of the participants.