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Joining them on the podium will be Chris Anderson and Dan Ariely.  Anderson is the editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, bestselling author of ‘Free’ and ‘The Long Tail’ and was listed as one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2007.

Outstanding local African leadership will be headlined by CEO of the Community and Individual Development Association and CEO of the Maharishi Institute Dr. Taddy Blecher, Graça Machel, founder and president of the Graça Machel Trust and advocate for children and women’s rights; Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States and Chairman of the Client Reality Project as well as Maria Ramos, group chief executive of Absa Group Ltd., who was voted as one of Fortune Magazine’s most influential women in the world.

This year’s theme for the summit is ‘Lead by Examples’ and according to CEO of Discovery Invest, Herschel Mayers, it is expected to be another sell-out.  “The forum presents an invaluable opportunity for first-hand interaction with global leaders who have their fingers on the pulse of macro-economic and management issues – and in today’s fluid business environment, knowledge and information is more powerful and more critical than ever before.  It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience such ground-breaking opinions of this calibre in South Africa,” says Mayers.

For more information about the event, visit the website.  For bookings call 0861 000 749. Individual tickets cost R6 555 which includes VAT, parking at the Sandton Convention Centre, conference material plus lunch and refreshments.  Discounts for groups and Discovery members are also available.