THE Leadership in Government Awards for the Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ was a keenly anticipated night for guests and particularly the award recipients as the guest of honour, keynote speaker and presenter was Sir Bob Geldof – and he was in the mood for kissing and hugging.
But before we got there, his address kept a room full of accountants, public servants and their partners silent and in awe of the breadth and depth of his opinions and solutions to a myriad of current issues and problems this world is facing.
Geldof is a musician, as music provided a diversion for the young man whose mum had died and, with his two sisters, was left to their own devices from a young age.
Today he is also an entrepreneur, humanitarian, businessman and respected speaker espousing an intelligent and blunt opinion on everything from climate change, equality, leadership and why he thinks we haven’t begun this new century yet. he was applauded for opinions of Donald Trump and the need to defeat the “living cancer” that is ISIL.
Comprehensive and erudite, Sir Bob deserved all the hugging and kissing and, please, get a copy of his autobiography “Is That It?” It’s one of the best I’ve read.
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