“The Global Leadership Forum under the aegis of the World Culture Festival represents a global meeting of the minds around universally pertinent leadership issues that surround the rapidly evolving digital and socio-economic surroundings. We as leaders have a responsibility over our business-ecosystems, as well as, a tremendous opportunity to challenge ourselves and re-imagine business models today so we can build a strong foundation for tomorrows generation. Maintaining a broad vision for the industry and customers, whilst looking after the community by creating skilled and enthusiastic leaders who complement the vision of the business – these are critical components to creating a sustainable brand. The five key qualities essential for a successful business leader from my experience: ‘can do’ attitude and believing in oneself, willingness to adapt to the evolving environment, humility, mutual respect, and trusting ones instincts. I am grateful for the opportunity and look forward to bringing my perspective and becoming an active member at the Global Leadership Forum at The World Culture Festival.”
Hon. Mr. Gary Gauba is President of CenturyLink, and is a serial entrepreneur who has built, self-funded and successfully exited three companies in the past 20 years: Softline, Systech and Cognilytics. He sits on the Board of Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, WISeKey and, Advisory Board of DocuSign and other emerging companies. With the acquisition of his third venture, Cognilytics by CenturyLink, his current focus is around Cyber Security (Deep Learning Algorithms), IoT and helping clients monetize their data as a strategic asset.