The European Economic Summit is now over but what's left from a summit that drew together more than 600 people?
What did all those business leaders and over 20 heads of state and government achieve during the three day event?
When walking down the corridors of the conference centre there was a palpable buzz of swapping ideas, opinions, plans - and not just business cards! "Let's do it" reverberated around the meeting rooms.
But still the question - which I raised earlier in this blog - remains: what are the results of this Summit in Warsaw?
I was sitting in a session entitled Building a Europe for Business, when one business man stood up, took the microphone and asked the respected panellists this very question.
The answer he got made a lot of sense:
"This Summit serves as a platform, a catalyst, a stimulator in a positive sense," was the answer George Mallinckrodt gave. He is the president of Schroders.
And when you look at the recommendations that were put forward in this session as a first step towards Building a Europe for Business, what he said makes sense.
On this issue, Loic Le Meur, an entrepreneur and very special blogger here at the Forum!, put forward a laundry list of items that if acted upon, could have a significant impact.
Read his points in full noted in the session summary.
What I read there are things that I don't have to wait for politicians or people with big purses to do. For instance, the point "Celebrate successes; do not condemn failures" is something we ALL can do.
And should do! It's amazing what a smile, positive attitude and encouragement of others can do to someone's day or life.
Do you think Europe lacks a culture of encouraging others? Of entrepreneurship? Do you think Europeans don't take enough risks? Entrepreneurship is a pretty interesting topic since it reflects our cultures. Would you start your own business venture?
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