oli_barrett.jpg Oli Barrett (twitter) is one of my heroes. He’s a serial entrepreneur and networker, and has been described as being “more connected than a bowl of spaghetti”

The other day he explained to me that the first ever Global Entrepreneurship Week is taking place this year, he says, “The idea of the week is to enable and encourage young people across the world to have ideas and make them happen, and to connect each other all over the world”.

This is where it gets fun, and interesting for SA entrepreneurs.

One of the main signature activities for the week is Global Speed Networking, where young people all over the world will be encouraged to meet each other, and business people, for just three minutes at a time, to share ideas and build conversations.

To seed this idea, I’m going on a WhistleStop tour of 12 countries in 22 days and I would really appreciate your help in connecting with colleagues who might like to take part of work together in some way.

The people he would like to connect with is you guys, and the date is the 7th October. I’ve attended one of Oli’s speed networks, they’re insane, fun, and really effective.

Hope to (briefly) meet you there…!

Leave a comment if you’re up for it and I’ll get you more details when I have ‘em.

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