Considered the guru of the global financial meltdown, Taleb, bestselling author of Black Swan and Fooled by Randomness, will enlighten audiences with his profound insights in how to design ways to live in a world we don't quite understand.
Dubner co-author Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics - among the decade's top ten best-selling books - promises through his wry humour and strong storytelling to illustrate how economics at its root is about incentives and how, if you understand the incentives that lead a schoolteacher to cheat, you can understand what caused the sub-prime mortgage crisis.
Other speakers include Rudy Giuliani former Mayor of the City of New York, businessmen Johann Rupert and Adrian Gore and Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, SA businesswoman and thought leader.
Herschel Mayers, CEO of Discovery Invest said, "In a fast-paced global economy, information is critical to enabling sound business decisions. The summit showcases brilliant minds, giving the South African business community access to leading-edge leadership thinking."
BizCommunity is a media partner of the summit. For more information go to www.theleadershipsummit.co.za.
