Nobel Peace prize and former Russian president talked about environment and leadership
MILAN, Italy – CEVA Italy, a subsidiary of CEVA Logistics, one of the leading supply chain service providers worldwide, had Mikhail Gorbachev as key guest speaker at its Christmas Convention, in Milan. Nobel Peace Prize in 1990, Secretary of the Communist Party in the former Soviet Union from 1985 to 1990 and last Soviet President from 1990 to 1991, he is considered one of the key protagonists of the world’s political scenario of the past two decades for helping to end the Cold War.
Speaking to 500 CEVA delegates for about one hour, Gorbachev analysed his political career, discussed the role and evolution of the United Nations, environmental issues and advised managers and leaders on how to cope with obstacles. During the Questions and Answers session he told managers, citing a John F. Kennedy’s 1963 speech, that the “the most important topic on earth is peace”. The Nobel peace prize added, still citing Kennedy, “I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, and the kind that enables men and nations to grow, and to hope, and build a better life for their children - peace for all men and women, not merely peace in our time but peace in all time.” He concluded saying that these are profectic words.
CEVA’s South Europe, Middle East and Africa Chief Operating Officer, Gianfranco Sgro said that Gorbachev’s speech is a “great lesson to all of us. Here at the organisation we are fostering unity, integration and a culture of cooperation which are aligned with the messages we have heard.”
After the session, Gorbachev went to Rome to participate at the Nobel Peace Laureates Summit. Other attendees included Lech Walesa, from Poland and the Dalai Lama, from Tibet.
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