Fantastic Summit.

There will be a much longer blog post coming tomorrow (guaranteed – it’s already typed. I just have to put in some links and upload the photos) but I needed to share a few things, first!

Ankur Jain (founder and chairman), Alex Fiance (Global President), and myself at the 2013 Kairos Society Global Summit, Day 2, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Ankur Jain (founder and chairman), Alex Fiance (Global President), and myself at the 2013 Kairos Society Global Summit, Day 2, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

I wanted to give a huge THANK YOU to Ankur, Alex, and their entire team for doing a fantastic job of organizing a fantastic summit. I had a great time connecting with so many of the world’s best student entrepreneurs, and it’s all because of the energy inside of these two men. To learn more about the top 50, the Kairos 50, check out this article.

With all the relationship building in the world that went down this weekend, I know that I can confidently look back on this weekend and say that I have a greater understanding of what some of the world’s biggest issues are.  Not that I don’t love higher education anymore or anything, but as I’ve continued mulling a career in politics at some point, this event showed me that, truly, any problem is solvable – you just need the right people in the right place at the right time. And what do ya know, the word Kairos is actually an ancient Greek word meaning the right or opportune moment.

Josh and I on the bell podium at the NYSE.
Josh and I on the bell podium at the NYSE. Photo c/o Ben Hider.

A great new friend of mine, Josh, and I went up to the podium to snap a photo during the after-party for the weekend, which was a first-of-its kind party on the floor of the NYSE (open bar and all), with Lady Gaga’s opening act DJ, Madeon!  Photo credit goes to Ben Hider Photography.

A much longer post on my reflections of this year’s event will be posted on the blog tomorrow, but for now I need to get tomorrow’s school work done and some e-mails replied to that I have procrastinated for WAY too long!

Have a great week everyone!

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My name is Justin Graves. I am a 20-something young professional based between the Washington, D.C. metro area and Blacksburg, Virginia. I thank you for visiting this journal about my life: what I learn, who I love, what I am passionate about, what I eat, and who I impact. | Ut Prosim | Go Hokies! | Life is all about what you have done for other people.

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