Bill Gates Appearance at QMW in UK

Rushcourt71

Bill Gates made a surprise visit to Queen Mary and Westfield College (QMW) in London, England last Friday.

The attendance of the American entrepreneur was via a special invitation by the university to him alone, although even prominent faculty members and specialist members had not been informed of it prior to the event.

The presentation, although open to all students and lecturers at the university, was scheduled in the early afternoon in the main auditorium and could only be attended through a small sum. At £10 per head for a seat, the proceeds would go to his various charities.

Ticket sales for his speech commenced at 12.00. By 12.10, all tickets had been sold and all students in the queue were told they could no longer attend.   

Srinivas1939

Gates will be a big draw wherever he goes.but was this only a get together or did he speak on any subject.If he did it would be interesting to have more details.

Rushcourt71

Srinivas1939 30-1-2019 12:10 PM
Gates will be a big draw wherever he goes.but was this only a get together or did he speak on any su ...

It was a mixture of both. The university has known him personally for some time and issued the invitation on a low key profile. Neither the press or the business community were made aware of his upcoming visit before the event and he himself appeared with a small entourage.

The presentations were informal and were unrecorded, so I suspect there were no actual schedule, time plan, itinerary or scheme of ideas and themes to speak about in depth. This was not the first time he came to QMW and no doubt it will not be his last. He is at home here and on familiar ground where he is welcome, loved and admired by faculty and students.