GRAND PRIX WINNER
SIR RICHARD BRANSON
SIR RICHARD BRANSON IS A BRITISH BUSINESS PIONEER, BORN ON JULY 18, 1950, IN LONDON. HE CREATED THE VIRGIN GROUP AT THE AGE OF 20, GROWING IT FROM A SMALL RECORD VENTURE INTO A GLOBAL NETWORK OF COMPANIES SPANNING TRAVEL, TECHNOLOGY, ENTERTAINMENT, WELLNESS, AND COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT. HIS UNCONVENTIONAL THINKING AND WILLINGNESS TO PURSUE THE IMPOSSIBLE HAVE MADE HIM ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED ENTREPRENEURS OF OUR TIME.
BRANSON’S CAREER HAS BEEN DEFINED BY HIS INSTINCT TO CHALLENGE ESTABLISHED PLAYERS AND BUILD EXPERIENCES THAT PRIORITIZE PEOPLE, CREATIVITY, AND JOY. HIS PROJECTS ARE CELEBRATED FOR THEIR BOLD IDEAS, STRONG NARRATIVES, AND FOR THE ENERGY HE BRINGS TO EVERY NEW FRONTIER. NOW 74, HE REMAINS A DRIVING FORCE OF CURIOSITY AND AMBITION, CONTINUALLY EXPLORING NEW HORIZONS.​
"RICHARD BRANSON IS A TRUE VISIONARY, A MAN WHOSE NAME IS SYNONYMOUS WITH INNOVATION, COURAGE, AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT. HE HAS SPENT HIS LIFE
CHALLENGING CONVENTIONS, BREAKING BOUNDARIES, AND TURNING BOLD DREAMS INTO REALITY. FROM MUSIC TO AIRLINES, SPACE TRAVEL TO PHILANTHROPY, HIS VENTURES HAVE RESHAPED INDUSTRIES AND INSPIRED MILLIONS TO THINK BIGGER. BUT WHAT TRULY SETS RICHARD APART IS NOT JUST HIS EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS. IT’S THE WAY HE HAS CARRIED THAT SUCCESS. DESPITE BUILDING ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST RECOGNIZABLE BRANDS, HE HAS REMAINED GROUNDED. HE LEADS WITH HUMILITY, CONNECTS WITH PEOPLE AUTHENTICALLY, AND GIVES GENEROUSLY. NOT JUST FINANCIALLY, BUT WITH HIS TIME, IDEAS, AND HEART. RICHARD BRANSON REMINDS US THAT GREATNESS LIES IN HOW WE TREAT OTHERS."
- DR. FLORIAN BREM, M&A LAWYER & DJ